ADDENDUM
Unit Reports

Within the Office of Academic Affairs organizational structure, a number of units, other 
than academic departments, report either to the VPAA or an Associate Vice President.  To 
that end, future planning for the Orange County Community College Honors Program can 
be found within the report from the Liberal Arts Division, while planning for Learning 
Assistance Services can be found within the Business, Math, Science & Technology 
Division plans.  Similarly, planning from the Instructional Technology area can be found in 
the report from the Health Professions Division.  Direct reports to the VPAA include the 
Library and the Office of Educational Partnerships and associated planning items appear 
below.  As of this writing, the Center for Teaching and Learning is currently undergoing 
reorganization.  Following completion of the restructuring, planning documents from CTL 
will be added to this report.  Implicit in all planning considered here is the need to 
maintain adequate staffing to support future growth for both the Middletown and 
Newburgh campuses.

LIBRARY

Curriculum Development
*	Increase library departmental support for workshop attendance, webinar and 
	distance education opportunities.
*	Embed information literacy skills development within the curricula development 
	process.
*	Continue Library acquisitions support for departmental curricula initiatives.
*	Process the primary documents within the Gilman collection to be accessible and 
	available for scholarly research, thereby opening the collection to collaboration 
	possibilities with the Global Studies (and other) departments.

Students
*	Develop partnerships that contain library skills support elements directed at 
	improving students retention.
*	Add library information management skills workshops that are designed to 
	eliminate student technology gaps and improve student success rates when 
	conducting library research.
*	Develop a media support center within the Library to include audio/video creation 
	and editing equipment staffed by trained library personnel.

Under-Prepared Students
*	Build on past successful partnerships and expand the Library role in collegiate 
	efforts to improve library skills development for under-prepared students, i.e. 
	partnership with Learning Assistance Services where a librarian and tutor work 
	together to offer additional academic support through study groups.

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*	Establish a library research lab where librarians work with faculty and students to 
	reinforce research and information skills needed for successful completion of 
	writing assignments.  The lab marries traditional information literacy support with 
	information management skills training.

Technology
*	Continue to incorporate emerging technologies within library services.

Professional Development
*	Partner with Center for Teaching and Learning to foster the information literacy 
	initiative.
*	Establish a library services presence within the faculty mentoring program.

Collaboration & Partnerships
*	Expand library K-16 initiatives and partnerships to assist in bridging the high 
	school/college preparedness information literacy skills gap.

OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Under-Prepared Students
*	Continue to outreach to high school administrators, faculty and students regarding 
	college placement exams.

Collaboration & Partnerships
*	Continue to meet the needs, and expand where possible, CCHS courses for area 
	high schools.
*	Enhance connections between Center for Youth Development and College�s faculty 
	and students.

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