Roane State Community College

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Roane State Community College

• Faculty Welcome Back Presentation
• August 24, 2009
• Gary Goff, President

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Todays Topics

• Fall Student Enrollment
• College Re-Design
• 2009-2010 Budget
• Voluntary Buy-Out Program
• Spending Stimulus Monies
• SACS On-Site Visit QEP Plan Review
• Hiring Process for VP of Student Learning
• Faculty Staff Recognition
• Outstanding Alumni

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Enrollment is up this Fall

• 18 in Headcount and 17 in FTE
• Roane County 21 Headcount, 16 in FTE
• Oak Ridge 15 Headcount, 16 in FTE
• Campbell County 22 Headcount, 25 in FTE
• Cumberland County 10 Headcount, 1 in FTE
• Fentress County 23 Headcount, 15 in FTE
• Knox County 14 Headcount, 9 in FTE
• London County 24 Headcount, 11 in FTE
• Morgan County 105 Headcount, 84 in FTE
• Scott County 24 Headcount, 24 in FTE
• Magnolia Campus -5 Headcount, -3 in FTE

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Other Good News

• Received a Grant for 1.2M to build the
  Cumberland Business Incubator
• Ranked 5 in the Nation for Graduating Students
  with Science Technologies/Technician Degrees
• Received 8 New additional International Students
  from Egypt
• Received TBRs Academic Excellence Award for the
  Academic Festival. Award to be presented
  September 25th
• SACS Off-Site Review was very positive, On-Site
  Review and QEP review scheduled for Oct 6-8

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Re-Design Process

• Appropriations cuts mandated re-design
• Established an expanded College-wide workgroup to
  begin process to look at re-design
• Received free consultant services from SCORE
  (Service Core of Retired Executives) and
  conducted a series of extensive workshops to
  identify core missions, SWOT, and re-design needs
  

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Re-Design Goals

• Increase from 750 to 1,000 Graduates Per Year
• One Hour New Student In-Processing
• Maintain Benchmarks
• Transfer GPA, First Time Pass Rate, Placement
  Rate 
• Nordstrom Level of Service for our Customers
• First Educational Choice with Institutional
  Distinctiveness
• Priority Community Partner focused on
• Nimble Workforce Training Provider, and
• Regional Economic Development

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Re-Design Goals(Cont)

• State of the Art Instructional and Information
  Technology 
• Two Major Campuses Maintain Robust Course
  Offerings
• Our Seven Centers/Campuses
• 41 credit hour Gen Ed
• Signature Degree Program 
• Re-Aligned Focused Community Support 
• Enhance Student Recruiting for
• K-12
• Non-Traditional

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Re-Design Steps

• Conducted Mission Analysis
• Identified Organizational Structure to shed what
  did not align with Mission Analysis
• Identified new Organizational Structure needs to
  meet Mission Analysis
• Designed a new College Structure
• Developed Re-Designing Plan for TBR Approval
• Developed Budget Plan for New Design
• Developed Budget Plan for Stimulus Funds

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Results of Mission Analysis to begin Re-Design
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Major CollegeRe-Design Activities

• Consolidated and eliminated 2 Vice President
  positions, went from 6 to 4 VPs
• Consolidated and eliminated 1 Academic Division
• Re-structured Continuing Education Department
  into a Business Connections Department
• Re-allocated 2 positions Police Chief Director
  of Workforce Connections
• Out-Sourced Custodial Services
• Instituted a Voluntary Buy-Out Program - 25
  qualified for program for departure between Jul
  31- Dec 31,2009
• In total, by the end of the current fiscal year,
  we will have deleted 45 positions reduced 6
  positions to part-time

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College Re-Design Structure
Went from 375 Full-Time Employees to 324
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2009-2010 Budget

• Total 2008 Final State Appropriations
  19,088,500
• 2009-2010 Budget Instructions to Campus
• Adjusted Base Appropriation was 16,366,500
• This was a net reduction of 2,723,500 from 2008
• Received non-recurring 2009-2010 ARRA Funds of
  2.078M
• Received MOE adjustment of 645,500
• The final 2009-2010 appropriation was 19,090,800
• Anticipate 2010-2011 appropriations of
  19,090,800
• Anticipate 2011-12 appropriations of 16,366,500

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2009-2010 Budget

• Campus Budget Assumptions
• 5.0 increase in Tuition
• Zero FTE Growth
• Stimulus Funds only available to help reshape
  personnel needs, one-time equipment buys, and
  support one-time operational needs
• 2009-2010 College Budget 34,371,000
• No impact on Learning,
• Teaching, or Faculty..

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Stimulus Funds

• 2009-2010 3,078,800
• 2010-2011 2,078,800
• Total 5,157,600
• Can only be used to help reshape personnel needs,
  one-time equipment buys, and support one-time
  operational needs

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2009-2010 Stimulus Funds

• 2009-2010 3,078,800
• 358.8K to Reshape Organization Soft Landing
• 725.0K for Voluntary Buyout Plan (25 Employees)
• 1,741.4K for One-Time Equipment Purchases
• Created a list of High, Medium, and Low
  Priorities
• totaling 5.46M 750K for Science Lab
  Renovations
• 134.0K for Dual Enrollment Scholarships
• 57.0K for SAS Reduction Phase-out
• 27.6 K for SACS Re-Accreditation Visit Costs
• 25.0K for Faculty Professional Development
• 10.0K for Stimulus Reporting Costs

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2010-2011 Stimulus Funds

• 2010-2011 2,078,800
• 1,909,800 for One-Time Equipment Purchases and
  Science Lab Improvements
• 134.0K for Dual Enrollment Scholarships
• 25.0K for Faculty Professional Development
• 10.0K for Stimulus Reporting Costs
• Total spent on Equipment One-time Improvements
  for 2009 and 2010 is 3,651,200

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SACS On-Site Visit

• Schedule for October 6-8, 2009
• SACS On-Site Team has 8 members
• Chaired by Dr. Willis Lott (MGCCC)
• SACS Liaison is Dr. Joseph Silver (SACS)
• Team has reviewed our Focus Report prior to
  arrival at Roane State (Focus Report at our SACS
  web page)
• They will review 22 SACS Standards/Requirements
  for compliance

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Quality EnhancementPlan (QEP) Evaluation

• Schedule for October 6-8, 2009
• Chaired by Dr. Willis Lott (MGCCC)
• SACS Liaison is Dr. Joseph Silver (SACS)
• Lead QEP Evaluator is Dr. Maureen Murphy (SJC)
• Small team has reviewed our QEP prior to arrival
  at Roane State (QEP at our QEP web page)
• They will provide recommendations for improvement
• Anticipate SACS Re-Affirmation June 2010

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VP for Student Learning Chief Academic Officer

• Screening Committee

Mr. Robert Benson - Chair Associate Professor
Bill Schramm Professor Don Miller Associate
Professor Joette Waddle Associate Professor Jill
Denton Associate Professor Patricia
Jenkins Associate Professor Lesha Hill Ms. Teresa
Duncan Dean Kathy Rhodes Ms. Cathy Smith Mr.
Darren York Ms. Kriss Gabourel
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Selection Process

• Step 1 Screening Committee review applications
  and determine which candidates to interview
• Step 2 Screening Committee will determine top
  3-5 candidates
• Step 3 Top 3-5 candidates will be invited to a
  Faculty Forum to allow for all faculty to ask
  questions and interact with the each individual
  candidate.  We expect faculty that participated
  in the Faculty Forum to conduct an evaluation of
  each individual candidate and provide it to the
  Screening Committee for their use in determining
  the 2-3 finalists.
• Step 4 The Screening Committee will consider
  the Faculty Forum evaluations and make a
  recommendation to the President on the top 2-3
  candidates
• Step 5 The top 2-3 candidates will be
  interviewed by the President for selection

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Faculty Staff Awards

• Associate Professor Debra Miles
• Associate Professor Lesha Hill
• Associate Professor Steve Ward
• Associate Professor Sarah Thomason
• Associate Professor Pat Wurth
• Assistant Professor Bryan Wilkerson
• Adjunct Professor Will Lavender
• Associate Professor Stella Gomez delCampo
• Ms. Tina Long
• Ms. Michele Patterson
• Mr. Darren York
• Mr. Doug Wallace
• Ms. Karen Brunner
• Mr. Danny Gibbs

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2009 OutstandingAlumni Awards

• Dr. James Perkins
• Ms. June McBee Laing

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Dr. James Perkins

• Dr. James Perkins graduated from RSCC in 1999,
  received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer
  Science from UT, and went on to earn his
  Doctorate of Medicine at the Meharry Medical
  College School of Medicine in Nashville in 2007.
• Currently, Dr. Perkins is completing his
  residency at the Louisiana State University
  Health Science Center in New Orleans in Emergency
  Medicine.
• While at Roane State, James received the Organic
  Chemistry Award, served his fellow students as a
  math tutor, and served as a faculty resource
  helping faculty learn new software.
• In medical school, Dr. Perkins received the
  William V. Wallace Medical Scholarship and
  received numerous departmental honors.
• Dr. Perkins spent countless hours helping those
  in need after Hurricane Katrina. He served on
  two disaster management and recovery teams in New
  Orleans assisting with the evacuation and return
  of its citizens. Dr. Perkins has also served as a
  volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Water Angels
  Ministries, and homeless shelters. He provides
  free health screenings and physicals for
  underprivileged children in Nashville and New
  Orleans.
• Dr. James Perkins is the son of Larry Perkins of
  Harriman, and he resides with his wife Amanda in
  Slidell on the outskirts of New Orleans.

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Ms. June McBee Laing

• Ms. June McBee Laing is a 1982 graduate of RSCC.
  She earned an A.S. in Medical Record Technology
  with a 4.0 GPA. She also earned a Bachelor of
  Science degree in Medical Science (Health Record
  Administration) from Emory University with a 4.0
  GPA and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from
  Limestone College.
• June continues to work in the field of health
  information as President of Laing and Associates,
  Inc. of Atlanta, GA.
• Since 1985, June has invested in the future of
  students majoring in the field of health
  information technology by awarding an annual
  scholarship of 500.00 through the RSCC
  Foundation. And in 2003, she established an
  additional annual scholarship of 250.00 in honor
  of Alice Moore, retired RSCC Health Information
  Technology Program Director. June is also a Gold
  Corporate Partner with AHIMA and sponsors AHIMA
  scholarships.
• June is not only devoted to her profession, but
  to her community. She serves as a volunteer for
  the Ronald McDonald House, Habitat for Humanity,
  and the Thompson Cancer Survivor Center.
• June resides in Smyrna, GA and is the mother of
  five children, Leslie, Lance, Grant, Catherine
  and Cynthia, and she has eight grandchildren.

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• Next up Interim VP for Academic Services
• Kathy Rhodes