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Recruitment Committee Report From Anna Madison To Curriculum Groups 3/28/05 February 22, Bill Holmes, Anna, and Sarah met to discuss recruitment. Michael Stone, Joan Arches, and Jim Green could not attend the meeting and provided input via email. The group decided that since Sarah has created a recruitment committee which has produced a recruitment plan, our ideas would be passed on to her to be incorporated into the existing plan. Sarah will then request faculty to volunteer to participate in recruitment activities. However, it should be pointed out that some of the suggestions from the faculty will require faculty to design and implement the activity with assistance from the staff. These are some of the suggestions that were presented for consideration as a part of the College recruitment strategy. Bill Holmes 1. Provide agency names and contacts to arrange recruitment activities at various agencies. 2. Go through the Boston Globe and make a list of human services agencies that are hiring and contact these agencies about educational opportunities at CPCS. Bill has already identified some of these agencies from Globe advertisements. Anna Madison 1. Faculty follow- up with individuals that have made inquiries about CPCS programs, but have not submitted an application, or started the application process, but did not complete the application. One evening per week could be dedicated to telephoning these individuals. 2. Recruit in state agencies and state vendor agencies. Target individuals that do not have bachelors degrees and desire upward mobility in the human services profession. Create an accelerated package that would allow them to acquire the bachelors degree, with an opportunity to continue in the masters program. This means that the MSHS and the undergraduate human services programs would work together to identify students that have human services experience but no credentials. The two programs would jointly screen students for potential advanced placement upon admission to the undergraduate program. Joan Arches 1. Use student capstone presentations for recruitment by conducting presentations in strategic places such as the public libraries, community colleges and other community venues) 2. Conduct outreach to youth groups such as COPAY, Teen Empowerment, and City Schools). 3. Enlist alumni support (prepare an article about an alumnus for publication in a newspaper or invite alumni to hold a recruitment event in an organization or at their workplaces). 4. Simplify outreach literature (summaries of competencies reading more like exciting class descriptions) 5. Enlist networks of, and support from adjuncts Jim Green 1. Make presentations to targeted groups, such as labor. The labor studies faculty is already making recruitment presentations to labor groups. 2. Send teams of two faculty to talk to each community college in the area (fairs, or some other occasion at the colleges) 3. Also, Reebee and Fred could put out a nation wide electronic alert call to all Vistas. Michael Stone 1. Each faculty person identify several organizations with which they have personal connections, then take the lead and personally participate in trying to recruit staff and constituents of the organization. For example Michael has discussed recruitment activities with personal contacts at the Codman Square CDC; Dorchester Bay EDC; Dudley St. Neighborhood Initiative; and Uphams Corner Health Center. Luis Aponte-Pares 1. Faculty and staff serving on the boards of directors of CBOs could propose that the organizations provide support to employees to continue their education. Agencies could provide financial support to defray the costs to return to school.
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