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educational institutions and businesses that have been at the cornerstone of creating
equal opportunity for Long island residents. Among this year’s honorees was Suffolk
County Community College. we thank and acknowledge Trustee eresa Sanders for
her tireless efforts as President and Ceo of the Urban League, in working to ensure
economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights for Long island’s residents.
is June, i attended the third annual graduation ceremony for the faculty
Association’s Community outreach program “Professors on wheels” at the island
Nursing and rehabilitation Center. Twenty-nine residents graduated in front of
family, friends, College faculty, and leadership from the College. is program has
made great strides in the past year, and continues to grow rapidly. e program’s
success was twice highlighted in Newsday and recently captured on News Channel 12.
A national American federation of Teachers (AfT) article devoted to the program’s
success, in addition to recognition by NYSUT have also been received. e program’s
faculty organizers also presented before the Suffolk County Legislature, where they
were met with great enthusiasm. i would like to thank the faculty Association and the
program’s leadership for this outstanding example of community outreach.
Strategic Planning.
As assessment and strategic planning are a high priority
within the College, significant resources have been invested in support for this area.
e expertise of the professional staff chosen to lead this effort will help bring our
institution to national prominence. is year we combined our Strategic Planning
Council with the Assessment Advisory Council. ese two groups are assisting our
office of Planning and institutional effectiveness by providing input for the latest
iteration of our Strategic Plan. is plan provides a means by which the College
can identify needs, anticipate change and assess its activities in order to implement
appropriate institutional initiatives and responses. in turn, our planning and
assessment efforts will guide our budget and resource allocation decisions.
As a first step in the planning process, the college community affirmed that our
existing mission and vision statements continue to reflect the College’s focus. in
December, we met to review the College’s draft institutional goals, which are a
foundational component of our strategic planning effort and concluded our meeting
by agreeing on the following goals:
Student Success:
To foster the intellectual, physical, social, and civic
development of students through excellent and rigorous academic programs and
comprehensive student services
Community Development/Societal Improvement:
To promote the social
and economic development of the community we serve.
Access and Affordability:
To provide access to higher education by reducing
economic, social, geographic and time barriers.
Institutional Effectiveness:
To monitor and assess the performance of the
institution to ensure continuous improvement in achieving the mission, vision
and goals of the College.
Communication:
To promote transparent and effective communication
within the college community, as well as with and external constituencies.
e institutional Goals were then forwarded to the Board of Trustees. e Board, in
addition to adopting the five recommended goals, approved a sixth goal to further support
Institutional Diversity:
To reflect the ethnic and economic composition of
Suffolk County.
To develop the institutional goals, a two-day retreat was held with more than fifty
faculty, administrators, and staff engaged in an adapted environmental scan and
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and reats (SwoT) analysis. ese activities
sparked dialogue about present and potential future conditions at the College and
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e Faculty Association’s “Professors on Wheels” recognized
29 new graduates from a local nursing home.