Strategic Plan 2008-2013

Strategic Plan by Theme

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THEME I: PROGRAMS

Goal 1: Improve and expand educational opportunities, programs, and courses for the student population and community.
Goal 2: Expand and improve alternative delivery of education.
Goal 3: Develop and expand opportunities for high school students enrolled through NIC, emphasizing professional technical and dual credit/enrollment programs.
Goal 4: Create program schedules that maximize the use of available facilities, and take advantage of new and alternative facilities as appropriate.

THEME II: STUDENT SUPPORT

THEME III: COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIMATE

THEME IV: FINANCE AND FUNDING

THEME V: COLLEGE IMAGE AND RELATIONS

THEME VI: DIVERSITY & HUMAN RIGHTS

Goal 1: Promote diversity and human rights, including respect for all elements of the college.

THEME VII: PHYSICAL RESOURCES

**THEME V: Goal 1**
Objective	ActionItem	Outcome	PerformanceMeasure	ResponsibleParty	TimeFrame	Status
Develop strategies to involve community members in NIC activities and events.	Continue current process of promoting events and activities via press releases, community calendar listings, postcards, fliers, posters, website promotions, newsletters, print & broadcast advertisements.	Examples of all materials	Same	Vice President for Community Relations in collaboration with College Relations staff	2008-09 and ongoing	Completed
Develop strategies to involve community members in NIC activities and events.	Continue current process of promoting events and activities.	Promote NIC events and activities	None	College Relations	2009-2010	In progress
Develop strategies to involve community members in NIC activities and events.	Expand upon Foundation "Be Our Guest" program by providing each member of Management Team five guest cards per semester, with a request that Management Team members personally invite non-NIC guests to various activities.	Initiative implemented	Report based on evaluation by participants	Vice President for Community Relations in collaboration with College Relations staff	2008-09; continue if effective	Completed
Develop strategies to involve community members in NIC activities and events.	Expand upon the "Be Our Guest" program.	Provide "Be Our Guest" passes	More attendance at NIC events.	Community & College Relations	2009-2010	In progress
Develop strategies to involve community members in NIC activities and events.	Explore the feasibility and fiscal implications of a mass mailing to county senior citizens offering the NIC "Gold Card" and/or to be added to our senior class mailing.	Study conducted/decision made	None quantifiable	Vice President for Community Relations	2009 - 2010	On hold
Develop strategies to involve community members in NIC activities and events.	Send annual events list and season guest pass to targeted populations of public/civic officials in late September including county school superintendents, principals, counselors, county commissioners, county mayors and city council members, North Idah	Initiative implemented	None quantifiable	Vice President for Community Relations	2008-09; continue if effective	Completed
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.	Increased attendance at NIC events.	Community & College Relations	2009-2010	In progress
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 with individual contact information.	Speakers Bureau established	Published to the web	Vice President for Community Relations in collaboration with College Relations staff	Late Fall 2009; update annually	Completed
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	Published to the web	Vice President for Community Relations in collaboration with College Relations staff	Spring 2010	In progress
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.	None	College Relations	2009-2010	In progress
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.	Community Service highlighted	Examples of successful promotion	College Relations staff	2008-09; continue if effective	Completed
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	None	College Relations	2009-2010	In progress
Promote the value of NIC and the credentials and expertise of the faculty to the community.	Promote the job placement rate and salary information of NIC Professional-Technical graduates (this report is already done by the PTE Division).	Information promoted	Press release, clippings	College Relations staff	Fall 2008	On hold
Promote the value of NIC and the credentials and expertise of the faculty to the community.	Utilize testimonials from current students, graduates, and faculty in marketing campaign and on the NIC website to promote how NIC has impacted them.	Testimonials presented	Examples of finished product	College Relations staff	2008-09; continue if effective	Completed