THE VISION AND WILL TO BE THE BEST

STRATEGIC VISION THE VISION AND WILL TO BE THE BEST SELECT: GOAL #1 GOAL #2 GOAL #3 GOAL #4 GOAL #5 IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF INDIANA SOUTHWEST

Goal #1: Educational Quality and Opportunity Increase retention and persistance of students to reach career educational goals and Strengthen Academic Advising and mentoring of academic advancement students # of students sucessfully completeing ASA courses Early alert system implemented for at-risk students #of at-risk students receiving intervention counseling Provide effective student advising Establishment of an advising committee Implementation of committee recommendations Reduction in # of undecided students Establish new and incrase existing professional and social activites to engage students # of clubs and students participating in clubs associate degrees awarded # of yearly activites developed and implemented $ from college and outside sources to support activities technical certificates awarded students transferred students comlpeteing Skills Advancement x x x x Provide a dynamic and stimulating teaching learning environment and Increase faculty professional development and training in active teaching and learning techniques # of college-sponsored development opportunities completion of an enhanced orientation for faculty % of faculty engaging in development activites # of students satisfied with faculty engagement Increase the use of techniques and methods to engage students in active learning # of active learning techniques used in class courses taught using documented assessment assessment of learning outcomes students reporting satisfaction with faculty engagement 70% 70% inrease in retention in two (first-year) program classes implement spiral curriculum in select programs implement use of leraning communities and cohorts number of internship and co-op opportunities faculty trained in learning-centered teaching xx% full-time; xx% adjunct 70% full-time; 50% adjunct Increase access to educational and career opportunities Devleop and implement new degree offerings

100% new programs reflect community needs offload program development new program faculty, S&E and equipment Establish alternative place, time and method of scheduling and delivery # of new sites and courses/programs offered there # of students enroled in credit courses at sites # of early college courses in high schools implementation of innovative scheduling (weekend; fast-track) Incrfase collaborative activities with high schools Degree programs offered at Career & Tech Center # of hs students in early college courses # of hs offering dual credit 100% faculty teaching dual credit at hs credentialed distance education credit sections degree programs Off-campus sites offering credit courses delivered developed/delivered Goal #2: Workforce and Economic Development Meet employers' workforce needs by delivering relevant programs and services through Department of Workforce & Economic Development and Career Services Strategy 6 Strategy 7 Strategy 8 Identify, promote and deliver non-credit and credit prorams and services at new community sites # of community sites # of employees trained # of employers served net income from contract training Increase the volume of activity and income through our top 10 major Corporate Services clients # of employees trained volume of activity and income purchase of a customer contact system Restructure all degree programs for advisory committees after the Industrial Advisory Task Force (IATF) # of programs with IATF committees in place Assess neeeds and deliver apporpriate programs/services to at least one consortium target per year consortium with HVAC established consortium with Plastics established consortium with Health Care established Increase the use of alternated modes of delivery % of number of courses delivered Partner with professional groups to identify/deliver needed programs and services # of industry-recognized certifications Increase the number of industry-recognized certifications # of certifications achieved in degree classes n# of certifications achieved through Certification Center Provide employers with on-campus recruiting through events and highlighting employers employer evaluation of event # of spotlights per year industry-recognized Employers and employees served non credit courses and headcount certifications income generated and employer satisfaction Meet individuals' professional skills devleopment needs through education and training opportunities and programs Offer programs and services at new community sites # of non-credit studetns served

# of certifications achieved # of new non-credit classes Identify and offer aditional pre-certification training and testing opportunities # of certifications achieved Incrase the use of alternate modes of delivery % of courses delivered by alternated modes Develop, promote and deliver Professional Developmet Con Ed programs to targeted populations # of students served # of new non-credit classes student satisfaction Provide students and alumni Career Development Services evaluation of event/workshop student satisfaction # of students served individuals who achieve industrrecognized certifications non-credit student headcount non-credit classes delivered Meet individuals' personal development needs in suppor of regional economic development through personal development continuing ed classes Offer programs and services at new community sites # of non-credit students served # of non-credit classes devliered Student satisfaction results Create and host at least one Signature Event each year # of signature events held # of attendees Increase the Spanish language training for English-speaking individuals # of students served Increase the English language training for Spanish-speaking individuals # of students served non-credit student headcount non-credit classes delivered individual student satisfaction survey results 95% Goal #3: Student Development Develop/improve assessmet instruments and processes to optimize the effectiveness of College programs and services Conduct a variety of assessments and analyze the information collected Implement Pathways to Student Success step 1 (Postsecondary transition) students who complete educational stdents satisfied with services goals Develop/implement programs and services that engage the student to the college to support their attainment of educational objectives

Identify and analyze data to determine who is at risk and why Assess and/or improve the effectiveness of current programs which serve students at-risk Replicate the USI Options Program at Ivy Tech Strategy 6 Strategy 7 Strategy 8 Implement the "Developmental" Academic Advising Model Provide a variety of student life opportunities Develop and implement the Life Skills Transcript Offer internship, co-op and service learning options Develop and implement an Honors Program Strategy 9 Implement Pathways to Student Success step 2 (0 to 15 credit-hours completed) students awarded degrees and certifications 532 750 degree-seeking students students who complete courses Develop a culture of student success among faculty and staff Provide student development in-service training faculty and staff Evaluate and imprve methods of communicating between students, faculty and staff faculty/staff trained in student success adjunct trained in student success professional development professional development Goal #4: Responsiveness to Community Gauge community satisfcation with the College's programs and service. Strategy4 Engage research firm to make recommendations to gauge community satisfaction Solicitation of RFP Selection of firm Establish and implement process to survey key constituents timeline and survey developed survey conducted Compile response data to determine baselines % of respondents indicating overall satisfaction Disseminate information on survey results to relevant audiences results reviewed by administrations, board, and RAC results presented to all employees Resurvey constituents survey conducted % of respondents indicating overall satisfaction overall satisfaction TBD Jan-06 Mar-06 Mar-06 Apr-06 Mar-10

95% Increase and expand our community outreach efforts Establish aditional campus sites in regional counties Needs assessment tools developed # of locations Funding source(s) secured Acquisition, furnishing and opening centers # of partnerships # of students served Promote use of Emedia Center Increase Hispanic outreach efforts and focus # of ads in local media targeting population # of ESL classes offered Development and implementation of diversity training # of Hispanice students served # of spanish-speaking staff $ committed to Hispanic outreach Increase community presence # of boards with member of college serving # of participants in leadership Evansville # of county/city chambers with membership May-06 May-06 May-06 Feb-06 Aug-06 Jan-07 Aug-06 Jan-07 Host signature events on campus identification and determination of event(s) # of people attending event(s) employees serving on boards community campus sites events held on-campus 2 on- people attending events campus Jul-06 7 Position ivy Tech Community College as THE educational community center Host campus educational events # of educational events held # of attendees at educational events Identified person responsible for planning events Promote use of services/resources to community agencies and civic groups development of resources promotion piece speakers bureau established # of external advisory committees with College rep Promote use of facilities as a site for community educational events revised facilities usage policy % of overall satisfaction of outside event contacts responsibility for events identified people attending speeches given to outside groups educational events on campus educational events May-06 Jan-07

Goal #5: Effective Management and Stewardship Create Office of Institutional Research to provide insitutional research to make decisions and measure success Establish College ownershp of data data use policy Creation of common data set primary data holders contact sheet inventory of currently available data and sources inventory of commonly needed data set in depts. annual and semeseter data sets available Collect and store data primary data holders contact sheet inventory of currently available data and sources Data definitions policy Standardized data Data manual for IR office Identify concepts and measures concepts and measures identified Strategy 6 Restructure and analyze facts Written analysis and comparison prepared Deliver and report information information report prepared Strategy 7 Use and influence decisions Decisions made using relevant information Strategy 8 Develop new methods for retrieving research Data collection method developed Strategy 9 Data collection process implemented Data collection process implemented locations with data relevant data baselines decisions made with consistent data n/a n/a 0 1 Strengthen student recruitment Establish headcount in High school students, adults and minorities

Develop recruitment plan Implementation plan fall semester head count direct from hs headcount 4969 5% 7000 25% Grants officer to aggressively pursue grants with intent of furthering the College's mission and strategic vision Commit to pursuit of grants Grant plan with defined responsibilties Allocate resources for grant pursuit contract for grant writing with consultant Pursue grants as outlined in Grant Activity plan Grants activity report quarterly to track progress Personnel committed to grants major grants submitted 0.10 3 1 4 Objective 4 Develop donor relationships to enhance available financial resources Develop database of prospective donors database completed and updated Communicate with all prospective donors quarterly mailings to prospects Personal contact withall major prospects # of prospects lunches Solicit all prospective donors Annual Chancellor's campaign Recognize donors donor recognition eent annually Strategy 6 Strategy 7 Develop planned giving program Operable planned giving program Prepare for major gifts campaign completed major gifts campaign number of donors donations Objective 5 Develop processes to maximize regional operational effectiveness and efficiency

Identify ineffective and inefficient procedures list prepared Develop processes to eliminate ineffective and inefficient procedures list prepared Develop overall process to constantly review effective and efficient procedures process and team established Implement effective and efficient operational procedures oversight commences Report annually to community and students report distributed operations reviewed and modified n/a processes implement to ensure effectiveness/efficiency n/a Objective 6 Develop and implement a plan of accountability to community and students Develop areas of measures and accountability # of areas of accountability defined Implement institutional research to determine results institutional research implanted to measure five areas Report to community and students Accountability report prepared and distributed plan of accountability n/a report of measures and performance results n/a