Gwen Baker

This strategic plan, titled 'A Path to Excellence' for 2022-2024, outlines Calhoun Community College's direction with a core vision of 'Success for Every Student'. The plan is structured around four main strategic initiatives: ensuring academic excellence, increasing student success, increasing enrollment and recruitment, and broadening community impact. It emphasizes continuous improvement in programs and services to meet the needs of its diverse student population and the communities it serves.

This strategic plan for Calhoun Community College is designed to promote student success and community development through quality education, cultural enrichment, and workforce training. It focuses on several key pillars: enhancing facilities and infrastructure, improving support services including enrollment and mental health, advancing academic and instructional excellence, strengthening human resources, fostering community relations, upgrading technology, and cultivating a unified college culture.

This document outlines Calhoun Community College's goals for student achievement, detailing six key areas: Graduation and Transfer Rates, Retention Rates for Full-time and Part-time Students, Licensure Passage Rates and 3rd Party Credentials, Core Course Proficiency Success, Degrees, Certificates, and Non-Credit Credentials, and Prestigious Awards and Achievements. These measures are aligned with the institution's mission and state and federal performance indicators, with specific targets set to be achieved by 2026.

The Faculty Senate meeting included discussions on classroom technology, policy updates, and concerns with the Attendance Verification Process. The senate also covered the lack of DL videos and training, Department Chair Evaluations, and the possibility of providing scheduled hours of PD at the beginning of fall for faculty planning. The committee reports included information on new program approvals, program closures, and updates on off-campus instructional sites.

This Technology Plan for Calhoun Community College Information Technologies Department outlines the strategic direction for technology infrastructure and services. It focuses on maintaining cutting-edge technology, efficiently managing a complex multisite network, and providing comprehensive technology access and support for students, faculty, and staff. Specific areas include classroom technology, adherence to policies, information support services, new technology introduction, training, physical security, mass notification, responsibility, accountability, and disaster recovery. The plan aims to facilitate the college's mission by promoting student success, supporting teaching and learning, and enhancing community service through robust and flexible technological solutions.