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Honoring the Past, Creating the Future. Dr. Daniel A. Bain Independence Community College April 9, 2010. Institutional Profile. ICC is the smallest community college in Kansas, with a fall 2009 FTE of 814. Mostly rural, high-poverty service district.
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Honoring the Past,Creating the Future Dr. Daniel A. Bain Independence Community College April 9, 2010
Institutional Profile ICC is the smallest community college in Kansas, with a fall 2009 FTE of 814. Mostly rural, high-poverty service district. Some pressure for consolidation with other community college in county. Historical reputation for academic excellence (“Princeton on the Prairie”), national reputation in the arts.
Leadership Timeline 3+ years of little or no presidential leadership at the college. 2005: President A leaves, six months before President B starts. 2006-2008: President B struggles with poor health, passes away October 2008. 2009: Interim president appointed to serve until a replacement can be found.
Nature Abhors A Vacuum Culture shifts happen during a long period without presidential leadership. Increased focus on areas of importance or interest to unit staff and management. Decreased focus on direction of the institution as a whole, decreased communication across the college. Increased focus on carving out and defending “turf.”
“We’ve always done it this way” Assessment and evaluation Relationship-based Procedure-based • Values and traditions to capitalize on: • Loyalty: staff and faculty with 20+ years of service, family ties (“both of my boys went here”). • Informality: first name basis. • Resourcefulness, willingness to do more than the job description calls for, because we’re a small institution and there’s work to be done. Long-range, college-wide planning Short-range, unit-level decisions In-house External benchmarks