校长办公室
Under the leadership of 玛丽·汉斯莱,艾德.D., 威尼斯人博彩区在以学生为中心的规划和创新伙伴关系的最前沿建立了自己的社区学院区.
Dr. 汉斯莱’s accomplishments:
- 继续排名第一. 1 in the State of Texas in academic transfer rate. According to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board data, Blinn’s academic transfer rate of 45.4% leads all Texas community colleges and significantly exceeds the statewide average of 26.0%.
- 准备并提交了符合性认证,作为南方学院和学校协会学院委员会(SACSCOC)认证重申的一部分。.
- Developed and obtained 校董会 approval for Blinn’s new 品质提升计划 (QEP) to be submitted to SACSCOC. 的QEP, titled Horizons: Guiding Students to Success, will provide academic support for students enrolled in developmental reading, 写作, 还有数学课程. This support will come in the form of literacy instruction and online support, 指导建议, and tutoring through the College’s 学习中心, 写作中心, 教师, 以及校园图书馆.
- Developed and obtained 校董会 approval for Blinn’s new strategic plan to be submitted to SACSCOC. This strategic plan includes Blinn’s mission and vision statements, 战略重点, 和SWOT(优势), 弱点, 机会, 和威胁评估.
- 获得国家认可的领头羊学院财团遗产奖决赛选手在2024年2月,以表彰布林在雷里斯学术联盟的合作伙伴的作用. 遗产奖, which is presented only once every five years at the annual Community College Futures Assembly, honors an innovative community college program demonstrating five or more years of student success.
- Received the All-Star College Award from the Texas Workforce Commission in December 2023. The award celebrates a community college, 技术学院, or Texas engineering extension service whose efforts and partnership improve the Texas workforce system and local community by identifying, 创建, and contributing to skills enhancement and training to best support 业务 needs. Blinn was recognized for the many ways in which it supports its local 业务 community, 包括学院的:
- wide range of technical programs designed to develop specific skills required by various industries, including high-demand fields such as manufacturing, 医疗保健, 信息技术, 熟练的交易, 和运输;
- career and technical education programs, which provide students with hands-on training and industry-recognized credentials that open pathways for certifications, associate and bachelor’s degrees;
- 企业大学, which engages with local employers and industry partners to develop and teach curricula that reflects current industry trends and demands;
- 转移途径, 促进学分无缝转换为学士学位课程,鼓励个人追求更高的教育,同时为他们提供成本效益和灵活的途径;
- Small Business Development Center, a 业务 advising and training center of the University of Houston Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network serving 32 counties in Southeast Texas;
- and workforce development grants, including the Skills Development Fund Grant, 小企业的技能, and the Self Sufficiency Fund, to support workforce development initiatives and to upskill the employees of 业务es.
- 连续第二年获得美国国家员工和组织发展研究所(NISOD)和高等教育杂志《威尼斯人博彩》颁发的“最有前途的社区大学工作场所奖”. The Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges Award recognizes community and 技术学院s with an exceptional commitment to family friendliness, 薪水和福利, and professional development 机会.
- 排名第一. 4 Associate Degree Nursing program in the southwestern United States according to NursingProcess.org. The rankings were developed based upon a methodology that considers each program’s academic quality, National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) first-attempt pass rate, 可购性, 和声誉.
- 排名第一. 6 Associate of Science in Kinesiology program in the nation according to UniversityHQ.com, which compiles comprehensive information for students who wish to pursue higher education.
- 排名第一. 6 online Associate of Science in Economics degree in the nation according to BestColleges.com. The ranking was based upon academic quality, 可购性, and online competency while using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and College Navigator, both of which are hosted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
- 与南新罕布什尔大学(SNHU)签署新的衔接协议,提供明确的工商管理学士学位途径, computer information systems, 平面设计 and media arts, 医疗管理, 护理, 和心理学. 本协议, which became effective for fall 2023, also allows Blinn students to save 10% on their SNHU tuition rate.
- 2023年7月与休斯敦基督教大学(HCU)签署了一项新的衔接协议,为Blinn学生提供无缝衔接的网络工程学士学位, 计算机科学, 还有电气工程. 该协议还包括一个共同招生的途径,让学生获得Blinn的电气工程副学士学位和HCU的网络工程学士学位.
- 与拉马尔大学于2023年8月签署了新的联合录取和转学协议,为Blinn学生提供了攻读会计学士学位的无缝转学途径, 业务, 沟通研究, 电脑游戏开发, 计算机科学, 刑事司法, 电气工程, 运动科学, 工业工程, 机械工程, 音乐, 护理, 大学学习.
- Signed a new articulation agreement with Texas A&M University-Commerce于2023年9月提供火灾科学应用科学副学士学位的学生,将他们在Blinn的学分用于德克萨斯州a的火灾科学文学与科学学士学位&移动商务.
- 与德克萨斯女子大学(TWU)于2023年10月签署了一项新的衔接协议,为布林大学的学生提供了在布林大学和TWU共同注册的机会,同时获得布林大学音乐研究领域的艺术副学士学位和TWU音乐治疗理学学士学位. The agreement provides the foundation to expand this partnership to other degree programs in the future.
- Signed a new articulation agreement with West Texas A&这将允许布林大学的学生将学分从消防安全与健康应用科学副学士转到西德克萨斯a大学的消防科学应用艺术与科学学士学位&M.
- 与塔尔顿州立大学建立了新的联合招生合作伙伴关系,通过雷里斯学术联盟为布林的学生提供获得数字媒体研究学士学位的明确途径.
- Initiated development of a new co-enrollment partnership with Stephen F. 奥斯丁州立大学将允许布林护理专业的学生在获得副学士学位后的一个学期内完成护理科学学士学位.
- Initiated development of co-enrollment and transfer partnerships with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi将为布林学生提供完全在线的途径,在TAMU-Corpus Christi完成他们的商业学士学位.
- Initiated development of a new co-enrollment and transfer partnership with Texas A&M University’s Hospitality Academy.
- Initiated development of a new transfer agreement with Texas Tech University. Conversations regarding programs and degree pathways are ongoing.
- 主办德州十人赛th Court of Appeals at the 布莱恩 Campus Student Center as it heard three precedent-setting cases. This visit provided Blinn students, 教师, and staff the opportunity to witness the court performing its duties as it hears precedent-setting cases.
- Partnered with the National Center for Infrastructure and Transportation and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute to launch a 15-week Heavy Highway Construction Program in fall 2023. This program prepares students for high-wage, high-demand careers in highway construction with salaries in the $40,000范围. 通过这个威尼斯人娱乐城, students gain skills in record keeping, plan and specification reading, 数学, 测量及地盘布置, 土壤和压实, and hot mix asphalt (HMA) mix placement and field testing.
- 获得889美元,499 in Skills Development Fund grants from the Texas Workforce Commission to provide customized jobs training to local 业务 partners. 其中包括422美元,387 grant to upskill 290 Hendrix Industries and Kaemark employees in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and a $467,112 grant to train 340 Blue Bell Creameries and Southwest Service Corporation employees in facilities management and manufacturing.
- Initiated $822,099 in Skills Development Fund grants. 这些提交的提案, pending approval from the Texas Workforce Commission, 包括542美元,988 grant to train 260 Daikin Global and HRD Aero employees in air system technology and aircraft maintenance and a $279,111 grant to train 270 Tempur 希利 and East Coast Mouldings Distribution employees in manufacturing and 业务 skills.
- Enrolled 278 students in the Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship Program in FY24, exceeding the goal of 200 students established by the Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley, 哪个提供300美元,000 grant to fund the program.
- Enrolled 317 students in the 成人教育 and 读写能力 Program, which provides educational support and 机会 for individuals who are at least 16 years old; lack a high 学校 credential; want to enhance their basic reading, 写作 or 数学 skills; are unable or want to improve the ability to speak, read or write English; or are seeking career training, high 学校 equivalency or college preparation.
- Posted a 100% Paramedic-to-RN Program first-attempt pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Successful completion of this exam qualifies the eight members of Blinn’s inaugural graduating class for careers in a wide array of 护理 positions, 包括儿科, 老年, 临终关怀, 学校, 临床护理. The Texas Board of Nursing reports that the statewide NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2022 was 84.28% and the national pass rate was 79.91%.
- Posted a 100% Radiologic Technology Program first-attempt pass rate on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification examination. Successful completion of this exam qualifies the 13 members of Blinn’s graduating class for careers as radiologic technologists. ARRT reports that the national pass rate is approximately 80%.
- Hosted the Dental Hygiene Program’s annual Give Kids a Smile event in April 2023. 这次活动提供了18美元,587 in free dental care for 82 area children at the 威尼斯人博彩 Dental Hygiene Clinic in 布莱恩, and since it was established in 2011, this event has provided approximately $259,035人接受捐赠.
- Established a memorandum of understanding with 沃勒 ISD to begin offering Blinn courses at W.C. Schultz Junior High School at 20950 Field Store Road in 沃勒. Blinn began offering night classes at this location during the spring 2024 semester.
- 发起发展双学分的职业和技术教育合作伙伴关系,为沃勒ISD学生提供网络安全等威尼斯人娱乐城的副学士学位课程, 无人机技术, 平面设计, 和机电一体化.
- Hosted a one-stop registration event at the 沃勒 Campus in January 2024 to assist students in registering for the spring semester. 该活动为学生提供帮助,帮助他们完成申请和免费申请联邦学生援助(FAFSA),并允许学生与顾问会面并注册课程.
- Signed an agreement with 沃勒 ISD to provide dual-credit courses at 沃勒 High School. On census day for fall 2023, Blinn enrolled 203 沃勒 High School students in dual-credit courses. Blinn now has a total of 56 dual-credit agreements with local 学校 districts.
- 与College Station ISD的College View高中和Bellville ISD的Bellville高中建立了新的技术早期大学高中(P-TECH)协议. P-TECH合作伙伴关系是创新的双学分计划,为学生为贸易和技术职业做好准备,并为他们提供获得高中文凭和劳动力证书或副学士学位的机会.
- 通过与布莱恩 college High School的布莱恩 ISD和Royal college High School的Royal ISD的早期大学合作提供双学分服务,允许27名学生在获得高中文凭的同时获得Blinn的副学士学位.
- Enrolled 18,301 total students in fall 2023, a 4.26% increase over fall 2022. 其中包括6个,103 students at the 布莱恩 Campus, 3,945名在线学生, 3,802 relis学生, 2,145 high 学校 dual-credit students, 2,109 Brenham Campus students, 59 Schulenburg Campus students, 41西利校园学生, 还有其他97名学生.
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玛丽·汉斯莱,艾德.D.
Chancellor of the 威尼斯人博彩 District
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979-830-4115