Stephen Atkins

This document outlines strategic priorities designed to foster a respectful, affirming, and inclusive campus climate, transform into a student-ready college, and enhance student engagement. It focuses on three main pillars: Cultivating a Community of Care in Campus Culture, Becoming a Student-Ready College through Curriculum and Instruction, and Reimagining the Queensborough Academies for Student Engagement. The plan aims to increase satisfaction, graduation rates, and retention, while also eliminating equity gaps for disproportionately impacted student populations.

This document is a report from the Committee on Budget Advisement to the Academic Senate of Queensborough Community College, detailing the dire financial situation the institution faces. It projects a significant structural deficit by Fiscal Year 2025, primarily attributed to declining enrollment and the anticipated exhaustion of federal stimulus funds. The report outlines two main strategic options: a substantial increase in enrollment (approximately 20%) and drastic reductions in expenses, particularly personnel. It urgently recommends the creation of a transparent, comprehensive multi-year budgetary plan, involving all college sectors, to proactively address potential future budget gaps and ensure the preservation of the instructional program.

This Final Report details the process undertaken by the President's Task Force on Community Engagement, which transitioned into a strategic planning steering committee, to develop a strategic framework and goals for a college over a five-year period. The comprehensive planning process involved campus-wide surveys, open forums, and retreats, identifying six primary themes: campus culture, curriculum and instruction, academies, facilities, funding, and external community relationships. The framework is guided by the principle of equity and informed by institutional values including respect, inclusivity, compassion, and responsibility.

This document outlines the mission, goals, values, and vision for Queensborough Community College. It aims to provide affordable, high-quality education to a diverse student population, fostering a culture of equity and inclusion in a respectful, welcoming, and caring environment. Key goals include supporting the holistic development of students, promoting curricular innovation for transfer and career readiness, fostering professional development for faculty and staff, providing a safe campus environment, and ensuring transparency through periodic assessment. The college values the cultivation of talent, unique perspectives, and equity-minded practices, with a vision to achieve equitable outcomes and socioeconomic mobility for its students.

This five-year strategic plan for Queensborough Community College outlines a roadmap for 2021-2026, focusing on three core pillars: Campus Culture, Curriculum and Instruction, and Student Engagement. It aims to cultivate a community of care, become a student-ready college, and reimagine the Queensborough Academies to enhance student success, retention, belonging, and overall satisfaction.