A.
“What programs, tasks, or projects should LCOOCC undertake to improve
the educational opportunities for the benefit of its students and the
communities it serves?”
1. Ojibwa Language HAS to be preserved and restored
2. Establish more technology based academic programs
3. Ojibwa cultural aspects need to be more visible
4. Expand Library Services
5. Career advising and K-i 2 student matriculation to college needs to be fully developed
6. Agriculture/Earth Preserving/Natural Resources issues need to be addressed more fully in academic programs
7. Careers in business and tourism need to be promoted
8. Professional Development availability at all levels needs to be improved
9. More on-line courses need to be made available
10. A Public Relations, Recruitment position needs to be established
11. Computer Laboratories need to be established for "open-lab" access
12. More programming in the Occupational Trades need to be developed
13. Compensational wages need to be paid to retain employees
14. Summer, weekend, and evening course offerings need to be expanded
15. Baccalaureate Degrees need to be offered to keep people in the area
16. Performing/visual arts programming needs to be established
17. Physical Education courses need expansion
18. Student extracurricular activities need more publicity for attendance and support
19. Farm equipment and facilities need improvement to support educational programs
20. Food Service, Housing, and Day Care issues need to be addressed
B.
"What facilities are in need of expansion and what facilities will
need to be built to help sustain our mission into the future?"
1. An Ojibwa Culture Center to encompass the Native American Studies Degree Program as well as the Language Restoration/Preservation program
2. A Public Library that can support the required volumes for degree programs and research materials necessary for Land Grant Institutions
3. Computer laboratory space
4. "Permanent" spaces for offices and classrooms at Outreach sites
5. Agriculture/Natural Resources/Sustainable Development and renewable Energy Laboratories
6. The "Pipe Mustache" Auditorium needs to be acoustically altered and redesigned to be used as a meeting and performance workable space
7. Health Fields space/wing: Nursing/Medical Assistant/AODA/Human Services/Physical Education
8. General Classrooms w/lnternet connections and LCD projectors
9. LCOOCC Farm Buildings to support educational programming
10. Student Support Services needs a larger facility
11. Storage spaces are filled to capacity
12. Insufficient space for Faculty Offices
13. Bookstore area is insufficient
14. Student/Faculty housing
15. Food Services
16. Day Care
17. An art studio
18. Broadcast studio: TV, radio, distance education
19. Outdoor classroom
20. Faculty Lounge
21. Ethnobotany Nature Trail/road to the College's farm
22. Gym