LWTC Strategic Planning Update

College UpdateBy Raymond A. Nadolny, Ph.D.

In the changing world of higher education, who are we and where would we like to lead the College?

What Has Been Accomplished?

1. Established a Strategic Plan Vocabulary

2. Developed a Plan framework through an inclusive process including the Future Search Conference

3. Set a pattern of ongoing two-way communication about the Plan with the College community through electronic newsletters, open houses, presentations, and on-line surveys

4. Carefully crafted Strategic Directions to guide the College over the next decade and the Desired Results for the next 3-5 years

Thank YouIE Committee/Steering

Committee

Paul Hutton

Kim Infinger

Katrina Larrabee

Maria Macedo

Pat McPherson Dr. Shirley Metcalf

Dr. Ray Nadolny

Myung Park

Denise Priddy

Susie Sarver

Jim West

Planning Team

Dave Cunningham

Suzy Dalgarn

Kathy Hanvey

Chris Harter

Jim Howe

Lulani Iokepa

Mike Kauffman

Nolan Koreski

Sue Kuestner

Shawn Miller

Dr. Ray Nadolny

Brenda Nunes

Marie Willsey

Future Search Conference  

Scott Acton

Régine Adams

Paul Axtell

Jason Bernstein

Ken Brown

Roberta Butler

Bree Callahan

Michael Clifton

Mihaela Cosma

Dave Cunningham

Suzy Dalgarn

George Dalich

Tony Delos Reyes

Karen Deville

Nancy Dick

Aimee Elber

Doug Emory

Marvin Everest

Monta Frost

Kim Gregor

Kathy Hanvey

Chris Harter

Susan Hawley

Marion Holland

Jim Howe

Soren Hughes

Pat Hunter

Paul Hutton

Kim Infinger

Lulani Iokepa

Scarlet Kendrick

Michelle Kennedy

Nolan Koreski

Alla Kovaleva

Sue Kuestner

Michael Lake

Cheryl Lau

Fern Livingston

Dennis Long

Greg Lum

Maria Macedo

Chris Malham

Wes Mantooth

Don Marshall

Brenda Mason

Pat McPherson

Chuck McWilliams

Shirley Metcalf

Mike Metke

Shawn Miller

Bob Monroig

Jessica Mraz

Ray Nadolny

Brenda Nunes

Mariah Ortiz

Laura Oslund

Myung Park

Margie Pederson

Jerry Peterson

Mike Potter

Denise Priddy

Mike Richmond 

Bruce Ried

Greg Roberts

Paul Root

Ed Sargent

Susi Sarver

Peggy Setoguchi

Janet Shaffer

Heidi Shepherd

Phil Snider

Debby Stanard

Stephen Starling

Teya Suchon

Helen Sun

Don Sutherland

Curtis Takahashi

Toni Terry

Bill Vadino

Lynda Vernon

David Weber

Joan Weiss

Peter Welty

Jim West

Travis Wright

Liesl Zappler

Lin Zhou

SurveysSurvey One

155 students /alumni

86 employees

16 external stakeholders

Survey Two

163 students /alumni

106 employees

18 external stakeholders

Eight Strategic Directions

Educational Pathways

LWTC will provide students with multiple pathways to

1.Skill Enhancement2.Workforce Entry3.Higher Education 4.Career Advancement

Strategic Direction: Learning Environment

LWTC will develop an accessible learning environment

1.Rewards Innovation 2.Anticipates Future Trends and Needs 3.Sustains Excellent, Integrated Programs Aligned with Current Industry Standards

Strategic Direction: Student Success

LWTC will create and sustain

1.High-Quality Services 2.Student Success

Strategic Direction: Faculty and Staff

LWTC will support its diverse employees

by creating a work environment that promotes

1.Quality2.Innovation3.Professional growth4.Employee satisfaction

Strategic Direction: Shared Decision-Making

LWTC will create a work environment that fosters

1.Communication2.Collaboration3.Shared transparent decision-making.

Strategic Direction: Recruiting & Marketing

LWTC will implement

1.Innovative and continually-updated student recruitment and marketing processes

2.Which produce enrollment growth

3.And promote continuous improvement of college offerings.

Strategic Direction: Financial SuccessLWTC will establish financial stability

by developing

1.Diversified funding

2.Greater financial equity with other state funded institutions

3.Decreased dependence on state support.

Strategic Direction: Institutional Effectiveness

LWTC will implement a system of

continuous quality improvement

that provides, uses and integrates data

from all aspects of the college

to improve student learning.

Trustee Adoption: Sept. 10, 20071. Added “transfer

opportunities” under educational pathways to reinforce opportunity to participate in new FTE’s identified by the State recently for transfer.

2. Re-iterated the statement on outcomes assessment in the institutional effectiveness in the learning environment direction.

3. Added in the Financial Success direction “LWTC will establish financial stability by maximizing its share of state higher education funding, developing diversified funding, achieving greater financial equity with other state funded institutions of here learning and decreasing dependence on state support.”

IE Results1. Every Strategic Direction

Committee is tied to Accreditation standard.

2. Every IE member serves as a resident expert and resource on one of the strategic directions.

3. Every IE member can write up a summary of the College’s strategic direction for annual submission of the State’s Baldrige application.

4. Strategic direction committee work results in annual goals and annual updates to strategic plan.

5. Through the chairs of each committee, input on budget is provided that reflect the identified goals.

6. If a full scale accreditation visit occurred next year, teams would already be in place to address requirements of a self study.

First Strategic Direction Training Session

October 12, 20071 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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