Fall Faculty & Staff Fall Faculty & Staff MeetingMeeting

October 9, 2006October 9, 2006

OverviewOverview

United Way KickoffUnited Way Kickoff Enrollment Stats – Fall 2006Enrollment Stats – Fall 2006 Anderson Campus UpdateAnderson Campus Update Strategic Plan (2006-07) – Strategic Plan (2006-07) –

Executive Staff ActivitiesExecutive Staff Activities Becoming a Learning CollegeBecoming a Learning College SACS and QEP UpdateSACS and QEP Update

Support United Way!Support United Way!

Lynn Lollis, Campaign ChairLynn Lollis, Campaign Chair

Lane Hudson, Campaign Co-Lane Hudson, Campaign Co-Chair Chair

2006-072006-07

Enrollment ReportEnrollment ReportComparison of Fall 2005 and Fall Comparison of Fall 2005 and Fall 20062006

Fall Fall 20052005

Fall Fall 20062006

DifferencDifferencee

PercentPercent

4,6394,639 4,7534,753 114114 2.5% 2.5% IncreaseIncrease

Student ProfileStudent ProfileFall 2006Fall 2006

New to New to CollegeCollege

ContinuingContinuing TotalTotal

2,514 (53%)2,514 (53%) 2,239 (47%)2,239 (47%) 4,7534,753GTC (50)GTC (50)

Bridge to Clemson Bridge to Clemson (235)(235)

HS Dual Enrollment HS Dual Enrollment (328)(328)

New First Time (1,324)New First Time (1,324)

Returning (396)Returning (396)

Transfer (353)Transfer (353)

Transient (62)Transient (62)

Undeclared (1)Undeclared (1)

Enrollment Fall 2006Enrollment Fall 2006

By Full/PartBy Full/Part By ResidencyBy Residency

Full-TimeFull-Time 2,6712,671 In In CountyCounty

4,1214,121

Part-TimePart-Time 1,4621,462 Out of Out of CountyCounty

503503

Less than Less than Half-TimeHalf-Time

620620 Out of Out of StateState

129129

RetentionRetention(Drop-out or Stop-out)(Drop-out or Stop-out)

Students that were enrolled in Students that were enrolled in either Spring (200520) or Summer either Spring (200520) or Summer (200530), that have not (200530), that have not graduated, and are not enrolled graduated, and are not enrolled for this Fall (200610)for this Fall (200610)

2,3922,392

Students that were enrolled in Students that were enrolled in either Fall (200510), Spring either Fall (200510), Spring (200520), or Summer (200530), (200520), or Summer (200530), that have not graduated and are that have not graduated and are not enrolled for this Fall (200610)not enrolled for this Fall (200610)

3,3513,351

Anderson Campus Anderson Campus UpdateUpdate

Expected to open Expected to open Spring 2007Spring 2007

Campus-wide Campus-wide planning underwayplanning underway

Credit by Summer Credit by Summer Start with C.E. Start with C.E.

Classes in SpringClasses in Spring

Anderson Campus Anderson Campus ConstructionConstruction

Anderson Campus Anderson Campus ConstructionConstruction

Anderson Anderson CampusCampus

Anderson Campus Anderson Campus ConstructionConstruction

Anderson Campus 1Anderson Campus 1stst FloorFloor

Anderson Campus 2Anderson Campus 2ndnd FloorFloor

Strategic PlanStrategic Plan 2006-07 2006-07

Executive Staff Executive Staff ActivitiesActivities

Enhance Opportunities for Enhance Opportunities for Student SuccessStudent Success

Student Learning Initiative:Student Learning Initiative: Establish the Establish the essential foundation elements for becoming a essential foundation elements for becoming a Learning College. Learning College. Executive Staff Activities:Executive Staff Activities:– Introduce the Learning College conceptIntroduce the Learning College concept– Define the needs and approach required to Define the needs and approach required to

embrace a “Culture of Evidence”embrace a “Culture of Evidence”– Integrate Outcomes/Assessment and Integrate Outcomes/Assessment and

Institutional PlanningInstitutional Planning Student Retention Initiative:Student Retention Initiative: Improve the Improve the

programming and services that impact programming and services that impact student retention.student retention.

Promote a Collegial and Promote a Collegial and Diverse EnvironmentDiverse Environment

Organizational Culture Initiative:Organizational Culture Initiative: Foster an organizational culture that Foster an organizational culture that encourages open and full participation encourages open and full participation of all employees and students in the life of all employees and students in the life of the College.of the College.Executive Staff Activities:Executive Staff Activities:– Define the organizational cultureDefine the organizational culture– Assess perceptions and needs of the Assess perceptions and needs of the

campus communitycampus community– Develop and prioritize strategies for Develop and prioritize strategies for

achieving the desired cultureachieving the desired culture Diversity Initiative:Diversity Initiative: Increase diversity Increase diversity

of the campus community.of the campus community.

Promote Professional Promote Professional Development and Personal Development and Personal Enrichment of EmployeesEnrichment of Employees Professional Development Initiative:Professional Development Initiative: Provide Provide

mechanisms to build awareness, develop skills, mechanisms to build awareness, develop skills, and expand perspectives of employees through and expand perspectives of employees through professional development.professional development.Executive Staff Activities:Executive Staff Activities:– Provide appropriate support for professional Provide appropriate support for professional

developmentdevelopment Personal Enrichment Initiative:Personal Enrichment Initiative: Encourage Encourage

employee participation in personal enrichment employee participation in personal enrichment experiencesexperiencesExecutive Staff Activity:Executive Staff Activity:– Define processes and conditions needed to Define processes and conditions needed to

support employee participation in PD support employee participation in PD experiencesexperiences

Promote Economic and Promote Economic and Community Development.Community Development.

Collaborations Initiative:Collaborations Initiative: Increase mutually Increase mutually beneficial collaborations between the College beneficial collaborations between the College and the community and between the College and the community and between the College and other institutions of higher education.and other institutions of higher education.

College Image Initiative:College Image Initiative: Define the desired Define the desired image of the College and implement programs image of the College and implement programs and activities to achieve the desired image.and activities to achieve the desired image.

Economic Development Initiative:Economic Development Initiative: Initiate Initiate economic development programs and economic development programs and partnerships in the service area.partnerships in the service area.

Improve the Physical Improve the Physical Environment.Environment.

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

Educational Opportunities Initiative: Educational Opportunities Initiative: Expand educational opportunities that Expand educational opportunities that effectively meet the economic and effectively meet the economic and personal goals of all segments of the personal goals of all segments of the service area.service area.Executive Staff Activity:Executive Staff Activity:– Establish a systematic process to Establish a systematic process to

coordinate a smooth transition to the coordinate a smooth transition to the Anderson Campus facility and to provide Anderson Campus facility and to provide effective internal and external effective internal and external communicationcommunication

Expand Educational Expand Educational OpportunitiesOpportunities

Becoming aBecoming a

Learning CollegeLearning College We exist to produce LEARNING!We exist to produce LEARNING! Learning is our PRODUCT!Learning is our PRODUCT!

Characteristics of a Learning Characteristics of a Learning CollegeCollege Be committed to Be committed to student learningstudent learning;; Organize our work for the purpose of student learning;Organize our work for the purpose of student learning; Put learning firstPut learning first in everything we do and think in everything we do and think

seriously about how we engage students for learning;seriously about how we engage students for learning; Provide meaningful learning optionsProvide meaningful learning options for students for students

that may be cross disciplinary;that may be cross disciplinary; Treat our students as full partnersTreat our students as full partners in the learning in the learning

process;process; See our See our faculty as learning facilitatorsfaculty as learning facilitators, not , not

deliverers of content;deliverers of content; Conduct Conduct meaningful assessmentmeaningful assessment of student of student

learning;learning; Develop a Develop a college culture that supports learningcollege culture that supports learning

at every level of the institution.at every level of the institution.

SACS ReaffirmationSACS Reaffirmation

Compliance ReportCompliance Report (completed; final (completed; final issues addressed during on-site team issues addressed during on-site team visit)visit)

Quality Enhancement PlanQuality Enhancement Plan – Review by on-site team Oct 30-31 and Nov 1Review by on-site team Oct 30-31 and Nov 1– Decision expected Nov 1Decision expected Nov 1– Disapprove; orDisapprove; or– Approve (and offer recommendations); orApprove (and offer recommendations); or– Approve (with no recommendations)Approve (with no recommendations)

Ruling on ReaffirmationRuling on Reaffirmation (June 2007) (June 2007)

Preparing for the Preparing for the On-Site VisitOn-Site Visit

On-site team will meet with groups On-site team will meet with groups ofof

faculty, staff, and studentsfaculty, staff, and students Review latest QEP Review latest QEP information—information—

Check QEP portal on Campus Check QEP portal on Campus PipelinePipeline

Quality Enhancement Quality Enhancement PlanPlan The topic of the QEP is the The topic of the QEP is the

Learning Excellence Initiative Learning Excellence Initiative (LEI)(LEI)

Purpose: Purpose: To improve students’ learning and To improve students’ learning and their learning capacity during the their learning capacity during the transitional experience, and to transitional experience, and to foster their social and academic foster their social and academic integration into the institution . . .integration into the institution . . .

Learning Excellence Learning Excellence InitiativeInitiative Three components:Three components:

1. Smart Start1. Smart Start

2. Freshman Seminar2. Freshman Seminar

3. Learning Communities3. Learning Communities

LEI Implementation: LEI Implementation: Next StepsNext Steps

Establish LEI Implementation TeamEstablish LEI Implementation Team Complete initial planning workComplete initial planning work

Smart Start begins May 2007Smart Start begins May 2007 Initial COL 105 and learning Initial COL 105 and learning

communities offered Fall 2007communities offered Fall 2007

Lottery FundingLottery Funding– Tuition Assistance: Tuition Assistance: $47.6M$47.6M requested requested– Technology Equipment Funding: Technology Equipment Funding: $12M$12M

for higher education; for higher education; $5M$5M flows to flows to Technical Colleges. Technical Colleges.

SC Technical College SC Technical College SystemSystemLegislative PrioritiesLegislative Priorities2007-082007-08

Continuing and Expanding the Allied Continuing and Expanding the Allied Healthcare Initiative ($15M recurring)Healthcare Initiative ($15M recurring)

Ensuring Quality and Innovation Through Ensuring Quality and Innovation Through Teaching Faculty ($8M recurring)Teaching Faculty ($8M recurring)

Developing a Statewide Registered Developing a Statewide Registered Apprenticeship System Coordinated Apprenticeship System Coordinated within the SC Tech System ($1M within the SC Tech System ($1M recurring)recurring)

Supporting CATT ($8M nonrecurring)Supporting CATT ($8M nonrecurring)

Legislative PrioritiesLegislative Priorities2007-08 – General 2007-08 – General FundingFunding

Questions?Questions?