Strategic Plan Navigating Degrees of Change
冈本视频鈥檚 2024-2027 strategic plan, 鈥淣avigating Degrees of Change,鈥 builds on the College's strong foundation and challenges us to navigate change by clarifying our focus and adjusting how we approach our work. It weaves together three dynamic, interconnected central ideas:
- Student Success
- College Excellence
- Community Vibrancy
Woven throughout our plan are key mechanisms that will ensure our success鈥攃ommunication, technology, and equity. Our strategic plan strengthens our core values. It bridges our past and our future. It expands our definition of student success. And above all else, it demonstrates that 冈本视频 will remain a college of opportunity, innovation, and growth for our region.
冈本视频 Goals
STUDENT SUCCESS
Expand access and enhance pathways to post-graduation success.
COLLEGE EXCELLENCE
Achieve operational excellence and sustainability to drive student success.
COMMUNITY VIBRANCY
Foster economic and social mobility towards a thriving Northeast Wisconsin.
Student Success Objectives & Strategies
Ensure barrier-free access to 冈本视频 for all students and residents in Northeast Wisconsin.
Align K-12 offerings with high demand career fields and transfer opportunities.
Increase early college access for historically underserved student populations.
Adopt strategic pipelines for adults aged 25+.
Prioritize timely progress toward completing academic and transfer pathways.
Align student advising and support systems with post-graduation success goals
Use retention and completion data to guide decision-making and resource allocation.
Tailor support services to meet the unique needs of students.
Develop annual work plans and outreach strategies designed to improve outcomes.
Advance innovate teaching and learning excellence across all programs and degrees.
Redesign faculty onboarding, evaluation, and development.
Adopt technology tools and instructional practices that improve student learning Enhance targeted, high impact practices for students that lead to equitable student outcomes and post-college success.
Develop post-graduation goals and metrics with K12, universities, and employers.
Examine data on post-completion outcomes, including inequities in transfer and employment.
Work with four-year universities to improve transfer and bachelor attainment.
Engage employers in defining goals for talent development.
Partner with K12 to improve K12 students’ transition to 冈本视频.
College Excellence Objectives & Strategies
Cultivate an engaged, high-performing workforce.
Align college-wide professional development with employee recruitment, retention, and advancement.
Redesign employee onboarding, evaluation, and development processes.
Ensure 冈本视频 remains an employer of choice in Northeast Wisconsin.
Optimize college capacity to strengthen institutional effectiveness.
Deepen the role of senior leadership in achieving organizational excellence.
Strengthen communication strategies to improve internal clarity and advance external marketing of institutional value.
Establish an internal framework for strategic data use to improve practice and close equity gaps.
Assure long-term financial sustainability and resource allocation.
Implement a multi-year budget plan that ensures continued fiscal health.
Redesign the Foundation and Grants teams to increase support student success and strategic priorities.
Develop divisional master plans that prioritize innovation and extraordinary impact.
Community Vibrancy Objectives & Strategies
Leverage collaborative community partnerships to enhance access and student support.
Establish a framework for strategic partnerships to increase equitable access and support for students.
Maximize the premier partnership with Brown County United Way to “bridge” adult students to 冈本视频.
Foster Economic Development through Strategic Partnerships and Workforce Alignment.
Collaborate with local businesses and industry leaders to align academic programs with current and future workforce needs.
Expand workforce training and certification programs that address skill gaps in the local economy.
Partner with community organizations to provide support services, such as career counseling and job placement assistance.
Advance a comprehensive strategy of access and support for rural communities.
Design flexible K12 learning opportunities that extend access without increasing costs.
Explore unique programs/trainings that are sought by rural communities.