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: New Action Items
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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. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Active engagement of advisory committees
with PTE programming. |
An active advisory committee for each PTE
program where each member of the committee
contributes to the committee and the
program. |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for the
student population and community. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Add new non-credit career and related
courses based on community need and consumer
demand. |
Develop strategic partnerships with third
party vendors to offer new in-demand courses
that lead to employment. |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for the
student population and community. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Assure that all NIC instructional spaces
meet minimum technology standards. |
All NIC classrooms are equipped with
standard instructional technology. |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for the
student population and community. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Determine the appropriate standardized class
size for each NIC course. |
Established criteria used to determine the
appropriate class size, based on common
practice pedagogy, for each NIC course. |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for the
student population and community. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Establish college-wide acceptance and use of
student-learning outcomes assessment. |
Implement specific and measurable
student-learning assessment across campus. |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for the
student population and community. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Establish specific criteria for evaluation
of new PTE certificates and degrees
proposals. |
New specific criteria used to select new PTE
programs. |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for the
student population and community. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Facilitate the use of the learning module
system with every credit class offered. |
Every class offered at NIC has a minimum
web-enhance capability. |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for the
student population and community. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Find additional space for delivery of
enrollment rich PTE programs. |
Partnerships with outside agencies or
business which allow for NIC instruction of
enrollment rich PTE programs off campus. |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for the
student population and community. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Idaho POST approval of NIC Patrol Academy |
Submit request to Idaho POST for approval to
continue offering the POST approved basic
patrol academy on the NIC campus. |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for the
student population and community. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Implement a new campus and community
engagement activity (similar to the Popcorn
Forum) |
A scheduled and professionally organized
"Cardinal Connections" event involving a
subject matter authority figure |
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THEME I: PROGRAMS |
Goal 1: Improve and expand educational
opportunities, programs, and courses for the
student population and community. |
Expand program offerings, and accelerate the
implementation of new professional-technical
and workforce training at NIC that meet the
needs of students, business, and industry. |
Pursue alternative funding sources for
development of new PTE and Workforce
Training courses. |
The ability to combine state funding with
outside resources to provide more and
expanded programming. |
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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. |
Meet and/or surpass the new and more
rigorous State of Idaho performance
standards regarding student completion
rates, transition to post-secondary
education, GED acquisition, and employment. |
ABE/GED student performance tracked,
analyzed and measured against the Idaho
Measurement and Accountability System to
ensure goal attainment. |
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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. |
Develop scheduling alternatives to maximize
room utilization. |
Establish an internal policy for the use of
shared resources between PTE and WFT to
include facilities, equipment, and faculty. |
A policy for shared use of facilities,
equipment, and faculty that provides equity
for all parties. |
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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. |
Develop scheduling alternatives to maximize
room utilization. |
New classroom plan and organization in
Seiter Hall |
Successful redesign and remodel of Seiter
Hall to create more instructional space. |
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THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based student services. |
Begin section wait-listing |
Developed system |
In Progress |
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THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT |
Goal 2: Implement initiatives to increase
student success. |
Develop technology-based student services. |
Begin transcript tracking |
Developed System |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 1: Enhance community perception of NIC
among targeted groups. |
Develop strategies to involve community
members in NIC activities and events. |
Continue current process of promoting events
and activities. |
Promote NIC events and activities |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 1: Enhance community perception of NIC
among targeted groups. |
Develop strategies to involve community
members in NIC activities and events. |
Expand upon the "Be Our Guest" program. |
Provide "Be Our Guest" passes |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 1: Enhance community perception of NIC
among targeted groups. |
Develop strategies to involve community
members in NIC activities and events. |
Send annual events list and season guest
pass to targeted populations. |
Targeted populations receives passes to NIC
events. |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 1: Enhance community perception of NIC
among targeted groups. |
Promote the value of NIC and the credentials
and expertise of the faculty to the
community. |
Develop NIC Speakers Bureau and survey
campus community for willingness to serve
and topical subjects. Bureau would be posted
on NIC website. |
Speakers Bureau established |
Speakers Bureau data system is in
development. Speakers Bureau participants to
be solicited in Spring 2010. |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 1: Enhance community perception of NIC
among targeted groups. |
Promote the value of NIC and the credentials
and expertise of the faculty to the
community. |
Obtain and utilize testimonials from current
students, graduates, and faculty in
marketing campaign and on the NIC website to
promote how NIC has impacted them. |
Prospective students hear from those
impacted by NIC. |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 1: Enhance community perception of NIC
among targeted groups. |
Promote the value of NIC and the credentials
and expertise of the faculty to the
community. |
Promote and publicize community service
projects and activities involving students,
faculty, and staff. |
More community involvement |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 2: Promote awareness and recruitment
through a strong marketing campaign. |
Develop a comprehensive branding and
marketing plan. |
Incorporate and coordinate NIC and IdahoGoes
teams marketing strategies and resources to
maximize effectiveness and combined
purchasing power. |
Maximize effectiveness |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 2: Promote awareness and recruitment
through a strong marketing campaign. |
Improve the marketing strategies that
facilitate a potential student's interest in
professional-technical programs. |
Continue supporting Hardhats, Hammers and
Hot Dogs initiative, Fall NIC Tech Tour, and
Spring PTE Extravaganza. |
Opportunity to advertise these events to the
public. |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 2: Promote awareness and recruitment
through a strong marketing campaign. |
Improve the marketing strategies that
facilitate a potential student's interest in
professional-technical programs. |
Create a PTWE webpage that is easily
accessible, information rich, and inclusive
of all aspects of PTWE. |
Getting more information out to the public
about PTWE. |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 2: Promote awareness and recruitment
through a strong marketing campaign. |
Improve the marketing strategies that
facilitate a potential student's interest in
professional-technical programs. |
Explore the potential for a dedicated PTWE
newsletter. |
PTWE information readily available |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 2: Promote awareness and recruitment
through a strong marketing campaign. |
Improve the marketing strategies that
facilitate a potential student's interest in
professional-technical programs. |
Produce feature stories when possible on
news and successes within PTWE programs. |
Personal stories about PTWE programs
available to promote programs. |
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THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS |
Goal 2: Promote awareness and recruitment
through a strong marketing campaign. |
Improve the marketing strategies that
facilitate a potential student's interest in
professional-technical programs. |
Work with PTWE leadership and staff to
create a PTWE specific presentation to be
used in conjunction with community speaking
opportunities. |
Ability to have PTWE information for the
public at speaking engagements. |
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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. |
Conduct a workshop for NIC frontline staff
involving University of Idaho and
Lewis-Clark State College officials to
familiarize NIC staff with available
programming in North Idaho. |
Familiarize each school frontline people
with what each school offers for students. |
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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
one-a-semester public information event
promoting cooperative programs. |
More information to the public about
schools. |
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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. |
Marketing representatives from partner
schools' North Idaho branches will meet
periodically to coordinate strategies for
marketing purposes. |
Collaborate marketing strategies. |
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THEME VII: PHYSICAL RESOURCES |
Goal 2: Advance the campus infrastructure
with regards to technology and safety. |
Assess campus safety practices and implement
necessary improvements. |
Improve network security via collaboration
and best practice adoption. |
Enhanced security of records and other
official information. |
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THEME VII: PHYSICAL RESOURCES |
Goal 2: Advance the campus infrastructure
with regards to technology and safety. |
Enhance online student support and education
services. |
Bring all qualifying NIC classrooms to the
minimum information technology standard
using ARRA stimulus funding. |
Improved instructional delivery to 45
classrooms. |
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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 secure and sustainable wireless
network in all college buildings to extend
and improve the learning environment for
additional students and instructors. |
A consistent set of wireless tools and
services. Security and bandwidth monitoring
to all locations and all levels of users. |
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THEME VII: PHYSICAL RESOURCES |
Goal 2: Advance the campus infrastructure
with regards to technology and safety. |
Enhance online student support and education
services. |
Develop the "MyNIC" portal system. |
Improve collaboration and internal
communications among faculty, staff and
students by implementing a portal system to
integrate information and systems access. |
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