Snow College

The Snow College Strategic Reinvestment Plan outlines the reallocation of \$1,678,700 over three fiscal years, as mandated by the Utah State Legislature House Bill 265. The plan focuses on workforce alignment, operational efficiencies, student supports, and commitment to rural communities. It includes discontinuing programs like French, Italian, Media Studies, and Service-Learning, while expanding programs like Prison Education, Elementary Education, and Strategic Communication. The plan also introduces new programs such as Pre-Architecture, Radiologic Technology, and Rural Entrepreneurship, aiming to enhance job skills and promote economic development in the region.

The meeting covered key topics including an investment report, a new procurement policy, and a strategic plan. The investment report was accepted and approved. The new procurement policy, reflecting recent Utah state changes, was also approved. A strategic plan, developed over nine months of meetings and input from various stakeholders, was presented and approved, focusing on quality instruction, general education, two-year/four-year programs, economic development, and cost/affordability. Due to time constraints, remaining agenda items were postponed.

Snow College's strategic plan centers around three core themes: Tradition of Excellence, Culture of Innovation, and Atmosphere of Engagement. The Tradition of Excellence theme focuses on providing a vibrant learning environment to empower student success in achieving educational goals, transferring to other institutions, and succeeding in the workforce. The Culture of Innovation theme aims to foster a college-wide culture of innovation through resource allocation, the adoption of best practices, and the encouragement of creative thinking. The Atmosphere of Engagement theme emphasizes creating learning and service opportunities to engage students, faculty, staff, and the community, promoting student development, collaborative experiences, and regional stewardship through sustainable initiatives.

Snow College's 2013 Strategic Plan outlines five key themes: Quality Instruction and Student Services, General Education, 2-Year/4-Year Programs, Economic Development and Workforce Preparation, and Cost and Affordability. The plan aims to enhance teaching quality across various learning venues, implement high-impact practices, redesign general education with an integrative model, develop a process for new four-year degree programs, strengthen workforce preparation programs, and improve cost-effectiveness and affordability. Outcomes include improved student learning, increased student retention, enhanced economic development in the region, and improved faculty and staff compensation and retention.

The meeting covered various topics, including an investment report showing a significant decrease due to a housing bond; a credit hour policy mandate for accreditation, with discussion on its potential conflict with existing "testing out" practices; a discussion on prayers at commencement, ultimately leaving the decision to administration and student leaders; early retirement proposals for several employees; a 5% tuition increase for Snow College; the suspension of the AAS Degree in Business Technology; an overview of the College's strategic planning process; updates from the Alumni Association and Audit Committee; and reports from the Academic Committee and Student Body President. The meeting also included discussions on the presidential selection process, upcoming events, the impact of the changed LDS mission age, and potential challenges and opportunities.