1. Strategic Planning Team External Stakeholders Group Environmental Scan Results September 21, 2007

2. Who Are The External Stakeholders? Prospective students and their support networks Community Groups Public and Private Partnerships/Joint Programs Alumni

3. Prospective Students and Their Support Network Secondary Feeder Schools Guidance Counselors Guidance Counselors Dept Chair to Dept Chair Communication Dept Chair to Dept Chair Communication Middle Schools PTA/PTO PTA/PTOParents Financial Aid – Federal and/or Private Sources

4. Community Groups State Universities and Colleges Feeder Schools EmployersTaxpayers Civic Groups Donors – Non Alumni

5. Private & Public Partnerships Nursing Program with John C Lincoln Hospital and Scottsdale Healthcare Theatre Partnership with Arizona Jewish Theatre Company Palomino Middle School ESL Program Dietetic Technology Program Internships with Clinical/Community Healthcare Facilities

6. Alumni Source of prospective students Source of feedback regarding effectiveness of learning and occupational programs Source of donations

7. Important Themes Extracted Projected growth in PVCC service area New residential developments planned in Desert Ridge area and North Phoenix/Scottsdale New residential developments planned in Desert Ridge area and North Phoenix/Scottsdale The ability of future students to attend college needs nurturing Pockets of poverty in service area Pockets of poverty in service area

8. Important Themes Extracted Promoting student success at the college level needs additional support Programs such as “I Start Smart” Programs such as “I Start Smart” Effective advisement Effective advisement Effective placement Effective placement College needs effective communications with external stakeholders Early and often Early and often

9. Responding To Important Themes What plans are in place to support projected growth in service area? What tasks and responsibilities are needed to support growth? From academic units From academic units From policy groups From policy groups Who implements? Who is accountable?

10. Responding To Important Themes What plans are needed to assist future students with financial challenges? What plans are needed to assist future students who are under prepared or re- entry students? What plans are needed to assist future student support networks?

11. Responding To Important Themes What are the current PR/Marketing and Recruitment plans? How effective are the current plans for PR/Marketing and Recruitment? How are current plans assessed? How are current plans assessed? How will future plans for PR/Marketing and Recruitment be developed to respond to important themes? Combine PR/Marketing and Recruitment? Combine PR/Marketing and Recruitment?

12. Summary External Stakeholders were identified. Important themes were extracted. Questions were developed to begin the discussion for responding to the important themes.