2. 2008

3. Economic Recession Real Estate Market Wall Street Collapse
Rising Unemployment
Federal/State Budgets

4. SIX KEY QUESTIONS (2006)
What are the three most important things that you like about Allan Hancock College, and why?
What are the top three things we need to change at AHC, and why?
What do you most hope I do as Superintendent/
President?
What are you most concerned I might do as Superintendent/President?
What advice do you have for me?
Anything else you would like to discuss or ask me?

5. Your Responses
What are the three most important things that you like about Allan Hancock College and why?
AHC is a family—we care for each other and for our community
AHC has an excellent reputation with our students and our community—we make a difference in people’s lives
Student diversity brings positive energy to our campus

6. Your Responses
What are the top three things we need to change at Allan Hancock College and why?
Empowerment—allow people to do their jobs / cut bureaucracy / streamline processes / do not micromanage
Respect among all—strengthen relationship among faculty, administrators, and staff, and eliminate the “us versus them” mentality
Fix the hiring and evaluation processes
Fix our facilities—our students and our community deserve better

7. Your Responses
What are the top three things we need to change at Allan Hancock College and why?
Invest in technology!
Diversify the faculty and staff
The collective bargaining process is negative and contentious
Broaden our outreach efforts
Turn the hot water back on in building A!

8. What do you most hope I do as Superintendent / President?
Your Responses
What do you most hope I do as Superintendent / President?
Provide an atmosphere of trust and collegiality
No micromanagement
Interact with students and staff
Keep an open mind and listen carefully—be fair
Consider a vision that takes us to the next level
Expect excellence from all employees

9. What are you most concerned I might do as Superintendent / President?
Your Responses
What are you most concerned I might do as Superintendent / President?
Not take charge and follow through on changes / commitments
Overlook us (students & employees) who do not have direct contact with you
Lose your positive outlook
Leave too soon
Leave too late

10. What advice do you have for me?
Your Responses
What advice do you have for me?
Get to know people
Continue doing what you are doing (We must be doing something right!)
Understand the history of the college and the community
Don’t stay behind your desk
Get rid of the dead wood

11. SHARED VISION Respecting the Past…Building the Future
If you don’t know where you are going,
you won’t know when you get there.
But if you don’t know where you are,
you may be lost already!
- Confucius

12. SHARED VISION
Facilities—
“Our students and
community deserve
better”

13. SHARED VISION Technology— New Mainframe System The Wired(less) Campus
Web-based Applications
Distance Learning
Podcasting
Staff Development

14. SHARED VISION Student Success— Student Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
Institutional Learning Outcomes
Learning Resources
Increased Four-year Options
New Career Options

15. SHARED VISION Campus Culture Mutual Respect Service Leadership
Students First
Diversity
Positivism

16. SHARED VISION Administrative Leadership— Authority and Responsibility
No Micromanagement (S/P)
Facilitate Teaching and Learning
Students First

17. SHARED VISION Campus Leadership Individual Responsibility
Professional Responsibility
Staff Development
Customer Service
(with a smile )

18. SHARED VISION Community Relations— AHC—the college of choice
Turn Outward
Let Them In

19. 2009

21. Change in higher education is like rearranging a cemetery - John Gardner

22. DA BUDGET 2008-09 Apportionment Projection Governor’s 11/6/08 Proposal
Based on:
District
Adopted Budget
9/23/2008
State Budget 5%
Deficit Projection 6% 8%
Base Revenue
47,073,656
Inflation Adjustment 0/.68/0%
320,101
Growth 1.59%
675,602
Apportionment Total
47,749,258
48,069,359
Projected Deficit 1.5/1.5/5/6/8%
716,239
721,040
2,387,463
2,864,955
3,819,941
Apportionment
47,033,019
47,348,318
45,361,795
44,884,303
43,929,317
Variance to District Adopted Budget
315,299
-1,671,224
-2,148,717
-3,103,702
1% deficit = $477,493
14-Nov-08

23. The Entrepreneurial Community College
Guest Speaker: Mr. Thomas Goodrow
Founder, National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE)

24. Accreditation

25. T H E E N D