The 2008-2013 North Idaho College Strategic Plan includes 204 Action
Items. The progress of those Action Items is shown in the chart below. Additional information
can be found by clicking on the bar in the chart.
Progress Report: Action Items in progress
|
Theme |
Goal |
Objective |
Action Item |
Outcome |
Comments |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for
the student population and community. |
Continue existing and develop new
transfer opportunities with four-year
institutions that meet the needs of
students and employers |
Consider/initiate plans to offer a
course sequence leading to an Associates
Degree offered by NIC at the Coeur
d'Alene Tribal Educational Institute,
followed by a Bachelors Degree offered
by the UI at the same center. |
Initial discussions on course offerings,
and initial planning for a new facility
to house the Educational Institute to be
built by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe |
Although several classes are being
offered at the Coeur d'Alene Tribal
Institute, and options leading to
bachelor degrees are being developed,
the new facility for the institute is
currently on hold and Tribal leadership
is investigating funding for such a
facility. |
|
THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for
the student population and community. |
Increase awareness of and access to
college education and workforce training
opportunities for ABE/GED students. |
Increase the number of ABE/GED students
who enroll in PTE programs. |
Market/promote the PTE programs at the
ABE/GED Center on a monthly basis |
The Success Strategies classes were
delivered through the ABE program. At
this point, it is unknow how many of the
ABE students have moved on to NIC. |
|
THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for
the student population and community. |
Increase awareness of and access to
college education and workforce training
opportunities for ABE/GED students. |
Increase the number of ABE/GED students
who enroll in Workforce Training courses |
Market/promote Workforce Training
opportunities at the ABE/GED Center on a
monthly basis |
Additional data is needed to determine
how many ABE students have moved on to
the Workforce Training Center. |
|
THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for
the student population and community. |
Increase awareness of and access to
college education and workforce training
opportunities for ABE/GED students. |
Offer College Transition classes at the
outreach centers and at the Coeur
d'Alene Tribal Educational Institute. |
Plan and promote the college transition
class at each site, and offer the class
for Spring 2009 |
An on-line College Transitions course
will be offered in Fall 2009. |
|
THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 2: Expand and improve alternative
delivery of education. |
Expand course offerings at the NIC
Outreach Centers and other off-campus
sites. |
Continue discussions with the Silver
Valley Economic Development group
regarding offering Trade & Industry
programs in the Silver Valley. |
Develop a schedule for offering programs
in Kellogg and Wallace |
CNA was offered in the Silver Valley
Outreach Center. Due to the current
economic situation, there has been
little or no demand for trade and
industry related programs. |
|
THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 4: Create program schedules that
maximize the use of available
facilities, and take advantage of new
and alternative facilities as
appropriate. |
Explore facility use within business and
industry as appropriate. |
Contract with interested businesses to
offer training/courses at their site. |
Offer off-site training |
See previous item |
|
THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 4: Create program schedules that
maximize the use of available
facilities, and take advantage of new
and alternative facilities as
appropriate. |
Explore off-campus sites within the
service area. |
Explore creation of a larger Coeur
d'Alene Tribal Educational Institute in
Plummer as a site for offering NIC and
UI classes. |
Work with Tribe members and UI staff to
plan and design a new facility to house
the Educational Institute and to be
built and financed by the Tribe |
A tentative site has been selected and a
feasibility and cost study are being
conducted. |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 1: Improve student access. |
Develop a system to assist potential
students with financial planning for
costs associated with attending NIC. |
Develop a workshop series to help
students get better info |
Presentations delivered to GEAR UP
schools |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 1: Improve student access. |
Develop a system to assist potential
students with financial planning for
costs associated with attending NIC. |
Target students with disabilities for
receiving better scholarship info |
Have system developed |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 1: Improve student access. |
Identify nontraditional target
populations and develop appropriate
recruitment strategies. |
Implement ideas developed by team |
Assigned project managers with
appropriate due dates for implementation |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 1: Improve student access. |
Identify nontraditional target
populations and develop appropriate
recruitment strategies. |
Measure non-traditional enrollment. |
Determine if recruitment strategies
affect enrollment by tracking
appropriate populations |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 1: Improve student access. |
Identify nontraditional target
populations and develop appropriate
recruitment strategies. |
Work with General Studies faculty to
identify non-trad students and
recruitment methods |
Meetings which lead to action items |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 1: Improve student
access. |
Improve collaboration with
high school career guidance
counselors to provide
improved career exploration,
advising, and dual credit
registration based on unique
student interests,
aptitudes, and abilities. |
Implement ideas developed by
team. |
Assigned project managers
with appropriate due dates
for implementation |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based
student services. |
Assess if Children's Center
bills can be assessed to
Student Accounts |
Created system if possible |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based
student services. |
Develop an NIC transcript
tracking program |
Developed system |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based
student services. |
Develop broader
closed-captioned library |
Developed library |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based
student services. |
Develop curriculum to
enhance keyboard options for
students with disabilities |
Developed curriculum |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based
student services. |
Develop on-line admissions
application |
On-line application |
Completed |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based
student services. |
Expand social networking
through student activities |
Developed system |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based
student services. |
Explore instant messaging as
recruitment tool |
Created system if possible |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based
student services. |
Finish automated Financial
Aid award system (Award
letter online) |
Completed system |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based
student services. |
Investigate possibility of
Bookstore-Financial Aid link |
Determination if system
feasible |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Improve systems to help
students identify and
achieve educational goals. |
Implement on-line catalog |
Catalog on-line |
e-Catalog postponed due to
funding. PDF version being
further developed. |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Improve systems to help
students identify and
achieve educational goals. |
Integrate e-Advising into
faculty advising process |
Trained faculty on
e-Advising |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Provide clear pathways for
students to achieve
four-year degrees via the
partnerships with
Lewis-Clark State College &
the University of Idaho. |
Develop system to update
articulation agreements as
approved by instruction |
Developed System |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement
initiatives to increase
student success. |
Provide clear pathways for
students to achieve
four-year degrees via the
partnerships with
Lewis-Clark State College &
the University of Idaho. |
Redesign web to promote
clear/prominent transfer
info |
Completed Web Page |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 3: Improve student
communications |
Implement a student email
system. |
Assist with implementation
of portal and sync with
email |
Have developed system |
In Progress |
|
THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 3: Improve student
communications |
Increase Advisor-Student
interactions. |
Develop an advising syllabus
with learning outcomes. |
Available to all advisors |
In Progress |
|
THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 1: Improve
organizational and
inter-departmental
communications. |
Create tools and
opportunities for
communication among
employees, students,
managers, and leaders. |
Conduct an employee opinion
survey as a follow up to the
2008 survey to evaluate
progress in key areas. |
Improved input from
employees regarding NIC, and
greater awareness of issues
affecting NIC; Assessment of
progress to improve
previously identified issues
and opportunities |
The President has placed a
greater focus on
implementing efforts to
address issues raised in the
2008 employee opinion survey
in order to enhance positive
nature of NIC
climate.OBJECTIVE: Enhance
connections with faculty and
staff informally and
formally.ACTIONS:1) Monthly
“Coffee with Priscilla.”2)
Monthly open forum.3)
Scheduled “walk around”
tours of departments.4) Meet
monthly with constituent
group leaders.5) Present
Sterling Silver Awards
(employee of the month).6)
Monthly column focused on
faculty and staff
contributions to community.
|
|
THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 1: Improve
organizational and
inter-departmental
communications. |
Create tools and
opportunities for
communication among
employees, students,
managers, and leaders. |
Increase awareness of
employee access to "open
door" policy to managers and
leaders throughout the
organization. |
Improved input from
employees regarding NIC, and
greater access to managers
and leaders |
This is both in progress and
completed. The concept of an
open door policy regarding
managers and supervisors
requires much more than
hanging out a sign that says
(open door). It becomes more
of a statement and an
attitude among managers and
supervisors. This concept
has been integrated into the
extensive training provided
to managers and supervisors
throughout the year. Because
efforts have been made to
integrate an open door
policy among managers, it is
completed. However, this is
an ongoing effort that will
require considerable time to
change cultural elements.
|
|
THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 2: Further develop
opportunities for
professional development. |
Create additional faculty
development programs and
opportunities. |
Develop faculty development
program to promote further
professional and academic
development of faculty. |
Enhanced opportunities for
ongoing faculty development
to enhance quality in
classroom |
Primary emphases were placed
on management and staff
development opportunities
over the past year. However,
in conjunction with the
professional development day
that is slated for fall
semester 2009, it is
anticipated that additional
faculty development
opportunities will present
themselves through the
course of this offering. The
school is in progress given
the coordination and
organization efforts
underway at this point to
develop the professional
development day. |
|
THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 2: Further develop
opportunities for
professional development. |
Establish an internal
leadership institute
program. |
Develop curriculum for new
program to provide employees
with the opportunity to
prepare for future
leadership roles. Offer
program at least once during
FY09. |
Improved competencies of
supervisors, greater
consistency and compliance
in policy administration and
execution, improved employee
relations, greater
management effectiveness,
and reduced risk |
A formal leadership
Institute program has not
been established as of yet.
It is slated to be created
in the next fiscal year to
be offered to individuals
who are looking for
additional developmental
opportunities that will help
them to prepare for
leadership roles. |
|
THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 2: Further develop
opportunities for
professional development. |
Implement executive
development program to
enhance the capability of
senior leaders. |
Develop format of executive
development strategies with
President and incorporate
into executive performance
expectations for coming
year. |
Improved competencies of
executives, and greater
ability to adapt and
innovate |
A formalized executive
development plan has not
been established as of yet.
This will most likely
stretch into the next fiscal
year as plans are developed
with the president to
establish an executive
development and leadership
program for members of
presidents cabinet. The
intent of this executive
development plan is to
provide greater development
to college leaders that will
trickle down in a manner
that will positively impact
performance and
effectiveness of the
college. |
|
THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 3: Attract and retain
high quality employees. |
Create plan to address
employee turnover. |
Create succession plan for
key positions within
organization to identify
impact of loss, probability
of loss, and bench strength
for key positions. |
Planned control of
succession management |
The development of a
succession plan is tied into
the turnover analysis. This
project will stretch into
the coming fiscal year, but
will be started prior to the
end of FY09. |
|
THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 3: Attract and retain
high quality employees. |
Create plan to address
employee turnover. |
Identify ongoing turnover
rates among employee groups
and identify potential
causes of turnover through
surveys, exit interviews,
and other analyses. |
Improved Retention |
The project of identifying
ongoing turnover rates and
related information is
slated to be completed by
the end of the spring
semester 2009. While it has
been observed that turnover
is slowing due to the
economic conditions, it is
still important to
understand the reasons for
turnover and how to identify
best strategies to keep our
best talent. |
|
THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 3: Attract and retain
high quality employees. |
Create plan to address
employee turnover. |
Increase mentoring and
developmental opportunities
for internal candidates to
prepare for promotional
opportunities created by
turnover. |
Greater bench strength
established for all key
positions in current
incumbents and potential
successors |
This action item is still in
progress. Mentoring and
development opportunities
for internal candidates for
promotional opportunities
will be part of the
leadership development
strategies as previously
addressed. Additional
programmatic development of
mentoring and professional
development will be carried
through into the next fiscal
year. |
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THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 3: Attract and retain
high quality employees. |
Define and develop a
comprehensive hiring process
and provide training to all
hiring managers and
participants on effective
hiring strategies. |
Review and revise hiring
practices to ensure
compliance and ease of
hiring best candidates. |
Increased legal compliance
and quality of hire, reduced
turnover |
This is both completed and
in progress. Several steps
have been made in order to
improve the efficiency,
effectiveness, and
compliance of our hiring
processes to ensure not only
legal compliance, but also
to improve the quality of
individuals hired. Several
steps have been made
including analysis of hiring
process, evaluation of
candidate selection,
training of selection
committees, and the training
of managers and supervisors
as was other hiring
authorities through a group
class offered in the fall
semester of 2008. Ongoing
activities are developed
within HR to identify even
more comprehensive
approaches to improving the
efficiency and effectiveness
of the hiring process. |
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THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 3: Attract and retain
high quality employees. |
Develop a comprehensive
recruitment strategy to
attract highly qualified and
diverse candidates. |
Develop strategic
recruitment and hiring
strategy that incorporates
advertising, marketing and
other recruitment efforts to
attract high quality and
diverse candidates. |
Improved Recruitment |
This is an ongoing process
that involves the
development of hiring a
recruitment strategies that
cover multiple departments
and several functional areas
of the college. This is an
ongoing gradual process that
involves analysis of
advertising, marketing and
other efforts to attract and
retain quality and diverse
candidates. The job market
such as ours and in a time
where we have very little
hiring taking place, it
becomes challenging to
establish a strategic
approach wherein we are not
able to measure success. It
is anticipated that this
action and will carry
through into the next fiscal
year where we can more
strategically address the
hiring process. |
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THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 3: Attract and retain
high quality employees. |
Develop a comprehensive
recruitment strategy to
attract highly qualified and
diverse candidates. |
Implement an internal
branding campaign to focus
on positive elements of
working for NIC. |
Improved Recruitment &
Retention |
The human resources
department has begun to
create an internal branding
campaign by utilizing some
of the same methodologies as
the external branding
efforts. HR has incorporated
a higher level of
professionalism in the
announcements,
advertisements, and
informational pieces that
establish corporate and
concepts in the minds of
employees. This is to help
establish and maintain a
consistent and positive
image of the college. |
|
THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 3: Attract and retain
high quality employees. |
Implement a comprehensive
orientation process to
improve integration and
retention of new employees. |
Develop new online and
multimedia tools to provide
better information,
orientation, and training to
potential and new employees
to enhance on-boarding
experience. |
Improved integration of new
employees; reduced turnover
of new hires |
During the current fiscal
year, extensive efforts have
been made to identify
strategies to improve the
orientation and on boarding
process for new hires.
Materials have been
developed, website pages
have been evolving, and
other strategies have been
established in order to
provide a robust and
comprehensive orientation
process for new hires as
they come on board with the
college. Because of the
extensive nature of the
changes, it is not clear
that this will be completed
prior to summer 2009.
However, it is anticipated
that a full, comprehensive
process will be available
prior to the new hires for
fall 2009. |
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THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 3: Attract and retain
high quality employees. |
Implement a comprehensive
orientation process to
improve integration and
retention of new employees. |
Establish a passport tool
for new employees to ensure
effective orientation
through the first six months
of employment. |
Improved integration of new
employees; reduced turnover
of new hires |
The creation of a passport
tool for new employees as
part of the new orientation
and on boarding strategy.
The should be ready and
implemented prior to the new
hires in the fall 2009 |
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THEME III: COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE |
Goal 3: Attract and retain
high quality employees. |
Improve upon total rewards
offered to employees. |
Review compensation
practices to identify
improvements in staff
compensation programs. |
Internal/External equity
components in plan; ensure
appropriateness of pay
structure |
The HR generalist (Karen
Hubbard) begin the process
of evaluating the
compensation practices for
staff programs to determine
a more effective approach.
This has included the
implementation of an
external salary survey and
market comparison. The first
part of the process
involving a market study
will be completed by the end
of the spring 2009 semester.
The second part of the
program will involve an
internal analysis through
job analyses and job
description revisions. This
will be followed by a
comprehensive job evaluation
process to establish
internal equity among staff
positions. The resulting
outcome will be the creation
of both internal and
external evaluation tools,
and a proposal for
adjustments/improvements to
the current compensation
structure and plans. While
several of the changes that
would be required from such
an implementation may have
budgetary impact based on
reclassification, the actual
implementation of those
changes would be pending
budgetary capability to
adopt the changes. |
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THEME IV: FINANCE AND
FUNDING |
Goal 1: Pursue expanded
funding opportunities
through NIC Foundation for
student success,
faculty-staff support,
facility development, and
program development. |
Provide appropriate support
for future college expansion
and special initiatives. |
Pursue expanded funding for
priority needs. |
Successful fundraising and
strengthened relationships |
The Development Department
continues to work closely
with College leadership to
identify priority needs to
guide external private
fundraising and grant
requests. Expanded
communications with
departments and divisions
will take place in 2009-10. |
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THEME IV: FINANCE AND
FUNDING |
Goal 2: Pursue opportunities
for alternative funding
sources. |
Build partnerships and
collaborative relationships
with business and industry. |
The college will join
JobsPlus and the
Manufacturer's Consortium as
well as becoming more active
in the Coeur d'Alene Chamber
of Commerce. |
Membership in JobsPlus and
Manufacturer's Consortium |
Action Plan. NIC is a now a
major donor to Jobs Plus
with a permanent position on
the board for the president.
An at large board position
is also filled by NIC. The
college is a member of all
regional chambers of
commerce and the economic
development organizations in
all five north Idaho
counties as well as a member
of the Inland NW Partners.
NIC staff are active in
chamber activities,
including sitting on
executive committees of a
few, and with the Panhandle
Area Council. In addition,
Vice President Lee and WFTC
staff regularly meet with
employers to discuss
training needs and
partnership opportunities.
NIC is working to establish
a smooth understandable
process for determining
whether workforce
development and training
programs should be credit or
non-credit and to improve
our reporting to employers
on what North Idaho College
is doing to meet their
training needs. Developed
and won State Board of
Education approval of a new
Associate of Applied
Sciences degree with
multiple tracks designed to
meet the specific needs of
Coeur d’Alene Tribe
employers. This customized
degree can be adapted easily
to meet the needs of other
area employers as well. NIC
is deeply engaged in the
Kootenai Technical Education
Campus group, the coalition
of school districts, the
college and manufacturing
employers working to make
the professional technical
campus in Rathdrum a
reality. Working with the
north Idaho law enforcement
agencies, NIC earned
approval from the State
Peace Officer Standards
Training (POST) Board to
establish a POST Academy on
campus. The Academy began in
April, 2009 and the first
class graduated in July
2009. NIC continues to
partner with Kootenai
Medical Center and the rural
hospitals in north Idaho to
provide needed educational
programs as well as services
to the hospitals. Our
nursing faculty provide
additional services to the
hospitals and receive
additional compensation
which helps to make our
nursing salaries more
competitive with the market. |
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THEME IV: FINANCE AND
FUNDING |
Goal 2: Pursue opportunities
for alternative funding
sources. |
Expand total external
private and federal grant
applications for targeted
college priority needs. |
Increase campus involvement
in grants development. |
Greater number of NIC
administrators, faculty, and
staff taking a leadership
role in the grant-seeking
process |
This strategy includes
presentations and meetings
with Management Team,
Instruction, and Student
Service Divisions, academic
and administrative
departments, and individuals
regarding their funding
priorities and potential
grant sources. |
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THEME IV: FINANCE AND
FUNDING |
Goal 2: Pursue opportunities
for alternative funding
sources. |
Expand total external
private and federal grant
applications for targeted
college priority needs. |
Increase targeted requests
for grant sources such as:
Title III, Part
A-Strengthening
Institutions; TRIO (SSS,
EOC, Talent Search); NSF
Programs (ATE, CCLI, STEP,
S-STEM, etc.); other federal
and private grants. |
Enhanced fiscal resources
for programs and services |
The Grants Office is
tracking ARRA (Stimulus)
funds, changes in job
training programs such as
the Community Based Job
Training Grant, and the
proposed American Graduation
Initiative, all which may
provide future grant
opportunities for NIC. |
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THEME IV: FINANCE AND
FUNDING |
Goal 2: Pursue opportunities
for alternative funding
sources. |
Seek federal and state
special appropriations for
suitable college priority
activities and programs. |
Actively seek federal
appropriation requests. |
Enhanced fiscal resources
for programs and services
and elevated awareness about
North Idaho College with
Idaho's federal delegation |
Budget requests have been
prepared and submitted to
federal legislative staff.
In addition, meetings have
been held with congressional
staff to encourage funding
and communications between
NIC and legislators.
Appropriate budget requests
have been made. |
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THEME IV: FINANCE AND
FUNDING |
Goal 2: Pursue opportunities
for alternative funding
sources. |
Seek federal and state
special appropriations for
suitable college priority
activities and programs. |
As requests are prepared for
special or routine
appropriations, review each
with the President's Cabinet
and as appropriate with the
Board of Trustees. Prepare
priorities as appropriate. |
Review is performed |
A consultant is being used
in Washington DC to evaluate
possible Federal funding for
various projects already in
the works. |
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THEME IV: FINANCE AND
FUNDING |
Goal 3: Align budget with
strategic plan. |
Document how the budget
addresses the priorities of
the strategic plan. |
In the preparation of the
budget for each upcoming
year, have each respective
Vice President document how
the budget is conforming to
the Strategic Plan in their
particular area. |
Document of conformation is
prepared |
In progress for FY 10 |
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THEME IV: FINANCE AND
FUNDING |
Goal 3: Align budget with
strategic plan. |
Ensure that the strategic
plan is addressed in the
budget and at the Board of
Trustee's meetings. |
The President's Cabinet will
review the Strategic Plan
each year at the start,
middle, and end of the
budgeting process. Discuss
the completion of objectives
and changes to the plan as
necessary. |
Review of plan is made |
Underway for the FY 10
Budget process. |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND
RELATIONS |
Goal 2: Promote awareness
and recruitment through a
strong marketing campaign. |
Market four-year degree
opportunities that exist via
relationships with partner
institutions. |
Coordinate with partner
institutions on a
once-a-semester public
information event promoting
cooperative programs. |
Events scheduled and held |
Marketing presentation
materials were needed and
are now complete, on
schedule for 2009-2010. |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Develop a comprehensive
employee diversity
initiative focused on
improving awareness and
inclusion throughout the
campus. |
Develop hiring practices and
strategies that attract
applicants who reflect
global diversity. |
Increased awareness and
inclusion among employees
and managers, and increased
access to diverse candidates
for improved hiring
effectiveness |
While promoting diversity is
a priority for the college,
steps have not been
formalized in order to
create a greater attraction
of applicants reflect global
diversity. It appears that
through the implementation
of the applicant tracking
system which provides the
opportunity to apply online,
the numbers of applicants
from nontraditional
backgrounds have increased. |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Develop a comprehensive
employee diversity
initiative focused on
improving awareness and
inclusion throughout the
campus. |
Incorporate diversity
awareness, inclusion and
education in formal training
provided to employees. |
Increased awareness and
inclusion among employees
and managers, and increased
legal compliance regarding
areas of diversity and
protected classes |
The most immediate efforts
in incorporating diversity
awareness, inclusion and
education informal training
provided to employees is
through the
sexual-harassment and
diversity awareness training
that will be provided at the
end of March 2009. This
training will be in the form
of a DVD for employees to
watch as well as a booklet
for them to read. |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Develop a comprehensive
employee diversity
initiative focused on
improving awareness and
inclusion throughout the
campus. |
Update the college
Affirmative Action Plan /
Program to ensure legal
compliance. |
Up-to-date Affirmative
Action Plan compliant with
OFCCP standards and
state/federal regulations |
The consideration as to
whether the college falls
under an official
Affirmative action Program
is yet to be determined. If
it is found that the college
is required to follow
through on its affirmative
action plan, updates will be
made by the end of the
current fiscal year.
However, it is found not to
be required, a formal
affirmative action plan will
not be updated. Instead,
efforts will be made to
enhance the position of
equal opportunity employment
within the college. |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Explore international
educational opportunities
for students, faculty and
staff. |
Develop Study Abroad
resources |
Designated person and
resources for study abroad
info |
In Progress |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Explore international
educational opportunities
for students, faculty and
staff. |
Explore opportunities for
faculty. |
Catalog of opportunities for
faculty exchange |
The VPI, Deans and Division
Chairs continue to look for
and promote opportunities
for faculty and students to
experience international
educational opportunities,
including Fulbright
scholarships. |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Promote cross-cultural
understanding, diversity,
and human rights in the
curriculum. |
Identify themes that classes
/ curriculum should
incorporate. |
Collection of appropriate
and available diversity and
human rights competencies |
The Vice President for
Instruction has met with the
Diversity and Human Rights
Committee and efforts to
identify and promote
international education
opportunities continue. |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Reflect NIC's commitment to
diversity and human rights
in extra-curricular
activities and events. |
Develop multi-cultural
community guide |
Developed guide |
In Progress |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Reflect NIC's commitment to
diversity and human rights
in extra-curricular
activities and events. |
Develop volunteerism program
with exposure to diversity |
Developed program |
In Progress |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Reflect NIC's commitment to
diversity and human rights
in extra-curricular
activities and events. |
Diversify Student Activity
Offerings |
Activities that represent
diversity |
In Progress |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Reflect NIC's commitment to
diversity and human rights
in extra-curricular
activities and events. |
Implement Diversity Training
for student leaders. |
Successful implementation of
program |
In Progress |
|
THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN
RIGHTS |
Goal 1: Promote diversity
and human rights, including
respect for all elements of
the college. |
Reflect NIC's commitment to
diversity and human rights
in extra-curricular
activities and events. |
Translate recruitment
materials to Spanish |
Translated materials |
In Progress |
|
THEME VII: PHYSICAL
RESOURCES |
Goal 2: Advance the campus
infrastructure with regards
to technology and safety. |
Enhance online student
support and education
services. |
Acquire & develop
college-wide portal system. |
Acquire, implement and
develop a portal system |
Hardware has been purchased
and was installed in August
and March. Software has been
licensed and has been
installed. Consulting
services from Datatel have
been proceeding from
November and will complete
in July 2009.Technical
support personnel have been
trained. A Portal Leadership
Team has been meeting to
guide portal services. After
a complete build, content
and process changes will be
made. Launch dates for
employees and students will
take place in Fall 2009.This
will continue as IT Project
FY10-01. |
|
THEME VII: PHYSICAL
RESOURCES |
Goal 2: Advance the campus
infrastructure with regards to
technology and safety. |
Enhance online student support and
education services. |
Develop a plan for equipment
replacement. |
Develop plan addressing equipment
replacement in classrooms with faculty
input and institutional funding. |
The Information Technology Policy and
Planning Council has been reformed and
is working under an updated charge.
Faculty and staff have been
participating. Models for computer lab
equipment replacement are under review.
The classroom technology assessment
model operated by the ITS team has
guided FY09 investments of $ 89,250 to
bring nine (9) classrooms to the
presentation or IVC standard. This will
continue with federal stimulus funding
in FY2010.Replacement equipment funding
schedules will be available for the
FY2011 budget process and will include
the standardized equipment purchases. |
|
THEME VII: PHYSICAL RESOURCES |
Goal 2: Advance the campus
infrastructure with regards to
technology and safety. |
Enhance online student support and
education services. |
Extend wireless network access. |
Wireless network access will be extended
to more students and instructors in a
secure manner. |
An appeal to State of Idaho, Department
of Public works asking to restart this
project was successful. Bid documents
were complete and approval DPW will bid
this project in July of 2009.
Installation will be coordinated early
in FY2010 with the successful bidder.
This project will continue as IT Project
FY10-10. |
