/news-archive/tag/nick-steele/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 02 May 2017 13:41:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2017/05/02/concurrent-enrollment-national-accreditation/ Tue, 02 May 2017 13:41:01 +0000 /news/?p=67048 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 concurrent enrollment program earns national accreditation]]> 鈥淭his accreditation is so important because it proves that we adhere to the standards set at a national level,鈥� said Lisa Davis, director of distributed learning at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淲e want the high school students to receive the same academic rigor as students on our college campus.鈥� 聽 Altogether, only 105 higher education institutions in the country with dual enrollment programs with high school students have earned accreditation through NACEP鈥檚 extensive peer-review process. 鈥淯niversity of Arkansas at Little Rock has once again demonstrated to its peers that the college courses it offers in high schools are of the same high quality as college courses offered on campus,鈥� said Victoria Zeppelin, chair of the NACEP Accreditation Commission. To earn accreditation from NACEP, concurrent enrollment programs conduct a self-study, document how their programs adhere to NACEP鈥檚 17 standards, and undergo a rigorous peer-review process conducted by a team of representatives from NACEP鈥�accredited programs as well as the NACEP Accreditation Commission. NACEP鈥檚 accreditation is valid for seven years, during which time programs are expected to uphold NACEP鈥檚 standards and report annually on program practices. 鈥淥ur staff members have worked diligently with our academic departments and partners to implement policies, processes, and procedures to ensure delivery of a high quality concurrent enrollment program,鈥� Davis said. 鈥淚 am so proud of the work they have done to achieve this tremendous accomplishment.鈥� Davis, Mary Elizabeth Woolery, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock concurrent enrollment coordinator, and Nick Steele, concurrent enrollment specialist, led the accreditation effort. They collected data for nine months and submitted a document with more than 400 pages covering the standards necessary to gain accreditation. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 concurrent enrollment program began in 1998 with only 43 students. Today, the program has more than 1,700 students enrolled in 15 high schools. The program will expand to 21 high schools with more than 2,000 students in the fall. In partnership with the offices of eLearning and Scholarly Technology and Resources, online classes will be available to concurrent enrollment students for the first time in the fall of 2017. 鈥淲e are planning on taking concurrent enrollment courses online, since it鈥檚 the wave of the future,鈥� Woolery said. 鈥淲e will be starting with eight classes, including speech, composition 1 and 2, biology, algebra, and history.鈥� The online classes, which will be taught by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty, are also a way to provide concurrent enrollment courses to high schools that do not have teachers with the credentials to teach college courses. Those credentials include a master鈥檚 degree and 18 graduate hours in a specific discipline. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock concurrent enrollment staff will be honored at the NACEP national conference in Washington, D.C., in October. Arkansas had seven colleges and universities earn accreditation, including Arkansas State University at Beebe, Arkansas State University at Jonesboro, National Park College, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, Southern Arkansas University-Magnolia, and University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana.]]> /news-archive/2016/02/16/clc-coordinator-moves-to-new-program/ Tue, 16 Feb 2016 22:48:21 +0000 /news/?p=63499 ... CLC coordinator moves to new program]]> Nick Steele worked as coordinator of the Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps (CLC) for almost five years. On Feb. 1, he took a new position as a concurrent enrollment specialist in 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 High School Concurrent Enrollment Program to assist efforts to expand the program鈥檚 outreach. Taking his place as interim coordinator is Kelsay Williams, a graduate assistant and a graduate student earning a master鈥檚 degree in applied communication studies. 鈥淚t was wonderful working for Nick,鈥� said Williams. 鈥淚 had the utmost respect for him and what he did for our students.鈥� The CLC is a scholarship program offered to high school seniors who show exemplary leadership skills. Through the High School Concurrent Enrollment Program, qualified high school students in participating schools earn college credit. Students take 糖心Vlog传媒LR courses that are taught at the high school campus and count for both high school and university credits. Q. What role will you play in concurrent programs? A. My current role in concurrent programs will be to troubleshoot issues, maintain the website, social media, and work closely with our offices on campus such as admissions, testing services, records, and bursars. Without these areas, concurrent programs wouldn鈥檛 be as successful as they are now at 糖心Vlog传媒LR. Q. Would聽you tell us more about concurrent programs? A. It is a great way to get a head start on your college career while in high school. Having these partnerships with schools across the state benefits everyone involved in the process. 聽 Q.What do you hope to accomplish in concurrent programs? A. I look forward to helping the concurrent enrollment expand and reach greater heights. Q. What do you hope to learn while working in concurrent programs? A. I love to learn new things. So to get an opportunity to work in another area on campus and assist in our enrollment is great experience for me. Q. What are your thoughts on Kelsay becoming interim coordinator of CLC? A. Kelsay Williams is a great leader! She will do wonderful things and keep things moving along in CLC during the interim. She has all the knowledge to succeed. Q. What will you miss at the CLC? A. Wow, so many great memories! I will miss the daily interaction with our scholars and leaders on campus. Many students have told me over the years that I have had an impact on their lives, but what they don’t know is how much they have impacted my life as well. They have truly been my family away from home. They are a great group of students that I will miss dearly. Q. Is there anything you would like to add? A. I would like to add, to the future coordinator, take your time! Get to know the students on a personal level. This will be the most important thing to do while helping them develop as young adults in college. Always be genuine, have a great attitude, and be willing to serve and care for your students.]]>