Strategic Vision |
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LCOOCC will continue to provide excellence in educational quality to serve the needs of a diverse constituency throughout its service area |
· Annually examine demographics; collect new data from US census, Sawyer County Chambers, Tribal Offices in LCO, Bad River, Red Cliff, and St Croix, and from local high schools |
Director of Research, Development and Assessment; Admissions Officer |
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· Provide continuous assessment and improvement of institutional/academic effectiveness |
Dean of Academic Affairs; Dean of Student Services; Director of Research, Development and Assessment |
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LCOOCC will develop, implement, and maintain programs that address multicultural education and increase the diversity of students, faculty, staff, and administrative personnel. |
· Provide cultural training for college faculty, staff, and administration |
Professional Development Committee |
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· Provide cultural activities for students and community members |
Dean of Student Services |
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· Incorporate the Ojibwa culture into course curricula |
Dean of Academic Affairs; Curriculum Committee; Native American Studies Dept. |
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LCOOCC will be technologically contemporary; the students will be technologically skilled and prepared to learn new technology; the faculty and staff will continue to acquire technical skills to serve educational goals and to efficiently manage the resources of the College |
· Provide technical training for all college employees |
Director of Information Technologies; Faculty Development Committee; Administrative Council |
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· Incorporate technology in to all classrooms and curricula |
Dean of Academic Affairs; Curriculum Committee; Director of Information Technologies |
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· Maintain or replace technical equipment as needed to ensure up-to-date learning tools and capabilities |
Director of Information Technologies |
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· Maintain or replace technical equipment as needed to ensure up-to-date administrative functions |
Director of Information Technologies |
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· Provide support for instructors and students using new technological tools leading to improved student learning, and other administrative functions serving LCOOCC students. |
Director of Information Technologies; Dean of Academic Affairs |
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The College will provide quality, lower-division, transfer education leading to successful completion of Associate Degrees |
· Offer quality general education curriculum |
Dean of Academic Affairs |
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· Regularly revise curriculum content and enable faculty to practice curriculum development in new areas |
Curriculum Committee; Dean of Academic Affairs |
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· Maintain strong 2+2 agreements with the UW Institutions |
Program Directors; Dean of Academic Affairs |
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· Develop a plan for placement of students into requisite remedial classes |
Student Support Services; Dean of Academic Affairs |
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The College will provide quality education leading to the successful completion of Certificates |
· Offer quality general education curriculum |
Dean of Academic Affairs |
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· Regularly revise curriculum content and enable faculty to carry out curriculum development in new areas |
Curriculum Committee; Dean of Academic Affairs |
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· Continue to build relationships with Wisconsin’s Technical Colleges |
Program Directors; Dean of Academic Affairs |
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· Develop a plan for placement of students into requisite remedial classes |
Student Support Services; Dean of Academic Affairs |
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· Continue in planning and developing more Vocational Education Programs |
Dean of Academic Affairs; Dean of Facilities Development & Management |
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LCOOCC will promote effective teaching and learning as the key elements of our mission. |
· Develop an on-going Professional Development Plan for every instructor |
Faculty Development Committee |
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The College will provide quality learning resources and student support services, including GED/HSED programming, remedial education, advising, career counseling, tutoring, library support, transfer assistance, needed to promote student success. |
· LCOOCC will hire employees with appropriate degrees and/or experience |
LCOOCC standard Hiring Board |
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· Technical learning tools will be purchased and maintained |
Director of Information Technologies |
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· The College will continue to offer GED/HSED programming |
Dean of Academic Affairs; GED/HSED Instructor |
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· The College will bring career information and exploration to all service areas. |
Career Development Facilitator |
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· The LCO Library will contain sufficient holdings to support degree programs. |
Dean of Students Services; LCO Librarian |
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LCOOCC will promote public and school relations with activities that create understanding between the College and its students, prospective students, alumni, employees, and business and community organizations. |
· Continue its participation in the Ojibwa Language Board |
Director of the Ojibwa Preservation and Restoration Plan |
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· Host education-based community events |
Dean of Student Services; Admissions Officer |
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· Further establish the College’s Alumni Association |
Dean of Student Services |
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· Faculty will network with local, regional and national businesses and organizations to garner industry feedback concerning educational and employee needs and trends. |
Faculty (including but not limited to: Business, Information Technology, Building Trades, and Health faculty) |
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· Actively recruit students from the service area |
Dean of Student Services; Admissions Officer |
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· College administrators and faculty will increase contact with students at Outreach sites. |
College administration and faculty; Director of Outreach Services |
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The College will provide applied technology education that meets the training needs for members of the community and business and industry that desire job preparation and short-term or upgrade training. |
· Weekend, evening, and summer workshops, seminars, and classes will be developed. (Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, public speaking, grant writing, Native Arts, etc.) |
Dean of Academic Affairs, Business, and Technology faculty |
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LCOOCC will provide quality community services that meet cultural, recreational, and personal development needs of the LCOOCC reservation and the surrounding communities. |
· Weekend, evening, and summer workshops will be developed |
Dean of Academic Affairs; LCO Extension; Dean of Students Services, Director of Outreach Services |
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· Continue the LCOOCC farm’s effort to build community plots for healthy, nutritious food production. |
LCO Extension; Director of Agriculture and Natural Resources |
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The College will provide quality extracurricular activities that will enhance individual growth and encourage empowering life habits. |
· Continue to hold traditional and cultural events. |
Dean of Student Services |
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· Continue to observe events such as Alcohol Awareness Week and Native American Cultural Awareness Week |
Dean of Student Services |
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The College will promote formal partnerships with the K-12 schools in its service communities, creating an effective K-14 system of education. |
· Area public school staff and administration will be regularly engaged in planning activities with the college staff and administration |
College President |
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· Work-based learning programs will be implemented that engage area high school juniors and seniors in academic and career preparation. |
Dean of Academic Affairs; Youth Apprenticeship Director |
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· High school equivalency programming will continue to be offered in ways that meet the needs of students not able to complete traditional secondary education programming. |
Dean of Academic Affairs; Adult Basic Education Instructor |
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· The College will continue to host a variety of summer programs designed to engage K12 students in pre-college workshops, summer sessions, and internships. |
Dean of Student Services, Dean of Academic Affairs |
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LCOOCC will support economic growth and development, including businesses, industry, and government training and employee needs in its operations. |
· The College president will be a member of the five-member board representing LCOOCC in the “Wassanodey” (Northern Lights) Empowerment Zone Initiative w/ Red Cliff and Bad River Reservations. |
College President |
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· The College will continue to provide area employers with Associated Degreed candidates for hiring. |
All College employees |
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LCOOCC will maintain and care for campus equipment, facilities, and grounds at the highest possible level. |
· Facilities and maintenance staff will see that the physical plant is maintained in such a way as to support the programming needs of the college. |
Director of Information Technologies, Dean of Facilities Development & Management |
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The College will provide solid leadership—both for LCOOCC employees and its students. |
· Continue building a campus climate that is supportive of cultural differences and respectful of all constituents. |
Administrative Council; Board of Regents. |
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· Encourage and support the organizational development through effective policies and systems. |
Administrative Council; Board of Regents. |
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The College will maintain an energetic, forward thinking, involved, and informed faculty, staff, and administration through a professional development program of continuous improvement. |
· Provide opportunities and support for continued professional development of all College employees |
Administrative Council; Professional Development Committee, Dean of Academic Affairs. |
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The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College will be involved in an ongoing strategic planning process dedicated to continuous improvement in its institutional effectiveness design. |
· All College constituents will be involved in regular strategic planning processes and lines of communication will be maintained to ensure opportunities for continuous dialog between college staff and the community. |
College President, Board of Regents, Administrative Council, Director of Research, Development and Assessment. |
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· The College will continue to develop and utilize indicators and measurements of institutional effectiveness and develop baseline data to assess institutional indicators. |
Director of Research, Development and Assessment |
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· The College will develop benchmark comparisons with other comparable institutions in the area of institutional effectiveness outcomes. |
Director of Research, Development and Assessment |