Fall Faculty & Staff Meeting October 9, 2006

Overview United Way Kickoff United Way Kickoff Enrollment Stats – Fall 2006 Enrollment Stats – Fall 2006 Anderson Campus Update Anderson Campus Update Strategic Plan ( ) – Executive Staff Activities Strategic Plan ( ) – Executive Staff Activities Becoming a Learning College Becoming a Learning College SACS and QEP Update SACS and QEP Update

Support United Way! Lynn Lollis, Campaign Chair Lane Hudson, Campaign Co-Chair

Enrollment Report Comparison of Fall 2005 and Fall 2006 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 DifferencePercent 4,6394, % Increase

Student Profile Fall 2006 New to College ContinuingTotal 2,514 (53%) 2,239 (47%) 4,753 GTC (50) Bridge to Clemson (235) HS Dual Enrollment (328) New First Time (1,324) Returning (396) Transfer (353) Transient (62) Undeclared (1)

Enrollment Fall 2006 By Full/Part By Residency Full-Time2,671 In County 4,121 Part-Time1,462 Out of County 503 Less than Half-Time 620 Out of State 129

Retention (Drop-out or Stop-out) Students that were enrolled in either Spring (200520) or Summer (200530), that have not graduated, and are not enrolled for this Fall (200610) 2,392 Students that were enrolled in either Fall (200510), Spring (200520), or Summer (200530), that have not graduated and are not enrolled for this Fall (200610) 3,351

Anderson Campus Update Expected to open Spring 2007 Expected to open Spring 2007 Campus-wide planning underway Campus-wide planning underway Credit by Summer Credit by Summer Start with C.E. Classes in Spring Start with C.E. Classes in Spring

Anderson Campus Construction

Anderson Campus

Anderson Campus Construction

Anderson Campus 1 st Floor

Anderson Campus 2 nd Floor

Strategic Plan Executive Staff Activities

Enhance Opportunities for Student Success Student Learning Initiative: Establish the essential foundation elements for becoming a Learning College. Student Learning Initiative: Establish the essential foundation elements for becoming a Learning College. Executive Staff Activities: –Introduce the Learning College concept –Define the needs and approach required to embrace a “Culture of Evidence” –Integrate Outcomes/Assessment and Institutional Planning Student Retention Initiative: Improve the programming and services that impact student retention. Student Retention Initiative: Improve the programming and services that impact student retention.

Promote a Collegial and Diverse Environment Organizational Culture Initiative: Foster an organizational culture that encourages open and full participation of all employees and students in the life of the College. Organizational Culture Initiative: Foster an organizational culture that encourages open and full participation of all employees and students in the life of the College. Executive Staff Activities: –Define the organizational culture –Assess perceptions and needs of the campus community –Develop and prioritize strategies for achieving the desired culture Diversity Initiative: Increase diversity of the campus community. Diversity Initiative: Increase diversity of the campus community.

Promote Professional Development and Personal Enrichment of Employees Professional Development Initiative: Provide mechanisms to build awareness, develop skills, and expand perspectives of employees through professional development. Professional Development Initiative: Provide mechanisms to build awareness, develop skills, and expand perspectives of employees through professional development. Executive Staff Activities: –Provide appropriate support for professional development Personal Enrichment Initiative: Encourage employee participation in personal enrichment experiences Personal Enrichment Initiative: Encourage employee participation in personal enrichment experiences Executive Staff Activity: –Define processes and conditions needed to support employee participation in PD experiences

Promote Economic and Community Development. Collaborations Initiative: Increase mutually beneficial collaborations between the College and the community and between the College and other institutions of higher education. Collaborations Initiative: Increase mutually beneficial collaborations between the College and the community and between the College and other institutions of higher education. College Image Initiative: Define the desired image of the College and implement programs and activities to achieve the desired image. College Image Initiative: Define the desired image of the College and implement programs and activities to achieve the desired image. Economic Development Initiative: Initiate economic development programs and partnerships in the service area. Economic Development Initiative: Initiate economic development programs and partnerships in the service area.

Improve the Physical Environment. Physical Environment Initiative: Provide a physical environment that enhances student learning and employee satisfaction. Physical Environment Initiative: Provide a physical environment that enhances student learning and employee satisfaction.

Educational Opportunities Initiative: Expand educational opportunities that effectively meet the economic and personal goals of all segments of the service area. Educational Opportunities Initiative: Expand educational opportunities that effectively meet the economic and personal goals of all segments of the service area. Executive Staff Activity: –Establish a systematic process to coordinate a smooth transition to the Anderson Campus facility and to provide effective internal and external communication Expand Educational Opportunities

Becoming a Learning College We exist to produce LEARNING! We exist to produce LEARNING! Learning is our PRODUCT! Learning is our PRODUCT!

Characteristics of a Learning College Be committed to student learning; Be committed to student learning; Organize our work for the purpose of student learning; Organize our work for the purpose of student learning; Put learning first in everything we do and think seriously about how we engage students for learning; Put learning first in everything we do and think seriously about how we engage students for learning; Provide meaningful learning options for students that may be cross disciplinary; Provide meaningful learning options for students that may be cross disciplinary; Treat our students as full partners in the learning process; Treat our students as full partners in the learning process; See our faculty as learning facilitators, not deliverers of content; See our faculty as learning facilitators, not deliverers of content; Conduct meaningful assessment of student learning; Conduct meaningful assessment of student learning; Develop a college culture that supports learning at every level of the institution. Develop a college culture that supports learning at every level of the institution.

SACS Reaffirmation Compliance Report (completed; final issues addressed during on-site team visit) Compliance Report (completed; final issues addressed during on-site team visit) Quality Enhancement Plan Quality Enhancement Plan –Review by on-site team Oct and Nov 1 –Decision expected Nov 1 –Disapprove; or –Approve (and offer recommendations); or –Approve (with no recommendations) Ruling on Reaffirmation (June 2007) Ruling on Reaffirmation (June 2007)

Preparing for the On-Site Visit On-site team will meet with groups of faculty, staff, and students Review latest QEP information—Check QEP portal on Campus Pipeline Review latest QEP information—Check QEP portal on Campus Pipeline

Quality Enhancement Plan The topic of the QEP is the Learning Excellence Initiative (LEI) The topic of the QEP is the Learning Excellence Initiative (LEI) Purpose: Purpose: To improve students’ learning and their learning capacity during the transitional experience, and to foster their social and academic integration into the institution...

Learning Excellence Initiative Three components: Three components: 1. Smart Start 2. Freshman Seminar 3. Learning Communities

LEI Implementation: Next Steps Establish LEI Implementation Team Complete initial planning work Complete initial planning work  Smart Start begins May 2007  Initial COL 105 and learning communities offered Fall 2007

Lottery Funding Lottery Funding –Tuition Assistance: $47.6M requested –Technology Equipment Funding: $12M for higher education; $5M flows to Technical Colleges. SC Technical College System Legislative Priorities

Continuing and Expanding the Allied Healthcare Initiative ($15M recurring) Continuing and Expanding the Allied Healthcare Initiative ($15M recurring) Ensuring Quality and Innovation Through Teaching Faculty ($8M recurring) Ensuring Quality and Innovation Through Teaching Faculty ($8M recurring) Developing a Statewide Registered Apprenticeship System Coordinated within the SC Tech System ($1M recurring) Developing a Statewide Registered Apprenticeship System Coordinated within the SC Tech System ($1M recurring) Supporting CATT ($8M nonrecurring) Supporting CATT ($8M nonrecurring) Legislative Priorities – General Funding

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