Strategic Goals and Planning Priorities
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College Strategic Goals for FY 2001 - 2005 and Planning Priorities for FY 2003-2004
1.
Deliver quality programs and effective instruction that result in students
achieving identified learning outcomes.
1a. Create
an Information Technology Department to include the Computer Engineering
Technology, Computer Information Systems, Cisco, and Network Administration and
Support curriculum programs.
1b. Beginning fall 2003, offer Network and Administrative Support and Electronic Commerce associate degree programs and Marine Propulsion Systems and Film and Video Production diploma programs.
1c. Secure a full-time faculty position fall 2003 to support a Film and Video Production associate degree program.
1d. Complete the application process for a Surgery Technology associate degree program.
1e. Incorporate related electronic commerce courses as electives in Cape Fear Community College associate degree programs and consider developing additional diploma programs.
1f. Begin the process of obtaining accreditation for the Sonography program with the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
1g. Maintain high student pass rates on the licensure and certification examinations for vocational and technical programs.
1h. Increase course offerings in the Early Childhood Education program to assist the local public schools in fulfilling mandates for the education of teacher assistants.
1i. Apply for the highest possible 5-Star rating with the State Division of Child Development for the Cape Fear Community College Child Development Center.
1j. Examine the latest technology available for each program in the Engineering Department and take steps to ensure the technology used in the curricula is the most current and up-to-date.
1k. Expand the Engineering Department’s renewable energy project to provide students with the very latest technology and the opportunity to work hands-on with fuel cells, photovoltaic panels and wind generators.
1l. Develop an online self-quiz to help CFCC college transfer students assess their understanding of the college’s online advising website, the Statewide Comprehensive Articulation Agreement and the transfer agreement with UNCW.
1m. In a joint effort with University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), develop and administer a survey to CFCC college transfer graduates who subsequently enroll at UNCW for the purpose of collecting their opinions about their transfer experience, academic preparedness for transfer and the quality of instruction received at UNCW as compared to CFCC.
1n. Conduct a joint workshop for CFCC arts and sciences faculty and UNCW faculty who teach basic studies core courses to share materials and assess course content to ensure they are parallel.
1o. Assess the minimum oral competency requirements for students enrolled in the communications core courses, assess students’ writing proficiency in English 111 courses, and assess students’ understanding of three major sociological concepts in Sociology 210 courses.
1p. Increase the number of college transfer courses to provide students a greater variety of choices and to prepare students for their respective majors by adding eight new music, ten new art, and five new drama courses to the Humanities and Fine Arts Department. In addition, a new anthropology course, history course and psychology course will be added to the Social Behavioral /Sciences Department and a new biology course and physical education course will be added to the Math, Science and Physical Education Department.
1q. Review program standards for drama and art pre-major programs and propose changes to the Statewide Transfer Advisory Committee to better prepare students for transfer as art and drama majors to East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
1r. Explore establishing a one-credit hour library instruction course for college transfer students to increase their proficiency in utilizing the CFCC library.
1s. Develop and implement high profile student projects such as the Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) and solar housing design initiatives to exhibit in the community to showcase CFCC engineering programs and the learning opportunities available to students.
1t. Plan and implement a fifth Firefighter Seminar and a Fire Fighter Cadet Academy through the Continuing Education Department to meet emergency services certification training requirements as a result of increasing national security alerts.
1u. Determine the feasibility of offering a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) course through Continuing Education to help meet the demand for more entry-level adult care providers in the service area.
1v. Increase the number of hours for the Pender County Nurse Aide I & II programs from 160 to 192 hours to prepare skilled nurses aides for the workplace.
1w. Develop and implement a Continuing Education non-credit skilled trades certificate program in Electricity and Plumbing to provide students a short-term training option and to increase the local pool of skilled tradespersons.
1x. Develop and implement a Project Management curriculum that will be the first of its kind offered in a North Carolina community college to help meet an immediate need for skilled and experienced project managers for local industry.
1y. Increase the variety of training for Small Business Center clients by offering a minimum of two new occupational extension courses each semester to help improve the success rate for start-up and existing businesses.
1z. Design a subject specific compensatory education course to help increase the independence and employability skills of students enrolled in the Compensatory Education program.
1aa. Actively market the Compensatory Education program to increase enrollment by 10% and provide services not readily available in the area for adults with developmental disabilities.
1bb. Develop and implement two on-site workforce literacy classes for Adult Basic Education (ABE) and GED students to upgrade their basic skills to remain employed or promoted.
2.
Provide adequate facilities to support the rapid growth of the college and
improve the maintenance, safety, and security of all campuses.
2a. Dredge the Cape Fear Community College basin and replace the college’s boat ramp to provide on-campus launch instruction for Marine Technology students.
2b. Continue preparations to move Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Machining Technology, Welding, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering to the second building to be constructed on the North Campus.
2c. Begin
discussions with faculty and staff to develop plans for a third building to be
constructed at the North Campus.
2d. Business
Services and Maintenance will work together to upgrade and improve parking
facilities for faculty, staff, students, and visitors.
2e. Provide
assigned parking spaces for North Campus employees once Lot NA-1 is numbered.
2f. Expand
parking at the Downtown Campus with the addition of 40 spaces to Parking Lot R
located behind the Schwartz Center and expand parking at the North Campus with
the addition of 233 spaces.
2g. Reactivate
the Student Government Association’s “Campus Improvement Project” to continue
the tradition of the CFCC graduating class donating a permanent gift to the
college to enhance campus grounds and/or facilities.
2h. Install
a new chiller and boiler in the McLeod Building with automation controls in a
central location.
2i. Install
a new 10-ton air conditioning system for Computer Services to protect the
college’s network electronics.
2j. Institutional
Services will work with the architects and contractors to complete the McLeod
Building elevator tower project on schedule.
2k Receive
bids, award the contract and begin construction of a second building on the
North Campus.
2l. Upgrade equipment and make cosmetic
improvements to the welding program shop located in the ‘W’ building.
3. Incorporate the appropriate use of
technology for students, faculty and staff
and provide training in accessing
and applying the technology.
3a. Provide introductory Geographic Information
System (GIS) software use and applications experience for Marine Technology
students.
3b. Provide access to Smart Carts in all
vocational classes.
3c. Increase usage of the Technology Training
Center for professional development and training classes for faculty and staff.
3d. Successfully
manage the new College Information Systems (CIS) project by coordinating training
and information distribution campus-wide, holding weekly meetings to evaluate,
plan, and coordinate the necessary steps for implementation and attend project
manager meetings and participate in weekly conference calls.
3e. The Learning Resource Center staff will
research, evaluate, and recommend ways for faculty and staff to utilize the new
Media Distribution System.
3f. Maintain the college’s network with
sufficient speed and capacity by converting the Downtown Campus network to run
on a single protocol, lP (Internet Protocol) and separate the network into logical
segments.
3g. Ensure reliability of network services by
moving GroupWise to a new and more powerful server and upgrade GroupWise to
version 6.
3h. Upgrade the Novell Operating System on the
network servers to version 6.
3i. Continue to implement the new College
Information System by continuing data conversions and testing for the student
applications, replacing the current document imaging system with Open Text and
installing and configuring a server for the new Electronic Commerce program.
3j. Protect computing assets with an anti-virus
e-mail server and install an e-mail software program to filter for SPAM and
viruses.
3k. Improve computer services by manning the
HelpDesk at all times, upgrading the Blackboard server, redesigning the college
web site and upgrading the website server.
3l. Prepare Basic Skills Department for
conversion to the new College Information System by improving the security and
the accuracy of records handled by the department.
4.
Enhance the teaching and learning process through the provision of adequate,
up-to-date equipment and learning resources that are accessible to users and in
formats consistent with prevailing technologies suitable to the college’s needs
and goals.
4a. Provide
Smart Board technology in the Learning Resource Center bibliographic
instruction classroom.
4b. Enhance
the Learning Resource Center web page by providing current and subject-specific
links.
4c. Complete
an automated inventory of all holdings of the Downtown Learning Resource Center
(LRC) collection.
4d. Automate
LRC acquisitions and serials sections with the Horizon software and train the
staff in the use of these products.
4e. Establish
guidelines for services provided by the college’s new television studio that
will be used for instructional, documentary, promotional and distance education
productions.
4f. Provide
basic graphics production services through the CFCC Media Center.
4g. Implement a color reproduction service in
the Learning Resource Center for library users.
4h. The Learning Resource Center will promote and market the Bibliographic Instruction Classroom to departments and faculty who have not previously utilized this facility for instruction.
4i. Equip the Media Center with the newest media production equipment and software for delivering quality instruction.
4j. Increase the North Campus library print collection by 10% to support the curriculum programs and general education courses offered at the North Campus.
5.
Provide increased access to educational opportunities through distance learning.
5a. Review
the college’s compliance with the standards for distance education programs and
support services required for accreditation with the Southern Association of
Colleges Schools, Commission on Colleges.
5b. Develop and offer online courses in General Biology I, Introduction to Chemistry, Introduction to Literature and Fit and Well for Life to complete the curriculum for an online Associate in Arts degree program.
5c. Provide
training for faculty and instructional support staff in developing hybrid
instruction by learning to transition from traditional classroom instruction to
teaching portions of the course content online.
5d. Expand
the number of Business Department curriculum courses offered online to increase
student access and to support the development of an online associate degree
business program for the future.
5e. Make
distance education websites compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) and provide training to distance
education faculty and instructional support staff regarding ADA requirements.
5f. Implement
an ‘Online Course Peer Review Guide’ for distance education to help faculty
assess the quality of distance education courses and instruction.
5g. Design
and implement procedures to track the academic performance of students enrolled
in distance education courses for comparison with the performance of students
enrolled in the same courses taught in a traditional classroom setting.
5h. Develop
an operations manual for distance education faculty and instructional support
staff that includes distance education policies, procedures, and the roles and
responsibilities of all involved with distance education initiatives.
6.
Strengthen partnerships with business and industry, public schools,
universities and others that are mutually beneficial and that maximize
resources in meeting the educational needs of the service area.
6a. Create a
new faculty position with responsibilities for oversight and management of
the Huskins Bill and Co-operative
Education programs.
6b. Offer
Huskins courses in Criminal Justice Technology to all four of the New Hanover
County high schools and the two high schools in Pender County.
6c. Provide
a cosmetology instructor and offer Huskins cosmetology classes for Topsail High
School once the high school completes construction of a cosmetology clinical
facility.
6d. Due to
the increasing number of home-schooled students enrolling in Cape Fear
Community College, identify home school associations in New Hanover and Pender
Counties to share information about the college’s dual enrollment program to
provide home-schooled students access to information already provided to local
public school students.
6e. Offer
the required courses for an associate degree in Criminal Justice Technology at
the Burgaw Campus.
6f. Establish
a transfer agreements between University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW)
History, Sociology and Political Science departments and the Cape Fear
Community College Paralegal program that would allow UNCW to accept Cape Fear
Community College graduates’ transfer credits towards a four-year degree.
6g. Work
with the New Hanover County Public Library and the UNCW Randall Library in
cooperative library projects.
6h. Increase
access to Small Business Center services for clients located in Pender County
to encourage and support sustainable business growth.
6i. Restructure
the college’s JobLink Center from a comprehensive program of training and
services for clients to a non-comprehensive program with a single focus on
training.
7.
Provide a comprehensive program of student development services that assist
students in achieving their goals including appropriate placement in courses
and curricula, financial assistance, counseling and advisement, career
guidance, and student activities and athletics.
7a. Develop
and implement an academic support program for student athletes to foster
academic success and improve retention and eligibility status.
7b. Test the
Internet based ACCUPLACER Placement Test with a control group of students for
comparison with the ASSET Placement Test to determine the instrument with the
highest student placement accuracy rate.
7c. Develop
resources and printed materials for students seeking information from the
Career and Testing Services Office on career options, employment outlook, and
entry-level salaries in elected occupations.
7d. Improve
academic advising in the Allied Health Advising Center by training advisors on
a semester basis.
7e. Assess
student satisfaction with recruiting and admissions services and, based on
assessment results, implement steps to improve those services.
7f. Increase
enrollment by restructuring recruiting efforts, expanding target groups and
maximizing the results of recruiting visits in high schools and during
community events.
7g. Assess
reasons students withdraw early from the college and implement procedures to
improve retention.
7h. Compile
up-to-date information about community referral agencies and establish rapport
with the personnel at each agency to aid CFCC counselors in making immediate
referrals for CFCC students in emergency situations.
7i. Collect
student input for new student activities and social events comparable to those
at the Downtown Campus and implement at the North Campus for 2003-2004.
7j. Working
with the CFCC Foundation, develop a fund raising program to provide more
opportunities for athletic scholarships that meet college and National Junior
College Athletic Association (NJCAA) standards.
8.
Cultivate an excellent, highly qualified faculty and staff through recruitment,
retention, recognition and professional development.
8a. Establish
a Learning Resource Center Technician position to provide technical support for
circulation and media services at both the Downtown Campus and the North
Campus.
8b. To
address the high turnover rate of English as A Second Language instructors,
develop a common course outline for the ESL program to provide standardization
of instruction and a template for new instructors to follow.
8c. Provide
more opportunities for interaction between the CFCC Foundation Board of
Directors, Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and students.
8d. The
Personnel Office, working with the college Evaluation Task Force, will review
the results of the new personnel evaluation system piloted in all departments
during 2002-2003 and recommend
revisions as needed to the President and College Council for approval.
8e. Research
the feasibility of using the Bluebird Document Imaging System to maintain
personnel records, simplify records management and decrease the need for
additional space in the Personnel Office.
8f. Develop
a Worker’s Compensation Handbook for distribution to all Cape Fear Community
College employees by the Personnel Office.
8g. Offer a
workshop in bulk mail preparation to department personnel responsible for
handling mail.
9.
Promote diversity at all levels of the college and maintain a diverse faculty, staff and student body that
reflects the college service area.
9a. Increase
the number of scholarships for students with disabilities by securing
additional funds specific to this purpose from various donors.
9b. Increase
awareness of Cape Fear Community College to the local minority population
through a series of radio programs promoting the college on stations Kiss 94.1
and Coast 97 which both target the African-American audience.
9c. The
Compensatory Education program of the Basic Skills Department will provide new
educational experiences for students with cognitive disabilities through
training in job acquisition and career exploration, including job-shadowing
opportunities.
9d. Curriculum
programs will actively seek diversity in the membership of all advisory committees.
9e. Arts and
sciences faculty teaching distance education courses will receive training on
making their instructional websites compliant with ADA requirements to better
accommodate students with disabilities.
9f. Faculty,
staff and student diversity will be promoted annually through efforts of the
Cape Fear Community College Diversity Committee.
10. Effectively manage the
college’s fiscal resources and seek external funding through grants and
donations to support the mission of the college.
10a. Manage
the college financial resources effectively and in accordance with projected
budget reductions.
10b. Maintain
financial integrity by reviewing and strengthening internal controls,
streamlining financial processes, improving accountability and receiving a
“clean” financial audit for 2002-03.
10c. Implement
the budget management module in the financial application and the position
budgeting module in the human resources application of the new College Information
System.
10d. Determine the feasibility of implementing electronic
procurement to bring CFCC online with the state’s electronic procurement system
which would provide a cost savings to the college and access to a network
of approved vendors.
10e. Implement
a process for purchasing by electronic requisitioning through the new College
Information System.
10f. Upgrade
the bar code scanning equipment used in performing equipment inventories to
provide CFCC the ability to print bar code labels in-house.
10g. Continue
with the establishment of the North Campus Bookstore, maintain an up-to-date
inventory and minimize costs to reduce book price margins to financially
benefit students.
10h. Purchase
software for processing bulk mail and implement new bulk mail postal
requirements.
10i. Reorganize
the college central store and determine the feasibility of implementing the
new College Computer Information System’s central store inventory module.
10j. Establish
a list of priorities for college programs, faculty, staff and students that can
be supported by the CFCC Foundation.
10k. Secure
private underwriting for ongoing Foundation projects, such as Merit
Scholarships and Faculty/Staff Mini-Grants.
10l. Plan and
initiate a $10 million endowment campaign for scholarships, faculty/staff
projects and other priorities as designated by the Foundation Board of
Directors with input from the faculty and staff.
10m. Initiate a
planned giving program through the assistance of professionals in the field.
10n. Conduct a
more compact annual fund drive using a greater number of community volunteers
over a shorter period of time.
10o. Create an
internal “shadow accounting system” to parallel the management of Foundation
funds by the Business Office.
11.
Strengthen and refine the college’s continuous improvement process to ensure
institutional effectiveness and public accountability.
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11a. Streamline
and clarify the paperwork process by developing a manual of procedures for
all Continuing Education contract writers to improve accuracy and ensure no
audit exceptions or concerns.
11b. Implement a set of practice audits each
semester in the Continuing Education Department to ensure accountability
measures are in place that will result in no audit exceptions or concerns for
the department.
11c. Review
and update the mission and purpose statements for the Continuing Education
Department and its programs for relevancy to the college mission and goals.
11d. Develop an internal manual for the Basic
Skills Department to familiarize instructors with reporting requirements and
guidelines to improve the accuracy of records and ensure no audit exceptions or
concerns for the coming year.
11e. Increase
awareness and understanding of the college’s continuous quality improvement
(IE) planning process campus-wide through a series of comprehensive
departmental workshops during 2003-2004 specifically targeting new
employees.
11f. Provide
a means for planning unit managers to develop annual budget objectives using
the college Planning Online System by implementing an enhanced third generation
version of the system that includes a new budget module.
11g. Complete
preparations for implementing the budget module for the college’s Planning
Online System by redefining the budget planning units and designing budget
reports for the system.
11h. In preparation
for the college’s upcoming reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 2006, familiarize faculty and
staff with the new Principles of Accreditation and the major changes to
the SACS accreditation review process effective January 2003.
11i. Provide
research support for the new program review process to be implemented 2003-2004
by working with lead instructors and instructional deans to collect and compile
program data and produce program review committee reports.
11j. Redesign
the Faculty and Staff Survey and administer spring 2004 in an effort to improve
its use in evaluating the college’s educational support services.
11k. Update
and redesign the online CFCC FACT BOOK making it easier for users to navigate
and locate information.
11l. Develop
a program to calculate projected enrollment, FTE and the square feet of
academic space per FTE student that is needed to plan for the future
development of the college.
12.
Foster and maintain a positive public image of the college and effectively
promote college services and programs to the community.
12a. In
partnership with the Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA), the Carpentry and
Electrical/Electronics Technology programs will help construct low-income
housing in the community.
12b. Publish a
Learning Resource Center in-house newsletter and submit information about the
CFCC Learning Resource Center’s programs and services to other library
publications and groups.
12c. Begin
producing 4-color processing print jobs in-house to improve the appearance and
quality of publications.
12d. Develop
and present programs to parents of middle school students in New Hanover and
Pender Counties regarding Cape Fear Community College’s financial aid services
and how to prepare for college.
12e. Develop
and publish an annual calendar of student activities and athletic events to
advertise these activities to the faculty, staff and student body.
12f. Add
three new members to the Foundation Board of Directors to fill vacant
positions.
12g. Provide
professional development opportunities for the Foundation Board of Directors.
12h. Utilize
the student Ambassadors more effectively and actively in a myriad of Foundation
and campus events.
12i. Increase
public awareness of the college, its people and its programs through a targeted
marketing and awareness campaign.
12j. Produce
a new college promotional video to increase awareness of programs and
educational opportunities to prospective students.
12k. Re-design
the Cape fear Community College website to make it more attractive and easier
for visitors to navigate.
12l. Produce
a monthly television program to broadcast on the Learning Network that
highlights current and upcoming events, programs and people at Cape Fear
Community College.
12m. Develop
and implement a comprehensive marketing strategy for the Small Business Center
programs and services targeting area business owners and entrepreneurs.
12n. Move the
operations of the Continuing Education Resource Development (HRD) program from
Basic Skills to the Small Business Center (SBC) to broaden the scope of the SBC
and more effectively market HRD classes and services to local business and
industry.
13.
Enhance internal communication among faculty, staff and students.
13a. Implement the new Internet software for Veterans
Education Benefits and train staff in its use.
13b. Provide a concise overview of the legal
requirements and restrictions mandated by the Federal Right to Privacy Act
(FERPA) to all faculty and staff through fall in-service workshops, new
employee orientations and printed materials to ensure compliance with the
provisions of FERPA.
13c. Provide an in-service workshop for faculty on
the proper methods for completing course attendance and withdrawal rosters to
improve the accuracy of information used to generate FTE reports.
13d. Implement and maintain a broadcast-quality video
messaging system at the Downtown Campus to inform students of upcoming events,
important dates and other information.
13e. Create a new and consolidated printing and
photocopy work order request form and work with Computer Services to provide
online access to the form.
13f. Implement a printing services “customer feedback”
system to gather input from faculty and staff on ideas for improving current
services and for developing new services not currently available.
13g. Develop a
year-end report of self-supporting activities describing community events and
seminars offered by the Continuing Education Department to keep faculty and
staff better informed of offerings and generate ideas for future
self-supporting classes.
CFCC 2001-2005 Goals approved by the CFCC Board
of Trustees March 28, 2001.
Planning
Priorities for FY 2003-2004 approved by College Council July 9, 2003.