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Action
Plans (Draft)
| The strategies are the 'how' of the initiatives. They
describe how we are going to accomplish the initiatives.
We have limited the strategies to 3 or 4 for each initiative
so that we can more easily focus on the important things
without getting overwhelmed.
The action Plans are the 'what' of the strategies. The
are the specific, measurable actions that will be taken
overt the next 3 to 5 years to accomplish the strategies.
These action plans will be reviewed annually to identify
accomplishments and new action plans. For this reason there
tends to be more of a 1 to 2 year focus on action plans
in many of the strategies.
Initiative
1 - REAFFIRM OUR VALUES
Greenville
College will reaffirm our core values academically,
pedagogically, theologically, and interpersonally.
|
| Strategy
1 |
Each
year be intentional in creating or
reworking 3 to 4 activities that will
reaffirm Greenville College as a “Christian
community”. |
|
| Action
Plan |
Measure |
| |
|
| B |
Rework and enhance
5 existing activities
to better reaffirm our community
values (balance of fun and
edification.) |
|
'04-'05 School Year
- Rework or enhance the following:
-
All College
Hike [Norm Hall]
-
Common Day
of Learning [Karen Longman &
Core 401 team]
-
Dining Commons
Discount Lunch Program [Rick
Rieder]
-
Faculty Fall
Fellowship [Karen Longman]
-
In Services
[President]
|
| C |
Focus on improving
the effectiveness of communicating
what we already do to build
community in four communication
channels. |
|
'04-'05 School Year
- Improve or implement the following:
-
Activities
Card (new idea) [David Hoag]
-
Papyrus [Norm
Hall]
-
Prayer Card
[David Hoag]
-
Greenville
College Web Site [David Hoag]
-
Electronic
Display in DC [Norm Hall]
|
|
|
| Strategy
2 |
Be
deliberate about our use of community
space to promote social and spiritual
interaction. |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A
|
Ensure 24x7 accessible “sacred
space” is created in the
new music building (Church)
[David Hoag] |
|
- Fall ’05
– Sacred space is designated
& created
|
| B |
Identify or create
at least 6 adequately furnished
faculty lounges. Buildings to
be considered include Hogue
2nd floor, Hogue 3rd floor,
Snyder, Crum Athletic Center,
Ladue (Grace's current office?),
and the new music building [Karen
Longman] |
|
- ’04-’05
School Year –
Identify and furnish 2 faculty
lounges
- Each year thereafter
– Create or identify (and
furnish) at least 1 additional
faculty lounge
|
| C |
Implement a programmatic
and public relations plan to
more clearly distinguish between
chapel, the place, and chapel,
the service. [Karen Longman] |
|
- June ’05
– Plan implemented
|
| D |
Create
substantially expanded student
“hang-out” space.
[Norm Hall / David Hoag] |
|
- June ’05
- Identify space and develop plan
for student space
- June ‘07
- Continue to implement master
plan aspects as money becomes
available
|
|
|
| Strategy
3A |
Develop
ways of continually exposing people
to our Philosophy of Education and
the Institutional Goals and Objectives
and having discussions about them. |
| Strategy
3B |
Develop
ways to promote the faculty, administration,
students and trustee awareness of,
discussion of, and support for the
contents of our Statement on Academic
Freedom, Theological Assumptions,
and our Identity Statement. |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A
|
Gather
together and publish both on
the Web and in a booklet the
Foundational Documents (Mission,
Vision, Identity Statement,
Philosophy of Education, Institutional
Goals and Objectives, Statement
on Academic Freedom, Theological
Assumptions, and Lifestyle Statement
[David Hoag] |
|
March’05
- Foundational Documents collected
& published |
| B
|
Every syllabus
will link course objectives
with the Institutional Goals
and Objectives [Karen Longman] |
|
September ’05
- All syllabi |
| C
|
Develop a computer
based system to Identify and
archive portfolio information
with course objectives tied
into Institutional Goals and
Objectives [Will Krause] {See
AP 2-2-E} |
|
June ‘06
– PRIISM implemented |
| D
|
Identify venues
for conversation both on-campus
and for regional pastors and
trustees around our foundational
documents (i.e. faculty forum,
pedagogy workshop, new faculty
dinner, etc.) [President] |
|
4 venues per year, completed by
June '06 |
| E |
Create at least
one new curricular component
in COR 101 and COR 401 that
will underscore the following;
the bookend nature of our general
education curriculum, the Philosophy
of Education, and the Institutional
Goals and Objectives [Karen
Longman] |
|
’04-’05 School Year – 1 component
created |
|
|
| |
| Strategy
4 |
Identify
the type of students that ‘fit’
at Greenville College. |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Build on the results
of outside consultant (Scannel
& Kurz) in conjunction with
the Student Success Council
to better identify the student
population that we wish to serve
[Pepper Dill] {See
AP 6-3-A} |
|
December ‘05
– Student profile identified |
|
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Initiative
2 - ADVANCE THE LIBERAL ARTS
Greenville College will improve student learning through
the liberal arts by continuous improvement of exemplary
integrative general education, seamless curriculum and
co-curriculum, model off campus opportunities, and our
academic disciplines. |
| Strategy
1 |
Promote
a culture of improvement and innovation
in all academic programs and pedagogy
that moves us toward state-of-the-art
practice |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
As part of the
departmental review process,
each department will evaluate
the configuration of majors
offered (including number offered
and hours required) and develop
3-5 year plans for strengthening
offerings and increasing enrollments.
[Karen Longman] {See
AP 6-1-A & AP 6-2-A} |
|
- Spring ‘05
- UAAC refinement of departmental
review process to incorporate
this change
- Annually -
UAAC actions as a result of departmental
reviews (immediately following
the reviews and one year follow-up)
- Ongoing -
Monitor changes in enrollment
patterns for each major for those
departments having gone through
the review process.
|
| B |
Develop and implement
guidelines for adjusting faculty
and budget allocations in response
to needs demonstrated by assessment
findings and/or to sustained
departmental growth or decline.
[Karen Longman] {See
AP 6-2-A} |
|
- June ‘05
- Guidelines developed
- December ‘05
- Guidelines approved by UAAC
|
| C |
Revamp the faculty
salary grid to reflect rank.
[Karen Longman] |
|
- June ‘06
- Revamping completed
|
|
|
| Strategy
2 |
Promote
seamlessness through deliberate curricular
and co-curricular collaboration |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Promote
and create programming to prepare
students to enthusiastically
engage a culturally diverse
world. [Karen Longman] |
|
- ’04-’05
School Year - Host anti-racism
training that includes at least
25 participants.
- ’08-’09
School Year - At least
50% of students fulfill their
CC requirement with off-campus
immersion experiences.
|
| B |
Within three years,
develop a mentoring/discipleship
(spiritual formation) program
which will foster participation
by at least half of all sophomores.
[Norm Hall] |
|
- Fall ‘04
- Implement a mentoring/discipleship
program involving at least 40
students as a collaboration between
the chaplain and Student Development
staff.
|
| C |
Develop
annual programs to enhance career
education: to feature alumni;
involve students in career fairs;
and train faculty advisors so
they more intentionally promote
and do career education. [Norm
Hall] |
|
- ’04-’05
School Year - Monthly
showcase of graduates on the web
and/or on campus bulletin boards.
- ’04-’05
School Year - Four career
days publicized – at least
one on campus.
- ’04-’05 School
Year - At least one annual training
for faculty on how to maximize
campus resources for career advising.
|
| D |
Identify and recognize
exemplary student-athletes;
collaborate with marketing and
enrollment to feature these
students. [Pepper Dill] |
|
- ’04-’05
School Year - Feature
in at least eight student-athletes
during each academic year in a
variety of publications, presentations,
and marketing material
- Ongoing -
Feature in at least eight student-athletes
during each academic year in a
variety of publications, presentations,
and marketing material
|
| E |
Introduce and
train faculty, administration,
and students on the use of PRIISM
software for academic advising,
on-line registration, degree
audit, tracking acquisition
of institutional goals and objectives,
and institutional assessment.
[Will Krause] {See AP 1-3-C} |
|
- June ‘05
- Report on PRIISM software authoring
progress to President’s
Cabinet
- Summer ‘06
- PRIISM software ready for limited
use
|
|
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Initiative 3
- AFFIRM OUR PEOPLE
Greenville College will continue to build community
among all employees by identifying, affirming, and developing
individuals and their respective strengths. |
| Strategy
1 |
Ensure
that adequate staffing and resources
are in place to accomplish human resource
functions and broader services which
will affirm our people. (This strategy
should be prioritized first to better
ensure the realization of strategies
2 and 3.) |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Expand
half-time staff in the Payroll
& Benefits Office to full-time
in order to provide and support
the desired services. [Rick
Rieder] |
|
Spring ‘05
- Staff expanded to full time |
| B |
Hire
a Director of Training &
Development to coordinate and
conduct management training
and personal growth seminars.
[Rick Rieder] |
|
Spring ‘05
- Position hired for ‘05-'06 |
| C |
Allocate
appropriate budget resources
and office space for the Training
& Development position.
[Rick Rieder] |
|
December ‘05
- Resources allocated |
|
|
| Strategy
2 |
Deliver
a multi-faceted professional and personal
development program for all employees
(especially staff and administrative
staff) |
|
|
| Payroll and Benefits |
| A |
Develop
a webpage for the office
of Payroll and Benefits.
[Rick Rieder] |
|
Summer
‘05 |
| B |
–
Design and distribute
“Benefits Statements”
to all employees annually
[Rick Rieder] |
|
October
'05 |
| C |
Transition
from a “level-based”
to a “market-based”
compensation system. [Rick
Rieder] |
|
July
‘05 - Fully implemented |
|
| Training and Development |
| D |
Conduct
management training in
areas like: employee review
process, FERPA and FMLA
leave, team building,
how to build on “strengths,”
and appropriate praise
and recognition. [Rick
Rieder] |
|
Fall
‘05 - First training
session |
| E |
Conduct
a new employee orientation
each semester. [Rick Rieder] |
|
Fall
‘04 - Begin |
| F |
Training
and Development Coordinator
will conduct “all
employee” training
in areas like customer
service and conflict management.
[Rick Rieder] |
|
Fall
‘04 - Begin |
|
|
|
| Strategy
3 |
Foster
an environment of recognition and
celebration |
|
| Action Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Continue
emphasis on faculty/staff chapels
several times per semester and
the accompanying employee recognition.
[President] |
|
Ongoing |
| B |
Each
cabinet member will identify
at least one time each year
for celebration in their respective
area. [Cabinet] |
|
Fall ‘05
- Begin |
| C |
Identify
events throughout the year where
all offices can be closed to
encourage a spirit of hospitality
and participation in community
building. [President] |
|
Fall ‘05
- Begin |
| D |
Continue
developing a “strengths-based”
campus and culture with additional
training and emphases. [Karen
Longman] |
|
No
Date |
|
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Initiative 4
- DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS
Greenville College will
develop partnerships and programs, both off-campus and
on-campus, which create additional dynamic opportunities
for liberal learning. |
| Strategy
1 |
Develop
comprehensive internal systems for
use by and between all departments/offices
as a basis for creating and developing
relationships, partnerships, and programs |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Coordinate data
update between Jenzabar (Admissions,
Academics, Business), Raiser’s
Edge (Development), Pace (Adult
and Graduate Studies), PRIISM
(Various), Online Community
(Alumni). [Will Krause] |
|
- January ‘05
- Determine what data needs to
be updated and shared.
- July ‘05
- Develop a plan to coordinate
the data.
- June ‘06
- Individual profile data fully
shared with PRIISM.
- June ‘09
- Systems fully integrated.
|
| B |
Coordinate graduation
information between career services,
academic departments, alumni
office, and development office.
[Norm Hall, David Hoag] |
|
- January ‘05
- Alumni and career services offices
identify best practices.
- July ‘05
- Develop a coordinated approach.
- Fall ‘05
- Communicate the expectations
to the various offices involved
|
|
|
| Strategy
2 |
Create
and further develop partnerships with
business and industry for educational
and career opportunities |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Create regional
business and professional networks
to assist with job searches,
internship placement, mentoring,
off-campus programs. [Karen
Longman, Norm Hall] |
|
- January ‘05
- Academic Affairs Office provides
list of majors that require internship
and practicum experiences.
- January ‘05
- Career Service Office identifies
where internships and practicum
have occurred in the last three
years.
- March ’05
- Career Services develop relationships
with at least 10 sites (per year)
as potential employment locations
for Greenville College grads.
|
| B |
Explore possibilities
for collaborative programs between
Music and Management. [Karen
Longman] |
|
- February ‘05
- Develop a proposal for a Music
Business degree to be taken to
UAAC. (This timing will allow
Ivan Filby to be involved in shaping
the proposal).
- Summer ‘05
- Offer at least one three-credit
course for students interested
in the music industry that will
be based in Nashville.
- October ‘05
- Finalize a proposal for a coordinated
set of music industry-related
courses to be offered through
a Nashville Summer Program beginning
in ‘06.
- February ’05 -
Debrief from Fall ’04
St. Louis Urban Center semester
Program and make a recommendation
about program continuation or
modification to involve new St.
Louis area partnerships.
|
| C |
Be intentional
in establishing relationships
between the Management Department
and business leaders in the
greater St. Louis area. [Karen
Longman] |
|
- Spring ‘05
- Ivan Filby and David Hoag review
CLN list to identify 5 business
leaders to establish relationships
with.
- ’04-’05
School Year - Identify
5 additional business leaders
to establish relationships with.
- August ‘05
- Develop a plan for related follow-up
on CLN contacts.
- ’05-’06
School Year - Establish
a lectureship that brings at least
one business leader to campus
each semester to speak in classes
and Chapel
|
|
|
| Strategy
3 |
Promote
educational and extracurricular partnerships
to increase enrollment, our revenue
and our visibility and to provide
co-curricular learning experiences |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Develop partnership
opportunities between academic
departments and other sectors
of education. [Karen Longman] |
|
- March ‘05
- The Management Department will
explore and make recommendations
about complementarity of offerings
with Sociology, Psychology and
GOAL.
- December ‘04
- The Science Division will explore
follow-up with Botanical Gardens
offerings through MAE (Botanical
Gardens courses and/or ISBE funding
to serve St. Louis area teachers).
- December ‘04
- A proposal for offering complementary
lab science course offerings and
courses in Sociology/Social Work/Criminal
Justice will be developed with
Kaskaskia College.
|
| B |
Create a degree
completion program in Business
(B.S. or Masters in Organizational
Science) [Karen Longman] |
|
- February ‘05
- The Office of Adult and Graduate
Education will explore and recommend
additional bachelor’s and
master’s programming through
partnerships with community colleges
in Higher Education Regions 5,
7, and 8 in the areas of business/management
and education.
- January ‘05
- Investigate adding special education
and secondary education majors
to the current UTEP programs at
KC and LCCC.
- April ‘05
- Develop business plan(s) for
new partner programs for consideration
by the college (faculty, administration,
board – exact process to
be determined).
- May ‘05
- Present business plan(s) to
the Board for approval.
- August ‘05
- Submit application for new programming
to IBHE (if necessary; also ISBE
for education programming, if
necessary).
- January ‘06
- Following IBHE approval, submit
application to HLC / NCA for regional
accreditation approval.
- March ‘06
- Begin staffing and initial recruiting
activities for new programs.
- August ‘06
- New program(s) begin operation.
|
| C |
Further develop
camp and conference programs.
[David Hoag] |
|
- January ‘05
- Visit other institutions to
develop a “best practices”
log from other colleges.
- February ‘05
- Finish Summer 2005 Schedule
including a first time “Elderhostel
Program”.
- March ‘05
- Strategize with Athletic Department
further development of Sport Camps.
|
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Initiative 5 - EXPAND
TEACHER PREPARATION
Greenville College will
expand our presence as the outstanding provider of
teacher certification in the region and consider appropriate
restructuring of governance and staffing.
|
| Strategy
1 |
Rework
the Greenville College governance
to provide for a Professional Education
unit with a dean reporting directly
to the VP for Academic Affairs. |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Develop governance
alternatives [Karen Longman] |
|
- September 15, ‘04
- Identify a taskforce to develop
governance alternatives
- February ‘05
- Propose at least 2 alternatives
for new governance structure
- April ‘05
- Finalize plan for new governance
structure
|
|
|
| Strategy
2 |
Empower
the Teacher Education Program to reduce
the mandated number of general education
courses |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Revisit the graduation
requirements for Education majors
under the new governance structure
to ensure a viable 4 year program
[Karen Longman] |
|
- ’04-’05
School Year - Develop
proposed graduation requirements
foe traditional undergraduate
Education majors
- ’05-’06
School Year - Implement
graduation requirements per the
new governance structure along
with guidelines for future changes
to graduation requirements
|
|
|
| Strategy
3 |
Build
upon current program offerings to
further expand Greenville College's
Teacher Education Programs both on
and off-campus. |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Develop a three
year plan for strengthening
and expanding GC’s undergraduate
and graduate Teacher Education
Program offerings [Karen Longman] |
|
- September ‘05
- Identify taskforce to develop
a plan
- February ‘05
- Present first draft to COTE
for discussion
- April ‘05
- Priorities for expansion identified
by Ed Blue and Dave Holden along
with recommendation to VPAA
- June ‘05
- Identify budgetary priorities
for the next two budget year
|
| B |
Identify physical
space for GC-based education
faculty and staff [David Hoag] |
|
- September ‘05
- Plan for consolidating all GC
based education faculty and staff
in one location
|
|
|
| Strategy
4 |
Develop
a marketing program to educate the
general public, on-campus constituents,
and off-campus partners on the value
and quality of our Teacher Education
Program. |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Develop communication
piece(s) on the quality and
overall impact of TEP. [David
Hoag] |
|
- November ‘04
- Develop brochures for Undergraduate,
graduate, & UTEP programs.
- January ‘05
- Create Overall package for TEP
|
| B |
Integrate the
material developed with the
undergraduate promotional materials.
[David Hoag] |
|
- ’04-’05
School Year - Integrate
TEP material with material developed
by Stein Communications and ensure
that the Teacher Education Program
receives appropriate visibility.
|
| C |
Identify channels
for communicating the TEP message
to the campus community and
our off-campus partners. [David
Hoag, Karen Longman] |
|
- ’04-’05
School Year - Communicate
messages about TEP through at
least 4 channels to campus community.
- ’04-’05
School Year - Meet at
least twice a year with our off-campus
partners to discuss the quality
and breadth of our TEP
|
|
|
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|
Initiative 6
- STRENGTHEN OUR FISCAL VITALITY
Greenville College will further strengthen our financial
position |
| Strategy
1 |
Greenville
College should grow our financially
profitable non-traditional programs
and our traditional enrollment through
marketing, recruiting efforts, student
success strategies, and improved student
facilities. |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
Academic departments
will develop 3 to 5 year plans
for strengthening offerings
and increasing enrollment [Karen
Longman] {See
AP 2-1-A} |
|
|
| B |
Continue efforts
on cohesive integrated marketing
through comprehensive publications,
website and advertising [David
Hoag, Pepper Dill] {See
AP 2-1-A} |
|
|
| C |
Continue developing
relationships with high school
juniors and begin developing
relationships with high school
sophomores [Pepper Dill] |
|
|
| D |
Hire transfer
coordinator [Pepper Dill] |
|
|
|
|
| Strategy
2 |
Identify
areas that have the greatest potential
for a positive return on investment
or for increasing revenue and work
to redirect resources from programs
that are not productive and/or central
to our mission. |
|
Action
Plan |
Measure |
| A |
In conjunction
with the academic departmental
reviews, which are to be performed
every five years, guidelines
will be established to assess
each academic department. These
guidelines will define the criterion
that will be used to either
expand or reduce resources for
the department. [Karen Longman]
{See AP
2-1-A and AP 2-1-B} |
|
- Summer ‘05
- Develop guidelines.
- January ‘06
- Implement guidelines
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