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State of the College August 26, 2013

 August 28th MLK – I Have a Dream  Hotline between US and Soviet leaders goes into operation  JFK signs ratification for nuclear test ban treaty  JFK Assassinated  Berlin Wall opens for 1st time to West Berliners  Approximately 104,000 Connecticut men and women served in

the armed forces during the Vietnam War era 1962-75

 1st flight of Boeing 727  1st edition of NY Review of Books  1st Beatles Book sold out in one day  Release of Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda  Kingsman’s release Louie, Louie labeled obscene  Bell telephone introduces push button phones

Reflections 2012-2013

 Streamlined enrollment process  Student enrollment coaches  Targeted marketing plan  Strategic scheduling  Call center

The Enrollment Management Committee: Peter Harris, Mike Stefanowicz, Charlene Tappan, Catherine Seaver, Chris Paulin, Regina Ferrante, Marcia Jehnings, Pamela Mitchell-Crump, David Nielsen, Ivette Rivera-Dreyer, Cynthia Zeldner, Florence Sheils, Natalie Durant, Georgette Hyman, Wanda Reyes-Dawes, Mehrdad Faezi, Anna Robertson, Sandra Palmer, Stephen Campiglio

$17,063,180 41% $20,152,401 48% $3,926,471 9% $662,772 2% General Fund Appropriation Student Tuition and Fees Extension Fees

$30,812,619 74% Personnel $3,081,640 7% FA $2,926,931 7% Other expenses $3,682,649 9% Transfer $1,300,985 3% Utilities Labor Financial Aid Other Expenses Transfers

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Maintain a balanced budget in FY2014

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Maintain state-of-the-art information technology and infrastructure

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Invest in short- and long-term facility planning

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Build alternate funding sources/markets

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Limit refilling of vacant positions

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Implement energy savings initiatives

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Philanthropy

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Program growth

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Advocate for new funding formula

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Enrollment management strategies

 Increased State In-Service enrollment over 37% & revenue by 64%  New 5-axis CNC course in collaboration with CCAT  Expanded credit-free to Vernon Senior Center and MCC on Main  Expanded Excursions in Learning program and introduced a fall

• program. Annual 87% increase in enrollment (956 seats).

 20% increase in winter intersession and 45% increase over two years  Graduated first class of Veterinarian Assistant Certificate students  Worked with State agencies for custom training so that they can, by

statute, bypass the RFP process and contract directly with us

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College readiness opportunities

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Transfer process from a public community college to a state university

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Students and faculty should be spurred to innovate, learn, and teach in settings that foster entrepreneurism.

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Enhanced collaboration and partnerships between the State’s higher education system and the private sector.

President Gray’s priorities for 2013-14 Visit to MCC on Oct 15

 BOR Team and Processes  Transparent Budget  “The Plan”  SB 1240 and TAP  Work with HSs  Philanthropy  Innovation and Excellence

• Graduation rates
• Workforce development
• Governors’ Scholarships
• Affordability and access
• HED Reauthorization Act
• Pell grants: 3.3M students
• FAFSA
• Regulatory burdens
• “Student right to know” completion rates are

distorted for cc completers: excludes “transfer out”

• Maintenance of effort funding provisions
• Obama proposal

• Staffing shortages: faculty ratio,

and student services

• Student advising
• Program marketing/website
• Public relations
• Recruitment/enrollment
• Resources/budget
• Unrestricted net assets

Academic excellence,

innovation and program growth

Student success and

enrollment management

Stewardship and

philanthropy

College culture and

communications

 New Interim Academic Dean  Roadmap Project: Academic-Student Affairs joint

venture through AAC&U

 Health and Life Science Career Initiative Grant

 $1.2 million: starting Year 2 of 3  New programs and teaching initiatives

 PA 12-40 pilots  TAP – new subject areas identified for 2013-2014  General Education reform and Assessment continue

Rigor remains a hallmark of Academic Excellence

 Programs in process at BOR

 Health Science AS Degree  Electronic Health Record Specialist Certificate  Radiologic Science

 New proposals for 2013-2014

 Interpersonal and Organizational Communication

AA Degree

 Neurodiagnostic Technology AS Degree  Adolescent and Geriatric Addiction Certificate

• Manufacturing
• Enhance existing curriculum, based on National Institute for Metalworking

Skills certification requirements.

• Partner with manufacturers to identify training locations with additional

machinery.

• Collaborate with DOL and DOE to insure that the PMI program fulfills the

educational requirements for state approved internships.

• Expand offerings to include online courses.
• Custom Training - A Sampling
• Provide police certification training for the State Marshals’ office.
• Provide ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) Certification training for up to 200

UConn employees beginning in the Fall 2013 semester.

• Provide food safety training to employees of the Dept. of Correction.
• Provide enhanced Certified Nurse Aide program for Connecticut Women’s

Education and Legal Fund.

MCC on Main

• Added courses for small businesses

and entrepreneurs

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Start and Grow Your Own

Business: A Step by Step Approach

• Business and Entrepreneurship:

Book Discussion Group

• Superior Customer Service Skills
• Grant Writing for Beginners
• Added new programs
• Security Officer Training: Guard

Card Certification

• Certified Information Systems

Security Professional (CISSP) exam preparation

• Accelerated Certified Nurse

Aide

• Medical Office Assistant

Workforce Development

Innovation/ Annual Fund

 Art Exhibition &

Competition

 Big Draw  Excursions in Learning  Farmers’ Market  Writing Contest  Student Email Contest  Global Issues Conference  Music Department  Mishi-maya-gat  Steps to sustainable food

service Other Funding

 Create pathways to address college readiness.

 Mentoring: STARS, B2B/S2S, FIRST, College Readiness

Alliance, Math redesign, English pilots, Roadmap

 Create an integrated approach to student services  Enrollment management: adults, online, advising,

balancing integration of programs, modalities, scheduling, support services, clear processes

 Effective year 1 implementation of GPA as a model

school

 Increase NWEA scores by 4%/or

CAPT by 4%

 Integrate common core standards

within rigorous curriculum

 Increase the number of students

participating in college courses

 Maintain the senior graduation rate, including the

number of seniors attending 2- or 4-year colleges/universities

Six cardinal student success principles identified by Terry O’Banion. These C.I.P.F.E.R. principles are:

Connection Inescapable Program/Pathway First Semester Engagement Responsibility

 Three learning communities  Specialized orientation program

this summer

 SuccessNavigator (ETS

diagnostic assessment)

 Met with MCC student leaders  Co-curricular programming  Priority advising  FIRST students will serve as

FIRST mentors next fall

 MCC’s project focuses on

an interactive web-based tool that clearly defines a student’s academic pathway along with key success markers.

• Balanced budget aligned with planning goals
• Ensure the resources to meet the college’s mission

and goals

• Manage IT resources for

currency in classrooms and to alleviate security risk

• Enhance facilities
• Foster a culture of philanthropy
• Enrollment management

STEWARDSHIP

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

• Phone system upgrade
• Data Center improvements
• Projector and AV upgrades, AST
• Computer classroom expansions
• Wireless AP replacement project
• Information security program improvements

East Lot: Improving Safety and Enhancing Accessibility

for Our Students and the Community

• Over 260 New Parking Spaces
• Total Cost: $3,750,404
• New Perimeter Road
• High Efficiency LED Lighting
• Enhanced Bus Drop-off
• Circulation Improvements
• Safety Improvements
• Future Charging Stations
• Green Initiatives
• New Traffic Patterns

Fire Suppression Project – SSC

• 100% of the wet system installed

and tested

• Special dry system for IT main

server room

• Two new HVAC units for the

server room

Energy Efficient Lighting Project

• 80% Complete
• Overall utility savings: $370K

Boiler Replacement Project

• Replacement underway for 2 of 3

boilers

• Leadership gifts to fund scholarships, as well as new focus
• n programs
• $125,000 from Dehn Foundation

to name gallery at MOM

• $100,000 to name

Entrepreneurship Center

• Evening of Fine Wines

grosses over $235,000

• Foundation assets top $4.5M
• Scholarships –

nearly $200K to 200 students

Preparing for Tomorrow

• 50th birthday giving
• Naming opportunities
• Focus on scholarships,

programs

• Alumni giving
• Annual campaign
• Capital campaign
• Hall of Fame
• Evening of Fine Wines

 Gear Up, six years: $2,020,524 (Federal)  Health and Life Sciences, three years: $1,291,552 (Federal)  College Access Challenge Grant: $529,172 (Federal)  CT Manufacturing, Energy and Transportation initiative

(CT-MET): 2011-2014: $363,153 (Federal)

 STARS Program 2013: $120,746 (State)  East of the River Action for Substance-Abuse Elimination

(ERASE) Grant, three years: $75,000 (Federal)

 Speech Language Pathology Assistant Grant, 2011-2013:

$24,000 (State)

 Perkins Grant, FY13: $200,742 (Federal)  Perkins College Career Pathways, FY13: $23,765 (Federal)  AAC&U Roadmap Grant: $9,800 (Private)

 Complete strategic planning process, producing MCC’s

next plan for 2014-2019

 Maintain openness and transparency in organizational

decision-making, internally, continually supporting

• ur values of shared understanding, responsibility

and leadership

 Community Engagement/

Partnerships

 Leadership Institute  Carnegie Classification

Community Engagement

• Web redesign project
• Social Media
• More than 4100 fans on

Facebook

• Launched Twitter account

(@MCC_CT)

• Populating YouTube site
• Investigating

LinkedIn for Higher Ed, FourSquare, Google+

• Continuation of branding campaign
• Focus on “Helping Professions”,

Accelerated Classes, Transfer Programs, LA/GS

 Enrollment Management

• Targeted marketing to specific populations,

for specific programs

September 17  12:30 pm 5oth Birthday Bash at the Fall Welcome Festival! #MCC50

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO EVERY DAY!