2005-2006 COLLEGE PLAN

- GOALS –

 

Increase Enrollment by 3% / Increase Retention by 3%

·       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.