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CC101: Who, What, Why, and How. League for Innovation Workshop for Corporate Partners Philadelphia, PA March 4, 2012. CC101: Workshop goals and who we are. Goals Overview and background on CC’s Dialogue on CC to establish meaningful partnerships We are…
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CC101: Who, What, Why, and How League for Innovation Workshop for Corporate Partners Philadelphia, PA March 4, 2012
CC101: Workshop goals and who we are • Goals • Overview and background on CC’s • Dialogue on CC to establish meaningful partnerships • We are… • Naomi Story, Mesa CC, Faculty Director CTL • Expert Panel • KathiHiyane-Brown, Whatcom CC, President • Virginia Gonzalez, Northampton CC, Professor, Counseling/Psychology
CC101: Workshop goals and who we are • You are… • Your expectations for the workshop are…
CC101: History • 1636 – Harvard v 1901 Joliet Junior College • 1922 – AAJC definition of two-year college • 1940’s • G.I. Bill • Truman’s H.E. Commission: 14 years of free education • 1950’s • Sputnik • Brown v Topeka • N.D.E. Act • 1960’s • Civil Rights Act • Higher Education Act • Vocation Education Act • 500 new colleges, one a week • League for Innovation founded • 1970’s • Reauthorization of H.E. Act • AACJC • ACCT • 1980’s • Building Communities Report • AACC • 1990’s • Hope Scholarship • W.I.A. • A.T.E. Act • Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006 • 2000’s • Congressional Caucus for CC • The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010
CC101: Recent events? • White House Summit 2010 • Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address • What does history and recent events tell us about CC’s?
CC101: CC Profile Today http://www.aacc.nche.edu/AboutCC/Pages/default.aspx
CC101: Demographics Today Total Students (Fall 2008) – 12.4 MIL • Credit – 7.4 million • Average age– 28 • Part-time– 60% • Full-time – 40% • First-Generation– 42% • Women – 58% • Men – 42% • Minorities – 45% Note: Increase between Fall 2008 – Fall 2010 – 15%
CC101: Philosophy Founding principles • Needs of a democracy • Value of each individual • Community-driven programs and services • Responsive to employer needs • Allows for second chances
CC101: Philosophy Basic Characteristics of Community College • Open door • Community • Comprehensive • Economic Development • Excellence and innovation in teaching and learning • Student services and development
CC101: Ask the Panel Activity • What are the critical directions, agendas, and trends among community colleges today? • Have they changed? If so, how and why? • Nationally • Locally
CC101: Reflection Activity • Directions and agendas are corporate partners interested in fostering… • Are there areas we should NOT partner? Why not?
CC101: Financing Community Colleges Revenue sources • Tuition and fees • Local • State • Federal • Other Note: 50 states = 50 different ways of $$ allocation
CC101: Budgets Basic budget expenditures • Instruction • Academic support • Student services • Institutional support • M&O, facilities, technology • Scholarships, public service, debt retirement • Contingency
CC101: Ask the Panel Activity • Where are significant expenditures occurring? • What are good or reasonable partnerships or collaborations regarding resource sharing?
CC101: Reflection Activity • Revenues and expenditures at your community college?
CC101: Organizational Structures Every system in every state has a different organizational structure • Governance • CEO, President, Chancellor • VP’s, CAO, CIO, CFO, Provost • Deans, Associate and Assistant Deans • Department Chairs, Managers, Cluster leaders • Faculty • Professional staff
CC101: Organizational Departments • Academic Affairs, Instruction, Learning • Student Affairs, Student Development, Student Services • Administrative Services, Financial Services • Information Technologies, Academic Technology • Others?
CC101: Ask the Panel Activity • Who is the most important for what? • Who are the most influential when?
CC101: Ask the Panel Activity • When is the right time? • What are the best ways to maneuver through a community college organization? What are not?
CC101: Ask the Panel Activity • What are the best means and ways to communicate? • What to say and what not to say? • How to say it? And, how not?
CC101: Ask the Panel Activity • Things to avoid
CC101: Ask the Panel Activity • Things to remember
CC101: What next? • Making connections; networks, resources • Knowing and understanding the CC jargon
CC101: contacts • Virginia Gonzalez • vgonzalez@northampton.edu • KathiHiyane-Brown • Khiyane-brown@whatcom.ctc.edu • Naomi Story • story@mesacc.edu