1. ECC Excels
ECC’s Strategic Plan

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

3. 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
Time-to-Degree: Decrease from 4.01 years to years
Improvements in Student Financial Literacy, START- UP NY Rollout, Increased Philanthropy, etc.
Excels: Targets

4. Collaboration: Task Forces and Work Groups
Timeline and Process
Collaboration: Task Forces and Work Groups
Winter
Spring 2015
Summer 2015
Fall-Winter
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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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