Strategic Planning

Here are my notes from the Strategic Planning meeting on Friday:
Teams 1-5 are Board of Regents goals, Team 6 is AQIP

I. Increase Graduation Rates
Create a student preparedness council, hire a coordinator
Add value to degree / education
Pilot – intervention for degree seeking undecided major student

II. Increase Civic Engagement
Create a benchmark through surveys
Culture change – have more events
Involve programs – LENS, staff events

III. Increase enrollment of JoCo High School Graduates
More advertising
Have our Board meet with high school boards
Scholarships
Seamless transition

IV. Increase percent of Minority Students
Help with financial plans
Gather data
Early alert for students at risk
Facilities – student common area

V. Increase percent of Minority Faculty/Staff
Hire a recruiter
Training for hiring committees
Use faculty / student ambassadors
Alumni program

VI. Develop and Implement a Gen Ed Outcomes assessment
Change culture – catalyst to improve instead of compliance
Connect outcomes to curriculum
Make sure we report results back
Support faculty in pilots, use CTL
Hire a director of assessment

There were also reports from the operational units:
I. Instruction
Quality Matters / REACHE – improve distance courses
Entrepreneurship outreach
Expand health occupations
Weekend / evening programs
Sustainability across curriculum

II. Student Services
Update facilities
Use technology – alert students about degree completion
Staff will need to become more specialized – will need more staff
Recruitment of non-traditional students is focus
Develop strategies for retention

III. Continuing Ed / Community Services
Entrepreneurship center
Career exploration workshop in grade schools
Carlsen center – art education
Increase corporate contract sales (CBT)
Homeland Security – develop programs, activities

IV. Information Services
New LMS (replace Blackboard)
Campus notification system for students
Enrollment management system
Academic planner (students about to graduate)
Continuing Ed shopping cart

V. Administrative Services
Software – target marketing
Self insurance for workers comp
Campus master plan – review all buildings, review off site
Library
Dental Hygiene addition

VI. Presidents Office
More marketing / publication
Expand private funding for Nerman
HR – review process and procedures
Calaway - $250000 for Internal Innovations Grant – for faculty and staff. Improve learning, quality initiatives. Would be used for continual quality improvement.