Keeping Learning at the Center
Spring 2014 Opening ConferenceNorthwestern Michigan College
January 6, 2014
Welcome From Board of Trustees
Cheryl Gore Susan Sheldon Ross Childs Bob Brick Kennard Bill Myers Follette Weaver
Doug Bishop, Chair
Congratulations & Welcome
New, Reassigned, Retired
Celebrate Good Work - SHARE
• What are important results you know you/we accomplished during fall semester?
• Who did it? Where did they do it? What did they do? Why is it important?
What we said we would work on – a status update since August
You may have mentioned some of these. Repeating is fine.
Accreditations
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• B.S. in Maritime Technology with two career pathways. Completed.
• Nursing – ADN and LPN. Visit Complete. Final decision expected spring.
• NMC Systems Portfolio submitted. Review expected Feb or March
Partnerships• K-12 Early college, curricular
alignment, position sharing. Adjusting.
• Regional Manufacturers Alliance. Executed boot camps, curriculum development, video contest, MNJTA and more.
• International MOU’s, ESL programming, and NMC endorsement initiatives. On track.
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Major Initiatives• Resource Development business
plan roll out and execution. On track.
• Employee classification project. Behind schedule but excellent progress.
• Total compensation analysis project. Behind schedule but excellent progress.
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Major Initiatives• Implementation of technology
plan. Campus Wi-Fi completion next 30 days. Personnel hired.
• Implement “Shared Professional and Faculty Advisor Model. Roll out My Academic Plan TODAY!
• Incubate programming in valued added ag, entrepreneurism, allied health. Plans in development.
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Major Initiatives• On-line programming targets
and delivery methods determined. In process, but slightly behind.
• Improve completion and persistence rates. In line with activities from AQIP projects. Still behind targets.
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AQIP Projects• Talent III, Redesigning the
Learning Experience, and Enhancing Developmental Education projects are all on track
• Building Lifelong Relationships is behind schedule due to personnel shortages and changes.
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Consider These Categories.• Learner Success• National & International Leadership• Networked Workforce• Lifelong Relationships• New Credentials of Value• Financial Thriveability
What We’re Watching
• Federal Rule Making• Higher Education Act
Reauthorization• Performance Funding• College Score Cards• All expected 2015
• State Legislation• Capital Outlay Projects• Pension Reform• Budget and
Performance Measurements
The Education Department said it is…“particularly interested in experiments that are designed to improve student persistence and academic success, result in shorter time to degree, including by allowing student to advance through educational courses and programs at their own pace by demonstrating academic achievement, and reduce reliance on student loans.”
Additional Federal StatementsWe will … “pursue responsible innovations to increase college value and affordability.” Secretary Arne Duncan
We are…“pursuing an aggressive strategy to promote innovation that reins in tuition costs.” White House
What We’re Watching
• Regional and Local• Demographics• Community preparation
for international programs
• Community willingness to support public work
• Internally• Engagement –
employees and learners• Community interaction• Willingness and
capacity to thrive in VUCA environment
We are experiencing a large scale comprehensive system transformation
Globally
Nationally
Regional
Internal to NMC
The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created—created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is
not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but
made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination.
John Schaar, futurist
Strategic Directions – Our Creation• Ensure that NMC learners are prepared for success in a
global society and economy.• Establish national and international competencies and
provide leadership in select educational areas connected to the regional economy and assets.
• Deliver learning through a networked workforce.• Establish lifelong relationships with learners.• Transcribe most learning to establish credentials of value.
• We can create this future if we work as a community. We may need some help, we may need to watch out for each other. We can do it.
Exercise 1 – Learner Success – Time 20 minutes
• White Cards• Write down your definition of what constitutes
“learner success”. (5 minutes brain writing.)• Discuss at your table for 5 minutes and
revise/expand.• Select a spokesperson to share one of your
most liked statements. 10 minutes total.
Exercise 2 – Community - Time 15 minutes
• Use Colored Cards• Elect a scribe• Discuss for 5 minutes the following question
and come up with a statement at your table.• “What can NMC do to create more of a sense
of community inside and outside?”• Report out one idea 10 minutes max
We have a lot of work to do!
So, you have to take care of yourselves and of each other. Let’s discuss a few
ways in which we can take care of each other.
Please Welcome• Joe McGuiness – Master, Training Ship State of
Michigan. USCG Retired• Lisa Thomas – Associate Dean of Student Life
Did You Know?• Nationally, half of all college students report
that they have been stressed to a point that they could not function.
• 63% of students say that stress has kept them from their schoolwork once or more in the past few months.
Did You Know?• Nearly 1 in 3 college students say financial
pressures are a big source of daily stress for them. This is an increase from a year ago.
• 1 in 5 female college students will experience a sexual assault.
Did You Know?• Suicide is the second leading cause of death
among college age students.• 7% of college students report having
“seriously considered suicide” during the past year.
Did You Know?• 1 in 4 college students have been diagnosed
with a mental health condition within the past year.
A Conversation and Questions
Lisa and Joe
PLEASE PUT YOUR OWN MASK ON BEFORE YOU HELP OTHERS
New or Continuing Habits
Consider … • Communities thrive when its members
understand and act upon their individual and collective responsibilities. What does that mean for NMC and our broader community?
• Health, participation, involvement, support, and more?
NMC Stories• Audio Tech• Water Studies• Annual Fund• EXPLORE NMC Do you use it?
THANKS AND FINAL COMMENTS
As a member of the NMC community, we must make or have …
• An awareness of the “radical transformations” that are occurring in higher education and elsewhere
• A sense that each of us can make a difference – every day• A belief that “it’s not about us…but it is”• A commitment to ask “what (else) can I do to help?”• A tolerance that lets us ask and address “hard and uncomfortable issues”• A recognition that we are doing good work and accomplishing important
results• An appreciation for all that your colleagues and our communities do to
help our learners succeed
Keep Learning at the Center
It is in these ways that we will truly