50% of first-time freshmen surveyed by NSSE respond that they have participated in service or volunteer work OBJECTIVE 2: Students and employees act with integrity in all activities. Outcome: Indicators of Achievement: Acceptable Benchmarks: In general practice, students Awareness of college policies and 100% of all FYE sections have assignments regarding and employees act with procedures and the and college policies, procedures, and codes of conduct “Rights honesty and integrity Responsibilities” codes for students and employees 100% of course syllabi have reference to college policies and procedures and the and “Rights Responsibilities Code,” namely academic honesty, and they are reviewed with students during course orientations Adherence to internal data controls Employees receive initial and ongoing training in and audits regard to institutional policies and procedures as related to their position and general employee requirements Internal Control Audits will show no more than two findings in any year. Audits will show no more than four findings in any year OBJECTIVE 3: Employees work as a team and act with professionalism. Outcome: Indicators of Achievement: Acceptable Benchmarks: Employees work as a team Faculty and staff are offered Employees participate in professional development and act with professionalism opportunities to stay current in their activities as through the annual “Employee and are encouraged to field through a variety of educational Participation and Satisfaction Survey” pursue opportunities to training activities enhance their professional Employees report that they work well with fellow skills and knowledge. Faculty and staff work cohesively as a employees and that they are valued as part of the team to assist students in attaining team as shown through the annual “Employee their educational goals Participation and Satisfaction Survey” Employees share their experience through reflective pieces shared in campus publications. Assessment for core theme two will be a widely shared responsibility among faculty, administrators, student service personnel, and human resources. All DSC employees, to the extent that they interact with, and serve as role models for, students will have responsibility for using the assessment results for continuous improvement. Educational benefit to students from service-related projects will be measured by the use of reflective essays and capstone projects in courses with service-learning components and/or internships. Freshmen and seniors responses to related questions on the and other internally created surveys will measure involvement in service projects and learning; data will be used as appropriate to gauge the volume and types of service and community projects undertaken. Individual service clubs, such as the , , Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (), and many others, will continue to submit annual reports as to the numbers of constituents served and the educational benefits derived by participating students.
50% of first-time freshmen surveyed by NSSE respond that they have participated in service or volunteer work OBJECTIVE 2: Students and employees act with integrity in all activities. Outcome: In general practice, students and employees act with honesty and integrity Indicators of Achievement: Awareness of college policies and procedures and the “Rights and Responsibilities” codes for students and employees Adherence to internal data controls and audits Acceptable Benchmarks: 100% of all FYE sections have assignments regarding college policies, procedures, and codes of conduct 100% of course syllabi have reference to college policies and procedures and the “Rights and Responsibilities Code,” namely academic honesty, and they are reviewed with students during course orientations Employees receive initial and ongoing training in regard to institutional policies and procedures as related to their position and general employee requirements Internal Control Audits will show no more than two findings in any year. Audits will show no more than four findings in any year OBJECTIVE 3: Employees work as a team and act with professionalism. Outcome: Employees work as a team and act with professionalism and are encouraged to pursue opportunities to enhance their professional skills and knowledge. Indicators of Achievement: Faculty and staff are offered opportunities to stay current in their field through a variety of educational training activities Faculty and staff work cohesively as a team to assist students in attaining their educational goals Acceptable Benchmarks: Employees participate in professional development activities as through the annual “Employee Participation and Satisfaction Survey” Employees report that they work well with fellow employees and that they are valued as part of the team as shown through the annual “Employee Participation and Satisfaction Survey” Employees share their experience through reflective pieces shared in campus publications. Assessment for core theme two will be a widely shared responsibility among faculty, administrators, student service personnel, and human resources. All DSC employees, to the extent that they interact with, and serve as role models for, students will have responsibility for using the assessment results for continuous improvement. Educational benefit to students from service-related projects will be measured by the use of reflective essays and capstone projects in courses with service-learning components and/or internships. Freshmen and seniors responses to related questions on the and other internally created surveys will measure involvement in service projects and learning; data will be used as appropriate to gauge the volume and types of service and community projects undertaken. Individual service clubs, such as the , , Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (), and many others, will continue to submit annual reports as to the numbers of constituents served and the educational benefits derived by participating students.