Page 10 - Annual Report 2012-2013

10 ❘ 2012-2013 Review of Accomplishments
Strategic Planning and Assessment. Suffolk County Community College has
a long history of strategic planning and our latest strategic plan represents a necessary
evolution in the process. e College has worked to ensure that the plan is in
alignment with changing conditions and with the expectations of internal and
external constituents, governmental bodies, and the regional accreditation agencies.
As a result, the strategic plan acts as the anchor for all College planning efforts and
communicates the College’s commitment to enhancing the academic and learning
environment.
e development of the 2013-2020 Strategic Plan included mission, vision, and
institutional goal review, the gathering of data to provide information on stakeholder
concerns and external impacts, and the development of objectives that drive
operational planning and guide resource allocation. e Board of Trustees (BoT)
of Suffolk County Community College approved the final version of the College’s
Strategic Plan on May 16, 2013.
in all, more than 500 members of the college community, including faculty, staff,
students, administrators, and external constituencies, were directly involved with the
creation of the institutional Goals (iGs) and the Measurable institutional objectives
(Mios)– both of which are at the heart of this plan. During the extensive two-year
effort, the recommendations and suggestions of the College’s Board of Trustees,
Strategic Planning Council, campus and college-wide Governance, and the college
community were gathered through committees, meetings, work groups, college briefs
and town hall sessions and helped frame the entire process. Additional data was
gathered from more than 300 individuals during internal and external focus groups,
dozens more during the environmental scanning process, and more than
100 others who participated in the college-wide and campus Strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and reats (SwoT) analysis sessions.
is work led to the finalization of the plan. e Board’s approval
of this document affirms its commitment to providing the
leadership necessary to ensure the College achieves its mission.
e strategic plan will form the basis for how our
institution will gauge its own growth and progress in
response to the demands of our students, regional
employers and residents of Suffolk County.
e office of institutional Advancement has
posted a link on the College’s home page to the
brochure that has been developed to share our institution’s
Strategic Plan with the general public. e brochure will also be printed in
quantity for mailing. e following link will take you to a flip book web version that
summarizes the College’s priorities for 2013-2020:
http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/About/1846.asp.
e College’s Comprehensive Assessment Plan for institutional effectiveness (CAPie)
is designed to serve as a map to document assessment at the College as a continuous
outcomes-focused effort that guides planning and resource allocation, ensuring it is
focused on the improvement of programs, services, student learning and institutional
effectiveness. e CAPie was approved by the College’s Board of Trustees at its
meeting on June 20, 2013. rough the CAPie, assessment results will be used to
drive planning efforts and continuous improvement at the College.
e College’s institutional priorities are shared within
the 2013-2020 Strategic Plan.