Our Process - The why and how

Strategic Planning is essential to:

• Better define PC’s role as a post-secondary education provider
• Better define each employee’s role as a vital piece contributing to PC’s success
• Identify challenges and consequences of not addressing challenges
• Identify what PC needs to do to be exemplary
• Identify how we will know when PC = exemplary
• Align with DO/Board goals
• Affirm –students from high school to PC
• Reaffirm– academic excellence
• Change where needed

• Establish and facilitate processes to create and monitor the PC Strategic Plan
• Participate as facilitators and spokespersons for the Strategic Planning process, April–Dec 2002
• Broadcast results
• Celebrate successes
• Create a process to guide us in:
• defining the present
  • What is it now?
• defining the future
  • What should it be?
  • moving from “now” to “should be”
• Develops the framework
  • Who, where, when, timeline, resources
  • Not how or what

• 2002 Strategic Plan
• 2002 Facilities Master Plan
• 2003 Bond Campaign
• 2004 Bond Election
• 2003-5 NCA Self Study
• 2005-06 NCA Site Visit

• Growth
• Diversity
• Financial resources

• Service to students, community, each other
• Value to students, community, each other
• Integrity
• Quality
• Inclusion
• Accountability
• Fairness
• Innovation
• Development of “smartness”
• Development of an ethic of stewardship
• Conflict resolution experts
• University transfer success
• Holistic approach

• Why, who, where/when, timeline, resources, etc

Who?
Facilitators: Deans, Council Members, President Gardea
Attendees: Students, faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, part time employees, community, employers, educational institutions, small businesses, government representatives, alumni, neighborhood groups, non-profit organizations, community cultural organizations, arts and theater groups, advisory committee members, religious groups, media, vendors, social service agencies, parents, Indian Community representatives, etc.

• Began in April and continued over the summer through September.
• Where/when (4-hour sessions)
• On campus - day, evening, weekend, afternoon
• Off campus – community locations
• Online