COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

1. COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Strategic Planning Steering Committee Session V September 7, 2012

2. AGENDA

3. OBJECTIVES To develop a strategic vision of the future describing the value Columbus State will be delivering to its stakeholders including students & alumni, central Ohio educators, employers & leaders, and Columbus State faculty, administrators & staff To review and refine the College’s statements of mission and values in light of its strategic vision

4. ALUMNI AND STUDENT FOCUS GROUPS • 13 alumni & 7 students over 5 sessions – diverse backgrounds; not scientific • Asked questions aimed at uncovering value of Columbus State to inform vision & mission: • What are the top 1 or 2 goals that you hoped to achieve by coming to Columbus State? • What are the 1 or 2 elements of your experience at Columbus State that were most important in helping you achieve your goals? • What 1 or 2 elements do you wish you would have had or experienced at Columbus State that would have helped you achieve your goals? • Solicited feedback on words that emerged during mission and values discussions with Steering Committee, College Planning Forum, Cabinet, and Board • Feedback is consistent with what we’ve been hearing, with compelling examples of how Columbus State fulfills its mission

5. MAJOR THEMES ABOUT COLUMBUS STATE EXPERIENCE • Goals for coming to CSCC varied, but all tied to preparing for a next step: • New career • New skills for job or life • Transfer to a 4-year program • Columbus State’s peoplemake the difference – welcoming, caring, supportive, focused on individual success • Education is practical and relevant – it’s about what people need “right now” • The experience here builds confidence – success breeds success • Brought new understanding of the value of Columbus State’s diversity • It’s organic • It permeates the Columbus State experience • It transforms the way people think, act and see the world

6. MAJOR THEMES ABOUT COLUMBUS STATE EXPERIENCE • The Columbus State experience is transformative • Alumni felt better prepared than peers when they moved to their next step • Columbus State has abundant resources and support, which more people need to know more about and take advantage of • Multiple clear pathways to completion are very important, and not always well-understood • Concern about “C’s Get Degrees” attitude – need to make sure we are all held to high standards

7. WORDS THAT DESCRIBE COLUMBUS STATE’S MISSION

8. WORDS THAT DESCRIBE COLUMBUS STATE’S VALUES

9. USING WHAT WE LEARNED Sessions validated many themes that have emerged in all other stages of the process The exact words we heard may or may not make it into final vision, mission and values, but we need to make sure the concepts do Questions or comments on focus group feedback?

10. INHIBITORS SUPPORTERS THE PROCESS Step 2: Articulate the vision, mission & values  VISION MISSION VALUES Step 4: Identify clear priorities to close the gap  Priorities Priorities Step 3: Analyze the Gap   CURRENT REALITY Step 1: Assess the environment & the organization  Step 5: Implementation planning & goal-setting for key priorities…

11. THE PROCESS – HOW WE GOT HERE • Step 1 – Assess the environment and the organization (March – May) • Community Interviews • Dr. Harrison’s Food for Thought • Achieving the Dream • Reclaiming the American Dream • Central Ohio Compact • And much more….

12. THE PROCESS – HOW WE GOT HERE • Step 2 – Articulate the vision, mission and values (May - Present) • Vision and mission statement drafts • Small group discussions • Discernment of major themes • Many drafts and discussions • Testing of concepts with Steering Committee, Cabinet, College Planning Forum, Board, Students, Alumni, Dr. Harrison, Ologie • All in order to get clear on….

13. VISION/MISSION/VALUES • Vision (The “What,”“When” and “Where”) • What will be true for our stakeholders as a result of our work; what we will have accomplished from their perspectives at a defined point in the future • The value we will have created • Mission (The “Why”) • Our role as an organization; why we exist • The institutional purpose aligning us with & directing us toward our vision • Values (The “Who”) • The principles & cultural attributes that define us and how we operate

14. CURRENT VISION/MISSION/VALUES DOCUMENT • Incorporates input from 7-27 Steering Committee meeting, Dr. Harrison, Focus Groups, and Ologie • Major revisions: • Took out context-setting sections – they were background to the main act! • Simplified vision, mission and values • Vision includes both Columbus State and its impact on the region • Mission provides more clarity on Columbus State’s unique role, especially as educators • Values explanations are shorter and simpler, and some headings changed • This is the “long version” to summarize the work of this group – will likely also end up with shorter/different versions to be used for various purposes internally and externally

15. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Understanding that specific words/sentences might eventually be tweaked as we continue our journey… What is your reaction to the concepts in the draft vision, mission and values? Are there major elements from the team’s thinking to date that are missing from this description? Are there major issues that need to be addressed by this group before Dr. Harrison finalizes the vision, mission and values?

16. Closing thoughts?