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COLLEGE - STRATEGIC PLAN Operational Plan
ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-19 TO 2022-23

STRATEGIC PLAN
       Operational Plan

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    OPERATIONAL PLAN
    Goal 1: Achieve 100% student success

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     Strategy 1.1: Increase access to education.

     Project Leaders: Lillian Ortiz
                        1. Identify and implement                                                                                                  Yes, if we
    1.1.1: Identify
                        alternatives to Accuplacer        1. Increase percentage of                                                                have to
    and overcome
                        placement testing, including      students placed in college-level    FA18    SP21        Maybe     Yes            Maybe   purchase
    barriers to
                        the potential use of multiple     courses.                                                                                 new
    enrollment.
                        measures.                                                                                                                  software

                                                          1. QCC will research, purchase
                                                          and implement appropriate
                        2. Right-size semester course
                                                          predictive analytic tools that
                        offerings and classroom                                               FA19    SP21        No        Yes            No      Yes
                                                          will be utilized in scheduling to
                        scheduling.
                                                          help facilitate fewer disruptions
                                                          to student schedules.

                                                          1. Monitor and review
                        3. Implement enrollment
                                                          CampusWorks
                        recommendations from                                                  FA18    FA20        Yes       Yes            Yes     Yes
                                                          recommendations for adequate
                        CampusWorks report.
                                                          yearly progress.

                        4. Implement appropriate
                                                          1. Accelerate time to
                        acceleration course                                                   SP19    SP21        Yes       Yes            Yes     Yes
                                                          completion.
                        methodology.

                        5. Create a centralized student
                                                          1. Launch Student Success
                        services model to better serve                                        FA18    SP21        Yes       Yes            Yes     No
                                                          Center
                        our students at all locations.

    1.1.2: Address
    student             1. Increase institutional         1. Reduce student out-of-pocket
                                                                                              FA19    SP20        Maybe     Maybe          No      No
    affordability and   financial aid dollars.            cost.
    cost structure.
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                                                       1. Models for more competitive
                      2. Analyze current cost          student cost structures are                                                            Yes, if
                      structure. OR Conduct            recommened. OR Use as a                                                                new
                                                                                        FA18    SP19        No        Yes             No
                      a competitive analysis           consideration for budgeting                                                            software
                      considering cost and value.      fees, and for marketing                                                                needed
                                                       strategies.

                      3. Communicate financial
                                                       1. Reduction of # of students
                      aid and payment plan                                              FA18    FA20        Maybe     Maybe           No      No
                                                       dropped for non-payment.
                      opportunities earlier.

                                                                                                                      Yes, each
                                                                                                                      semester
                                                                                                                      when
                                                                                                                      student first
                                                                                                                      enrolls or
                                                                                                                      registers,
                                                                                                                      we need the
                                                                                                                      student to
                                                                                                                                              Yes, if
                      4. Explore payment plan                                                                         answer with
                                                       1. More students will have a                                                           new
                      options that better meet the                                      FA19    FA20        Maybe     "fin aid" or    No
                                                       plan to pay.                                                                           software
                      needs of our students.                                                                          "third party"
                                                                                                                                              needed
                                                                                                                      or "paying
                                                                                                                      out of
                                                                                                                      pocket," and
                                                                                                                      we'll need a
                                                                                                                      daily report
                                                                                                                      for different
                                                                                                                      offices for
                                                                                                                      outreach.

                      1. Determine demand                                                                                                     Depen-
    1.1.3: Align
                      for various instructional                                                                                               dent on
    course delivery                                                                                         Yes       Maybe (cx
                      modalities (competency-          1. Implement as appropriate.     SP19    SP21                                  No      program/
    method to                                                                                               (I.D.)    changes)
                      based/accelerated/hybrid/                                                                                               disci-
    student demand.
                      online).                                                                                                                pline

                      2. Create a better               1. Students are able to self-
                      infrastructure for accelerated   register for accelerated         FA19    FA20        Yes       Yes             No      Yes
                      terms.                           coursework.

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                                                          1. Early College, ACE, dual
    1.1.4: Strengthen
                                                          enrollment and Gateway
    dual enrollment/    1. Centralize oversight of high
                                                          program team members               FA18    SU19        No        Maybe          Yes     Yes
    early college       school/early college programs.
                                                          become centralized under one
    infrastructure.
                                                          area.

                        2. Streamline enrollment
                                                          1. Enrollment process for
                        process for dual enrollment/
                                                          dual enrollment/early college
                        early college. Provide cohesive                                      FA18    SU19        No        Yes            Yes     Yes
                                                          programs becomes streamlined
                        outreach for all early college
                                                          and simplified.
                        programs.

    1.1.5: Increase                                       1. Metrics are established to
                        1. Assess the impact of current
    outreach to                                           measure the effectiveness
                        outreach to underserved                                              SP19    SP20        Yes       Yes            No      No
    underserved                                           of outreach activities to
                        populations
    populations.                                          underserved populations.

                                                          1. Metrics from 1.1.5.1.1 will
                        2. Determine how to promote
                                                          be used to create an inclusive
                        and expand outreach efforts                                          SP20    FA20        Maybe     Maybe          No      No
                                                          outreach plan for underserved
                        for underserved groups.
                                                          groups.

    Strategy 1.2: Create clear college and career pathways.

    Project Leaders: Nancy Schoenfeld
    1.2.1: Help
    students
                        1. Create and implement a
    identify/                                             1. Increase Fall to Spring
                        clear onboarding process for                                         SP19    SP20        Yes       Yes            Yes     Maybe
    implement their                                       persistance.
                        students.
    academic career
    goals.

                                                          1. Increase number of students
                        2. Implement FYE 101 – First                                                             Yes
                                                          who have an academic and           FA18    SP21
                        Year Experience.                                                                         (I.D.)
                                                          career plan.

                        3. Research and recommend a       1. Faculty and staff are able to
                                                                                                                 Yes
                        system or process to track the    view and continually discuss       SP19    SP21                  Yes                    Yes
                                                                                                                 (I.D.)
                        specific goals of each student.   goals with students.
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                        4. Provide better training
                        programs for advisors to guide    1. Increase opportunity for
                                                                                            SP19    Ongoing     Yes       Maybe          Yes     No
                        students toward personalized      faculty and staff training.
                        success.

                                                          1. Implement meta majors,
                                                          2. Implement corequisite
                        5. Implement guided
                                                          remediation, 3. Implement         SP19    SP21                  Yes
                        pathways.
                                                          full time and part time block
                                                          scheduling options.

    1.2.2: Strengthen
    basic and
                        1. Review and update core
    transferable                                          1. Identify basic and
                        competencies and general                                                                Yes
    skills for                                            transferable skills common to     SP19    SP20                  Maybe          Maybe   Maybe
                        education outcomes needed                                                               (QORE)
    academic &                                            most/all courses and programs.
                        for success.
    continued
    success.

                        2. Integrate foundational,
                        academic and workforce            1. Increase completion and
                                                                                            SP19    SP20        Yes                              Yes
                        readiness skills into courses     employment placement rates.
                        and programs.

                        3. Investigate and implement
                                                          1. Increase number of students
                        ways to accelerate students to                                      SP19    SP20
                                                          in college-level courses.
                        college-level courses.

                        4. Clearly articulate             1. Increase employment
                                                                                            SP19    SP21        Yes                              Yes
                        transferable skills.              placement rates.

                        1. Develop and implement an
    1.2.3: Implement                                      1. Increase registration
                        online, graphical-format, user-
    technology                                            accuracy, ability to adjust
                        friendly academic planning
    for Academic                                          academic progress goals
                        tool that allows students and
    Planning                                              as needed. OR Decreased           SP19    SP21                  Yes (I.D.)
                        their advisors to review and
    Pathways                                              registration errors, ability to
                        monitor academic progress
    (e.g., progress                                       adjust academic progress goals
                        towards completion in real-
    tracking)                                             as needed.
                        time.

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                                                           1. Increase appropriate
                        2. Use existing data to improve
                                                           course placement and course       SP19    SP21        Yes       Yes                    Yes
                        student support.
                                                           completion rates.

    Strategy 1.3: Improve retention via student support services.

    Project Leader: Lillian Ortiz, Nancy Schoenfeld
                                                           1. Increased faculty and staff
    1.3.1: Achieve
                        1. Training expanded and           utilization of current support
    100% utilization
                        scheduled in a variety of          structures. Appropriate areas                         Yes
    of existing                                                                              FA18    Ongoing               Yes                    Yes
                        modalities (train-the-trainer,     and departments meet,                                 (I.D.)
    support
                        online, video, face-to-face).      determine, and implement
    structures.
                                                           work flow, practices and needs.

                                                           1. Increase appropriate
                        2. Use existing data to improve
                                                           course placement and course       SP19    SP21        Yes       Yes                    Yes
                        student support.
                                                           completion rates.

                        3. Strategically infuse Starfish
                        into areas/departments not
                        currently using the system in
                                                                                             SU18    SU19        Yes       Yes
                        a manner that supplements
                        their current practices and
                        improves student support.

    1.3.2: Improve
                        1. Develop and implement           1. Social media and mobile
    communication
                        a mobile communication             apps used to communicate with
    processes and
                        strategy to effectively            students, providing "QCC on
    procedures with                                                                          FA18    SP20        Yes       Yes                    Yes
                        communicate with students          the Go" for students to access
    students, dapart-
                        to improve the overall campus      and learn from any location
    ments and loca-
                        experience.                        with their own device.
    tions.

                        2. Further develop and             1. Students, faculty and staff
                        implement student services         able to access online services
                                                                                             FA18    SP20        Yes       Yes                    Yes
                        web sites and online access to     for students to more fully
                        services.                          address their needs.
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    1.3.3: Assure
    the same level
                        1. Solicit timely student
    of service                                           1. Systematic assessment
                        feedback to assist
    across student                                       metrics developed and              FA18    SP20         Yes       Yes                    Yes
                        future student program
    populations,                                         implemented.
                        development.
    locations and
    times.

                        2. Assess and create virtual
                        office environments which        1. Virtual office technologies
                        allow students to access and     services are offered at all
                                                                                            FA19    SP21         Yes       Yes                    Yes
                        communicate with campus          locations (Skype, remote kiosks,
                        stakeholders from any            etc.).
                        location.

                                                         1. Students will be registered
                        3. Invest in appropriate         for their schedules a year in
                                                                                            FA18    SP20         Yes       Yes                    Yes
                        scheduling software.             advance, across credit and non-
                                                         credit pathways.

                                                         1. Increased number of touch
                                                                                                    Ongoing;
                                                         points between each student
    1.3.4: Refine       1. Change the role of advising                                              initial
                                                         and their advisor, changing the
    and personalize     from course registration to                                         FA18    assessment   Yes                      Yes
                                                         conversation from scheduling
    student advising.   intrusive advising.                                                         completed
                                                         to goal attainment and student
                                                                                                    by FA19
                                                         success.

                                                         1. Advising syllabus and
                                                         handbook published and
                        2. Develop and implement
                                                         provided to all new incoming
                        a common set of uniform
                                                         students, with an easily           SP19    SP20
                        policies, procedures and
                                                         accessible training protocol for
                        training protocols.
                                                         all new faculty and professional
                                                         advisors.

                        3. Design cross-campus
                                                         1. Coordinated use of campus
                        interventions that will
                                                         resources having a positive
                        encourage improved student                                          SP19    SP20         Yes                      Yes     Yes
                                                         impact on our at-risk student
                        persistence, retention and
                                                         population.
                        graduation rates.

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    1.3.5: Promote
    physical/
                                                        1. Student participation in
    psychological      1. Students will have
                                                        intramurals, wellness activities
    health through     access to physical wellness                                           FA18    SP22        Yes       Yes            Yes     Yes
                                                        and collegiate sports increased
    appropriate        opportunities on campus.
                                                        by at least 7%.
    programs and
    services.
                       2. Students will have access     1. A 5% increase in students'
                       to counseling and support        knowledge of counseling and
                                                                                             FA18    SP21        Yes                      Yes
                       services 24 hours a day across   support services on and off all
                       all campuses and via phone.      campuses and via phone.
    1.3.6: Implement
                                                        1. Monitor and review
    recommen-          1. Embed recommendations
                                                        Student Success Task Force
    dations from       from Student Success Task                                             FA18    Ongoing     Yes                              Yes
                                                        recommendations for adequate
    Student Success    Force in Strategic Plan.
                                                        yearly progress.
    Task Force.
                       1. Evaluate and identify open
    1.3.7: Improved    spaces that can be utilized
    facilities and     by QCC faculty and staff with    1. Common student huddle
    infrastructure     students for student work and    spaces and charging stations         FA18    Ongoing
    plan to support    collaboration, a.k.a. frequent   designated on all campuses.
    retention.         “huddle spaces” and charging
                       stations.
                       2. Create an aquire-retire
                       furnishing plan to modernize
                                                        1. Accessible, clean furniture for
                       student furniture on an
                                                        classrooms and huddle spaces         FA18    Ongoing     Yes                              Yes
                       ongoing basis in classrooms
                                                        purchased and/or repurposed.
                       and common spaces at all
                       college locations.

    Strategy 1.4: Improve and expand infrastructure (plant/technology).

    Project Leader: Steve Marini
    1.4.1: Improve
                       1. Evaluate wireless coverage
    technology                                          1. All wireless gaps are filled.     SP18    FA21                  Yes                    Yes
                       and repair dead spots.
    infrastructure.
Budget Impact
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    Objectives                                        Per Action Item                     Date    tion Date   nel                              ital
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                                                                                                                                               tures)
                     2. Update fiber wiring to 10G
                     as well as supporting network    1. New fiber wiring is installed.   SP18    FA21                  Yes                    Yes
                     hardware.

                     3. Replace old Uninterruptable
                     Power Supply (UPS) in the HLC    1. UPS is replaced.                 SP19    FA20                  Yes            Yes     Yes
                     data center.

                     4. Fund recommended              1. Technology systems are
                     technology replacement life-     maintained with up-to-date          SU10    Ongoing               Yes            Yes     Yes
                     cycles.                          capabilities and better support.

                                                      1. Increase efficiency of
                                                      software updates by using cloud
                                                      alternatives, while reducing
                     5. Consider cloud alternatives
                                                      costs. OR Increase efficiency
                     for any new or refreshed                                             SP18    Ongoing               Yes                    Yes
                                                      of software updates and
                     technology.
                                                      support and decrease hardware
                                                      maintenance by implementing
                                                      cloud alternatives.

    1.4.2: Improve
                     1. Inventory and evaluate
    academic and                                      1. Decreased number of IT
                     current systems; clean and                                           SP19    FA21        Yes       Yes
    administrative                                    managed systems.
                     consolidate.
    technology.

                     2. Upgrade to HSM (Heat          1. Introduce more efficient
                     Service Management)              and organized ticket tracking       SP18    FA19        Yes       Yes                    Yes
                     ticketing system.                method.

                     3. Evaluate the dean's
                                                      1. Reduce redundancy and
                     database; develop and
                                                      improve work flow among AA,
                     implement a plan to improve                                          SP19    FA21        Yes       Yes                    Yes
                                                      HR, payroll, and registrar's
                     functionality within existing
                                                      offices.
                     application(s).

                                                      1. Monitor and review
                     4. Embed recommendations         CampusWorks
                     from CampusWorks IT report       recommendations for adequate
                                                      yearly progress.

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                                                                                                                                               tures)
                       5. Implement annual IT          1. Support student success with
                       surveys of users for future     increased project completion
                       projects and wish list.         rates and positive project         SP19    FA21        Yes       Yes
                       OR Implement annual IT          impacts as related to the survey
                       departmental reviews.           analytics.

     1.4.3: Improve    1. Complete Suprenant HVAC      1. New HVAC system for all
                                                                                          SP18    FA18                                         Yes
     physical plant.   project.                        classrooms for Surprenant.

                       2. Build Life Sciences Labs     1. Updated labs and support
                                                                                          FA19    SP20                  Yes            Yes     Yes
                       417S, 414S, 413S.               spaces developed.

                       3. Build new Dental Materials   1. Modern Dental Materials Lab
                                                                                          SP20    FA20                  Yes            Yes     Yes
                       Lab 217S.                       created.

                                                       1. Increased security with newly
                       4. Complete campus door lock
                                                       installed locks for classrooms     SP18    SP21                                         Yes
                       project.
                                                       and offices.

                       5. Prioritize and complete
                                                       1. Increased accessibility
                       identified exterior                                                SP18    FA18                                         Yes
                                                       compliance.
                       accessibility Improvements.

                       6. Prioritize and complete
                                                       1. Increased accessibility
                       Surprenant and Hebert                                              SP19    FA21                                         Yes
                                                       compliance.
                       accessibility.

     Strategy 1.5: Engage and leverage alumni and community partners.

     Project Leaders: Lillian Ortiz, Nancy Schoenfeld
     1.5.1: Develop
     and implement     1. Match students in order to   1. Increase students'
     community         receive support and guidance    persistance and goal               FA18    F22         Yes       Yes            Yes
     mentoring         from a mentor.                  completeion.
     program.

                       2. Develop and Implement
                                                       1. Connect students to support
                       strategies for managing
                                                       resources that will assist them    FA18    FA22
                       social, academic, and
                                                       in their academic life.
                       financial hardships.
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                        3. Create a survey tool that
                        allows collection of data on    1. Increased persistence and
                                                                                        FA18    FA22        Yes       Yes                    Yes
                        student success through         student engagement.
                        mentoring programs.

     1.5.2: Identify                                    1. Number of active
                        1. Utilize preexisting
     QCC-engaged                                        alumni mirroring student
                        methods of contact to ensure                                    FA18    FA22
     and engageable                                     demographics who participate
                        participation.
     alumni.                                            in mentoring programs,
                                                        volunteering at events,
                        2. Hold events to engage more   donating, attending social
                                                        networking events, or other     FA18    FA22                                 Yes     Yes
                        alumni from the community.
                                                        activities is increased.

     1.5.3: Develop a
     comprehensive
     mentoring
     program to         1. Increase mentor and          1. Students identified and
     include faculty,   mentee awareness of support     supported in a timely manner,   FA18    FA22
     staff, students,   services at the college.        including by mentors.
     alumni, and
     community
     members.

                        2. Cultivate an environment
                                                        1. 70% of mentors and mentees
                        that supports and challenges
                                                        will meet the recommended
                        students' personal                                              FA18    FA22
                                                        7 meetings throughout the
                        development and continuous
                                                        academic year.
                        learning.

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     Goal 2: Become the leader in quality, innovative academic and workforce programs.

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      Strategy 2.1: Develop and Implement a set of practices emphasizing students’ strengths not deficits.

      Project Leader: Nancy Schoenfeld
                            1. Promote student           1. Professional development
                            engagement through           offered to integrate active
     2.1.1: Promote         active learning in the       learning strategies into courses,
     student-centered       classroom, service           workshops and programs;             FA18    Ongoing   Yes (I.D.)                     Yes
     teaching strategies.   learning opportunities,      effective evaluation strategies
                            and experiential learning    conducted, and helpful feedback
                            events.                      received and acted upon.

                            1. Establish a Multiple
     2.1.2: Develop and
                            Measures Task Force
     implement a system                                  1. Options for multiple measures
                            of cross-functional
     of multiple measures                                of incoming students' academic
                            stakeholders to examine                                          FA18    SP19      Yes          Yes               Yes
     for determining the                                 achievement recommended by
                            and define the goals for
     skills of incoming                                  task force.
                            using multiple measures in
     students.
                            placement decisions.

                            2. The Multiple Measures
                            Task Force will identify     1. A new placement model using
                            practical and effective      multiple measures piloted and
                            placement practices          assessed for comparison of          FA19    SP20      Yes (I.D.)   Yes               Yes
                            that will be used when       student success in key gateway
                            evaluating incoming          courses.
                            students.

                            3. Based on pilot project
                            data, multiple measures      1. All incoming students assessed
                            will be redesigned and       using the developed Multiple        SP20    Ongoing   Yes (I.D.)   Yes               Yes
                            scaled up to ensure          Measures Assessment (MMA).
                            accurate course placement.
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                                                         Item                                  Date      pletion   nel          port              ital ex-
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     Strategy 2.2: Integrate essential learning outcomes across curriculum for today’s challenges and opportunities.

     Project Leader: Nancy Schoenfeld
                           1. To achieve greater
     2.2.1: Infuse
                           consistencey in essential
     knowledge and
                           learning outcomes,
     application of
                           continue to fund digital
     general education                                   1. Identify top-20 enrolled general
                           course template teams for                                                               Yes
     goals or essential                                  education courses and create
                           top 20 enrolled general                                                                 (QORE,
     learning outcomes                                   teams for development of digital      FA18      SP21                             Yes
                           education courses (identify                                                             Faculty,
     throughout                                          course templates (4-semester
                           top 20 general education                                                                I.D.)
     students’ learning                                  process) engaged.
                           courses, continue those in
     experiences,
                           process, create teams for
     curricular and co-
                           remaining, and develop
     curricular.
                           timelines).

                           2. Develop guidelines for     1. Compose a communication
                           use of general education      strategy for faculty, staff and
                                                                                                                   Yes
                           outcome statements            students and systemize; create
                                                                                               SP19      FA20      (QORE,                 Yes
                           across classroom and          a user guide to align courses
                                                                                                                   I.D.)
                           non-classroom learning        to general education outcome
                           experiences.                  statements across campus.

                           3. Promote use of             1. Implement communication
                           assignment design and         strategy for assignment design
                                                                                                                   Yes
                           assessment toolkits           and assessment toolkits, and
                                                                                               SU19      SP21      (QORE,                 Yes     Yes
                           across classroom and          deliver workshops to demonstrate
                                                                                                                   I.D.)
                           non-classroom learning        use in classroom and non-
                           experiences.                  classroom learning experiences.

                           1. Format existing 10
                           general education learning
     2.2.2: Continue the
                           outcome documents to
     development and                                     1. Redesign 10 general education
                           be consistent with new
     implementation of                                   learning outcome documents for        In
                           format. Designate public                                                      SP19      Yes (I.D.)   Yes       Yes
     general education                                   consistency and make publicly         Process
                           location for documents
     outcomes                                            available.
                           which are easily found and
     assessment.
                           accessed for faculty, staff
                           and students.

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                                                            Item                                 Date    pletion   nel       port              ital ex-
                                                                                                         Date                                  pendi-
                                                                                                                                               tures)
                             2. Incorporate general
                             education competencies         1. Ensure all 10 general education
                             into Blackboard outcomes       outcomes & objectives are                              Yes
                             so educators can align their   made available in Blackboard         FA18    SU19      (QORE,              Yes
                             projects, assignments, etc.    Outcomes for use by faculty and                        I.D.)
                             seamlessly and expand          staff.
                             alignment on campus.

                                                            1. Design and deploy shared
                             3. Create a visual system
                                                            visual system which aligns with
                             to indicate alignment                                                                 Yes
                                                            general eductation goals (icons,
                             of materials and                                                    SP19    FA20      (QORE,              Yes     Yes
                                                            logos, badges, etc.) to increase
                             programming with                                                                      I.D.)
                                                            awareness of goals across
                             General Education Goals.
                                                            campus.

                             4. Develop and encourage
                             generation of authentic,       1. Implement required
                             meaningful assessment          consultation with Quinsigamond                         Yes
                             projects from the              Outcomes Research Excellence         FA18    Ongoing   (QORE,              Yes     Yes
                             APR process (requires          (QORE) Team as part of APR                             I.D.)
                             college-wide approval for      process.
                             implementation).

     2.2.3. Grow practices
     for interpreting
     evidence,                                              1. Create and maintain central
     envisioning             1. Consolidate existing        one-stop digital access location
     improvements,           QCC assessment research        for assessment research and best
                                                                                                 SU20    SP21      Yes       Yes       Yes
     and implementing        into central one-stop          practices, and solicit ongoing
     change-based            digital location.              contributions from faculty and
     general education                                      staff.
     outcomes
     assessment.

                                                            1. Faculty and staff are equipped
                             2. Train educators to
                                                            to interpret evidence relevant to
                             interpret evidence and
                                                            their program/course/area and
                             create action items                                                 SP19    SP21      Yes                 Yes     Yes
                                                            develop action items based on
                             based on qualitative and
                                                            their qualitative and quantitative
                             quantitative evidence.
                                                            evidence.
Budget Impact
     Review Objectives        Action Items Per Objective   Outcome/Deliverable Per Action      Start   Com-      Person-      IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                                           Item                                Date    pletion   nel          port              ital ex-
                                                                                                       Date                                     pendi-
                                                                                                                                                tures)
                                                           1. Publish annual review of
                              3. Make assessment results
                                                           student learning outcomes           FA19    SP21      Yes
                              transparent.
                                                           assessment research and results.

     Strategy 2.3: Prepare students with the skills, knowledge and abilities for jobs of the future.

     Project Leaders: Nancy Schoenfeld
     2.3.1: Ensure a
     relevant program         1. Develop and implement
     mix based upon           programming based on         1. Increase program completion
     market analysis,         employer-driven data         and industry-specific               FA18    Ongoing
     including at all         specific to workforce        employment rates.
     locations and in all     needs.
     modalities.

                              2. Review of prerequisite
                              courses' relevancy to
                              subsequent courses,          1. Accelerate time to completion.   FA18    Ongoing
                              and particular degree
                              objectives.

                              3. Review and revise
                              general education            1. Increase completion and
                                                                                               FA18    FA19
                              requirements in              employment rates.
                              certificates.

     2.3.2: Explore
     options in               1. Assess demand for
     competency-based         programming aligned          1. Increase attainment of
                                                                                               FA18    FA21      Yes (I.D.)             Yes     Yes
     assessment aligned       with industry-recognized     industry-recognized credentials.
     with critical regional   credentials.
     industries.

                              2. Develop awareness of
                                                           1. Increase number of credits
                              credit for prior learning                                        FA18    SP21      Yes          Yes       Yes     Yes
                                                           awarded for prior learning.
                              opportunities.

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     Review Objectives       Action Items Per Objective     Outcome/Deliverable Per Action       Start   Com-      Person-   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                                            Item                                 Date    pletion   nel       port              ital ex-
                                                                                                         Date                                  pendi-
                                                                                                                                               tures)
                             3. Examine and revise
                             processes for awarding         1. Increase number of credits
                                                                                                 FA18    SP21      Yes
                             experience-based               awarded for prior learning.
                             education.

     2.3.3: Develop and
     integrate a scalable
                             1. Integrate supplemental
     program model
                             instruction into gateway       1. Increase college-level course
     that simultaneously                                                                         FA18    FA20      Yes       Maybe     Maybe   Yes
                             courses for career-track       completion rates.
     integrates basic
                             programming.
     skills and technical
     training.

                             2. Select existing             1. Up to 5 Career Technical Ed
                             certificates to pilot model.   (CTE) certificates piloted.

                             3. Improve staff and
                             community use of               1. Increase students' use of
                             pathways and resouces          integrated college resources, and    FA18    SP20                                  Yes
                             through an integrated          persistance of students.
                             approach and referral.

     Strategy 2.4: Expand workforce development and lifelong learning programming.

     Project Leaders: Nancy Schoenfeld
     2.4.1: Expand data-
                                                            1. The Corporate Engagement
     backed workforce
                             1. Create a holistic           Team will increase awareness of
     development and
                             business outreach              QCC's capacity to serve industry
     lifelong learning for
                             strategy by coordinating       needs for current and future         FA18    SP21      Yes       Maybe     Yes     Yes
     seamless transition
                             internal departments and       workforce development and
     from non-credit to
                             resources.                     align with priority industries and
     credit in regional
                                                            strategic partners in our SDA.
     industry sectors.
Budget Impact
     Review Objectives       Action Items Per Objective   Outcome/Deliverable Per Action      Start   Com-      Person-   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                                          Item                                Date    pletion   nel       port              ital ex-
                                                                                                      Date                                  pendi-
                                                                                                                                            tures)
                             2. Create and survey past
                             and present students         1. Metrics from survey data
                             within industry sectors      will be used in creating career
                                                                                              FA18    SP21      Yes       Maybe     Maybe   Yes
                             for feedback on career       readiness and professional
                             readiness and professional   development programming.
                             development needs.

                             3. Build programming         1. Target one new company each
                             designed to meet the needs   year to expand pipeline entry-      FA18    SP21      Yes       Maybe     Maybe   Yes
                             of working students.         level training.

     2.4.2: Expand
                                                          1. A. Increased revenue in
     contract training       1. Create a comprehensive
                                                          contract training. B. Increase
     to meet critical        outreach structure and
                                                          in companies using tuition
     technical skills gaps   plan that will allow for a
                                                          remission benefits for credit and   FA18    SP21      Yes       Yes       Maybe   Yes
     and professional        strategic and continuous
                                                          non-credit training. C. Increased
     development to serve    external presence in all
                                                          employer recruitment for
     our business and        areas of our SDA.
                                                          internship and co-op placements.
     industry community.

                                                          1. A. Increase in QCC brand
                             2. Develop and implement
                                                          recognition beyond traditional
                             an integrated marketing
                                                          offerings. B. Internal QCC
                             plan that will include a
                                                          community recognizes the            FA18    SP21      No        Maybe     No
                             holistic approach with
                                                          capacity of QCC to serve the
                             all college marketing
                                                          community through credit and
                             initiatives.
                                                          non-credit contract training.

                                                          1. A. Less time spent on
                                                          sourcing and more time spent
                                                          on client engagement will
                             3. Develop lead generation
                                                          result in a decreased sales
                             tools and strategies
                                                          cycle and increased revenue.        FA18    SP21      Maybe     Maybe     Maybe
                             to identify qualified
                                                          B. Sales cycle time decreased.
                             prospects.
                                                          C. Staff productivity and
                                                          revenue generation capabilities
                                                          maximized.

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     Review Objectives      Action Items Per Objective    Outcome/Deliverable Per Action       Start   Com-      Person-      IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                                          Item                                 Date    pletion   nel          port              ital ex-
                                                                                                       Date                                     pendi-
                                                                                                                                                tures)
     2.4.3: Evaluate and
     enhance existing
     college resources      1. Engage in collaborative
     and infrastructure,    process of re-engineering     1. Processes are client driven and
     to support workforce   to ensure QCC policies and    have the systems and policies in     FA18    SP21      Maybe        Maybe     No
     development efforts    systems are client driven     place to support it.
     to be responsive       and fiscally compliant.
     to business and
     industry needs.

                            2. Increase workforce
                            development utilization of    1. College resources (Blackboard,
                            labs and resources in order   Sim Lab, Starfish, etc.) are more
                                                                                               SP19    FA21      Maybe        Maybe     Maybe
                            to maximize capabilities      widely used for workforced
                            to serve business and         development programming.
                            industry needs.

     Strategy 2.5: Create a culture of academic innovation and collaboration.

     Project Leader: Nancy Schoenfeld
                            1. Establish a Community
                            of Practice (CoP) for
     2.5.1: Create
                            educators and staff across                                                 SP19,
     opportunities                                                                                                                              Yes
                            all areas of the college      1. Schedule of events created.       FA18    then      Yes (I.D.)
     for academic                                                                                                                               Training
                            to engage with each                                                        ongoing
     innovation.
                            other around academic
                            innovation.

     2.5.2: Publish
     deliverables of
     innovative idea        1. Create a marketing plan
     proposals to the       for academic innovation at    1. Marketing plan created.           SP19    SP20
     college community      QCC.
     and external
     constituencies.
Budget Impact
     Review Objectives         Action Items Per Objective      Outcome/Deliverable Per Action           Start   Com-      Person-         IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                                               Item                                     Date    pletion   nel             port              ital ex-
                                                                                                                Date                                        pendi-
                                                                                                                                                            tures)
     2.5.3: Review and
                               1. Using data-driven
     revise the proposal
                               research, increase course
     processes to solicit
                               offerings in an alternative     1. Increase alternative course
     innovative pedagogy                                                                                FA18    FA21
                               format for those courses        offerings by 10%.
     that considers our stu-
                               that demonstrate student
     dents’ diverse learn-
                               success.
     ing styles.

                               2. Identify programs
                                                               1. Pilot one competency-based
                               where competency-based                                                   SP19    SP21      Yes - faculty
                                                               education program.
                               education can be applied.

     2.5.4: Incentivize
                               1. Establish a strategic
     academic innovation                                       1. Increase in academic innova-
                               planning fund to seed pi-                                                SU18    Ongoing   Yes (I.D.)
     aligned with strate-                                      tion pilots.
                               lots of innovative ideas.
     gic goals.

     2.5.5: Develop and
     implement a lifecycle
     process (conception
                               1. Create a process to evalu-
     through full produc-
                               ate whether the innovation      1. Process is in place. (Note: utilize
     tion) for innovation                                                                               FA18    Ongoing   Yes - faculty
                               should be operationalized       existing structures)
     that encourages ex-
                               further.
     perimentation and
     facilitates operation-
     alization.

     2.5.6: Establish a
     model to project
     instruction and ser-                                                                                                                                   Yes
                               1. Create process model(s)
     vices to online stu-                                      1. Model(s) created.                     SP18    Ongoing                                     Train-
                               to service remote students.
     dents and students                                                                                                                                     ing
     at QCC remote loca-
     tions/learning hubs.

                               2. Implement synchronous                                                                                                     Yes
                                                               1. Synchronous classes offered
                               distance learning among                                                  SP19    Ongoing   Yes - TA        Yes               Train-
                                                               among locations.
                               all QCC locations.                                                                                                           ing

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     Review Objectives      Action Items Per Objective   Outcome/Deliverable Per Action       Start   Com-      Person-   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                                         Item                                 Date    pletion   nel       port              ital ex-
                                                                                                      Date                                  pendi-
                                                                                                                                            tures)
                            3. Create and implement
                            technology plan to facili-                                                                                      Yes
                                                         1. Students can be advised and
                            tate enrollment processes,                                        SP19    Ongoing             Yes               Train-
                                                         enroll online.
                            academic support and dis-                                                                                       ing
                            tance learning.

     Strategy 2.6: Engage and leverage community, corporate and global partners.

     Project Leader: Nancy Schoenfeld, Lillian Ortiz
     2.6.1: Develop and     1. Collaborate with
                                                         1. Corporate and global partners
     implement corporate    peer colleges to create
                                                         and international presence on        F18     F22
     and international      opportunities for exchange
                                                         campus increased.
     collaborations         programs.

     Strategy 2.7: Improve placement and developmental education to increase access to academic and workforce programs.

     Project Leader: Nancy Schoenfeld
     2.7.1: Promote entry
     into college-level     1. Develop the
                                                         1. Faster entry into college level
     courses and success    infrastructure to make                                            ?       SP21
                                                         courses.
     in program gateway     data-driven decisions.
     requirements.

                                                         2. Improved completion of
                            2. Apply best practices
                                                         developmental coursework,
                            and innovations in
                                                         and successful enrollment and        ?       SP21
                            developmental education
                                                         continuation of college-level
                            based on data collected.
                                                         coursework.
Goal 3: Optimize communication to enhance collaboration.
                                                                                                                              Budget Impact
     Review Objectives             Action Items Per Objective         Outcome/Deliverable         Start   Com-      Person-   IT         Space   $, (cap-
                                                                      Per Action Item             Date    pletion   nel       Support            ital
                                                                                                          Date                                   expendi-
                                                                                                                                                 tures)

      Strategy 3.1: Streamline communication.

      Project Leader: Steve Marini, Lillian Ortiz
                                   1. Evaluate the information
     3.1.1: Integrate The Q with   on The Q to determine what is      1. A streamlined user                                   Yes
                                                                                                  SP19    FA21                                   Yes
     QCC.edu.                      public and what needs to reside    experience                                              (Portal)
                                   behind the firewalll.

                                   2. Review The Q and QCC.edu
                                                                      1. A streamlined user
                                   for consistency, redundancy,
                                                                      experience
                                   accuracy.

     3.1.2: Create a centralized                                      1. Uniform quality
                                   1. Map college-wide
     communications                                                   across all written
                                   communications.
     structure.                                                       communication.

                                   2. Use college calendar sofware
                                   to better inform community of      1. One centralized
                                   events and special dates. Deploy   calendar for all QCC        SP19    FA21
                                   one calendar throughout the        events and special dates.
                                   institution.

                                   3. Create a centralized college    1. Clearer and more
                                   electronic information hub, for    concise information
                                                                                                  SP19    FA21
                                   staff and faculty to access when   distributed to students,
                                   assisting students                 staff and faculty.

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     Review Objectives              Action Items Per Objective           Outcome/Deliverable           Start   Com-      Person-   IT        Space   $, (cap-
                                                                         Per Action Item               Date    pletion   nel       Support           ital
                                                                                                               Date                                  expendi-
                                                                                                                                                     tures)
                                    4. Implement a college-wide
                                    CRM to allow all departments         1. Increased transparency
                                    to view communications activity      and higher quality student    SP19    FA21                Yes
                                    and real-time analytics of           customer service.
                                    student life cycle.

     Strategy 3.2: Be more responsive to internal and external inquiries.

     Project Leader: Steve Marini, Lillian Ortiz
                                                                         1. Level 1 service is
                                    1. Create a call center to
                                                                         provided by call center,
     3.2.1: Provide excellent       triage iniitial calls. Route ALL
                                                                         reducing the volume of        SP19    FA21      Yes                 Yes     Yes
     customer service.              incoming calls through the call
                                                                         calls being transferred to
                                    center.
                                                                         offices.

                                    2. Provide customer service
                                    training for all staff and faculty   1. Increased customer
                                                                                                       SP19    FA21
                                    that includes information about      service satisfaction.
                                    student services.

                                    3. Use data/analytics to identify    1. Integrate student
                                    resources needed to drive            services and resources for    SP19    FA21      Yes                 Yes     Yes
                                    student satisfaction.                better student outcomes.

     3.2.2: Demonstrate to
                                    1. Use consistent voicemail
     students the importance
                                    messages, and establish a 48-        1. Better customer service.   SP19    FA21
     to the college of their call
                                    hour response time policy.
     or e-mail.

                                    2. Establish a 48-hour email
                                    response time policy, and
                                                                         1. Better customer service.   SP19    FA21
                                    effective FAQ auto response for
                                    timely student help.

     3.2.3: Utilize appropriate     1. On new phone system,              1. Improved phone
     communication methods          maximize phone system and            experience for students,
                                                                                                       SP19    FA21
     to streamline all              analytics to improve phone call      staff and community
     communication.                 flow and responsiveness.             members.
Budget Impact
     Review Objectives            Action Items Per Objective         Outcome/Deliverable        Start   Com-      Person-   IT        Space   $, (cap-
                                                                     Per Action Item            Date    pletion   nel       Support           ital
                                                                                                        Date                                  expendi-
                                                                                                                                              tures)
                                  2. Create a centralized college
                                  electronic information hub, for    1. Improved information
                                                                                                SP19    FA21                Yes               Yes
                                  staff and faculty to access when   sharing.
                                  assisting students

     3.2.4: Create opportunties
     for all departments/
     divisions to present         1. Campus personnel are
     current achievements and     more informed about other                                     FA18    Ongoing
     challenges, or process       departments.
     changes (All College
     Forum).

     Strategy 3.3: Improve communication with external partners.

     Project Leader: Lillian Ortiz
     3.3.1: Increase College’s
     presence within the
     community. Develop
     strong community
                                                                     1. College becomes more
     partnerships to leverage     1. Develop plan to integrate QCC
                                                                     visible and viewed as an
     existing resources. Be       employees and resources into
                                                                     active member of the
     an active member in the      the community.
                                                                     community.
     community to increase
     knowledge and awareness
     of College offerings and
     services.

                                                                     1. Increased knowledge
                                  2. Ensure College offerings
                                                                     and awareness of college
                                  and partnership opportunities
                                                                     events and services
                                  are promoted and developed
                                                                     throughout the College's
                                  throughout entire service area.
                                                                     service area.

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     Review Objectives          Action Items Per Objective          Outcome/Deliverable           Start   Com-      Person-   IT        Space   $, (cap-
                                                                    Per Action Item               Date    pletion   nel       Support           ital
                                                                                                          Date                                  expendi-
                                                                                                                                                tures)
                                                                    1. Current business model
                                3. Develop marketing and
                                                                    changed from focusing on
                                outreach plans to maximize
                                                                    one core revenue source
                                business opportunities and
                                                                    to expanding all potential
                                income streams.
                                                                    revenue streams.

     Strategy 3.4: Develop and implement a coordinated annual planning process for recurring activities and tasks that require
     college-wide input, resources or responses.

     Project Leader: President’s Office
     3.4.1: Improve processes   1. Form a committee that serves     1. A document is
     for sharing information    as a central clearinghouse          distributed that informs
     between offices and more   for collecting and sharing          the campus community of       FA19    SP20
     effectively coordinate     activities relative to the campus   the relevant activities and
     work flow.                 community.                          the timelines.

                                2. Develop a template to track
                                activities relative to the campus                                 FA20    SP22
                                community.
Goal 4: Foster a diverse and engaged community.

     Review Objectives      Actions Items Per           Outcome/Deliverable Per          Start   Comple-     Personnel   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                            Objective                   Action Item                      Date    tion Date               port              ital ex-
                                                                                                                                           pendi-
                                                                                                                                           tures)

      Strategy 4.1: Promote a welcoming and supportive sense of community within the College.

      Project Leader: Steve Marini
      4.1.1: Increase
      support for all       1. Implement an employee    1. Interpret survey results to
                                                                                         FA18    SP19        Yes         Yes               Yes
      faculty, staff and    satisfaction survey.        improve campus climate.
      students.

                                                        1. Adopt and conduct diversity
                            2. Schedule diversity                                                                                          Yes
                                                        dialogues ("Brave Space") on a   FA18    Ongoing     Yes
                            dialogues.                                                                                                     (trainer)
                                                        regular continuous schedule.

                            3. Identify an unconcious
                            bias training model or      1. Offer the selected model
                                                                                         SP19    Ongoing                                   Yes
                            program applicable to       campus wide.
                            QCC.

      4.1.2: Create a
      Diversity and
                            1. Serve as an advisory
      Inclusion Advisory                                1. Develop a mission statement
                            group to the president
      Committee. (How                                   and establish a process for
                            to discuss employee and                                      FA18    FA18        Yes
      to differentiate                                  employees and students to
                            student concerns around
      this from Diversity                               address diversity concerns.
                            diversity.
      Council and
      Diversity Caucus?)

                                                        1. Adopt and implement
                            2. Identify and train       a training process for all
                                                                                                                                           Yes
                            members on the              committee members and close      FA18    FA18
                                                                                                                                           (trainer)
                            committee.                  persistance gaps for target
                                                        student populations.

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                             Objective                     Action Item                           Date    tion Date               port              ital ex-
                                                                                                                                                   pendi-
                                                                                                                                                   tures)

     Strategy 4.2: Adopt an inclusive change management style/model.

     Project Leader: Steve Marini
                             1. Designate a group
     4.2.1 Foster positive   to assess various
                                                           1. Adopt appropriate change
     culture of change       organizational models                                               SP19    FA19                                      Yes
                                                           management model.
     across campus           and recommend the most
                             appropriate for QCC.

                             2. Develop a
                             comprehensive
     4.2.2 Implement
                             organizational change
     change                                                1. Offer a variety of staff
                             management plan                                                     SP19    Ongoing
     management                                            training opportunities.
                             including appropriate staff
     model.
                             training using the selected
                             framework.

     Strategy 4.3: Align hiring & staff development practices with strategic plan and institution goals.

     Project Leader: Steve Marini
                                                           1. Increase diversity among
     4.3.1: Expand           1. Increase inclusive
                                                           faculty and staff to better reflect   FA18    Ongoing                                   Yes
     diversity hiring.       (minority) advertising.
                                                           student demographics.
                             2. Develop and Implement
                                                           1. Increase diversity among
                             more community                                                      FA18    Ongoing                                   Yes
                                                           faculty and staff.
                             outreach/pipelines.
                             3. Expand diversity
                                                           1. Increase diversity sensitivity                                                       Yes
                             training for search                                                 FA18    Ongoing
                                                           among faculty and staff.                                                                (trainer)
                             committees.
     4.3.2: Create
                                                                                                                                                   Yes
     institutional
                             1. Create mentoring                                                                                                   (trainer
     succession plans                                      1. Increase retention of diverse
                             opportunities for                                                   SP19    Ongoing                                   and/or
     for employees                                         faculty and staff.
                             employees.                                                                                                            materi-
     who want to grow
                                                                                                                                                   als)
     professionally.
Review Objectives      Actions Items Per            Outcome/Deliverable Per            Start   Comple-     Personnel   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                            Objective                    Action Item                        Date    tion Date               port              ital ex-
                                                                                                                                              pendi-
                                                                                                                                              tures)
                            2. Coordinate employees'
                            career goals that align      1. Create career path
                                                                                            SP19    Ongoing
                            with college succession      opportunities for employees.
                            planning.
     4.3.3: Coordinate                                   1. Reduce redundancy of
     efforts for faculty/   1. Coordinate events and     efforts by having coordinated
                                                                                            FA18    Ongoing
     staff professional     professional development.    professional development
     development.                                        planning.
     4.3.4: Leverage
                            1. Create a portal for
     technology for                                      1. Increase access across
                            sharing of professional                                         SP19    SP20                    Yes
     increased access to                                 campuses.
                            development resources.
     remote sites.
                            2. Use of streaming
                            technologies to broadcast
                                                         1. Increase awareness and
                            college professional                                            FA18    Ongoing                 Yes               Yes
                                                         participation.
                            development activities and
                            forums.
                            3. Increase use of web
                            conference software to       1. Increase professional
                                                                                            FA18    Ongoing                 Yes               Yes
                            conduct meetings and         development participation.
                            trainings.

     Strategy 4.4: Promote QCC to wider Central Massachusetts community.

     Project Leaders: Lillian Ortiz
     4.4.1: Through
     cross training,
                                                         1. Enterprise-wide customer
     create a holistic
                                                         relationship management
     business outreach      1. Identify and create a
                                                         system instituted creating a
     strategy that          central hub for corporate/
                                                         strategic system of categorizing   SP19    Ongoing
     coordinates            community outreach and
                                                         and prioritizing relationships,
     and maximizes          engagement.
                                                         leading to increased multi-level
     corporate
                                                         corporate partnerships.
     engagement within
     the QCC territories.

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     Review Objectives      Actions Items Per              Outcome/Deliverable Per           Start   Comple-     Personnel   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                            Objective                      Action Item                       Date    tion Date               port              ital ex-
                                                                                                                                               pendi-
                                                                                                                                               tures)
                            2. Create corporate/
                            community teams, for           1. Increased enrollment/
                                                                                             SP19
                            coordinated and strategic      revenue generation.
                            outreach.

                            3. Provide internal training
                                                           1. Understanding of how to
                            for QCC faculty and staff
                                                           provide services in a client
                            on how to work with                                              SP19    Ongoing
                                                           driven, P&L (profit and loss?)
                            external stakeholders and
                                                           environment.
                            business basics.

     4.4.2: Regularly
                            1. Create executive-led
     invite participation
                            "Communities That
     from key                                              1. Multi-agency collaboration
                            Work Partnership"
     community                                             advancing a range of different    SP19    Ongoing
                            group comprised of QCC
     partnerships when                                     QCC strategies/initiatives.
                            leadership and industry/
     ready to launch
                            community partners.
     new initiatives.

                            2. Identify and promote
                            small wins to keep             1. More strategic, deeper-level
                                                                                             SP19    Ongoing
                            external stakeholders          community partnerships.
                            engaged.

     4.4.3: Create
                            1. Q Up for Success
     and coordinate
                            program allowing faculty
     staff/faculty                                         1. More connectedness in the
                            and staff to volunteer                                           SP19    Ongoing
     opportunities to                                      community.
                            within the community
     volunteer within
                            during work hours.
     the community.

     4.4.4: Participate/
                            1. Expand on the number
     sponsor local
                            of events outreach
     events that                                           1. More connectedness in the
                            departments host in the                                          SP19    Ongoing
     strategically                                         community.
                            community to increase
     promote the goals
                            QCC visibility
     of QCC.
Review Objectives      Actions Items Per            Outcome/Deliverable Per            Start   Comple-     Personnel       IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                            Objective                    Action Item                        Date    tion Date                   port              ital ex-
                                                                                                                                                  pendi-
                                                                                                                                                  tures)
     4.4.5: Actively
                            1. Expand on the number
     promote
                            of events outreach
     educational                                         1. More connectedness in the
                            departments host in the                                         SP19    Ongoing
     opportunities to                                    community.
                            community to increase
     our community
                            QCC visibility
     partners.

     Strategy 4.5: Establish more meaningful relationship with alumni in the community.

     Project Leaders: Lillian Ortiz, Nancy Schoenfeld
                                                         "1. Number of alumni actively
     4.5.1: Create                                       involved in current initiatives/
     opportunities for                                   events increased by 20%.                               Yes (1 new
     QCC alumni to          1. Engage alumni in first-   2. Hold at least 1 mentor                              alumni
                                                                                            SP18    Annually
     actively participate   year alumni reunion.         training session per semester.                         relations
     in current QCC                                      3. At least 60% of mentor/                             staff person)
     initiatives/events.                                 mentee pairs are matched
                                                         according to major "
                            2. Recruit alumni who
                            are QCC community
                            and business partners to                                        FA18    Annually    Yes
                            become mentors to current
                            QCC students.
                            3. Deliver mentoring
                            training sessions for                                                               Yes                               Yes
                            alumni.
                            4. Pair students and
                            mentors based on student                                                            Yes
                            major and industry.
     4.5.2: Offer
                            1. Share timely CE
     continuing                                          1. Number of alumni who take
                            opportunities with alumni
     education (CE)                                      advantage of CE opportunities      SP18    Annually    Yes
                            by social media, email and
     opportunities to                                    increased by 20%.
                            newsletter.
     QCC alumni.
                            2. Propose incentives such
                            as discounts for alumni
                                                                                            FA19    Annually    Yes                               Yes
                            interested in QCC CE
                            opportunities.

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     Review Objectives       Actions Items Per               Outcome/Deliverable Per           Start   Comple-     Personnel   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                             Objective                       Action Item                       Date    tion Date               port              ital ex-
                                                                                                                                                 pendi-
                                                                                                                                                 tures)
     4.5.3: Utilize alumni
                             1. Increase number of
     for volunteering in
                             alumni volunteers who can       1. Number of alumni mentor
     the community and
                             become mentors based            volunteers increased by 20%.
     provide expertise                                                                         FA18    Annually    Yes                   Yes
                             on their expertise to QCC       2. Host professional networking
     to current QCC
                             students who have the same      events at least once per year.
     students as well as
                             type of goals.
     other alumni.
                             2. Provide opportunities
                             for alumni to network and
                             share their knowledge in
                             their areas of expertise with
                                                                                               FA19    Annually    Yes                   Yes
                             current fellow alumni as
                             well as QCC community
                             partners and area
                             businesses.
     4.5.4: Create           1. Identify alumni willing      1. Number of alumni who
     mentorship              to volunteer and share          become mentors to QCC
     program between         expertise with current QCC      students increased by 20%. 2.
                                                                                               FA19    Annually    Yes
     QCC alumni and          students (through email,        50% of participating mentors
     current QCC             social media, meetings,         in 2018-2019 will sign up as
     students.               etc.).                          mentors in 2019-2020.
                             2. Engage interested alumni
                             by sharing information
                             regarding QCC mentorship
                                                                                                                   Yes
                             programs at specific
                             mentorship recruitment
                             events.
                             3. Deliver mentoring
                             training sessions for                                                                 Yes                           Yes
                             alumni.
Goal 5: Strengthen QCC’s organizational sustainability.

                                                                                                                                  Budget Impact
     Review Objectives                   Action Items Per                  Outcome/                Start   Comple-     Person-   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                         Objective                         Deliverable Per         Date    tion Date   nel       port              ital ex-
                                                                           Action Item                                                             pendi-
                                                                                                                                                   tures)

      5.1: Design an efficient, effective, and sustainable organization model.

      Project Leader: Steve Marini, Lillian Ortiz, Nancy Schoenfeld
      5.1.1: Use data analysis and
      trends to forecast institutional
                                                                           1. Cognos training
      budget, program mix, student       1. Expand COGNOS
                                                                           across departments
      enrollment streams, retention      reporting capabilities across                             SP19    Ongoing     Yes
                                                                           and expand Cognos
      and support, personnel, and        departments.
                                                                           availability.
      space utilization, paying
      attention to location nuances.

                                                                           1. Make a go or no-
                                         2. Conduct analysis on the        go decision, and
                                                                                                   SP19    SP20        Yes
                                         purchase of a data warehouse.     communicate it
                                                                           widely.

                                                                           1. Eliminate
                                                                           redundancies and
                                         3. Evaluate the organization to
                                                                           establish strategic
                                         identify opportunities to more
                                                                           reduction in
                                         efficiently utilize staffing,                             FY19    FY21                  Yes               Yes
                                                                           resources across
                                         technological solutions, and
                                                                           the college in
                                         streamlined processes.
                                                                           line with budget
                                                                           requirements.

      5.1.2: Deepen integration with     1. Increase outreach to                                                                                   Yes -
      local P-12 school districts,       organizations and companies       1. Revenues and                                                         Third
      organizations and companies        to supply credit and non credit   accessibility are       SP19    Ongoing                                 Party
      that serve non-traditional         course programming at their       increased.                                                              Re-
      students.                          locations.                                                                                                sources

                                         2. Develop financially-           1. Achieve a balanace
                                         sustainable dual enrollment/      between yield and       SP19    SP20        Yes
                                         early college program models.     break-even cost.

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                                                                                                                                Budget Impact
     Review Objectives                Action Items Per                   Outcome/                Start   Comple-     Person-   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                      Objective                          Deliverable Per         Date    tion Date   nel       port              ital ex-
                                                                         Action Item                                                             pendi-
                                                                                                                                                 tures)
                                                                         1. Increase the
                                      3. Increase awareness              number of students
                                      of industry-recognized             earning industry-
                                      credentials within courses         recognized              FA19    FA21        Yes
                                      offered to P-12 school districts   credential from P-12
                                      and non-traditional students.      and nontraditional
                                                                         markets.

     5.1.3: Implement a process for   1. Identify data points            1. Dashboards are
     addressing program growth/       necessary to acertain              created tracking
                                                                                                 FA19    FA21
     retirement and a financially     program growth/retirement          key performance
     sustainable program mix.         and fiscal sustainability.         indicators.

                                      2. Develop a strategy for          1. A sustainable
                                      introducing new or niche           relevant program        FA18    SP20                  Yes               Yes
                                      programming.                       model created.

                                                                         1. Create a collegial
     5.1.4: Devise a system that
                                                                         and collaborative
     rewards and promotes building
                                      1. Training of all faculty and     environment and
     a culture of collaboration and
                                      staff in culture change.           improve service
     professionalism across the
                                                                         focused on student
     college.
                                                                         success.

     Strategy 5.2: Create efficient and effective organizational structure and systems.

     Project Leader: Steve Marini
                                                                         1. Staff, faculty and
     5.2.1: Assess current IT                                            student account data
     infrastructure and implement a   1. Active Directory/Single Sign    centralized for ease
                                                                                                 SP18    FA21                  Yes               Yes
     comprehensive IT improvement     On                                 of use and lowering
     plan.                                                               administrative
                                                                         overhead.

                                                                         1. Annual costs
                                      2. Develop and implement a         for system quality
                                      desktop computer lifecycle         replacements and        SP19    FA21        Yes       Yes       Yes     Yes
                                      replacement plan.                  improvements
                                                                         stabilized.
Budget Impact
     Review Objectives              Action Items Per                Outcome/                Start   Comple-     Person-   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                    Objective                       Deliverable Per         Date    tion Date   nel       port              ital ex-
                                                                    Action Item                                                             pendi-
                                                                                                                                            tures)
                                                                    1. Annual costs
                                                                    for replacements
                                    3. Develop and implement
                                                                    are stabilized,
                                    a consistent server lifecycle                           SP19    FA21                  Yes               Yes
                                                                    and downtime of
                                    replacement plan.
                                                                    potentially critical
                                                                    systems avoided.

     5.2.2: Develop and implement
                                    1. Expand CAMIS/Capital
     a plan for maintaining and
                                    Asset Management Info           1. Life cycle on
     upgrading campus buildings,
                                    System to incorporate           buildings/equipment     SP19    FA21        Yes
     furniture and equipment
                                    preventative maintenance        extended.
     while reducing QCC’s carbon
                                    work order system.
     footprint.

                                    2. List campus deficiencies
                                    into DCAMM Deferred             1. DCAMM DM
                                                                                            SP19    FA21
                                    Maintenance request system      funding received.
                                    for funding consideration.

                                    3. Install solar canopies on    1. Reduced carbon
                                    campus lots within state        footprint/utilities     SP19    FA21                  Yes       Yes     Yes
                                    requirements and timelines.     costs.

                                    4. Analyze current furniture
                                                                    1. Improved
                                    life expectancy across
                                                                    appearance and
                                    campus – review for design
                                                                    functionality of        SP19    FA21                                    Yes
                                    consistancies maximizing
                                                                    rooms and public
                                    space utilization and draft
                                                                    spaces on campus.
                                    replacement plan.

                                                                    1. New phone system
     5.2.3: Strengthen                                              implemented
     interdepartmental and                                          providing improved
                                    1. Implement a new cloud
     intradepartmental                                              communication
                                    VoIP (Voice Over Internet                               SP18    FA19        Yes       Yes               Yes
     collaboration and                                              among staff and
                                    Protocol) phones solution.
     communication across QCC                                       better analytics and
     locations.                                                     reporting on our call
                                                                    flows.

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                                                                                                                                Budget Impact
     Review Objectives                Action Items Per                  Outcome/                 Start   Comple-     Person-   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                      Objective                         Deliverable Per          Date    tion Date   nel       port              ital ex-
                                                                        Action Item                                                              pendi-
                                                                                                                                                 tures)
                                                                        1. Better
                                                                        incorporated
                                                                        remote sites into
                                                                        main campus
                                                                        activities through
                                      2. Implement a standardized
                                                                        live-streaming.          SP19    FA21        Yes       Yes               Yes
                                      streaming video service.
                                                                        Expanding student
                                                                        participation and
                                                                        involvement with
                                                                        main campus events
                                                                        and classes.

                                                                        1. Simplified
                                      1. Analyze current user
     5.2.4: Assess current security                                     structure and access
                                      security access control and
     posture; develop and                                               allows for better
                                      develop and implement a plan                               SP 18   FA21        Yes       Yes               Yes
     implement an improvement                                           workflows and lesser
                                      for a more campus-wide tiered
     plan.                                                              administrative
                                      structure.
                                                                        overhead.

                                                                        1. Plan to
                                      2. Evaluate current PII –
                                                                        consolidate PII into
                                      Personally Identifiable
                                                                        centralized locations
                                      Information stature and                                    SP19    FA21        Yes       Yes
                                                                        to enhance security
                                      develop and implement a plan
                                                                        and monitoring of
                                      for improving upon it.
                                                                        data.

                                      3. Evaluate data classification   1. Standardized
                                      policy, and develop and           classification of data
                                                                                                 SP19    FA21        Yes       Yes
                                      implement an improvement          and the security level
                                      plan.                             associated with it.

     Strategy 5.3: Secure resources that enable the college to meet the identified strategies.

     Project Leader: Steve Marini
                                      1. Conduct meetings (input
     5.3.1: Develop and implement a                                     1. Cost center survey
                                      & feedback) from cost center                               SU18    FA18
     3-year priority projects plan.                                     is conducted.
                                      managers across the college.
Budget Impact
     Review Objectives            Action Items Per                  Outcome/                 Start   Comple-     Person-   IT Sup-   Space   $, (cap-
                                  Objective                         Deliverable Per          Date    tion Date   nel       port              ital ex-
                                                                    Action Item                                                              pendi-
                                                                                                                                             tures)
                                                                    1. Capital and
                                  2. Develop and implement          discretionary
                                  annual capital & discretionary    budgets are              SU18    SU19
                                  budgets.                          developed and
                                                                    funded

                                  3. Publish potential upcoming     1. A 3-year priority
                                  projects and available funds      projects plan is in      FA18    SP19
                                  internally.                       place and published.

                                  4. Establish QCC-wide             1. A group of people
                                  committee to review student       responsible for
                                  data, priority projects and       establishing annual      SU18    SU19
                                  available funding, and set        and 3-year priorities
                                  annual priorities.                is established.

     5.3.2: Pursue funding
                                  1. Identify funding sources for   1. Priority projects
     opportunities aligned with                                                              FA18    SU19
                                  priority projects.                funded.
     strategic initiatives.

                                                                    1. A grants
                                                                    development
                                  2. Create and implement a
                                                                    plan aligned with
                                  grants development plan
                                                                    annual and 3-year        WI19    SP19
                                  mapped to priority projects
                                                                    priority projects is
                                  that need grant funding.
                                                                    implemented and
                                                                    published.

                                                                    1. Grant strategy
                                  3. Review and revise annually     remains current
                                                                                             SP19    SU20
                                  the 3-year grants plan.           and aligned with
                                                                    strategic initiatives.

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STRATEGIC PLAN
       Operational Plan

     COLLEGE.       MADE
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