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FSCC livestock judging team expresses gratitude to trustees
After having a winning season, members of the Fort Scott Community College livestock judging team thanked the Board of Trustees Monday night during the monthly meeting on the FSCC campus.
"This would not be possible without you guys," Chase Gleason said. "Our success is your success." Gleason is a sophomore on the team and will graduate in May.
"Thank you guys for allowing us this possibility to travel," Agriculture, Farm Bureau and livestock judging sponsor Ryan Page said. "It takes a lot of money, as I'm sure you guys know. I personally appreciate that. When I was looking for jobs, I was looking for places that support the program. Hopefully, as I look back five to 10 years from now, Fort Scott is still supporting collegiate events."
Page, who is in his fifth year with the college, will leave the college in May. Page was named Coach of the Year, after his team placed highest overall over the course of the season.
The team
"This is the most enjoyable group," he said. "I knew this was going to be a good group."
A small team size hasn't kept the judgers from success, Page said.
"I know this isn't a big group, there's six of them here and there's seven total," he said. "This is the most successful team, I believe, Fort Scott has ever had."
The seven members are Ben Wise, Callahan Grund, Zane Ward, Tyler Hamilton, Tori Hathaway, Chase Gleason, and Kyle Vehige. These seven will all graduate in May.
"These kids sell themselves short," FSCC President Alysia Johnston said. "The work ethic it takes to do livestock judging."
The team's accolades also include three All-American Judgers, Ben Weis, Callahan Grund, and Chase Gleason. All-Americans are awarded based on grade point average and judging results.
"You guys did a very good job selecting a person to run the (Agriculture department)," Gleason said. "Not just with livestock judging, but with great morals."
"We're all pretty privileged to have Ryan," Sophomore Ben Weise said.
Assessment tool trial approved
Trustees were also updated Monday about a trial for an assessment tool.
A five-semester trial period for an Outcomes Assessment Reporting Tool was unanimously approved to begin for the fall 2016 semester. A pilot test of the tool was done in the fall that "worked very well," Dean of Instruction Regena Lance said. This trial period will include 10 courses that will be evaluated, which could be up to around 40 or 50 individual classes.
According to the trustees' information, the tool will allow FSCC administration to "generate standard reports related to instructor, course, department, and FSCC aligned objectives and outcomes based on Student and Instructor Surveys for each currently offered course."