ECC Excels ECC’s Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan Focus Areas Access Completion Engagement Operations Success Strategic Plan Focus Areas

Excels: Targets Enrollment: Moderate increase of 1.4% annually Faculty/Staff Diversity: Increase in faculty minority rate from 10.1% to 18.4% Retention: Increase from 53.5% to 62% Graduation: Increase from 19.4% to 24.8% in the 3- year graduation rate Degrees Awarded: Increase from 2,474 to 2,800 by 2020-21 Time-to-Degree: Decrease from 4.01 years to 3.75 years Improvements in Student Financial Literacy, START- UP NY Rollout, Increased Philanthropy, etc. Excels: Targets

Collaboration: Task Forces and Work Groups Timeline and Process Collaboration: Task Forces and Work Groups Winter 2014-2015 Spring 2015 Summer 2015 Fall-Winter 2015-2016 Summer 2016 Scan Environmental Scan Review of Internal Assessments Philosophy Planning Principles Mission and Vision Data Review SUNY Excels Local Analysis Plan Draft Targets Initiatives Implementation Operational Plan Reporting Infrastructure

Collaboration: Task Forces and Work Groups Board of Trustees IPA Committee – Faculty and Senior Executives Strategic Plan Working Group – All Bargaining Groups Invited College Senate – Broad Representation Task Forces – All Bargaining Groups Currently Engaged Collaboration: Task Forces and Work Groups

Collaboration: 5 Task Forces and 29 Work Groups Access Accessibility, Cost, Curriculum, Distance Learning, Employee Diversity, Intake, Non-Credit/High School, Recruitment Completion Communication, Completion, Data, Distance Learning Success, Intake, Support Engagement Civic Engagement, College Climate, Staff and Student Engagement, Philanthropy, Staff and Faculty Development, Workforce Development Operations Administrative Processes, Facilities, Finance, Technology Success Applied Learning, Financial Literacy, Multicultural Experiences, Successful Transfer, Workforce Success/Job Linkage Collaboration: 5 Task Forces and 29 Work Groups

Major Issues Being Discussed: Access Testing incoming students for college readiness Establishing a rational tuition plan Expanding use of OER Streamlining the intake structure Increasing access to support services for online students Establishing online advisement Adopting the SUNY Diversity Task Force recommendations Major Issues Being Discussed: Access

Major Issues Being Discussed: Completion Establishing a comprehensive communication matrix for faculty and students to promote student completion Increasing the role of advisors in completion efforts via Starfish Expanding online tutoring for online students Growing online program capacity to assist with instructional design Adoption of OSCQR rubric for online courses Transitioning placement program toward greater focus on college readiness Using Starfish for electronic attendance Improving probation/dismissal processes Providing career counseling at intake Improving use of academic success plans for at-risk students Improved marketing of SUNY Transfer Paths and Dual Admissions Conducting a review of late-admit success Major Issues Being Discussed: Completion

Major Issues Being Discussed: Engagement Establishing a culture of philanthropy Development of a training matrix for all staff positions and a skills inventory for all staff members Improving the performance evaluation process Building periodic assessment into a management structure of continuous improvement Ensuring process consistency for major changes Workforce Development as an academic program incubator and testing ground Assessing the work culture of ECC (e.g., by improving the use of electronic collaboration to minimize travel) Improving the tone and efficiency of our communication Addressing gaps in culture and climate – establishing a welcoming environment for all staff and students The central role of athletics in climate, pride, and engagement Measuring the impact of ECC in the regional economy and in the cultural life of our communities Major Issues Being Discussed: Engagement

Major Issues Being Discussed: Operations Assessing the future of computer labs and collaborative spaces Streamlining workflows via student self-service in transcript evaluations, registration, and graduation Increasing the number of max-capacity classrooms and right- sizing classrooms Addressing JMZ recommendations concerning underutilization of instructional spaces Building a comprehensive master list of all instructional spaces in order to rationalize room scheduling Ensuring that all significant facilities changes go through a transparent process driven by ECC Excels, clear metrics, and consistent assessment protocols to measure success Establishing facilities and beautification plans for all academic and non-academic units and developing a prioritization process Planning ahead to the use of vacated space after STEM buildout Major Issues Being Discussed: Operations

Major Issues Being Discussed: Success Increasing the use of transfer, employment, and wage data to track students after they leave ECC Increasing engagement by academic departments in post-ECC success measures Considering the establishment of Civic Engagement Center; expanding collaboration between Career Resource Center and Applied Learning entities (Service Learning, Internships, etc.) Increasing programming around multicultural experiences with an eye toward college climate improvements Increasing the use of SUNY Smart Track to improve financial literacy Improving communication between CRC and academic departments Major Issues Being Discussed: Success