· Hire adequate number of faculty to replace vacancies.
· Hire part time/full-time lab assistants for Allied Health/EMST/Nursing; expand clinical facilities for student experiences.
· Achieve NLN accreditation.
· Develop OE/OE program in Welding; more OE/OE and online delivery in BSIS
· Initiate licensure testing in Spanish and add bilingual instruction.
· Research adding onto the Penka Building to accommodate increased enrollment in Cosmetology, support increased program needs of Nursing/Allied Health, and expansion of Child Care program
· Research/develop Ogallala Institute/Water Congress partnership; offer non-credit/credit training; disseminate information.
· Achieve NATEF certification in Engine Repair, Automatic Transmissions, and Manual Drive Trains, initiate ASE Certification testing
· Plan to institute “smart” classrooms across campus.
· Implement a “24/7” 40 terminal lab in the Academic Building.
· Investigate the implementation of a writing computer lab.
· Recruit ESL students from Garden City High School in conjunction with the health science initiative.
· Develop and implement a strategy workshop for GCCC instructors to cope with ESL problems and needs.
· Improve placement and retention in all general education programs.
· Create a Mass Communications program (media, graphic arts, and broadcasting).
· Implement Adult Degree program in Fall 2005
· Increase HPER enrollment by 5%; increase the number and variety of HPER classes offered; recruit 5% more quality student/athletes.
· Complete the south wing renovation (PE Building) to accommodate new soccer program.
· Conduct marketing study in college service area to assess needs for CECS services; evaluate, adapt, and develop programs and services based on the marketing results.
· Organize and host “A Day on Campus” for senior citizens in Fall 2005.
· Bryan Education Center--increase number of offerings and participation for both credit and non-credit.
· Expand Southwest Music Academy activities.
· Increase the number of dual credit hours completed by ETS/UB students by 15%.
· Develop an ETS & UB alumni support group for students currently enrolled at GCCC.
· Transition 80% of the ETS students who attend GCCC into the SSS program.
· Train AmeriCorps VISTA members to recruit students from residences at EGV & Tyson.
· Expand offerings in East Garden Village (EGV) to maximize use of new facility.
· Coordinate antismoking activities for the campus with GC Recreation and GCCC Wellness.
· Support student processes in Residential Life activities; provide prevention training for youth and RAs.
· Expand programming to include Plumbing and HVAC courses, electrical and mechanical courses.
· Gather and analyze retention data to identify the cause of attrition to drive curriculum revision.
· Evaluate science pre-requisites for PN and ADN.
· Initiate computer-based tutorials, integration of high tech lab practice using SimMan.
· Develop a matrix and tools to select the best qualified candidates for entry in PN and ADN programs.
· Provide positive learning climate including “Merchants of Hope.”
· Increase One Stop participant enrollment/completion in GED program.
· Implement wireless LAN curriculum and equipment.
· Establish Advisory Committee for Broadcasting; develop Broadcasting program/seek KBOR approval.
· Research and design method to track Carl Perkins students for One Stop requirements.
· Establish a formal job placement and follow-up system to track graduates.
· Provide KAN-Ed connectivity for interactive distance learning.
· Reduce the number of academic casualties.
· Acquire baseline data regarding retention, recruitment, percentages and associated costs (institutional research).
· Extend College Health Nurse position from four to five days per week.
· Acquire part-time summer financial aid employee from mid-May to mid-August.
· Subsidize GED budget to cover administrative costs.
· Light BTSC outdoor recreation areas using existing surplus light poles; complete landscaping project
· Purchase change machine for the BTSC
· Establish and conduct student survey of needs and services in Counseling/Advising.
· Provide additional advisor training to address retention related to advising process.
· Explore development of multicultural student activity board.
· Promote counseling services to faculty by sending a monthly mailing regarding student issues.
· Revise and repeat TV-based community awareness campaign.
· Develop low cost, practical means of local/regional market research.
· Develop and carry out promotional plan for Adult Degree program.
· Enhance public awareness through year-round advertising campaign on targeted radio stations.
· Provide GCCC information and counselor guidance for students on completing GED.
· Work with Business and Industry and One-Stop to develop assessment and training program.
· Survey wants and needs of residence hall occupants.
· Provide multiple meal plans for all residence hall occupants.
· Identify and select 200 participants annually who meet SSS grant requirements.
· Retain at least 70% of SSS non-graduating, non-transferring students.
· 80% of SSS participants will meet or exceed 2.0 academic performance level.
· 80% of SSS students will either graduate and transfer or immediately transfer to a university.
· Provide all 200 SSS students with personal, career, academic, transfer and financial aid counseling.
· Increase efforts to recruit and retain students from underrepresented minority groups.
· Organize USA Funds Default Prevention/Student Retention workshop at Fall 2005 in-service.
· Maintain institutional funding for SEOG, CWSP, IWSP, WISS and TRiO programs.
· Assist with planning, developing and implementing campus-wide Enrollment Management Plan.
· Re-evaluate distribution of SGA funds among campus organizations.
· Provide public access to submit GCCC admissions and scholarship applications via web.
· Provide GCCC email addresses for all students.
· Implement Datatel Student System.
· Work with the computer conversion and implementation teams to insure a system that will be most beneficial to GCCC and its constituents.
· Work with other areas to implement policy for parental permission requirements for minor students prior to enrollment.
· Datatel WEB Implementation.
· Work closely with IT and the PMT to strategize the importing of transactions from CARS into Datatel from January 2005 on to insure accurate 1098-T reporting for 2005 as well as information on students with balances due from previous semesters.
· Shift more printing to the new Xerox printer to increase number of publications, flyers and copies produced for admissions, faculty and students.
· Offer new, fresh solutions for promotional materials and produce new requested promotion and recruiting materials.
Improve Internal and External Communication
· Implement upward evaluations of college personnel.
· Improve visible support at student and faculty functions.
· Equalize advising loads in conjunction with the Advising Task Force.
· Work with Learning Services to create an effective and efficient student evaluation process.
· Investigate creating an Interpreters/Translators curriculum (credit or non-credit).
· Establish partnerships with businesses to provide students improved learning/employment opportunities.
· Expand college involvement in Command Spanish offerings for area businesses and services.
· Successfully implement the division director position for HPER; complete Athletic Department restructure.
· Implement drug testing policy (campus-wide for all students involved in activities and on scholarship).
· Increase contact time with student-athletes to provide insight on how to succeed in the classroom.
· Implement a wellness program; obtain an automated external defibrillator (AED) for the Wellness Center.
· FCCLC upgrade the GED computer lab (in anticipation of new building on campus).
· SBDC support and expand entrepreneurship curriculum initiatives at GCCC.
· SWKRPC staff will initiate community discussion on need for after school care.
· Expand Bloodmobile visit to include health screenings.
· Initiate part-time advisor position with a faculty member during the summer.
· Enhance advisor training and include additional offerings.
· Meet graphic design service demands by upgrading operating system and maintenance software.
· Enhance news release operation through on-demand news photo capacity.
· Adapt web and graphic design capacity with enhanced graphic service subscription.
· Develop SGA website to post SGA minutes and information about upcoming activities.
· Initiate monthly SGA advisor forum to discuss issues pertinent to students and organizations.
· Cross-train assessment staff in institutional research software to enhance reporting capabilities.
· Institute web-based Bloodborne Pathogen training per Kansas Dept of Human Resource.
· Acquire four new outside doors with steel frames for the West Hall and additional computer tables.
· Develop scholarship selection committee to review applications and award Endowment scholarships.
· Purchase gymnasium floor covering, purchase curtain/backdrop for commencement stage.
· Centralize Student Services through Front Door Project, providing better customer service.
· Implement Veterans Affairs electronic program.
· Subscribe to a credit/purchase card system for travel convenience, security and efficiency.
· Evaluate and secure security cameras, install deadbolt locks and new door jambs for apartment security.
· Complete conversion to digital phones across campus.
· Implement Upward Evaluation.
· Strategize the importing of transactions from CARS into Datatel from January 2005.
· Centralize management of campus pcs for remote install/upgrade and patch deployment as well as provide central storage (SAN).
· Successfully complete the first cycle of AQIP accreditation.
· Learn strategies necessary to support developmental education students, ESL.
· Research initiation of bilingual programming in Allied Health, Cosmetology, and Ammonia.
· Identify institutional data needs to improve curriculum scheduling in accordance with student needs.
· Fully implement COMPASS Internet version in all outreach sites.
· Integrate AQIP with current campus planning and committee structure.
· Develop 3-5 year plan to upgrade campus accessibility for people with disabilities.
· Expand employee recognition, redesign New Employee Orientation.
· Successfully implement Phase II of Datatel; automate vacation and sick leave, web-time entry to replace timesheet.
· Develop HR/Payroll website with links to college calendars, employee forms, and to employee benefit providers.