Title: OCTC Fall 2006 Kickoff
1OCTC Fall 2006 Kickoff
2The OCTC KickoffA fine tradition!
- Enrollment Management
- Fish! and SACS
- Updates from Leadership Team
- Mini-Kickoff
- Boot-up Camp/CCSSE
- QEP
- The Strategic Plan (7th)
3OCTC Strategic Plan2006-07
- Last year the focus was on the QEP
- And it workedwe did it!
- Need to link to the strategic plan in your
performance review - Not all efforts will be strategic, and that is
OK! - Everyone making a contribution
4OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goals
- Access
- Expectations and Engagement
- Excellence
5OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Access
- Objectives
- Pathways to Postsecondary
- Alternative Delivery
- Partnerships
6OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal AccessObj 1
Pathways to Postsecondary
- Relocate the Collegiate High School to the Main
Campus, open the it to additional school
districts, and refine the program based on
feedback - Increase outreach to/recruitment of potential GED
students - Restructure the Director of Discover College
position to coordinate all HS programs/partnership
s - Develop new Discover College programs a
math/science focus to Senior Scholars and a
biotechnology (SEEK funded) program - Advocate for permanent bus service to the Main
Campus
7OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal AccessObj 2
Alternative Delivery
- Fully implement the IMAC initiative and explore
other career pathways opportunities (e.g.,
healthcare) - Expand the evening/weekend ADVANTAGE nursing
program - Increase the role of SkillTrain in developmental
education classes - Pilot MT055 on the Downtown Campus with the
support of SkillTrain - Increase the number of general education classes
at area high schools that allow adults to enroll
8OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal AccessObj 2
Alternative Delivery
- Increase the number of web-enhanced, hybrid, and
online courses in support of the KCTCS 2.0
virtual learning initiative - Develop a pretest and orientation for students
taking online courses - Track success rates in online classes
- Develop templates for websites so that all
units/divisions have a website
9OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal AccessObj 3
Partnerships
- Construct the ATC, finalize plans for Phase II,
and work toward funding of Phase II by increasing
community awareness - Host faculty members from China in 2006-07 and
offer Chinese language and literature classes - Explore career pathways initiatives with
additional local businesses and industries - Promote and contribute to local Learning
Communities, Higher Education Advocacy, and
Economic Development Corp. initiatives
10OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal AccessObj 3
Partnerships
- ADVANTAGE nursing program (cross-listed with
action step under Objective 2) - Expand Sister Cities efforts to include more
collegewide participation
11OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Expectations
Engagement
- Objectives
- Expectations
- Engagement
- Technology
- Pathways to the Baccalaureate
12OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Expectations
Engagement
- Last year What is the QEP?
- And now the long awaited sequel.
- Where is the QEP?
13Where is the QEP?
- In the schedule
- In syllabi
- On the web
- In classrooms
- In the hearts and minds of our faculty, staff,
and students
14Where is the QEP?
- SACS will be asking this question five years from
now
15Where is the QEP?
- CCSSE results 2003 v. 2005
- On the Spring 2003 CCSSE, OCTC scored
significantly above the national average on 15
items, significantly below on 3 - On the Spring 2005 CCSSE, OCTC scored
significantly above the national average on 4
items, significantly below on 2
16OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Expectations
EngagementObj 4 Expectations
- Embed expectations in student planners
- Collect student work exemplars and post on the
web - Promote the inclusion of standards and
expectations in all syllabi and the posting of
syllabi in the Blackboard Course Management
System - Require the inclusion of QEP/strategic plan
contributions in performance planning document
(stretch goals) - Develop and pilot the use of Blackboard
E-portfolio capability
17OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Expectations
EngagementObj 4 Expectations
- Present OCTC Expectations in each GE 100 class
and provide online introduction that may be
accessed by students not enrolling in GE 100 - Promote newly revised GE 100 curriculum to
students and advisors - Provide additional information for advisees and
advisors, e.g., new program cards, new academic
plans with additional info (such as courses
needed per semester to graduate in two years) - Participate in systemwide WorkKeys initiative
(random sample of first-time, credential seeking
students to take the assessment in 2006-07)
18OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Expectations
EngagementObj 5 Engagement
- Implement study groups and peer groups
- Explore changes to the student ambassador program
to include leaders in other active student
groups, e.g., Student Government Association - Shift focus of e-ambassadors to working with
students on e-portfolios/e-galleries - Implement The Exchange/Brown Bag discussions and
E-Exchange with a focus on best practices in
student engagement
19OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Expectations
EngagementObj 5 Engagement
- Participate in faculty/staff CCSSE survey
- Coordinate diversity efforts with system-level
initiatives - Require visit to Career Planning and Placement
Center for students changing majors more than
once in a semester
20OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Expectations
EngagementObj 6 Technology
- Develop detailed plans for the transition of
programs to the ATC and use of vacated space - Expand wireless access points on campus
- Investigate capabilities of Blackboard course
management system and build it into SUNRISE - Provide hardware/software for support of online,
hybrid (part online, part in-person), and
web-enhanced course development
21OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Expectations
EngagementObj 6 Technology
- Implement PeopleSoft 8.9 and provided needed
training support - Develop EARLI System Phase II in conjunction with
new PeopleSoft 8.9 communications management
functionality - Hire new Title III Instructional Designer/Trainer
and Activity Director to provide additional
technology training - Promote AskOCTC instant messaging
22OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Expectations
EngagementObj 7 Pathways to the Baccalaureate
- Implement new general education requirements
- Work with WKU-Owensboro staff to improve the
seamlessness of pathways between OCTC/WKU,
including the possibility of WKU/OCTC academic
plans - Promote block transfer and explore a brand name
for this opportunity - Pursue agreements for the offering of additional
joint WKU/OCTC services (beyond library services)
23OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Expectations
EngagementObj 7 Pathways to the Baccalaureate
- Expand degree offerings for programs that are
currently diploma only at OCTC - Pursue and finalize 22 agreements in additional
programs
24OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal Excellence
- Objectives
- Image
- Effectiveness
- Resource Development
25OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal ExcellenceObj
8 Image
- New food/beverage contracts finalized
- Increase of OCTC Campus Close-Up programs
- Embed civic engagement into programming
- Purchase replacement furniture in areas of
greatest need - Post directories in each building at each
entrance - Beautify all three campuses, e.g., hanging of new
framed photographs - Pursue signage on bypass
26OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal ExcellenceObj
8 Image
- Select promotional items
- Celebrate 20th anniversary
- Implement new OCTC marketing designs
- Use annual report as a marketing piece
27OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal ExcellenceObj
9 Effectiveness
- Publish, discuss, and implement response plans to
KCTCS indicators and quantified objectives,
including a response to developmental education
indicators that focus on the persistence of ENC
091 and MT 122 students - Implement new annual program review process
- Design rapid response system to comment line
voice mail and e-mail messages - Pilot Title III science initiative
- Review performance data on developmental
mathematics initiative and make refinements, as
needed
28OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal ExcellenceObj
9 Effectiveness
- Expand number of full-time faculty to improve
advising, increase engagement, respond to student
needs, and support college initiatives - Take full advantage of NSF Mentor Links grant
program to improve our processes and effectiveness
29OCTC Strategic Plan 2006-07Goal ExcellenceObj
10 Resource Development
- Increase number of grant proposals submitted over
2005-06 - Seek out requests for proposals that relate to
the ATC - Increase participation of faculty/staff in
proposal development - Finalize total Title III endowment match
- Close the major gifts campaign
30OCTC Strategic Plan2006-07
- Link to the strategic plan in your performance
review - Together we can do amazing things!
31Thank you for everything you do to make OCTC a
special place!