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A. PRESIDENTS/CHANCELLORS COUNCIL
a. It shall be the general purpose of this council to articulate positions on Missouri Community College issues before all appropriate forums.
b. The Council shall maintain continuous communications among
all chief executive officers and Missouri state governmental agencies. It is a primary purpose of this organization to present the chief executive officers’ perspective on issues facing Missouri Community Colleges.
c. It is the intent of this council to work closely with other related professional associations and agencies.
d. The Presidents/Chancellors council is not a special interest group of any of the existing association departments.
B. CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS
a. The purpose of the MCCA Council of Chief Academic Officers shall be to:
1. Serve as a representative group of Missouri community and technical college academic administrators.
2. Address the academic and related issues that affect higher education in Missouri.
3. Present and make recommendations to the Presidents and Chancellors of Missouri community colleges concerning academic and related issues.
4. Make recommendations, as directed by the Presidents and Chancellors, to the Missouri Department of Higher Education staff concerning academic and related issues.
5. Make recommendations, as directed by the Presidents and Chancellors, to the Misosuri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education staff concerning academic and related issues.
6. Develop and improve partnerships and collaboration among Missouri community and technical colleges, and between these colleges and other stakeholders.
7. Promote the continuous improvement of quality education by sharing best practices and through other initiatives.
b. The Council of Chief Academic Officers is formulated under the auspices of MCCA and its Administrative and Professional Department.
C. CHIEF STUDENT PERSONNEL OFFICERS COUNCIL
a. The purposes of the Council are:
1. To promote professional growth and development of Chief Student Personnel Officers.
2. To provide a forum for sharing common concerns about community college students.
3. To promote an increased understanding of the roles and responsibilities of Student Affairs, Student Services, Student Development, and other student personnel related areas.To increase the Missouri Community College Association and other agencies’ awareness and understanding of Chief Student Personnel Officer concerns.
4. To provide leadership development, training, and support to community college staff interested in becoming Chief Student Personnel Officers.
5. To support the legislative program of MCCA.
b. The Chief Student Personnel Officers Council is formulated under the auspices of MCCA and its Administrative and Professional Department.
D. RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT COUNCIL
a. The purpose of the Council on Research and Assessment is to provide statewide leadership and research expertise related to the assessment of student and institutional outcomes associated with Missouri’s community colleges. The Council believes that the assessment of community college effectiveness must be linked to the college’s mission and the reasons that students enroll. In addition, the Council believes that the primary purpose of assessment is to improve student learning and institutional effectiveness.
b. The Research and Assessment Council is formulated under the auspices of MCCA and its Administrative and Professional Department.
E. MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
a. The purpose of the MCCA Marketing and Development Council shall be to enhance, coordinate, and/or initiate marketing, promotional and/or fund raising efforts of the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) and assist state community colleges as requested. The MCCA Marketing and Development Council will provide personal and professional marketing/development guidance to the association and serve as a resource for all state community colleges.
b. The goals of the Marketing and Development Council are:
1. To schedule MCCA Marketing and Development Council meetings for council personnel.
2. To identify and discuss critical marketing issues and develop responses, upon request, to be presented to MCCA.
3. To assist in marketing-related projects as deemed necessary such as web site enhancement, developing marketing campaigns, assisting with message development, etc.
4. To promote a broader level of participation and interaction among the community college marketing/community relations and development personnel.
5. To serve as a resource for the MCCA Association staff and the MCCA Presidents and Chancellors Council.
c. The Marketing and Development Council is formulated under the auspices of MCCA and its Administrative and Professional Department.
F. A+ COORDINATORS COUNCIL
a. The purpose of the MCCA Council of A+ Coordinators shall be to engender a means of greater communication and exchange of information among A+ Coordinators at member institutions and thereby, improve services to students attending community colleges under the A+ Schools Program as enacted by the Outstanding Schools Act of 1993.
b. The following goals have been established and will be reviewed on a periodic basis:
1. Meet as needed to review current topics of interest concerning the A+ Program.
2. Develop recommendations to the MCCA Board and Executive Director
concerning A+ Program policies and procedures.
3. Explore the feasibility of implementing and maintaining an electronic communications network for A+ Coordinators.
4. Promote a broader level of awareness of the A+ Program and the benefits of the program to students who qualify for assistance.
5. Explore the feasibility of establishing and maintaining a database of information concerning A+ students enrolled at eligible post-secondary institutions.
6. Work closely with the Director of the A+ Program and other appropriate state officials concerning procedural matters that affect A+ programs at eligible post- secondary institutions.
c. The A+ Coordinators Council shall be organized under the auspices of the MCCA.
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