Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center

Recruiting 
Virtually every college has recruiters who are tasked with the goal of increasing the brand 
recognition of the college as well as identifying and engaging potential students. Oftentimes it 
takes the involvement of a department chair or similar person to establish recruiting ties above 
and beyond what the college has in place.
It is vital for recruiting in the environmental and energy departments to know what kinds of jobs 
exist locally. Department chairs (or their equivalents) are often expected to have relationships 
with local businesses and associations. 
JTAs, DACUMs, and other procedures used in the design of the curriculum will help provide this 
sort of information and foster the beginning of these relationships. Any printed materials or 
website content developed will be valuable for sharing with prospective students, guidance 
counselors, workforce development centers, and staffing services. This sharing of information can 
help foster the relationships with area high schools and identify interested students. 
The following are guides on evaluation from granting organizations that contain both 
general and agency-specific evaluation requirements. 
•
National Science Foundation’s 2010 User Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation 
at 
http://www.westat.com/pdf/projects/2010ufhb.pdf
.
•
Institute of Museum of Library Science’s Perspectives on Outcome Based Evaluation 
for Libraries and Museums at 
http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/workflow_staging/AssetManager/214.pdf
.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
Nothing is more effective at increasing teachers’ use of specific instructional practices and 
active learning strategies than quality professional development and teacher training. 
Unfortunately, training is often the first thing cut when budgets get tight. Travel bans have 
practically eliminated professional development opportunities for community and technical 
college instructors. To recruit and retain quality teachers, institutions must provide a wide 
range of professional development opportunities on a regular basis. 
Some of the best resources for professional development services are the: 
•
U.S. Department of Education at 
http://www2.ed.gov/teachers/landing.jhtml?exp=5
•
Staff Development for Educators at 
http://www.sde.com/
•
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development at 
http://www.ascd.org/professional-development.aspx