College Council Meeting

Friday, September 20, 2002

COLLEGE COUNCIL

Minutes

Friday, September 20, 2002

8:15 a.m. ITV Room

Attendance

SVC:

Karen Nicodemus, Joanna Michelich, Charlotte Stout, Kris Saathoff, Lynn Duncan, Judith Doerr, Doris Jensen, Frank Dykstra, Carlos Cartagena, Ruth Britton, Pat Hotchkiss

DC:

Yolanda Anderson, Chuck Hoyack, Anna Molina, Meredith Anderson

Benson:

Mark vonDestinon

  1. Overview

Dr. Nicodemus provided an overview of the College Council and its relationship to other groups within the College. The purpose of the Council is to focus on strategic issues and provide recommendations to the President. The Council includes members of a Strategic Leadership Team. In addition, members of the Council also serve on other committees, such as the Senate, President’s Staff, and the Senate. The membership of the Council is to reflect all constituents within the College; members are asked to engage other College faculty and staff in strategic discussions and share such comments with the Council. Members of the Strategic Leadership Team, which includes Meredith Anderson, Carlos Cartagena, Lynn Duncan, Chuck Hoyack, George Self and Karen Nicodemus, are tasked with bringing back to the group items of interest from the Strategic Leadership meetings. The SL meetings are held three times a year and include teams from other community colleges.

  1. Strategic Plan

One of the first priorities of the College Council will be the review and editing of the College’s Strategic Plan. Dr. Nicodemus, based on numerous meetings and discussions, has drafted a strategic plan. In addition, each of the vice-presidents has been involved in identifying key strategic initiatives/activities in support of College stated vision and goals. The plan must be submitted to North Central by December, 2002.

  1. College Mission

The group discussed whether the current mission statement is reflective of current College practices or future directions. The consensus is that the mission statement needs to be revised. In addition, the current philosophy and guidelines statements should be reviewed.

To assist in the review of the mission statement, the President asked each Council member to share key words or phrases that they believe reflect the mission of the

institution. In addition, the group discussed the value of a mission statement and the challenges of making the mission, as well as vision and core values, have meaning within the College.

Dr. Nicodemus then asked for five to seven volunteers (excluding the President and/or vice-presidents) to form a taskforce to review the mission statement, philosophy and guidelines. The following College Council members volunteered for the task force: Kris Saathoff, Pat Hotchkiss, George Self, Frank Dykstra, Doris Jensen, Ruth Britton, Mark vonDestinon.

To facilitate discussion, Karen Koehler and Carlos Cartagena will establish a web board for discussions. Dr. Nicodemus will email members a draft of the first part of the strategic plan to review. In addition, the President’s office will contact Council members to determine a meeting time in mid-October. The intent is to present Council recommendations to the Board at its November 12 meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 9:30 a.m.

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