S TAT ATE OF OF THE C OLLE LEGE Jan anuary 2013 2013
F EDERAL U PDATE American Tax Payers Relief Act: Wins for CC Students • Five-year extension of the AOTC: replaced Hope Scholarship at $2500 vs. $1800. Covers books and course materials as well as tuition. Tax Code: Employees eligible for up to $5,250 tax-free educational assistance. • Student Loan Interest Deduction expanded and made permanent. • Higher Education Reauthorization: 4 main categories Student financial aid Services to help students complete high school and succeed in postsecondary education Aid to institutions Aid to improve k-12 teacher training at postsecondary institutions
S TATE AND S YSTEM U PDATE • Block grant funding • Presidential Search • PA 12-40 • TAP • Sitelines study • Maguire study • Campus safety audit Shelter in Place on 2/20 at 2:30 p.m.
shar ared ed u under erstand tanding ng, r respons onsibility ty a and l leader ershi hip
C ONTINUING E DUCATION “All Charged Up” Ed Knoeckel Noon Institute: Sal Tarantino MCC piano presenting, Erin Jackson, MCC instructor “Interview with an 18 th Century Clinical Instructor, at Soldier” Bolton Veterinary 5 Hospital
A DMINISTRATIVE A FFAIRS Completed planning and preconstruction for East Lot and Lowe Restroom Implemented a balanced budget plan Installed new ADA signage throughout the college Completed new Dental Assistant Program Lab Renovated Testing and Disabilities Services Center Achieved substantial energy savings from power management Upgraded Emergency Notification System and wireless campus-wide Implemented IT initiatives improving information security/risk assessment
I NSTITUTIONAL D EVELOPMENT • Giving increased in 2012: $1.3M • Foundation total assets: $4.5 M • Alumni donor gifts increased by 17 percent. • Annual Fund: 16 percent more this year in six months compared to all last year. • Scholarships: 263 students - $199K • Innovation awards: $25K • Capital Campaign Kick-off • Adolf and Virginia Dehn gallery naming: $125K • Entrepreneurship Center naming: $100K
M ARKETING R EVIEW • Highlight programs: engineering, technology, computer science, computer game design • Increased number of applications • Implemented and broadened distribution of “Inside MCC” and “The Pulse” • Increased social media presence: over 3,000 ‘Likes’ on Facebook; home page visits, up 25% to 1.5 million; admissions page visits, 39,600 in 2012; FA page average daily visits went from 7 to 118 and ConEd from 60 to 305 • 2012 Media value $208,000 • 50 th Birthday
A CADEMIC A FFAIRS • Developing a Community College Student Roadmap Project • Increase in development of online and Hybrid courses, certificates, and programs • General Education reform: 35 courses certified; 4 sections of the Integrative Learning course • Selected to represent CT in Multi-State Collaborative to Advance Learning Outcomes Assessment. • Health and Life Science Career Initiative: $12M grant over three years • College Access Challenge Grant expanded • Gear Up grant with East Hartford Middle School • College Career Pathways recognized as state-wide model 9
S TUDENT A FFAIRS • Center for Students with Disabilities and Testing renovations • ECHN partnership • Advising self-study: renaming the center Advising and Counseling Center (Wanda Reyes-Dawes appointed) • Veteran Services reorganization • Student Activities Leadership program • Student Conduct program • Increased graduation and retention rates • Assessment and implementation of Institutional Learning Goals
E NROLLMENT U PDATE
S TRATEGIC Q UESTIONS How do we manage, diversify and strengthen our resources? How do we create an environment where student success is an expectation? How do we connect with our communities? How best do we keep each other informed and engaged?
H OW DO WE MANAGE , DIVERSITY AND STRENGTHEN OR RESOURCES ?
M ANAGING RESOURCES
Possible New Directions in Funding • Decrease or eliminate transfer back to system – new funding formula will decrease General Fund appropriation but allow us to keep tuition revenue • General Fund appropriation based in-part on Full-Time Equivalent enrollment • Increase tuition and fees • Adjust regulations on mandatory reserves • Adjust policy on financial aid set-aside: (15% of tuition = $2.2M) • Adjust policy on charging FT students for all registered credits, rather than cap charge at 12 credits • Performance based funding – retention, graduation, milestones like credit thresholds and gatekeeper courses
H OW DO WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENT SUCCESS IS AN EXPECTATION ?
H OW DO WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENT SUCCESS IS AN EXPECTATION ?
M ODELING S UCCESS
H OW DO WE CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITIES ? Institute for Community Engagement and Outreach Service on Chamber Boards Professional Associations Conference presentations Service Learning Speakers Bureau Business/Industry partnerships Town/Gown relationships Legislative Advocacy Excursions programs Educational partnerships College Readiness
C ONNECTING : COLLEGE READINESS
H OW BEST DO WE KEEP EACH OTHER INFORMED & ENGAGED ? C ONNECTIONS : FOR LEARNING , FOR LIFE
E NVISIONING OUR FUTURE
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