Considerations to be forwarded to the Institutional Policy and Planning Committee:

Short term
Increase marketing staff to better promote our unique resources and programs.

On a weekly basis, post the facilities’ booking list on the intranet to increase awareness of the complete range of events scheduled on campus.

Advertise the Senior Growth program so the senior citizens become aware of the availability of courses at minimal cost.

Long term
There is a need for regularly scheduled retreats for faculty and staff in order to foster creative solutions to institutional growth and change. At present there is not enough time for this type of strategic thinking.

A mechanism should be in place for evaluating outreach. A scan for identifying community needs should be done every five years.

The College should monitor institutional effectiveness and perform periodic environmental scanning, track and assess outreach efforts and event attendance, monitor feedback, evaluate survey results, and gather and maintain institutional statistics.

The College should strengthen the connection with parents by adding a parents-link to the website, creating monthly mailings or e-mail, establishing a Parents Weekend, and forming a Parents Committee to increase parental involvement.

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