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The second annual Veterans Week featured panels, lectures, displays and ceremonies and an address from a Three-Star General – Lt. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey, deputy commander of the U.S. Transportation Command.
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The Summer Movie Series presented by SCC Student Activities and SCC Friends & Alumni expanded and included food trucks to satisfy moviegoers’ cravings.
William Griffin, professor of anthropology, received the 2012 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and was named SCC Faculty Member of the Year.
tree campus uSa For the third consecutive year, SCC was awarded the Tree Campus USA distinction by the Arbor Day Foundation for effective campus forest management and engaging faculty, staff and students in conservation goals.
SCC received three awards at the fall Missouri Community College Association convention: Angela Peacock – Student Leadership Award; LCDR Tina Cox – Distinguished Alumni Award; Heather McDorman – Senior Service Award.
To mitigate the cost of books, the SCC Bookstore partnered with SKYO to offer textbook rentals and downloadable books.
#DailyPhoto day 59: Mental health counseling services were increasingly utilized, its website was improved to include tips for student success, and services were marketed to faculty and new students to encourage referrals for students in need of assistance.
To help with the transition to college, 76 high school students took part in the Smart Start to Success Outreach Program at SCC, made possible by an Missouri Department of Higher Education’s College Access Challenge Grant.
Skull Week was the theme used by the Art Program to bring all art disciplines together to put their work into the historical context of “Memento Mori,” a reminder of one’s mortality.
Chromebooks and iPads make up a new Smart Bar in Enrollment Services that enables students to access SCC Connection and CougarMail or develop a course plan and schedule a meeting with an advisor.
To provide resources and support to local veterans, the SCC Student Veteran Organization hosted a Military Family and Community Expo on campus. And, to ease the transition for veteran students, a veterans student lounge opened in January.
Addressing the Business Continuity and Disaster Plan, the Network Computer Department created a group of servers in the cloud to house the SCC website and provide a resilient Web presence in the event of a disaster.
SCC’s Workforce Development Department assisted 41 companies with training and trainingrelated initiatives thanks to $1.4 million in Missouri Customized Training Program grant funding.
SCC President Ron Chesbrough was recognized among the “Beyond the Best: Top 50 in Business Awards” by StreetScape Magazine.
A mobile version of the website was launched to allow for improved access to college information from smartphones and other mobile devices.
To support scholarships and academic enhancements, the SCC Foundation raised more than $100,000 at three special events, including a new trivia night, and endowment funds grew by 15 percent.
Capacity doubled for infants and toddlers in the SCC Child Development Center when a room was refitted to meet the needs of the youngest children taught and cared for at the center.
RegFest, a new one-stop registration event, provided prospective students with a fun, nonintimidating entrance into the college experience. distinguished alumni award Dr. Natalie Greene, a resident physician at Mercy Hospital and a 2001 SCC graduate, was presented with the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award by the SCC Foundation.
SCC was one of 843 libraries and humanities organizations awarded the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf on Muslim history and culture by the National Endowment for the Humanities, which allowed for the purchase of books and films.
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SCC’s Computers for Schools Program at Northeast Correctional Center was recognized as one of the top three education programs in the state for professional development programs developed and conducted internally.
Students (Credit Enrollment) Enrolled for fall 2012
7,724
Unduplicated enrollment for entire 2012-13 academic year Rod Risley, Ph.D., executive director and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of the two-year college, was the keynote speaker at SCC’s 25th annual commencement where he congratulated SCC students for completing a college degree and talked about the importance of college completion.
11,103
Male 42.4% Female 57.6% Full-time 3,738 Part-time 3,986 Average age of students
24
Traditional students (ages 18-22)
60.5%
Nontraditional students (ages 23+)
37.4%
High school dual-enrolled
A marketing campaign, including a name change and video, helped students and faculty recognize the ACE Tutoring Center as the premier academic support and tutoring service on campus.
and others (14-17)
2.1%
Minority students
15%
Main county of origin, St. Charles
80.9%
Percent of spring 2012 St. Charles County high school graduates attending SCC in fall 2012
SCC offered 326 online, hybrid or teleweb course sections and 1,481 Web-enhanced course sections in 2012-13 to best serve students near and far.
22.3%
Students (Non-Credit Participants) Enrollments in non-credit programs in 2012-13
83,988
Faculty & Staff (as of Fall 2012)
Graduates exceeded national pass rates for licensure exams for Associate Degree Nursing (92%), Health Information Technology (92%) and Occupational Therapy Assistant (87%) programs in 2012-13.
Full-time faculty
98
Part-time faculty
298
Full-time staff
314
Part-time staff (without project-based, work study or student assistants)
87
Other A college Diversity Task Force completed a comprehensive analysis and presented a report to leadership regarding current and proposed diversity initiatives.
The Alliance for Business, Learning and Education presented Lisa Stoner, SCC professor of psychology, with the 2013 ABLE Excellence in Teaching Award in the post-secondary category.
eat smart The Child Development Center achieved the advanced level of certification as an Eat Smart Center by adopting new guidelines for meals and snacks to promote healthier eating habits and improve student nutrition.
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Average class size
23
Our Campus Acres 235 Buildings 12 Square feet Sports fields
550,000 Baseball, softball and soccer
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