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March 22, 2005 Forum Notes
Flanagan Campus
Vision
- Establish a code of ethics
- Positive image of CCRI
- high school?
- 2+2 transfer – program
- minimum entrance requirements
- better coordination between/among departments & divisions
- Individual student assessment – counseling
- workforce development
- image of CCRI – reject
- Passion for what we do!
- concern for students
- loyalty
- balance – remedial & higher level students – not emphasis on one over the other
- lifelong learning
- workforce development
- meet student goals without sacrificing academic/professional standards
Where is CCRI in 5 years?
- shape & help students realize goals
- outgrow Newport
- challenge of serving expanding population
- lack of class space
- expanding services in Westerly
- programs dealing with high tech employers need to expand
- adapt to needs of workplace
- proactive solicit information for new programs – new certificate programs
- increase linkage between Lifelong Learning and credit programs
- stronger partnership w/outside agencies
- institutionalize personal relationships – codify procedures
- better marketing
- Shared management – decision-making
- define student success
- inclusive decision-making
Stakeholders
- Dept. of Labor
- EDC
- Employers
- Dept. of Education
- Students
- State legislature/Federal Congress
- Board of Governors
- Accrediting Agencies/Boards
- Transfer Institutions
- Donors – Individuals and Institutional – private funds
- Alumni
- CCRI state assisted not supported
Core Values
- Ethical behavior
- Integrity & Ethics (missing ethics)
- Responsive
- Code of Ethics
- Collegiality
- Respect
- Caring learning environment
- student success - defined in terms of their goals and needs, but also meeting academic and professional standards
- Enthusiastic
- morale
- confidence in faculty & institution
- Effective communication
Why do we exist?
- high quality education
- affordable
- accessible
- open access
- non-selective
- diverse
- transfer
- workforce
- serve population according to needs & abilities
- diversity
- proper guidance
- professional standards
- professional appropriate advice related to career/academic program
- exit points?
- What is success? - help students shape & realize their goals
