Two Areas for Improvement at Century College
Assignment Topic: Identify two areas at Century that need improvement. [Do not write on needing to build more parking spaces on West Campus. There isn't any room to build.] -Write about concerns you have an interest in. -The areas should be "fixable." -You do not have to have a solution, but if you do make suggestions on how to fix the problem, be sure the suggestions are plausible. -Be sure your facts are correct. Depending on what you are writing on, you might have to do some research to get the specific details of the situation. -When you are explaining the details of the problem, be sure to give all the important information to prove it is an area that needs improvement. -No outside sources required. General reader Inform and persuade Minimum 500 words Critical thinking -Ability to identify valid areas at Century that need improvement -Ability to explain with accuracy the details of the problems *Entire document (including heading and title) double-spaced, with indented paragraphs. *Refer to page 714-15 and page 746 for format guidelines. However, you do not have to have a "header." Please use Instructor Pyle for the title and name of the instructor. *Double-sided or single-sided. *Staple or clip if essay is more than one page of paper. *Number the pages. Location is up to you. Introduction, body, and conclusion May 7 Final copy (13 points) No outline or peer review due. *Where to submit: Audience: Purpose: Length: Important Goal: Format: Essay form: Due Dates: 1 -In class -Slide the copy under Instructor Pyle's office door (Room 3382). -Have the department secretary place the copy in Instructor Pyle's mailbox. ________________________________________________________________________ Question: How should I organize my body paragraphs? Suggestion: The first sentence will be your topic sentence that states the area that needs to be improved. "One area that needs to be ... is ...." After the topic sentence, the details of the problem should be given. After that, if you have a suggestion how to correct the problem, give it. [Note: You can make this a new paragraph. If you do, be sure to have a topic sentence that makes it clear that the paragraph is about your suggestion to fix the problem. _________________________________________________________________________________ *I highly suggest you write an informal outline before you draft the content. *I also highly suggest you get feedback from the staff in the writing center.
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Two Areas for Improvement at Century College
From the biennial Strategic Action Plans 2010-2012 and 2013-2014, it is clear that Century College’s area of focus is making education accessible and affordable to many people, maintaining high educational standards, and helping graduate students succeed in their careers. The college has strived to achieve these goals by partnering with high schools through its K-12 programs to increase access and enrollment opportunities to high school students, by using a variety of assessment tools to measure student achievement and promote accountability, and through job placement programs for graduate students. Despite realizing significant achievements in this regard, however, there are other equally important areas that the college’s administration can pursue to increase its diversity and produce graduates who are well-rooted in intellectual abilities, spiritual well-being, and physical health. Towards this end, there is need for Century College to increase admission of international students and promote healthy lifestyles among the student fraternity and the local community.
One area that needs improvement is in the admission rate of international students. Higher education is becoming increasingly global in terms of the diversity of courses offered in colleges and universities, and the increase of foreign students in internationally recognized institutions of higher learning. To be strategically positioned as a leader in higher education, Century College needs to adopt a policy that will expand the population of foreign students in its campuses. While current demographics show that the college caters to students from diverse backgrounds, majority are Americans (for example African/Americans constitute the bulk of students of color). According to the 2010 intake statistics, White or Caucasian students are the majority, constituting 68 percent of the student population. Hispanics accounted for 3 percent, while Black or African Americans constituted 13 percent. In this regard, the college can increase its student diversity in terms of nationalities in addition to increasing it along ethnic lines for American studen...