Act 629 - Summary Reports on Institutional Effectiveness
Fiscal Year 1998-1999

INTRODUCTION:

This report for USC Sumter will include: Procedures for Student Development

The following components will be reported on in the annotated year: Academic Advising (2001), Achievement of Students Transferring from Two to Four Year Institutions (2001), General Education (2003), Library Resources and Services (2000)

Procedures for Student Development

USC Sumter supports student development by providing opportunities for cultural enrichment, leadership development, intellectual growth, and interpersonal relationships that contribute to a sense of self-reliance and self-esteem.

INDICATORS Students will experience a successful transition to college.

Students will develop healthy relationships with peers, faculty, and staff.

Students will explore and clarify some of their values.

Students will develop an understanding and appreciation for cultural, racial, gender, and ethnic diversity.

Students will be exposed to cultural and fine arts programs.

Students will have opportunities for leadership development.

Students will have adequate opportunity to participate in recreational and leisure activities.

Students will have improved their decision making and critical thinking skills.

Students' experiences will contribute to their self-reliance and self-esteem.

 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The Student Development Transcript is a record of a student's co-curricular participation in programs and services. When looked at on the whole, besides providing information on individual students, the transcript system provides information on attendance at events, shows which categories of developmental outcomes have active participation and which have low participation, and serves as a resource document to plan activities in order to provide a balanced program of opportunities in the nine outcome areas. Finally, the existence of the Student Development Transcript system stresses to students the importance of development of the whole person in order to be properly prepared to function in the world of work and to adequately serve one's community, state, and nation. A sample copy can be viewed at http://www.uscsu.sc.edu/student_affairs/sdt/sdt.htm

A survey form was distributed from various offices on campus in an attempt to reach a diverse group of students. A total of 117 survey forms were submitted. As with most surveys, not every question was answered by every student. Therefore, the total responses to a particular question will vary.

A three-day retreat was held at James Island State Park in Charleston, South Carolina. Twenty-two students participated in the leadership retreat. A ten-question evaluation form was distributed and collected.

A one-day leadership conference was held on the USC Columbia campus. USC Sumter students were able to meet with students from colleges across the southeast. Evaluation forms were distributed and collected after the conference.

Evaluation forms were distributed to students at each orientation session. USC Sumter holds orientation sessions throughout the year.

ASSESSMENT RESULTS

Assessment Results Based On The Student Development Transcript

The Student Development Transcript system continues to be a valuable assessment tool in a number of ways. From the summary data contained in TABLES I, II, & III, levels of student participation can be gauged, areas of participation can be identified, comparative attendance figures can be evaluated, and an overall sense of where students are putting their time and energy can be obtained. TABLE I:

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT TRANSCRIPT SUMMARY

Term

# Of Student

Participants

# Student

Entries

Avg # Act. Student

Total

Enrolled

% Of Student

Participation

SPRING 1999

127

594

4.68

1114

11.40%

FALL 1998

319

956

3.00

1240

25.73%

SPRING 1998

184

597

3.24

1177

15.63%

FALL 1997

313

1068

3.41

1371

22.83%

SPRING 1997

212

539

2.54

1228

17.26%

FALL 1996

333

642

1.93

1339

24.87%

SPRING 1996

315

802

2.55

1228

25.65%

FALL 1995

322

817

2.54

1396

23.07%

SPRING 1995

241

657

2.73

1367

17.63%

FALL 1994

357

812

2.27

1566

22.80%

SPRING 1994

195

376

1.93

1497

13.03%

FALL 1993

332

632

1.90

1614

20.57%

SPRING 1993

243

464

1.91

1531

15.87%

FALL 1992

261

545

2.09

1627

16.04%

 

TABLE II:

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT TRANSCRIPT REQUEST TRACKING

Term

Requests

Employer %

Personal %

Scholarship %

Other %

Spring 99

8

0

0.00%

1

12.50%

7

87.50%

0

0.00%

Fall 1998

1

0

0.00%

1

100.00%

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

Spring 98

8

1

12.50%

1

12.50%

7

87.50%

0

0.00%

Fall 1997

13

2

15.38%

1

7.69%

0

0.00%

12

92%

Spring 97

8

3

37.50%

3

37.50%

0

0.00%

2

25%

Fall 1996

2

0

0.00%

1

50.00%

1

50.00%

0

0.00%

Fall 1995

4

1

25.00%

0

0.00%

3

75.00%

0

0

Sum I 1995

15

0

0.00%

15

100.00%

0

0

0

0

Spring 95

0

0

0.00%

0

0.00%!

0

0

0.00%

Fall 1994

2

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

1

50.00%

1

50%

Spring 94

3

1

33.33%

1

33.33%

1

33.33%

0

0.00%

TABLE III: NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS BY INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY BY TERM

Fall

Spr

Fall

Spr

Fall

Spr

Fall

Spr

Fall

Spr

Fall

Spr

Fall

Spr

CATEGORY

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Comm 001 Bottom Line Editor

0

0

1

3

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 002 Bottom Line Man.Editor

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 003 Bottom Line Stud. Life Ed.

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 004 Bottom Line Sports Editor

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 005 Bottom Line New Editor

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 006 Bottom Line Newspaper Writer

0

0

6

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 007 Bottom Line Photographer

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 008 Oral Presentation Off Campus

0

0

0

1

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Comm 009 Sandhill Lit. Mag.

0

0

0

1

0

14

0

9

0

0

0

21

0

30

Comm 010 Career Development Workshop

0

6

0

0

19

0

0

0

17

10

0

0

0

0

Comm 011 Sign Lang. Translator

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 012 Lang. Translator-Or/Written

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 013 Mc Univ. Sponsored Events

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 014 Newspaper Article

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 015 Oral Presentation

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

3

0

2

0

7

0

Comm 016 Oratory Competition

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

1

Comm 017 Broadcasting - Radio

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 018 TV Broadcasting

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 019 Essay. Lit. Magazine

0

10

0

0

0

17

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 020 Communications Video

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 021 Television Interview

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Comm 024 Bottom Line Layout Editor

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Comm 025 Homepage Development

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Cosr 001 Hospital Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

Cosr 002 Mental Health Vol

1

0

1

0

0

0

16

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 003 Red Cross Vol

0

0

0

0

0

56

0

28

0

0

0

0

16

0

Cosr 004 Tutoring Vol

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

7

0

0

0

0

4

1

Cosr 005 Ymca Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

8

3

Cosr 006 Ywca Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

64

Cosr 007 Environmental Work

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

48

18

0

Cosr 008 Hosp Candy Striper

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

0

0

0

Cosr 009 Hospital Volu.-P.T.

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 010 Museum Vol

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 011 Crisis Preg. Ctr. Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 012 March Of Dimes Vol

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 013 United Way Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 014 Cancer Soc. Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 015 Heart Assoc. Vol

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 016 Red Cross Blood Donor

0

0

35

0

27

0

7

0

22

15

32

13

33

0

Cosr 017 Chamber Of Com. Member

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 018 Historical Soc. Vol

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Cosr 019 Iris Fest. Volu.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 020 Rape Crisis Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 021 Girl Scouts Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 022 Boy Scouts Vol

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

Cosr 023 Big Brothers Vol

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 024 Coach Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Cosr 025 Friends O-T-Lib. Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 026school Volunteer-Elem.

10

0

14

1

2

1

2

15

12

12

8

9

4

2

Cosr 027 Sec School Vol

0

9

0

1

22

0

15

9

0

0

40

36

15

0

Cosr 028 Literacy Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 029 Special Olympics

0

7

0

10

1

18

0

0

0

7

0

0

0

0

Cosr 030 Vol-Veterinary Practice

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 031 Guardian Ad Litem Vol

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 032 Vol Fire Fighter

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 033 American Lung Assoc

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 034 Senior Citizens

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

45

10

Cosr 035 Childrens Benefit

0

0

9

0

20

7

11

0

11

2

0

9

11

31

Cosr 036 Earth Day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 037 Habitat For Humanity

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

Cosr 038 Light Of Hope Foundation

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 039 Meals On Wheels

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

0

Cosr 040 Voter Registration

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

14

8

0

0

4

0

Cosr 041 Salvation Army Vol

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

6

0

8

0

Cosr 042 Moms Sumter Mothers Of Multiples

1

0

0

0

0

0

Cosr 043 Sierra Club

20

17

CRITICAL THINKING

Crit 001 USC Computer Advis. Com.

3

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

2

1

0

0

Crit 002 Usc Long Range Planning

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

Crit 003 USC Publications/Marketing

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

Crit 004 Dev. of a Position Paper

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Crit 005 Camp. Sponsored Research Project

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

42

0

Crit 006 Community Ser. Club Bd. Member

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Crit 007 Independent Research

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Crit 008 Cont. Ed. Crs. On Crit. Alan.

0

13

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

Crit 009 Panel Dis. Participant

0

0

5

0

0

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Crit 010 Dev.New/ Revised USC Policy/Proc.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Crit 011 Com. Sponsored Research Proj.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Crit 012 Open Forum Participant

0

0

0

0

52

0

0

0

2

0

0

12

12

0

Crit 013 Judge Event/Situation

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Crit 014 Student Discipline/Grievance

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

0

1

2

0

0

0

Crit 015 Library Com. Member

0

0

0

0

1

0

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

Crit 016 Com. Development Seminar

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Crit 017 Critical Thinking Video

14

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Crit 020 SDT Committee Member

0

0

3

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Crit 021 Debate

0

0

0

0

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

Crit 022 Member USC S Retention Comm

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

1

0

0

4

1

0

0

Crit 023 Member USC S Facilities Adv

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

Crit 024 USC Sumter Comm Member

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

5

0

10

4

2

0

0

Crit 025 Internet Training

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

10

16

0

0

0

CUTURAL/FINE ARTS

Cufa 001 Theatrical Perf. Attend.

13

1

18

6

12

0

0

0

0

0

16

0

6

18

Cufa 002 Musical Perf. Attend

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

59

0

121

15

27

19

0

Cufa 003 Community Music Perf

0

0

1

0

0

0

98

13

3

3

28

0

0

13

Cufa 004 Comm. Theatrical Part

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

Cufa 005 Stud. Art Show Part

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

135

0

20

0

0

1

Cufa 006 Lit. Event/Reading-Attend.

69

0

0

0

13

0

123

237

0

6

105

15

109

19

Cufa 007 Chorus Participant

13

0

0

0

0

0

22

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cufa 008 Dance Perform. Part

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

89

9

0

0

Cufa 009 Dance Perf. Attend

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

2

0

15

Cufa 010 Theatrical Perform. Parti.

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

30

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cufa 011 Musical Perform. Part

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

0

28

0

0

Cufa 012 Story Telling Presentor

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cufa 013 Story Teller Attend

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

0

0

0

Cufa 014 Community Band Part

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cufa 015 Community Choral Part

0

0

0

0

0

124

0

0

0

26

0

0

0

16

Cufa 016 Travel

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

74

29

26

Cufa 017 Cultural/Fine Arts Video

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cufa 019 Opening Academic Convocation

0

0

105

0

132

0

95

0

130

0

132

0

113

0

Cufa 026 Hispanic Celebration/Attend.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

0

Cufa 027 Black History Participation

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

0

25

Cufa 028 Hispanic Month Participant

0

0

10

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cufa 029 Balck History Month Attendance

0

0

0

0

0

52

0

61

0

16

0

1

0

55

Cufa 030 Women's History Month Attend

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cufa 031 Women's History Month Part

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cufa 032 International Awareness

15

0

0

15

0

0

22

50

10

Cufa 033 Community Art Show Participant

17

0

0

0

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Lead 001 Apeiron Society Pres.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

Lead 002 Apeiron Society Sec.

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Lead 003 Apeiron Society Tres.

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Lead 004 Apeiron Society V.P

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

Lead 005 African-American Stud. Pres.

0

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

2

1

0

Lead 006 African-Amer. Stud. Sec.

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

Lead 007 African-Amer. Stud. Treas.

0

0

1

0

0