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 President’s Leadership Team Report to the

Gateway Board of Directors September 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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Executive Summary ____________________________________________ 2 

 

Pathways Recruitment Highlights _______________________________________________ 3‐4 Enrollment Highlights _________________________________________________  4  

Engagement Program & Service Highlights ___________________________________________  5 Transition Activities __________________________________________________  5 Transfer Servies _____________________________________________________  6 Student Services & Success Initiatives ___________________________________ 6‐7 Student Support Services ______________________________________________  7 Student Activities/Clubs ______________________________________________ 7‐8 Partnerships _______________________________________________________ 8‐9 Service Learning/Experiential Learning _________________________________ 9‐10 Workforce Solutions/Customized Training  _______________________________  10  

Organizational Capacity Acquisition & Use of Resources ________________________________________  11 Sustainability Initiative _____________________________________________ 11‐12 Safety & Security  _________________________________________________ 12‐13 Resource Development ____________________________________________ 13‐16 Employee Professional Development & Activities ________________________ 17‐19 Honors, Recognitional of Employees, Students, Programs, & Partners  _______ 19‐20   

President’s Priorities ________________________________________ 22‐24 

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the 2014-15 academic year, the President’s Leadership Report will be organized primarily by the three Strategic Focus Areas contained in the 2010-2016 Strategic Plan: Pathways, Engagement, and Organizational Capacity. The report contains information related to these areas for the period June 2014 through August 2014. Highlights of the report include the following: Recruitment of students across a variety of populations is ongoing with the 12- week

session just underway. With the 8-week sessions beginning in October, additional part-time enrollments will move the college closer to the overall goal of 5,089. Workforce enrollment, dual credit, and special program enrollment in firefighters will not be recorded until late October.

Recruitment of high school students to manufacturing careers includes an expansion of the STEM Days in partnership with the region’s manufacturing companies.

Overall revenue based solely on tuition is running behind estimates. Contingency plans were part of the budget process and will be considered should overall revenues or the fall term fall short of projections.

New certificates in several programs have increased options for students. The Urban Metro Campus expansion included the opening of the Center for Technology,

Innovation and Enterprise in August. Two other buildings are under renovation. The Capital Campaign for Gateway received a $100,000 gift. In addition, a new annual

scholarship focused on manufacturing, technical programs, and general student support was received.

The college was the only community college in Kentucky to be named a Top Military-Friendly College in its 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities.

The marketing budget was increased through collaboration of grant funds, new college funds which permitted the implementation of the marketing plan including the greater use of social media and strategic partnerships.

New and expanded student support services have been implemented including an early alert system called Starfish, designed to increase retention.

The number of new partnerships between the college and community continues to increase.

The college continues to promote safety as a common theme across the campuses. Staff members have introduced updated programs and services.

Several individuals received national, state regional or local recognitions.

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PATHWAYS Recruitment - Traditional-Aged Students

o Seven Kentucky high school college fairs will be attended in September. o Cincinnati activities include: a tour for Wesley Chapel students, presentation at the

Magic Johnson Academy, and college fairs at two of the biggest school districts in Ohio (Oak Hills and Forest Hills).

o Presentations are scheduled with senior classes at: Walton, Bellevue, Holy Cross, Lloyd, and Brossart.

o Dual Credit visits are scheduled to local high schools and Area Technology Centers. The college continues to work with the Area Technology Centers :

- Holmes Chapman Career and Technical Students in attending the Nurse Aide

Program while attending high school. - Grant County Technology Center, expanding mechatronics and Certified

Production Technical offerings. - Boone ATC and Campbell ATC, exploring dual credit with technology programs.

o Representatives from the Admissions Office will attend the regional college fair and

Latino college fair, both hosted by NKU. In addition, they will attend back- to-school festivals at Turfway Park, 6th District Elementary School, Scott High School, and Head Start. “Close the Deal” events will be attended at Holmes, Campbell County, and Gallatin County High Schools.

Recruitment – Non-Traditional-Aged Students – the Admissions Office reports the following activity: o Work and Learn/Ready to Work (W&L/RTW) represented their programs and the

college at the Turfway Park Readifest on August 2; over 500 families attended the event.

o Presentation at Dress for Success Cincinnati. o Participated in three Kentucky Career Center Fairs with two hosted on Gateway

campuses. o Employee Fairs at: Amazon, Cengage, and Perfetti Van Melle. o Weekly staffing at Kentucky Career Center. Tiffany Minard, coordinator of

Counseling and Intervention Services, and Sarah Young, Community Resource Success Coach, presented at the City of Covington Section 8 Program (Zero income Group) on June 26. The presentation offered participants knowledge about the different types of resources and programs that Gateway offers. Participants were provided with admissions and enrollment information for new student recruitment.

Recruitment - Returning Students – the Admissions Office attended the following

event: Admissions recruitment strategies focused on individual contacts with students who were enrolled during the previous year and were eligible to re-enroll in the fall but

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had not done so. The initiative is ongoing.

Enrollment Highlights

The college began a 16-week term on August 18, will begin a 15-week term on September 15, and an 8-week term on October 16. Therefore, the data presented are very preliminary. The fall enrollment will not be final until after November 1. Comparisons in the table below use final data for 2012 and 2013 compared with current enrollment, so a direct comparison using the same date from previous years is not possible as the daily data is not kept by the KCTCS data system.

The goals are based on an increase of around 8% from the previous year in each category. Goals are revised based on market conditions.

Areas of concern are in new students and fulltime equivalents, the latter of which equates closely to tuition revenue.

Enrollment Snapshot

Fall20121

Fall20132

Fall20143

Goal2014

PercentofFall2014Goal

Headcount 4,648 4,648 3,849 5,089 75.63%NewApplicants4 2,031 2,200 2,205 2376 92.80%ReturningStudents 3,626 3,653 3,020 3,789 79.70%NewStudents 1,274 1,194 829 1289 64.31%Veterans7 98 197 195(23) 227 85.90%Firefighters 337 244 0 N/A N/A GatewayRegionalAcademy(GRA)7

168 218 219(162) 175 125.14%

Studentstakingatleastoneonlineclass

1,459 1,655 1,662 1787 93.0%

Studenttakingonlyonlineclasses 578 637 664 688 96.5%

CreditHours(GatewayStudents)

37,220.18 37,383.08 35,379.45 40,373 87.6%

Full‐TimeEquivalent(GatewayStudents)

2,481.38 2,492.28 2,358.63 2691.36 87.6%

1Fall2012Headcount,Full‐Timestudents,Part‐Timestudents,CreditHoursandFull‐TimeEquivalentarefinalCPEOfficialData.AllotherFall2012informationarefinalUnofficialdata2Fall2013Headcount,Full‐Timestudents,Part‐Timestudents,CreditHoursandFull‐TimeEquivalentarefinalCPEOfficialData.AllotherFall2013informationarefinalUnofficialdata3Fall2014informationareUnofficialdataandasofSeptember7th,20144NewApplicantsarethenumberofNewStudentsplusthenumberofNewCredential‐Seeking/Undecidedstudentsnotenrolledforthespecifiedsemester5Percentageinparenthesisisthenumbers’percentageoftheNewStudents.ThesumofpercentagesforNewStudentswithoutTransferCreditandNewStudentswithTransferCreditequal100%.6ExcludesparticipantsofWINSfundedopportunities7TheofNewStudentsisprovidedintheparenthesis“()”

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ENGAGEMENT

Program and Service Highlights There are an estimated 150 students receiving accommodations from Disability

Services, with eight of these being new students for the fall 2014 semester.

Student Support Services (SSS): - 137 returning Student Support Services (SSS) participants - 19 students were invited to participate on 9/2/14 (SSS needs to serve 200

participants in 2014-15)

Career Services has created a new tool for use by academic advising as well as career counseling that provides a visual for prospective and current students to recognize that we have “something for everyone” at Gateway.

Transition Activities To:

Senior Colleges/Universities

o The Gateway2NKU Dual Enrollment program continues to expand and

demonstrate success. Since October 2013, 185 students have registered for the program. Preliminary reports indicate a spring-to-fall retention rate for students in this program of at least 86.4% (this is a conservative figure which does not include students who may have transferred or graduated from Gateway during this time). As of fall 2014, there are 32 active associate-to-bachelor’s pathways in the program.

o Gateway and Northern Kentucky University initiated a “reverse transfer” partnership. This program allows Gateway students who transferred to NKU prior to receiving their AA or AS degree to be retroactively granted their Associate’s degree. Students eligible for the program: - Must have earned a minimum of 20 credit hours applicable toward a degree at

Gateway. - Must not have had an Associate’s degree previously awarded. - Are currently in good standing at NKU and transferred from Gateway in good

standing. - Have earned at least 60 total hours (including transfer work) at NKU. - Completed an application for Reverse Transfer that includes authorization for

the exchange of all application and academic information between NKU and Gateway.

- Eight students have already completed applications to initiate the reverse transfer process.

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Transfer Services In fall semester 2009, 408 students were enrolled in AA/AS transfer degree programs

(18.4% of degree seeking students). In comparison, in fall semester 2013, 1,112 students were in those programs (52.2% of degree-seeking students).

Career Services successfully transitioned to a new upgraded online tool over the

summer to provide better functionality for both students and employers. Career Services Online (CSO) offers students the ability to create a job search agent that sends them an alert via text to their cell phone or via email. In addition, it offers an online resume creator. There are currently 91 jobs posted in the system with 93 new employer registrations. Lisa Mohr, associate dean for Student Development, provided assistance to 80 individuals via phone or in person.

Student Services and Student Success Initiatives Retention Team activities for 2014-15 include: Welcome Back Week, Dean’s List

Social, priority registration blitzes, Tacos with Tutors (midterm activity), De-Stress from your Tests (end of the semester activity), Summerfest (summer activity), peer mentoring, calling campaigns, and the use of social media to engage our students.

Starfish Retention Solutions was fully launched by Gateway in August. This is an online early alert and communication tool for students, staff, and faculty that facilitates communication between the student, the student’s advisor, the student’s instructors, as well as campus support services. Training occurred for all audiences, students, staff, and faculty in August and will be ongoing for the duration of this academic year.

The Center for Academic Success (CAS) has already seen an upswing in the number of students attending tutoring sessions within the first few weeks of the fall semester. Individual tutoring sessions continue to fill rapidly.

Heather Abbott, coordinator of Academic Support Services and Professional Development, presented a session on Embedding Student Success Strategies into Your Curriculum to faculty during Faculty Days on August 11. Faculty feedback from the session was very positive, and classroom visit requests and tutoring referrals increased as a result.

October 6-10 is International Tutor Appreciation Week. The CAS, in collaboration with the Retention Team, will work on a culminating event at the end of that week called “Tacos with Tutors”, a celebration and “study blitz” during which students can enjoy Chipotle snacks and meet with tutors and faculty to get some last minute assistance before mid-term exams.

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Over 600 new students have attended fall-start orientations this year (a 12% increase over last year). Orientation continues to be a big success due to the dedication of staff and faculty volunteers. Student Orientation Advising and Registration (SOAR) will continue to do large scale events, up to 160 students, for the fall semester. Student Mentoring through Advising, Retention, and Transitions (SMART) Orientation was modified starting in July from 5.5 hours to 3.5 hours. All student learning outcomes were retained, while extraneous information was reduced. Overall feedback has been positive.

Student Support Services

Over 50 people visited the SSS suite on August 21 to enjoy cookies, drinks, games,

and fellowship to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legislation that created the TRiO access to higher education programs. TRiO had its beginning as part of President Johnson’s War on Poverty. SSS as a program will turn 50 in 2018. Follow this link to read more on the history of TRiO https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/triohistory.html.

The Work and Learn/Ready to Work program has created an in-depth college readiness program targeting upcoming W&L transition students. Sessions will begin in October and last for five weeks. The ultimate goal of the college readiness program is to improve the foundation of student success through college readiness, activities, and information.

The Student Emergency Fund was accessed four times during the summer semester

to assist students with transportation (2) and housing (2).

Student Activities/Clubs The student nurse organization is partnering with Holmes High School and Covington

Partners to begin mentoring Holmes High School students.

Gateway will host the 3rd semi-annual Dean’s List Social on Sept. 12 from 5:30 - 8p.m. at the Edgewood Campus. The Ceremony starts with a greeting from Dr. Hughes, followed by a meet-and-greet between students and Gateway organizations. This provides an excellent opportunity to recognize the students’ hard work and determination.

In collaboration with SSS, Financial Aid, Student Resources, Student Engagement, and Student Resources, Gateway will host a Fiscally Fit Series for all student and employees. During this event, Financial Aid will assist students at each campus with general financial aid questions related to disbursement, grants, loans, and repayment. The group will also encourage students to attend Fiscally Fit workshops by distributing flyers and giveaways. Thereafter, a Financial Literacy workshop will be

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held every Wednesday through November.

Student Engagement will host voter registration tables on each campus every Monday in September.

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) will partner with NKU’s Relay for Life Team on October 17 for the annual cancer awareness event. Please consider supporting PTK and Gateway’s Relay team, “Remission Control,” by purchasing and wearing one of the team’s awareness bands. You can register to walk the event or make a donation to Relay for Life of NKU at http://main.acsevents.org.

The Counseling Department (Tiffany Minard, Sarah Young, Monica Yihad, and

Stacey Walden) coordinated a Get Healthy Get Resources Fair on August 20. The fair provided students with the opportunity to engage with internal and external community programs that could assist them with non-academic issues, thus allowing them to maintain in school.

Partnerships The Paramedic program partnerships continue with fire/EMS agencies such as

Covington, Florence, Hebron, Rural Metro, Pendleton, Dry Ridge, and Erlanger. The list of fire departments/EMS agencies continues to grow.

Partnerships continue with area hospitals: St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Tri-Health, Harrison Memorial, and Carrollton Memorial.

Partnerships continue with organizations for students to gain leadership experience: Walton’s Mock Disaster Simulation, Kentucky Leadership Development Conference, Gateway Student Nurse Association, etc.

The Medical Assisting program continues to make new connections/partnerships with

St. Elizabeth Physicians and Commonwealth Orthopedics Centers.

Massage Therapy partnerships are being developed through the Covington Business Council. The managers of Elements Therapeutic Salon and Massage Envy have spoken to our recent classes, and are both becoming active on our advisory board.

The Work and Learn/Ready to Work programs will go to Madisonville Community and

Technical College to work with its W&L/RTW Coordinators and Diversity Coordinators to organize a poverty simulation on that campus.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the grant funder for W&L/RTW, has asked the program coordinators to provide a regional training in Elizabethtown to other KCTCS and non-KCTCS contracted grant recipients. The training will cover

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policies and online systems currently used by the W&L/RTW program to fulfill grant expectations and outcomes.

Mount St. Joseph’s University has asked for a credit articulation agreement.

Initial discussions are underway to create a Gateway2TMC.

Discussions regarding new pathways and articulations are underway with Indiana

Tech and Indiana Wesleyan. NKU places a counseling intern who provides clinical counseling, support groups,

and workshops to Gateway students on all campuses. The NKU clinical counseling services received 27 student referrals over the summer semester.

Service Learning/Experiential Learning In 2013-14, Human Services majors completed placements at over 60 non-profit

agencies or schools in Kentucky or Cincinnati and provided over 4,000 hours of service learning and internships.

On October 23, 2014, a mass Casualty Day will occur at Gateway utilizing simulation and moulaged (mock injury) victims to give students a chance to practice mass casualty management, triage, and assessment and treatment of patients.

On October 29 and 30, Homeland Security CBRNE will present a two-day workshop

using classroom and simulation. They will present to Gateway Paramedic students and outside EMS providers the method for handling Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield explosives (CBRNE).

New students in the Massage Therapy program will participate in Oktoberfest, Thomas More College Career Fair, Garden Hills Luncheon, Relay for Life at NKU, and AMTA awareness week at the Edgewood Senior Center.

Massage Therapy is hiring graduates to service the current student clinic when new students are not yet available. They will also carry forward to the new Emerge location. Changes have been made in the AAS requirements to make the completion of that degree more likely. Also, a second cohort of certificate classes will be offered in the spring to increase the effectiveness and revenues of the student clinic.

Sarah Young, Community Resource Success Coach, began the framework for the pilot retention strategy program, Referrals for Overcoming Obstacles to Success (R.O.O.T.S.) in August that will consist of student mentors. The program will assist students to self-identify specific non-academic barriers through an entrance survey. These students will be assigned to a Student Success Coach that will mentor them by providing resources both on and off campus. Their Success Coach will also act as

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a foundation for students who seek assistance in the R.O.O.T.S. department. They will be supervised by the Community Resource Success Coach.

Monica Yihad, Intervention Specialist, accepted a new role on in August as the Inclusion Coordinator/Team Leader/KCTCS Peer Team Representative for Diversity & Inclusion.

Workforce Solutions/Customized Training Highlights Michelle Flick, coordinator, Workforce Transitions, reported that there are 101

apprentices from 11 companies enrolled in the fall semester. Dr. Taylor is currently working with local manufacturers to study the KY FAME apprenticeship model, and plans are underway to deliver that model in the fall of 2015.

Brenda Campbell, external manager for Continuing Education, reported that 66 individuals have enrolled for fall semester CEU classes in Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, and computer training classes. A partnership has been formed with the Gateway’s Human Services Program coordinator to develop and offer continuing education credit courses to Counselors and Social Workers in the states of Kentucky and Ohio. Work to develop eight new continuing education courses for the HVAC and Plumbing trades is continuing and will conclude with the approval from the states of Ohio and Kentucky the first week of October. Lastly, 15 employees from Toyota have recently completed the Toyota Vehicle Systems Overview class.

Christi Dover, manager, Workforce Learning Systems, reported that the Gateway Logistics Employer Consortium held its first official meeting of the 2014-15 year at DHL Express on August 19. The purpose of this group is to share best practices and discuss market trends, providing participating industry leaders with the opportunity to not only strengthen their individual organizations, but also to partner with each other to secure the pipeline of the future workforce. Through collaboration, the companies plan to offer pre-hire and new hire training as a consortium. The Consortium will meet on a monthly basis with each participating company hosting on a rotation basis.

Barry Wilhite, liaison, Workforce Development, recently coordinated a customized Advanced Manufacturing Systems boot camp for 26 new hires for Kellogg’s new production line. The class encompasses blended elements from Fundamentals of Mechatronics with the MSSC Certified Production Technician course to provide skilled training in Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Systems as part of the participants’ on-boarding process. Additional sessions are being planned for 45 new hires scheduled to be hired in September and October.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY: Acquisition and Use of Resources

The college completed the fiscal year 2013-14 consistent with the board approved budget. The FY2013-14 approved budget was $19,648,400, which included a KCTCS required budget reserve of $651,300 and a projected fund balance of $1,369,500. The college ended the fiscal year recognizing revenue of $19,362,225.64. Expenses totaled $19,538,577.89 and included several adjustments, the largest of which was a KCTCS change in the formula that KCTCS utilizes to calculate leave accrual. This change, which was applied to all KCTCS colleges, resulted in an unanticipated expense of $176,352.25 in June. That expense reduced the fund balance to $1,193,147.75, which includes the KCTCS required reserve of $651,300.

The 2014-15 approved budget is under constant review, especially as it relates to

tuition projections. The fall enrollment will not be final until November 1, 2014 when credit program enrollments will be closed for the fall. Should tuition revenue not meet projections, contingency plans are in place to adjust expenditures and increase revenue during spring and summer semesters. Preliminary analysis suggests that adjustments are likely to be needed.

KCTCS financial statements for each college are audited and prepared by the outside

auditing firm Dean, Dorton, Allen and Ford. The audits are being prepared and will be presented to the KCTCS Board of Regents during their December meeting. Once approved by the KCTCS Board of Regents, the statements will be released to the colleges and shared with the Board of Directors’ Budget Review Committee as has been done in the past.

A student pay-for-print program was successfully implemented to cut down on

wasteful printing and reduce paper, toner and printer costs. Students are allotted 100 free prints per semester. They may purchase additional prints online with a credit card or in the business offices with cash. This initiative earned Gateway the Best Practices award at the KCTCS Business Affairs Team meeting.

A magnetic stripe student and employee ID card has been introduced for accessing TANK buses, doors, vending, and printing.

All new computers were installed and configured in computer labs at the Edgewood and Boone campuses.

Sustainability Initiative  

The Sustainability Team continues to focus on generating the skills, values, and behaviors that will prepare students and employees to participate in a thriving green and sustainable economy. The team, co-chaired by faculty member, Dr. Justin

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Ervin, and staff member, Linda Parr Wright, met with Gateway leadership to discuss achievements and goals. Highlights include: community and student gardening; an articulation agreement with Bismarck State College for Gateway students who hold an AAS degree in Energy Technologies to obtain a BAS degree; a partnership with the Association of Energy Engineers to conduct Certified Energy Manager training; continued achievements in the areas of maintenance/operations and technology to lessen consumption of paper, water and electric while increasing efficiencies.

Safety & Security

Information Technology has been focused on the technology and safety notification

system implementation during building renovations at the Urban Metro Campus. This included significant effort in relocation of academic and student programs and services from Covington Amsterdam.

Online safety training is being used to train staff quickly and economically. Staff has been trained on lock-down procedures.

Safety signage for first responders is in place at the Boone campus buildings.

The August 8 college-wide symposium included an educational session by the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force to aid employees in recognizing and reacting to signs of drug abuse and addiction on our campuses.

Tim Chesser, director of Security, has been actively involved in developing a partnership with police and first responders for the Urban Metro Campus expansion to maintain a safe environment.

“Safe Place” training was conducted and signage put in place at each campus. Regular drills were successfully conducted at each campus.

A training subcommittee met over the summer to organize employee and student safety training and events for the academic year.

Safety communication and reporting continue to be a high priority. KCTCS has commended Gateway for having one of the best safety programs in the system.

Members of the Behavioral Intervention Team attended a professional development session in Louisville, on July 17. This team meets regularly to review and discuss cases regarding students of concern. Members provide outreach and follow up to students to ensure their overall success at the college or make referrals to other resources (both internal and external).

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Campus SaVE Act – Everfi Implementation tool: On March 7, 2013, the SaVE Act was signed into law by President Obama. This Act requires colleges and universities to have and disclose procedures to respond to reports of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. To comply with these new regulations, KCTCS has partnered with Everfi Haven, a nationally recognized student wellness service provider, to offer our students an online sexual assault prevention and awareness training program. Lisa Mohr, associate dean for Student Development, serves as the campus contact for the rollout. Notification emails were sent to students, faculty, and staff on September 2 and 3. A KNECT message was sent on September 8 to students with details about completing Haven. KCTCS is putting a banner on the main webpage that students can click on for access to this tool. Haven is an online module that takes 40 minutes to complete; and there will be a 10-minute follow-up survey.

Resource Development  

Foundation Report  

o Trey Grayson, president of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, has been named to the Foundation Board of Directors.

o The Foundation’s annual fundraiser, RiverBlast, sold out again and raised over

$35,000. Five couples in attendance pledged scholarships in the names of loved ones, raising an additional $3,500.

o The Gateway Foundation was one of the sponsors of the annual Legislative Appreciation Breakfast held August 29 at the Covington Artisan Center. Dr. Hughes thanked the Northern Kentucky Caucus for their support of the KCTCS BuildSmart Initiative.

o With assistance from the Gateway Foundation, a festival-quality booth has been purchased so that the college can have a greater presence at community events with the hope of creating personal interaction with potential students. Thanks to the HPOG grant, the college had a booth where students, faculty, and staff distributed college information and helium balloons showing Gateway Guy’s face for three days during Oktoberfest in Covington. Tess Burns, Laura Kroeger, and Kristen Smitherman serve on the new External Events Committee.

o The Foundation support enabled the college to participate in the Covington

Business Council Annual Dinner, donor Oakley Farris’ 90th Birthday Celebration, and the Legacy Awards, as well as having booth presence at Developer’s Day and UpTech’s UpStart event on Pike Street.

o The Foundation and the Northern Kentucky Catalytic Funds is supporting the

October 7 ribbon cutting for Center for Technology, Innovation and Enterprise and the groundbreaking of the Professional Services Center (formerly Abode

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Furniture).

Capital Campaign Update  

o Since the last report, a pledge of $100,000 has been received from Dr. Anthony and Gerry Zembrodt. The gift will be eligible for the BuildSmart matching. Presentations have been made to seven companies or individuals.

o The Campaign Leadership Council will gather on October 8 to discuss donor

prospects. The Council includes Kay Geiger, Mer Grayson, Johnna Reeder, Bob Sathe, Chuck Scheper, Alice Sparks, and Paul Verst. The Campaign Chair is Bob Zapp, and Lee Flischel serves as co-chair.

o September 13 “Gifts and Grapes around the Grand” at the home of P&G CFO,

Jon Moeller, and wife Lisa Sauer. This is the third annual “friendraiser” sponsored by the committee.

Urban Metro Campus Highlights o The majority of students, faculty, and staff from the Amsterdam Campus, as well

as those at Odd Fellows Hall, successfully transitioned to the Urban Metro Campus and are now taking classes in the new Technology, Innovation, and Enterprise (TIE) Building. The relocation included students within the academic divisions of Business & Management Services, Design, Technology, Criminal Justice, Education, General, and Development Education.

o With the closure of the Park Hills Center, the Foundation has signed leases with the North Central Area Health Education Center to use a portion of the Kaleidoscope Center (church) offices for another year until other offices are ready. AHEC is a University of Kentucky program that is hosted by the college. Formerly it was hosted by HealthPoint. The program is headed by Rose Mueller and has four fulltime employees. Funding comes via grants and contracts through the University of Kentucky.

o Foundation owned buildings at 620-622 Scott Boulevard in Covington will be

demolished in September or October. o The Foundation will be completing the acquisition of a parking lot and the former

Dressman Building by the end of the calendar year. The foundation and college are working with the Northern Kentucky Cold Shelter to continue to house its program through academic year while they find a new location.

Scholarships

o Due to RiverBlast, new scholarships are being awarded by the following

individuals in the names of loved ones: Ardith Davis, Dr. Ed and Sarah Hughes,

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Laurie Miles, Michael and Rose Mueller, and Dr. Teri and Jack Vonhandorf.

o A new Von Lehman Scholarship has been established through a $3,000 gift from the Von Lehman Company. It will soon be awarded to an outstanding student in advanced manufacturing. Von Lehman is also sponsoring a breakfast for local manufacturers to be held in early November.

o In a partnership with Tri-ED, the Gateway Foundation has established a fund for UpTech Scholarships. Awards are given to high school students pursuing a career in advanced manufacturing.

Grants and Contract Activity  

o Through the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative, Gateway has been awarded $25,000 for a Learning Demonstration Project that promotes STEM. The grant, written by Carissa Schutzman, will be used to design, promote and deliver new STEM activities for the 2014-15 year. Under the leadership of Jill Gillespie, there will be 12 STEM Days for middle and high school students this year. In addition, STEM Days are being expanded to include four events for students to return to Gateway with their parents for evening STEM activities and a professional development day for educators. The Gateway Recruitment Committee is vital to the STEM Day learning experience, as they are responsible for guiding the work of STEM Days as a recruitment process for manufacturing careers.

o The U.S. Department of Labor IMPACT grant staff enrolled 94 students in

manufacturing majors at Gateway this fall. A special focus of the grant entails co-ops and internships for manufacturing students.

o Gateway was awarded a grant from the Council on Postsecondary Education to

support institutional efforts to implement accelerated and co-requisite developmental education models. As a leader in developmental education redesign, Gateway has a proven record in strong institutional support and has the infrastructure in place to fully implement the new model. The $18,800 award will primarily be used to support professional development, including a collegial coaching model that facilitates faculty learning new, innovative, and contextualized lectures that will ultimately improve the success rates of the students. Dr. Kerri McKenna and Dr. Teri VonHandorf worked with Dr. Amber Decker to submit the successful proposal. The project will be carried out during the 2014-2015 academic year.

o According to a recent report by KCTCS, Gateway is a leader among the colleges

in the amount of grants and contracts awarded. Over the period of 2010-2014, Gateway was second among all colleges in the amount of awards. Jefferson, a much larger institution with a longer established grants office, was the only college to receive more awards. Also of note, Gateway was first in the amount of awards in fiscal years 2012 and 2014, even surpassing the System Office in awards.

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Grants and contracts allow the college to start and enhance academic programs; pilot new support services and build capacity in order to meet the ever-changing needs of the community and to further the strategic priorities of the institution.

Marketing and Public Relations

 

o The Public Relations/Marketing Department maintained a high level of activity to promote enrollment and publicize Gateway programs and services. Between August 12 and September 8, the department highlights include: - Six enrollment advertising campaigns promoting advanced manufacturing, the

IMPACT project, transfer and job readiness (online, print and billboards); - Distribution of nine news releases and documentation of 51 story placements

in the news media. - 68 job tickets for marketing support on the Daily Brew job ticket system, 166

website edits or posts, 19 news postings to the web, 37 social media posts and more than 40 graphic design or printing assignments;

- Training for 12 web content managers and two web general training sessions for employees;

- Migration from the old Point intranet site to the new KCTCS intranet and graphic refresh of the entire external site;

- Multiple revenue-generating design jobs for two of our sister colleges (Ashland and Owensboro) and five external print jobs (paid or in-kind) for local partners such as Uptech’s UpStart event;

- Marketing support projects for Interdisciplinary Childhood Education, Ford ASSET, advanced manufacturing and transfer;

- A soft launch of the Center for Technology, Innovation and Enterprise with related external publicity and internal support materials (Urban Campus mini-viewbook, building signage and directory);

- Staff members provided internal and external service to the College Safety Committee and Safety Communications Subcommittee, Boone Campus Incident Response Team, Healthy Place to Work and Learn Team, Off Pike Committee, UPSTART Committee, GCTC Retention Team, GCTC External Events Team, KCTCS Web Peer Team, KCTCS PR Peer Team and, COV 200 Leadership Committee.

o The Heath Professions Opportunity Grant (HPOG) is partnering with the IPTEC and IMPACT grants, Workforce Solutions, combined. HPOG continues to run an ad campaigns on television and direct mail drops to promote Gateway’s Allied Health programs.

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Employee Professional Development & Activities  

Employee Development  

o First-Year Employee Experience (FYEE) sessions were held on August 22 introducing new employees to the employees and services at the Urban Metro Campus that also included a tour of the Covington (Amsterdam) Campus. The day included presentations from programs at both locations. There were a total of 16 first-year employees in attendance and five graduates from the FYEE program at the conclusion of this session. The next session will be held on October 24.

o LEAD IX launched the new academic year with a class of 12 faculty and staff.

New participants are Mary Pat Behler, Sherry Blum-Pretty, Courtney Burch, Michelle Flick, Caitlin Fugate, Tyneah Harris, Amy Hatfield, Colleen Heneghan, Kylie Keene, Brad Persinger, Daniel Ridley, and Calvin Robinson. The first meeting was Community Day in Covington. Guest speakers included Marianne Dunn at Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, Linda Young at Welcome House, Stacie Strotman at Covington Partners, Brent Cooper at C-Forward, and Margaret Van Gilse at Bexion.

o A five-part active learning series developed by the Developmental Education Division began September 9; three Collegial Coaching pairs are operating in the Developmental Education Division.

o Colleen Kane is part of a panel presenting at the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) annual conference, September 7-10 in Washington, D.C. The title of the presentation is Working Institution-Wide to Assure Economic Stability for All Students.

Center for Professional Development  

o The Center for Professional Excellence Lunch n’ Learn sessions began in August offering the following: - Smoking Cessation Information presented by St. Elizabeth EAP was held on

August 22. - SNAP Alert Launcher Training presented by Gateway Safety Team was held

on August 26. - Starfish; Getting Started and Completing your Progress Survey presented by

Student Development was held on September 15.

Gateway “Healthy Place to Work and Learn” Update

o The “Healthy Place to Work and Learn” initiative that began in January 2014 continues to be a huge success. The initiative is intended to promote healthy lifestyles for the entire college community, including students, employees, and

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visitors. The Healthy Place to Work and Learn concept has been developed by a team of employees and has been reviewed and discussed by representatives from all affected constituencies. In addition, the initiative includes a tobacco-free campus policy that will prohibit the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff, and electronic cigarettes on any campus property, internally or externally.

o Tobacco Free update: - Through the Interact for Health – Tobacco Free Environment grant, two

student interns were hired to assist in organizing and coordinating Gateway’s Tobacco Free program. Their focus is to organize outreach to current tobacco users and serve as a coach and educational resource for students, faculty, and staff who want to quit all forms of tobacco.

- Cooper Clayton Cessation classes conducted by St. Elizabeth EAP began on September 9 and will continue each Tuesday for thirteen weeks.

- The Great American Smokeout challenges people to stop using tobacco and helps people know about the many tools they can use to quit and remain tobacco free. On November 20, Gateway will participate in this event at each campus and include a wellness fair; providing resources and information for employees and students to take an important step towards a healthier life.

 

o People at Gateway Phyllis Yeager, director of Human Resources, was selected to chair the Leadership Northern Kentucky Education Day.

o George Hall, director of Maintenance and Operations, worked extensively with contractors on building renovations at the Urban Metro Campus. His staff was very involved in moving academic and student programs from the Covington Amsterdam Campus.

o Audrey Ostendorf, a former Gateway student, was hired as an English adjunct

instructor after finishing her Master’s degree in English. o Michael Rosenberg, director of Transfer, presented preliminary findings of a

survey of transfer-bound students examining the differences in preferences, concerns, and transfer intent among different student-aged cohorts. Preliminary results were promising enough that approval was received to conduct the survey on a statewide basis at all 16 KCTCS colleges.

o Sarah Young is the new chairperson of the Safety Net Alliance Work Support

Committee. Sarah will lead a team of community partners and provide them with knowledge needed to assist the community. The Safety Net Alliance Work Support Committee works together in finding ways to help individuals in the Northern Kentucky area access public benefits in which they are eligible for. With

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this collaboration, Sarah’s hope is to advocate for Gateway students by helping them access resources on campus and with community partners.

 

New Employees  

o Law Battis has accepted the Welding Technology Instructor position and will also serve as the program coordinator of the Welding Technology Program. He will begin his new instructor role effective September 16. The hiring of Mr. Battis will allow the college to position the Welding program as an industry resource for employee certification within specified welding areas.

o Denise Fritsch has joined the Gateway faculty as a Librarian/Instructor and will lead the integration of Library and Information Services as the college transitions toward a Learning Commons Model throughout this academic year.

o Paul Fraizer joins Gateway as a History instructor.

o Stacey Simms has accepted the position of manager of Disability Services and will begin in this role on September 16.

o Sherry Tillinghast has accepted the Career Services Specialist – Technical Programs position (Perkins funding) and begin on September 10.

o Reassignments/Retirements Caitlin (Shanor) Fugate - Student Affairs Assistant II will provide front-line coverage for the Career Services main phone line and email addresses.

Honors, Recognitions of Employees, Students, Programs, and Partners National Recognitions

 

o In June, Dr. Angie Taylor showcased the Workforce Solutions Division customized credit work at the National Workforce Solutions Fund Conference in Chicago and at the TA3 conference in Indianapolis.

o Dr. Hughes and Dr. Taylor showcased the Citi/Bellwether Award program at the

National Alliance for Community and Technical Colleges in Chicago in July.

o Amy Hatfield, coordinator of Human Resources, was selected to become a certified trainer through the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Master Trainer program supported by the KCTCS System Office for Professional Development and Innovation. Amy attended the week-long training and completed the ASTD Master Trainer Core Course. Since this, she has completed her elective portion and earned the Introducing Human Performance Improvement Certificate. Amy has one more item to complete to become a Certified Master Trainer.

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o Dr. Gregory Stewart, Human Services Program Coordinator was approved as a

Fulbright Specialist roster participant for five years. The Fulbright Specialist Program (FSP) promotes linkages between U.S. scholars and professionals and their counterparts at host institutions overseas.

o Military Advanced Education (MAE) awarded Gateway Veterans Employment and

Training Services (VETS) the designation of a Top Military-Friendly College in its 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities. Gateway was the only community college to receive this award in the state of Kentucky.

Regional/State Recognitions/Presentations

 

o Gateway’s office of Administrative and Business Services (ABS) earned the KCTCS Budget Management award for the second year.

o Dr. Angie Taylor participated in the Greater Cincinnati United Way/Design Impact

project, which focused on the development of special manufacturing ads to attract high school grads to this industry sector.

Local Recognitions

 

o Laura Kroeger has been named to another term on the Covington Business Council Foundation/UP Partnership.

o Foundation Chair, Lee Flischel, has been named one of five outstanding alumni by the Leadership Northern Kentucky Program. He was nominated by the college for his assistance with the Urban Metro Campus.

o Tess Burns served on committees for Art off Pike, UpTech’s UpStart event, and COV200 Leadership Council.

New Programs  

o As the new home of the FORD ASSET Program, Gateway will be the exclusive educational training site for FORD Auto Dealership Service Technicians within the Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Louisville, Kentucky markets. The inaugural class of the FORD ASSET Program is based at the Amsterdam Campus.

o Several new online/hybrid courses have been developed and will be launched in the upcoming academic year: Political Science, Women’s Studies, and Art.

o A new RN to paramedic pilot program is scheduled to begin in January 2015.

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o Through Gateway2NKU, a new Spanish pathway has been developed

o Human Services (HMS) reports there are two new certificates for fall 2014 in Substance Abuse Recovery Coach and Aging Services.

Program Success Highlights  

o 100% of Medical Assisting students passed Registered Medical Assistant national certification.

o 100% of the students in the Phlebotomy program passed the Registered Phlebotomy Technician exam.

o 84% of the Medicaid Nurse Aid students passed the KNAT on their first attempt. o 100% of the graduating students from spring and summer 2014 Medical

Information Technology sessions successfully passed the NOCTI Health Informatics end-of-program assessment.

o 100% of the December 2013 nursing graduates are working as RNs in area health centers. (Goal was that all be employed within six months of graduating; the goal was exceeded.)

o The Workforce Solutions Division has received a request from the Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success (CLASP) to participate in Phase II of the Alliance for Quality Career Pathways project. Dr. Angie Taylor will serve as the liaison for that work. The Logistics Career Pathway developed in the spring of 2014 has been showcased in the latest career pathway publication of CLASP.

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President’s Priorities 

Refocusing attention on employee recognition and development and personal engagement with employees and students

Visited all campus several times per week during the day and evening during the first two weeks of the semester classes were underway to engage employees and students in informal settings.

Delivered nine employee recognition certificates for employees celebrating employment milestones (5, 10, 15, 20 years and retirements).

Complete college business plan Staff is completing the template with KCTCS personnel as a possible model for other

colleges. The focus remains on intermediate range funding to address the changing financial model in higher education on how to allocate and reallocate resources in the next two to three years.

Fully implement immediate and short-term phases for Urban Metro Campus Master Plan Met with the Foundation and Major Gifts Campaign leadership to strategize on the

Campaign to include the Build Smart matching goal of $3.75 by December 2015. Continued meetings with the City of Covington, Duke Energy, and adjacent property

owners to develop a plan and timetable for the redevelopment of Electric Alley. Met with the Lt. Governor regarding the city’s transportation grant request.

Monitored the Foundation’s renovation of the former Marx building (Center for Technology, Innovation, and Enterprise) and opened the center for classes on August 18.

Monitored renovations for the Professional Services Center in the former Abode Furniture Store and the Bookstore (the former Bank once owned by Ralph Haile.

Continued meeting with leadership-level donors with emphasis on the Urban Campus as part of the major gifts campaign: - Met with two foundations on a follow-up meeting that will lead to a proposal - Met with Catalytic Fund Director and Foundation Development Committee on funding

alternatives for campus and sale of Amsterdam Road Campus. - Met with Foundation Chair and a fundraising consultant on progress with the

Campaign for Gateway on a monthly basis.

Continue implementation of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Plan Participated in the Manufacturing Report to the Community and the response to

questions requested by the board in July.

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Met with the Greater Cincinnati Workforce Partnership Executive Committee and/or Board to review activities related to manufacturing, healthcare, STEM collaborative, and IT industry clusters.

Serve in local, regional, state and national leadership roles Met with the following local/regional boards: Greater Cincinnati United Way, Life

Learning Center, Metropolitan Club Executive Committee, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Board and Executive Committee, and Tri-Ed Board of Directors.

Other Activities

Assisted KCTCS President, Michael B. McCall, in the new Gateway new Board member orientation held in August 2014.

Appointed a new coordinator of Inclusion to lead a team and continue the work of the previous team.

Continued to monitor weekly the revenue against projections. Coordinated the third quarterly meeting schedule with Presidents Geoffrey Mearns

(NKU) and David Armstrong (TMC) to discuss joint and collaborative programs. Continued to serve as host for the Northern Kentucky Cooperative Education and the

Superintendents monthly meeting beginning in July. The college will host these groups during the 2014-15 year.

Priorities of the President – Next Quarter – Activities will be focused on the following: Provide leadership to establish a positive working relationship with the Board of Directors.

In concert with the board, arrange for a facilitated board retreat before the end of the calendar year.

Will conduct workshops designed to provide information about the college especially the new board members.

Will work with the elected officers to facilitate the board work as outlined in the statute creating the Boards of Directors.

Refocusing attention on employee recognition and development and personal engagement with employees and students

Will schedule and meet with students in at least seven “dialog’” sessions during the fall term.

Will continue to meet with student leaders twice a year. Will continue to personally deliver employee recognitions for service awards. Will establish through the Center for Professional Development a process for mini-grants

to employees for professional development.

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Complete college business plan Will work with KCTCS on the business plan or framework model and share it with the

Board once it is finalized.

Fully implement immediate and short-term phases for Urban Campus Master Plan Relocate the transportation division so that the Amsterdam Road and Park Hills Campus

can be sold as planned. Will secure a new site for Transportation Technologies. Will finalize the implementation phase for the Urban Campus and work with the City of

Covington and Kenton County on the infrastructure plan needed to support the new campus (i.e., Electric Alley, streetscapes, demolition of former Point properties now owned by the Gateway Foundation).

Will continue to work with the Gateway Foundation and Campaign leadership to implement the immediate needs for the financing plan for the Urban Campus, with emphasis on the Center for Technology, Innovation and Enterprise, and the Build Smart funding.

Will continue to meet with leadership-level donors with emphasis on the Urban Campus as part of the major gifts campaign. Fundraising will continue to be a major focus of the President’s time in the next six to nine months.

Will continue discussions with Catalytic Fund Director and other experts on funding alternatives for the Urban Metro Campus.  

Will monitor and lead the implementation of the transition from the Amsterdam Road Campus to the Urban Metro Campus.  

New Board Orientation

Will assist the Board of Directors with the establishment and implementation of committees, communication protocols, and other matters.  

Budget Development  

Will implement the 2014-15 budget authorized by the KCYCS Board of Regents. Other Activities Will assist KCTCS with the transition process to a new system president during the fall

term. Will initiate a search process for the Provost position.