NDSCS College Catalog

1. Credit Enrollment: Are We Accessible? (2006-2009)

• Determine how we modify our current practices in course offerings, scheduling, and delivery methods to become more accessible to an ever-increasing diverse population.
• Create marketing strategies to target specific populations that will meet the employment needs of business and industry in ND and our region.
This project will include planning, budgeting, recruitment, and marketing.
• Goal is to increase dual credit, headcount of 25-49 age group, and non-distance education credits.

2. Implement FYE course and intake advising model. (2007-09)

• This project continues "Retention Strategies Designed for Impact" an AQIP project from exploration and planning in 2006-07 into the implementation phase.
• It is a two-part approach to improving retention that involves implementing an FYE course as an institutional requirement and integrating in-take advisement with the current advising model.
• A three-year incremental implementation of FYE as an institutional requirement will be accomplished through departmental integration, open enrollment and/or online courses with the first year occurring fall 2008.
• In-take advising will be integrated with the current advisement model and will include providing information on college policies/practices and referral, assisting campus tour guides, and collaborating on the development of a new advisor manual.

3. Develop and implement the NDSCS Quality Improvement Plan. (December 2008)

• This end result of this project is the development of an infrastructure that supports NDSCS's continuing quality improvement efforts.
• The plan will contain training guidelines, types of training available, define roles and responsibilities, identify resources, identify expectations, identify a means of linking continuous improvement with other planning, identify methods of communication, and identify ways to celebrate successes.
• Performance indicators will be identified that document results, such as improvement in employee satisfaction scores, improvement in student satisfaction scores, and improvement in communication scores using baseline data from existing surveys.

1. Identify new and existing academic programs with potential for enrollment growth and develop implementation plans.

Suggestions:

• Market less than full programs
• Repackage existing courses into new curriculums
• Increase accessibility (delivery methods and schedules)
• Determine level of need with the state/region
• Identify new funding methods and/or reallocate funding
• Other

2. Establish creative strategies to attract, to develop and to retain employees.

Suggestions:

• Professional development
• Rewards and recognition
• Competitive compensation
• Employee benefits
• Collaborative work environment
• Other

3. Identify and procure additional funding and/or alternative sources to support priority needs.

Suggestions:

• Reallocation of funds
• Partnerships
• Grants
• Donations
• Enhanced alumni relations
• Other

4. Develop a college-wide comprehensive technology plan and a process for implementation.

Suggestions:

• Instructional equipment
• Instructional delivery
• Marketing and Communications
• Recruitment
• Web
• Administrative
• Infrastructure
• Other

5. Enhance support services to meet the changing needs of our students.

Suggestions:

• Academic needs
• Social needs
• Personal needs
• Economic needs
• Other