Holiday Inn, Houston, TX
Date: Friday,
November 21, 2003
Time: 9:00
am – 1:00 pm
Steve Ames, President, opened the meeting and
welcomed everyone in attendance.
The participants introduced themselves.
There were 42 members and guests in attendance.
Special Presentation
–
A plaque was presented to Bill Raley with the College of the
Mainland in recognition for his past & present contributions to
the GCPTA and process technology.
Steve Ames, Mike Kukuk, Merv Treigle, and John Payne each
spoke about Bill’s contributions. Bill spoke of his experience and association with a
number of individuals and organizations that led to the founding of
the GCPTA and he thanked all those who have and continue to support
the efforts to educate the workforce of the future.
Approval of Last Meeting Minutes
–
Minutes of the July 25, 2003 meeting were distributed, read, and
approved November 21, 2003 with two minor amendments.
The word annual was changed to recurring in the Standards
& Quality report, page 4, last sentence; and the Alvin Community
College’s Advisory report, page 7, first item, 61 students was
changed to read 61students in “Summer 2003”.
The
following members were approved by the steering committee.
Non-Voting—
Javier Esparza, Conoco Phillips China,
Bartlesville, Ohio
Timothy
Brown, Bayport Training & Technical Center, LaPorte, TX
Raymond
Perry, Sterling Chemicals, Texas City, TX
Todd
Griffen, Conoco Phillips, Westlake, LA
Paul
Heidleberg, BASF Corporation, Beaumont, TX
Leavon
Robinson, Union Carbide Corp./Subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co., Texas
City, TX (taking the place of John Borecki)
John
Sandell, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
(taking the place of Todd King)
GCPTA
Officers’ Election – Steve Erickson – Steve’s
first order of business was to announce and call for nominations for
the offices of President and Treasurer for the GCPTA for the next
two years. He announced that Steve Ames and Mike Gragg were
both standing for reelection to the offices of President and
Treasurer respectively. He
called for nominations for President and Treasurer from the floor.
There were no nominations from the floor.
Ballots for nominations and election were then distributed to
the voting members. The
ballots were tallied and Steve announced the results of the
election. Steve Ames
and Mike Gragg were reelected to the offices of President and
Treasurer respectively for the next two years.
Executive
Directors Report – Steve Erickson – Steve spoke
of the GCPTA’s involvement with faculty development workshops that
are supported through a sub-award from CAPT.
He said that the Executive Committee would be determining the
topics and locations for the two faculty professional development
workshops.
Steve stated that the
GCPTA was going to develop a Website to market the process
technology career to high school students and their parents.
Steve stated that he and
the Executive Committee were working on the 2004 GCPTA budget and
that it would be presented to the membership at the January 2004
meeting.
Steve stated that he and
Ann would be working on the next GCPTA newsletter.
Steve explained how the
2004 GCPTA meetings would be structured and where they would be
held.
Steve announced that the
GCPTA Career Expo would be held in February at San Jacinto College
Central. He asked that
the members show their support.
Steve then introduced
Ronnie Baker with ExxonMobil, Beaumont, Texas, who was to give a
presentation on Job Shadowing.
Job
Shadowing Presentation – Ronnie Baker –
Ronnie presented ExxonMobil’s
Job Shadowing program for Process Technology students from Lamar
Institute of Technology in Beaumont, Texas.
He provided information on the selection, preparation,
structure and orientation for the students and employees
participating in the Job Shadowing program. He also provided the daily schedule for the 2-day
job shadowing experience. Ronnie
spoke of the benefits of the program for both the students and his
company. Ronnie’s
presentation was well received and there were a number of questions
asked by the attendees. Ronnie
stated that he had provided a copy of his slide presentation to Ann
Treigle and that she would send it to those who request it.
Subcommittee
– Funding – John Payne
– reported on the financial status of the GCPTA.
For 2003: Total Income to-date $43,716.57, Subscription
Income to-date $30,250.00, Expenses to-date $43,526.21, and Bank
Balance as of 10/31/03 $43,217.78.
John reported that to-date; the income was just meeting the
expenses and that the income should match the output each year.
John stated that we are about $27,000 short for the year in
subscription income. John
asked the attendees and membership to let us know if there was
anything GCPTA needed to be doing to help with or encourage their
companies and institutions to pay their subscriptions.
Subcommittee
on Public Relations – Stacey Chiasson and Mike Kukuk
– reported that the Executive Committee had gone on a retreat for
two days in Longview, Texas, hosted by Eastman Chemical.
At this retreat, each of the subcommittees formulated their
goals and objectives for the next five years.
Stacey
reported that the name for this subcommittee has changed from Public
Relations to Public Affairs.
Stacey
reported that they would be hiring an outside consultant to develop
a marketing plan for the GCPTA in 2004.
The first
draft of a 14 page Marketing/PR plan was finished Monday.
The Goals and
Objectives should be available on the Website in the next few weeks.
Stacey asked
that if anyone is interested in helping with the Public Affairs
Subcommittee, please notify Mike Gragg, Chairman, Mike Kukuk or
Stacey Chiasson.
Mike Kukuk
talked about why the name was changed to Public Affairs. He explained that they are rebuilding the
subcommittee with people who can make a meaningful and significant
contribution to the efforts of the committee.
Mike stressed that all members are ambassadors for GCPTA.
Mike Kukuk
invited vendor participation. Tim
Brown with Bayport Technical and Training Center offered assistance.
Subcommittee
on Education –Gary Hicks and Martha McKinley – reported they met on October 31, 2003. Martha stated that the action plans developed at
that meeting will require plenty of help from plenty of people.
Gary Hicks
reported that at this meeting the Educational Subcommittee decided
to adopt the GCPTA Mission and Vision and change the wording to
include the Education Subcommittee.
Gary Hicks went over the goals and objectives for
the next five years stressing that they would be working on Year One
which would be to (1) Develop a process to keep instructional
material evergreen, (2) Define instructional standards for
instructional materials and (3) Develop a new instructor orientation
manual.
Gary discussed the MOC form on CAPT’s Website.
He stated that it has not been used as much as it should be
used. He stressed that
it should not only be used for corrections, but also for updates and
additional information that would add to the quality of the
instructional materials.
Gary briefly went over the goals and objectives for
the years 2 through 5.
Gary informed the group that Tim Brown with Bayport
Training and Technical Center has offered to donate the rights to
his Hazwoper Training Courses.
The Educational Subcommittee will review these courses and a
recommendation will be made to the Executive Committee as to how to
best utilize them.
Martha informed the group that Greg Curry had
refined the goals and action plans for the Educational Subcommittee
and they are available on the Website for review.
Gary made a request for information on test
questions that could be used in a document that Dow Chemical and
Brazosport College are developing to determine an incumbent’s
level of knowledge and skills relating to process.
Anyone who would like to provide the information is requested
to do so to Gary Hicks. Any
information received will be treated confidentially.
Gary spoke about textbook publishers requesting
that colleges review their textbooks for process technology.
He explained that Kathy Trahan would be developing a document
to be sent to the publishers requesting that they do a crosswalk
between their textbooks and the objectives of the GCPTA/CAPT
curriculum materials. Kathy
will develop the document, which will be sent to the Executive
Committee for approval and will then be sent to all textbook and
material vendors.
CAPT
Update – Merv Treigle
Merv gave the
following report:
The top
activity themes for specific critical issues were identified at the
2003 CIBP Conference. These
specific issues will be addressed by CAPT in the year 2004.
Critical
Issue #1 – Education and industry members fail to recognize,
fulfill and maintain their roles and responsibilities within an
equitable partnership.
§
Individual
support on Advisory Committees
CAPT
will work with each alliance to identify best practices to create a
“How to Guide” and will make it available on the Website.
§
Top
Management
CAPT
will engage top management from education and industry
Critical
Issue #2 – The supply of qualified program graduates does not
align with the needs of industry, understanding that this need is
impacted by geographic location, industry sector, and the cyclical
nature of the business.
§
Centralized
database for job and graduate listings
CAPT
will create a centralized database for job and graduate listings
§
Marketing
·
Use
guidelines from Recruitment and Retention forum at CIBP for national
and local marketing
·
Develop “How
to Guide” for local recruitment – 6 best practices
·
Submit
Process Technology information to national career publications
Critical
Issue #5 – Programs may lack appropriate equipment and software to
support the delivery of a quality education.
§
Investigate
grant sources to fund equipment purchases
·
CAPT will
research and identify equipment sources – Information will be made
available at the CAPT Website
·
Surplus
equipment database
·
CAPT will
develop an online database of industry and vendor equipment that
institutions can bid on based on demonstrated need
Critical
Issue #6 – Programs experience difficulties in attracting and
retaining quality instructors.
§
Provide paid
Summer internships for faculty
·
CAPT
provides 10-15 paid summer internships Summer 2004
·
50% CAPT
U.S. partner institutions one internship
·
Remaining
50% will be allotted one internship in 2005
§
Proper
Classroom Techniques
·
Offer
professional development for full-time and part-time instructors on
effectiveness in the classroom and provide skills upgrade
Merv stated
that these top activity themes were identified by the CAPT staff
from all the data and input gathered at the 2003 CIBP Conference.
He further stressed that he and Joanna would be making
numerous contacts and visits to partner institutions and conferences
to strengthen and build the alliances and partnerships with CAPT.
Merv asked that all partner institutions provide to CAPT a schedule
of their advisory committee meetings for the year 2004.
Merv reported
on Skill Standards Activities stating there were still a couple of
states left to complete the validation for Chemical and Refining
skill standards. He
further stated that the information gathered at the 2003 CIBP forum
on an exit assessment test for program graduates would be analyzed
and used to construct the final assessment.
Merv reported
that the Oil and Gas Production I course was ready for use and that
the Oil and Gas Production II course was being piloted this fall. He also reported that CAPT was in the early phases
of textbook development and will incorporate the information gained
at the 2003 CIBP Conference.
Merv provided
the tentative dates for 2004 CIBP Conference.
It will be held at the South Shore Harbour Hotel and Resort
in League City, TX. The
dates are September 29, 30 and October 1, 2004.
The third day is predicated on being able to partner with the
API to provide an agenda for plant trainers and training supervisors
similar to those that were provided in the past by the API Gulf
Coast Committee on Training and Development.
Merv also
took the opportunity to thank Eastman Chemical for their sponsorship
of the reception at the 2003 CIBP Conference and encouraged other
industries to participate in sponsorships for the next conference in
2004.
Merv also
informed the attendees that CAPT had available a video titled
Pathways to Technology produced by WGBH under an NSF grant.
There are limited copies available through CAPT for use by
partner institutions. These
videos are also available on the Website www.pathwaystotechnology.org.
Copies of these videos are also available through Jerry
Duncan or Mike Cobb at the College of the Mainland.
Merv also
informed the attendees that CAPT was providing expenses for
individuals from both industry and education to participate in a
2-day activity to identify objectives and outline for an Applied
Physics Course for process technology.
The dates for the meeting to be held in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana at BRCC are December 4th and 5th.
Those interested in participating should contact Steve
Erickson.
For
further information…
Merv Treigle
CAPT at
College of the Mainland
1200 Amburn
Road
Texas City,
Texas 77591
(409)
938-1211, x107
mtreigle@com.edu
Subcommittee
on Standards & Quality
– Ed Stiles and Kathy Trahan addressed the goals and objectives
for the Subcommittee on Standards & Quality for years 1 through
5. Ed reinforced how the goals tied in with that of
the Education Subcommittee and the overall goals of the GCPTA.
Ed and Kathy
gave an update on the activities of the Standards & Quality
Committee. The topics
were:
1.
Status
Report – Previously announced requirements for GCPTA member
schools
§
Establish
and Maintain a Viable Advisory Committee
In
order to establish and maintain a viable Advisory Committee, all
affiliated colleges (Endorsed and Recommended) were to have
submitted the following to the Standards and Quality Committee by no
later than the end of the Spring Semester of 2003:
(1) minutes of each of their Advisory Committee meetings (and
continuing thereafter), and (2) Advisory Committee member names and
their contact information (contact info optional).
§
Conduct
P-Tech Program Audits
Colleges
were to have submitted the guidelines of their audit process by no
later than the end of the Spring Semester of 2003 and colleges will
provide this Committee with abbreviated status reports on their
auditing efforts as they occur.
(An audit not required to have been conducted yet.)
2.
Additional
Requirements/Changes
§
“Active”
Advisory Committee Defined
Evidence—
Each
Endorsed College will provide the following evidence to the S&Q
Committee in order to demonstrate that its advisory committee
membership is “active”:
·
Meeting
Frequency—meets at least quarterly (more often if required by the
State or the school)
·
Membership
Composition—there will be more industry members than college
members and the meetings will be chaired by industry members
·
Voting
During Meetings—a quorum of members will be present for all votes
(each college will define what makes up a quorum)
·
Documentation—a
Charter/Mission/Vision Statement will be developed, agreed to, and
formally approved by the advisory committee members, and it will
define the purpose of the committee’s existence; minutes will be
taken at each meeting and will show evidence of an agenda and who
was in attendance
·
Each college’s
two voting members from industry will be actively involved in GCPTA
activities
§
The term “Recommended
College Members” Will Be Changed to “Associated College Members”
·
The Alliance
will no longer “Recommend” a College which does not strive to
meet the Alliance’s standards and goals for excellence
·
Associated
College Members will not have voting rights
§
Endorsement
Periods of Colleges
·
Endorsements
of Colleges will be for one year periods
§
Instructor
standards to be implemented
·
Pre-Hire and
Post-Hire Standards will be Implemented for Instructors
The
following Pre-Hire standards for P-Tech Instructors will be used:
Minimum
Educational Requirements—for Full-Time Instructors: possess at least a degree at the level of which the
person is teaching, i.e. at least an Associate’s Degree; for
Adjunct Instructors: appropriate
industry experience and evidence of previous training/classroom
management experience; SACS requirements will be followed if more
stringent
The
following Post-Hire standards for P-Tech Instructors will be used:
Professional
Development Requirements—A minimum of 8 hours per year of related
professional development in education and/or technical programs or
seminars
Evaluation
of Performance—Evidence of having been evaluated as part of a
formal faculty evaluation process on an annual basis
§
All
Requirements/Changes will go into effect on September 1, 2004
§
If a college
fails to meet these requirements by September 1, 2004, the Standards
and Quality Committee will recommend to the GCPTA Executive
Committee that the status of the college be changed from “Endorsed
College” to “Associated College”.
College
Advisory Reports
Texas State
Technical College – Tommy Edgar reported the following:
§
18 students enrolled
§
0 expected graduates
§
Comments:
1.
No
internships were offered to our students for this semester—plan to
have a couple in the spring.
2.
We
will be doing a lot of recruiting this spring.
3.
New
PTAC Instructor—Bobby Smith, former Eastman Chemical Manufacturing
Department Superintendent.
4.
Pilot
Plant project—to enhance the practical application of PTAC
competencies
5.
New
Advisory Committee member from local high school (Beth Goodwin,
Director of Career & Technology Education, Hallsville ISD)
6.
Tommy
Edgar gave a presentation during the Longview Career and College
Night about technical careers, specifically process operations and
instrumentation.
7.
Project
to award TSTC-Marshall credit for Eastman Chemical and Maintenance
Apprenticeship Training Courses
8.
TSTC-Marshall
and Eastman Chemical have joined the IICTA
§
New Equipment:
1.
Building
a skid unit that will give the students more hands-on opportunities.
Louisiana
Technical College-Ascension Campus – Cleve Marchand reported the
following:
§
27 students enrolled (fall 2003)
§
0 expected graduates
§
2 students in Intern/Coop program (spring 2004)
§
7 students on scholarship
§
Comments:
1.
Advisory
members are working on the internship program.
2.
We
will make a presentation to other companies concerning our
internships for Process Technology.
§
High School PTech Programs:
2
students participating
1
high school participating
Comments:
1.
Meeting
set with the Ascension Parish Schools for November 18, 2003
§
New Equipment:
1.
“Glass
Labs” scheduled from state funds.
§
Advisory Committee Meetings:
Met
October 16, 2003
Scheduled
to meet November 2003
Hot
Topics:
1.
Internships
and approval by Board of Regents of our program working to increase
courses in the high schools for Fall 2004.
§
New Best Practices:
1.
Starting
meeting as an Education Subcommittee from state Process Technology
group.
§
Upcoming Events:
1.
Breakfast
meeting for all area plants personnel for Process Technology updates
Mississippi Gulf
Coast Community College – Tommie Ann Broome reported the following:
§
5 students enrolled (first semester)
§
Comments:
1.
We
expect to have summer internships available for students for summer
of 2004.
2.
Three
large company supporters (Chevron Texaco, DuPont, Southern Company)
have committed to work out a program to offer internships. We are waiting on details from them.
§
Student Organization Activities:
1.
Students
are encouraged to join Skills USA.
§
New Equipment:
1.
This
is the first semester for our program and we are constructing
facilities and installing equipment.
2.
Chevron
Texaco has committed instrument technicians to do installation and
wiring of the equipment, which was relocated from another facility.
3.
We
will have instrument panels for the four major control elements,
flow, temperature, level and pressure.
§
Advisory Committee Meetings:
Met
October 16, 2003
Hot
Topics:
1.
Summer
internships for students
2.
Approval
of curriculum by Mississippi DOE
3.
Survey
of curriculum by industry representatives and suggestions
4.
Industry
commitments to support the program and give graduates a priority I
hiring
Louisiana
Technical College-River Parishes Campus – George Foret reported the
following:
§
88 students enrolled
§
6 expected graduates
§
2 students in Interns/Coops
§
4 students on Scholarships
§
Comments:
1.
Internships:
Entergy (1) student, Shell Geismar, LA (1) student
2.
Scholarships:
Dow St. Charles Operation, Marathon, Ascension Parish,
British Petroleum
3.
Specialized
training for new hires, and incumbent worker programs.
4.
Evening
Division: Process
Technology (offering all courses)
5.
Graduation
Placement Rate 100%
§
Student Organization Activities:
1.
Student
Government Association, and Skills U.S.A.
§
High School PTech Programs:
18
Students participating
5
High Schools participating
Comments:
1.
Off
campus: 14 students
Hahnville High/Destrahan High
2.
On
campus: 4
students St. James/Lutcher/Riverside High
§
New Equipment:
1.
Glass
Labs: Units A,B,C,D,F
§
Advisory Committee Meetings:
Met
July 30, 2003
Scheduled
to Meet November 19, 2003
Hot
Topics
1.
Marketing
PTEC
2.
Education
Subcommittee—comprised of educators from all campuses offering
PTEC. This subcommittee
reports suggestions and recommendations to Advisory Committees.
§
New Best Practice:
1.
Introduced
Mechanical Aptitude as a new required course.
2.
Articulate
process and general education courses to four year degree at
Nicholls State University
§
Upcoming Events:
1.
Field
trip scheduled for November 5 at Dow St. Charles
2.
Specialized
training: New Hires
(Shell Motiva) and (Dow)
Lamar Institute of
Technology – Harry Wood reported the following:
§
312 students enrolled
§
50 expected graduates
§
20 students on scholarships
§
Comments:
1.
BASF
Sabina Industries in Port Arthur has donated $5,000 to LIT for two
new process technology scholarships.
2.
LIT
also trained eight new BASF employees in a nine-week orientation
course.
§
Student Organization Activities:
1.
OPT
Club participated in the Alumni Association’s Fall Fling and
raised funds for plant tours members plan in the spring.
The club annually travels to the Baton Rouge area for tours.
§
High School PTech Programs:
15
students participating
1
high school participating
Comments:
1.
LIT
is attempting to qualify a high school instructor to offer more
PTech classes.
§
Advisory Committee Meetings:
Met
September 18, 2003
Scheduled
to meet February, 2004
Hot
Topics:
1.
Plans
have begun for 40-hour continuous operations of the college’s
Distillation Unit. A
subcommittee has been appointed to work with the faculty on plans
for the activity.
Montana State
University-Billings College of Technology – Bob Robertus
reported the following:
§
35 students enrolled
§
10 expected graduates
§
11 students in Interns/Coops
§
4 students on scholarship
§
Student Organization Activities:
§
Field trips (2/semester)
§
Comments:
1.
Internships
are 40 hours of shadowing an operator in an existing plant.
To satisfy union requirements, they can do no work and are
not paid.
2.
Conoco
Phillips and ExxonMobil each supply two $1,000 scholarships per year
for four total.
3.
We
do require a Hazardous Material Technician training class, which
gives students a Level III certificate.
§
High School PTech Programs:
Comments:
We keep talking about this, but haven’t taken action yet.
§
New Equipment:
1.
Some
promises, but no deliveries yet.
2.
ExxonMobil
donated a plastic scale model of their Platformer. Repairs are being made.
§
Advisory Committee Meetings:
Met
September 30, 2003
Scheduled
to meet November 13, 2003
Hot
Topics:
1.
Program
Evaluation
2.
Accreditation
3.
Jobs
4.
Funding
§
New Best Practice:
1.
Met
with College National Advisory Committee to brief them on status of
the program and its focus/problems.
§
Upcoming Events:
1.
Thanksgiving,
Christmas
San Jacinto
Community College Central – Mike Speegle reported the following:
§
195 students enrolled
§
8 expected graduates
§
1 students in Interns/Coops
§
12 students on scholarship
§
Comments:
1.
Offering
Oil and Gas Production I in the summer of 2004.
2.
Oil
and Gas Production II in the fall of 2004.
§
New Equipment:
1.
Three
small tabletop Amatrol training units that demonstrate various
instrumentation and control principles were donated by our North
Campus.
2.
Two
large training units with pumps, instruments and vessels were
donated by the North Campus. These
are being modified into working hands-on training units.
3.
New
software that demonstrates the operation and control of a vacuum
distillation unit and crude distillation unit.
§
Advisory Committee Meetings:
Met
February 5, 2003
Scheduled
to meet November 13, 2003
Hot
Topics:
1.
Donation
of equipment to the department
2.
Externships
for faculty
3.
Department
audit
4.
Committee
roles and goals
§
Upcoming Events:
1.
Glycol
distillation lab to be upgraded to DCS (Delta V) control system.
ITI Technical
College – Jerry Hidalgo reported the following:
§
78 students enrolled
§
65 expected graduates
§
3 students in Interns/Coops
§
0 students on Scholarships
§
Comments:
1.
Process
internship has been with BP off-shore 2002 and 2003
2.
Process
tour program includes—in-plant tours at Motiva, Exxon Refinery,
Exxon Chemicals, Enterprise Pipeline, Colonial Pipeline, City of
Baton Rouge waste treatment plant, City of Donaldsonville raw water
treatment plant
3.
At
ITI campus, new outside “pilot plant” is complete and is being
used now as an instruction aid
§
Advisory Committee Meetings:
Met
March, 2003
Scheduled
to meet November 12, 2003
Hot
Topics:
1.
What
is the number one problem industry experiences with new entry-level
employees?
2.
Develop
new ways to address the problems of critical-thinking; problem
solving, and industry need for soft skills.
3.
What
is the profile of the perfect process operator?
4.
How
to recruit better students for process operation?
§
New Best Practice:
1.
Using
seven part-time instructors (SME) to teach applied courses.
2.
Have
instructors spend more time with students working their personal
problems for retention.
§
Upcoming events:
1.
Ground
breaking for new 16-classroom building for campus.
2.
Due
to heart illness, in January 2004, I (Jerry Hidalgo) will go to
part-time. I hope to
continue to play a small role in the program.
McNeese State
University—Carol Schulte reported the following:
§
87 students enrolled
§
21 A.S. expected graduates & 2 B.S.
§
6 students in Interns/Coops
§
34 students on Scholarships
§
Comments:
1.
Al
Hodges completed an internship with BP-Amoco through CAPT. Al worked
on an offshore oil platform and said he learned a lot and really
enjoyed his internship experience.
Al has been offered a full-time position and will begin work
after graduation in December.
2.
Charles
Bertrand received a BP-Amoco scholarship through CAPT for
$2000. Charles was the
only recipient from Louisiana.
He is a student in the 2-yr Process Plant Associate Degree
program.
3.
McNeese
State University and Lamar State College-Orange signed an
articulation agreement allowing transfer of credit from Lamar’s
1-yr Process Technology program to the McNeese 2-yr Associate of
Science degree program. Up
to 51 credits are eligible for transfer from LSC-Orange to the
Process Plant A.S. degree. In addition, students may be able to transfer an
additional 16 hours if they decide to pursue the B.S. degree.
4.
Well
Drilling course is being offered this semester at McNeese through
Nicholls State University. Dr.
John Griffen who teaches in the Petroleum Services B.S. degree at
Nicholls is teaching this course.
It is being delivered via compressed video to McNeese.
Students communicate with Dr. Griffen via e-mail and get
their homework assignments via blackboard.
5.
James
Dautenhahn, Associate Professor in the Process Plant Technology
program, received a Pinnacle Excellence Award for teaching and
advising. Funds will be
used for advertising, recruiting, and course enhancement in
Technology programs at McNeese.
6.
The
A.S. degree in Process Plant Technology received full 8-yr
accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET). The
McNeese program is the first PTEC program on the Gulf Coast to earn
such accreditation and only the second in the nation.
(Program is already SACS accredited.)
§
New Equipment:
Three
grants were received by Process Plant Technology faculty (Total:
$12,544) for purchase of equipment.
§
Advisory Committee Meetings:
Met
September 24, 2003
Scheduled
to meet November 19, 2003
Hot
Topics:
1.
Professional
development workshop preparation for Louisiana PTEC faculty jointly
being put on by Sowela & McNeese on October 24th.
2.
Arrangement
of Mock Interview Sessions for Sowela & McNeese students on
October 29/30th. Advisory
board will recruit interviewers from their companies.
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New Best Practice:
1.
Glass
Lab Analytical Procedures faculty development workshop held for
Louisiana PTEC instructors on October 24th.
Eleven faculty attended from five colleges.
2.
First
Mock Interview Sessions held for Sowela and McNeese students on
October 29/30th. Forty-six
students participated and eight industry representatives from five
companies did the interviewing.
Del Mar College
– Denise Rector reported the following:
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The Process Technology Program at Del Mar College
remains strong—good enrollment in current classes for Fall, 2003,
and telephone calls have been coming in almost daily for information
about Process Technology from prospective students for the spring
semester, 2004. Early registration for the spring semester has just
begun and will end on December 5.
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This semester, there are four interns with Valero;
three of these students will complete their coursework in December.
There are four more students who will complete the coursework
in December for the certificate program.
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We expect to have about 10 graduates in May with
both the associate’s degree and certificates.
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Our certificate program is generating students who
stay on to complete associate’s degrees.
Many of our students have been out of school for a number of
years before attending Del Mar College and the certificate
curriculum gets them back in the classroom/studying/student mode.
Except for two courses, all certificate coursework applies
towards the associate’s degree.
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Our program has received Perkins Grant funds to
purchase equipment for the laboratory.
An order has been placed for the Bayport Training &
Technical Center’s Process Trainer.
The trainer should be in place and in use sometime in
January, 2004. We
anxiously await its arrival!!!
It will be a welcomed addition to our Process Technology
equipment.
Alvin Community
College – Mark Demark reported the following:
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102 students enrolled
§
30 expected graduates
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3 students on scholarships
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Student Organization Activities:
No
change since last report 2nd Q 2003
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High School PTech Programs:
No
change since last report 2nd Q 2003
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New Equipment:
1.
High-speed
gear box donated by Sundyne Corporation
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Advisory Committee Meetings:
Met
September 10, 2003
Scheduled
to meet December 10, 2003
Hot
Topics:
1.
Process
Technology web page at ACC
2.
Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board Exemplary Program status
3.
Advisory
Committee audit academic program & facilities (see web site)
4.
ACC
Process Technology Department Vision, Mission, and Strategy
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New Best Practice:
No
change since last report 2nd Q 2003
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Upcoming Events:
1.
Advisory
Committee meeting 12/10/2003 at ACC:
·
Discuss CIBP conference activity themes
·
Presentation on GCPTA by Steve Erickson
Baton Rouge
Community College – Kathy Trahan reported the following:
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309 students enrolled (fall 2003)
§
30-35 expected graduates (spring 2004)
§
9 student interns
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Student Organization Activities:
PTEC
student ambassadors assisting in recruiting efforts
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Comments:
1.
Interns—5
at Dow, 2 at Shell, 2 at Placid
2.
Scholarships—ISA
Scholarship, Desk & Derrick Scholarship, PTEC 101 Industry
Scholarship
3.
Instructor
Professional Development on Analytical procedures at McNeese/Sowela
4.
Five
students hired last month
5.
PAPAC
request for January 04 Training
6.
15K
in new scholarships funded by ExxonMobil
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High School PTech Programs:
One
high school participating—Port Allen High
Note:
PTEC Tech Prep enrollment is traditionally during the spring
as students are choosing a career path during this semester.
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New Equipment:
1.
ExxonMobil
IWTG anticipated equipment—Simtronics simulators, Honeywell Shadow
Plant simulators Bayport Cut-a-ways and acrylic models
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Advisory Committee Meetings:
Met
November 13, 2003
Scheduled
to meet January 29, 2003
Hot
Topics:
1.
Instructor
development
2.
Outdoor
training unit
3.
Industry
hiring needs
4.
Instructional
Analysis for Physics, Chemistry and Trig
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New Best Practice:
Using
multiple cut-a-ways permanently mounted on dual rolling rack to
easily move from class to class (Bayport design)
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Upcoming Events:
1.
Instructional
Analysis December 4th and 5th at BRCC—Frazier
Campus to be co-sponsored by CAPT
2.
LA
ESC meeting December 5th
3.
PAPAC
workshop January, 2004
4.
Spring
Classes start January 15, 2004
Sowela Technical
Community College – Linton Lecompte reported the following:
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143 students enrolled (fall 2004)
§
17 expected graduates
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Comments:
1.
Total
Placement as of November 19, 2003;
Related
Field – 46.6%
Non-related
Field – 46.6%
Not
Working – 6.8%
2.
Lab
Implementation Status into Curriculum:
Lab
exercises are fully implemented throughout the Curriculum
3.
Audit
Action Plan Gap Closures:
We’ve
been reviewing our October 18, 2001 Audit in preparation for our
2004 PTEC Audit.
4.
PTEC
Instructor Development:
Two
instructors attended the Brazosport College Workshop and most
recently the Critical Issues and Best Practices Conference.
5.
Successes
to Share:
1.
McNeese
Professor, Carol Schulte conducted an Analytical Workshop for the
Louisiana PTEC Instructors on October 24, 2003.
The Workshop was very successful—all participants were very
pleased.
2.
On
Plant “E”, we made modifications that will enhance the life of
the Vacuum Compressor by installing a couple of liquid knockout pots
and a block valve.
3.
Ten
Sowela students completed Aerial Lift Certification at ABC Training
Facility on November 18, 2003.
The same has been setup for McNeese students on November 24,
2003.
6.
Process
Technology Classes on High School campuses may need to be revisited
from the standpoint of cost. It
is questionable as to whether or not we will be able to continue to
offer these classes free of charge due to budget constraints.
New
Business – Steve Ames
Steve
reminded everyone that the subcommittees are always looking for new
members. If you are
interested in serving on one of the subcommittees, contact one of
the members of that subcommittee.
They are listed on the Website.
Mike Kukuk
reported that the College of the Mainland has received a $700,000
grant to establish a technical high school (11th and 12th
graders) on the COM campus. This
would be a feeder system into other programs at the college.
John Payne
talked about the USDOL grant proposal for $3,000,000.
This proposal would provide funds for a Texas P-Tech
Director.
Stacey
Chiasson reported that the Louisiana Board of Regents has approved
Louisiana Technical College—Ascension Campus as a 2-year Associate’s
Degree program.
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Website www.processtech.org
is fully active and maintained by Bob Kosar of Grand Isle Group
Information Delivery Specialists.
If your school or company has a Website and it is not
accessible by just a click, contact the Webmaster by e-mail bobkosar@hal-pc.org.
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Center for the Advancement of Process Technology
(CAPT) Website www.captech.org.
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Contact the GCPTA at atgcpta@msn.com.
Holiday Inn, Houston, TX
Friday, January 30, 2004
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Friday, April 30, 2004
Lake
Charles,
Louisiana
Friday, November 12, 2004
***Other Events***
Meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Arnold, Secretary
Gulf Coast Process Technology Alliance
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