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AGENDA | November 12, 2021
Friday, November 12, 2021
PRIORITIES
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Enrollment Growth
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Strengthen the Academy
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Increase Fall-to-Fall Retention Rate to at Least 70%
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Improve Graduation Rate
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Exhibit Fiscal Control and Achieve Annual Clean Audits
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Improve Fund Development and Friend-Raising
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Develop and Strengthen Relationships
1. ENROLLMENT GROWTH
Destination 2023 Area of Focus: Manage Enrollment
COMPLETED
STRATEGIES DEPLOYED
STATUS OF COMPLETION
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Develop pipelines for recruitment
COMPLETED
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Establish timelines for processing applications
COMPLETED
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Establish a dual enrollment
pipeline within SCPS
COMPLETED
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Increase scholarships awarded
COMPLETED
05
Host Spotlight Days for specific school systems, organizations, or community colleges
COMPLETED
ITEMS IN PROGRESS
ENROLLMENT GROWTH
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HFP/Stax relationship-building
STATUS: ONGOING
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HFP/Stax scholarships/tuition discount
PROJECTED COMPLETION: SPRING 2022
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Deploy CRM
PROJECTED COMPLETION: FALL 2021
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Offer dual enrollment opportunities to SCPS and seek donors to fund
PROJECTED COMPLETION: SPRING 2022
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Increase applications received by 100%
PROJECTED COMPLETION: SPRING 2022
2. STRENGTHEN THE ACADEMY
Destination 2023 Area of Focus: Faculty and Academic Programming
COMPLETED
Hire more full-time faculty
10 New faculty have been hired
STATUS OF COMPLETION
Identify and Grow a Program Of Excellence (POE)
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Cyber Security
STATUS OF COMPLETION
Member of the Council of
Independent Colleges
Establish MOUs in support of the Cyber Security program
STATUS OF COMPLETION
Accredit new programs
Pursuing NASM accreditation
STATUS OF COMPLETION
ITEMS IN PROGRESS
STRENGTHEN THE ACADEMY
STRATEGIES DEPLOYED
STATUS OF COMPLETION
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Identify online degree programs
PROJECTED COMPLETION: FALL 2022
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Establish an International Studies Program
PROJECTED COMPLETION: FALL 2022
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Revitalize the Center for African and African American Studies
PROJECTED COMPLETION: SPRING 2022
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Improve US News and World Report national ranking
PROJECTED COMPLETION: FALL 2024
3. INCREASE FALL-TO-FALL RETENTION RATE TO 70%
Destination 2023 Area of Focus: Improve Retention Rate & Increase Graduation Rate
ITEMS IN PROGRESS
INCREASE FALL-TO-FALL RETENTION RATE TO 70%
STRATEGIES DEPLOYED
STATUS OF COMPLETION
01
Track each fall cohort
PROJECTED COMPLETION: FALL 2021
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Identify student support systems based upon LOC student needs and not general trends
PROJECTED COMPLETION: FALL 2021
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Ensure students have their textbooks by the first day of class
PROJECTED COMPLETION: SPRING 2022
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Develop early alert systems
PROJECTED COMPLETION: FALL 2021
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Strengthen the advising operation
PROJECTED COMPLETION: FALL 2021
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Offer a summer bridge program
PROJECTED COMPLETION: SUMMER 2022
4. IMPROVE GRADUATION RATE
Destination 2023 Area of Focus: Increase Graduation Rate & Improve Retention Rate
TARGET: Track cohorts, identify intentional support systems, and intrusive advising
ITEMS IN PROGRESS
IMPROVE GRADUATION RATE
STRATEGIES DEPLOYED
STATUS OF COMPLETION
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Deploy all retention strategies throughout the student’s matriculation
PROJECTED COMPLETION: SPRING 2025
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Track each fall cohort
PROJECTED COMPLETION: FALL 2021
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Offer a summer bridge program
PROJECTED COMPLETION:SUMMER 2022
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Join a course-sharing consortium
COMPLETE
5. EXHIBIT FISCAL CONTROL AND ACHIEVE ANNUAL CLEAN AUDITS
ITEMS IN PROGRESS
EXHIBIT FISCAL CONTROL AND ACHIEVE ANNUAL CLEAN AUDITS
STRATEGIES DEPLOYED
STATUS OF COMPLETION
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Hire and retain staff with Finance expertise
PROJECT STATUS: ONGOING
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Meet annual, federal and institutional regulations and protocols
PROJECT STATUS: ONGOING
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Perform monthly reconciliations
PROJECT STATUS: ONGOING
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Complete year-end processes in a timely manner
PROJECTED COMPLETION: SPRING 2022
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Secure alternative collateral for debt
PROJECT STATUS: ONGOING
6. IMPROVE FUND DEVELOPMENT AND FRIEND-RAISING
Destination 2023 Area of Focus: Increase Endowment
Identify and cultivate relationships with potential major donors
Pyramid Peak, AutoZone, Bob Fockler
STATUS OF COMPLETION
Engage more alumni in fundraising efforts
Alumni giving prior to 8/07/21 = 8.2%
Alumni donated 41% of monies raised for “807 Day”
STATUS OF COMPLETION
7. DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS ON AND OFF CAMPUS
TARGET: Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni, and the Community
STRATEGIES DEPLOYED
STATUS OF COMPLETION
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LOC Days (Loving Our Community)
PROJECT STATUS: ONGOING
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Weekly one-on-ones with faculty
PROJECT STATUS: ONGOING
03
Magic Spotlight of the Month
PROJECT STATUS: ONGOING
04
Develop relationships with superintendents, principals, SCPS, community colleges, City and State officials and government, and potential corporate and private donors
PROJECT STATUS: ONGOING
8. EXPAND THE OFFICE OF CAREER SERVICES' OFFERINGS
Destination 2023 Area of Focus: Improve Post-Graduate Placement
TARGET: Make the Office of Career Services a stand-alone unit and foster career connections beginning with the freshman year
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Identify Professional Mentorships
PROJECT STATUS: ONGOING
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Foster FYE Collaborations
PROJECT STATUS: ONGOING
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Use a Senior Exit Survey to inform future unit offerings and determine graduate success
PROJECTED COMPLETION:SPRING 2022
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Bring industry and faculty together to ensure curriculum requirements reflect industry standards and needs
PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETE & ONGOING
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Identify part-time student employment opportunities with Fortune 500 companies
PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETE & ONGOING
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Identify grant funding to support career preparatory training and programming
PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETE & ONGOING
THE FOUR RS | REVENUE, RELATIONSHIPS, RECRUITMENT, RETENTION
RELATIONSHIPS | THE FOUR RS
LOC Day project #2 (Loving Our Community)
LOC’s Thanksgiving Pop Up Pantry – Groceries for Thanksgiving meals will be provided to Boys and Girls Club families on November 19 in the Bruce-Johnson Hall. LOC is partnering with Kroger for this project.
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Magic Spotlight of the Month
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Faculty One-On-Ones
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Faculty and Staff Holi-DAY Party
REVENUE | THE FOUR RS
Alumni giving was greatly improved during the 807 Day fundraiser.
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Alumni accounted for 41% of all monies raised
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807 Day funds raised to date, $125,369.48
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Scheduled potential large donor meetings: AutoZone CFO, Charlie Pleas
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Associate Vice President for the Advancement and External Relations position has been filled
RECRUITMENT | THE FOUR RS
PROGRESS UPDATE
The new Office of Admissions lead has recruitment connections that we are capitalizing on for spring 2022 and fall 2022 recruitment. Last month, I met with commissioners, superintendents, principals, counselors, and high school seniors in Long Island and Amityville, New York. In two days, we received 90 senior applications.
I also made the most of the east coast trip and met with the provost, dean and faculty from the New York Institute for Technology to discuss an articulation agreement that will provide a seamless transition for our Cyber Security students to their Masters program. That agreement will be finalized this month.
We have become more intentional in the recruitment of Hollis F. Price (HFP) and Staxx Academy (SA) students. HFP brought their seniors to our Homecoming Spotlight Day and several have made verbal commitments to LOC. I will be submitting a proposal for tuition discounts for HFP and SA students. We will also award one full scholarship to a senior from each school annually beginning Fall, 2022.
The first Shelby County Public Schools LOC Spotlight Day is scheduled for November 16.
The first LOC Spotlight Day held at Southwest Community College is scheduled for February 24
RETENTION | THE FOUR R'S
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A summer bridge program is being developed and will be offered Summer 2022
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The advising process has been strengthened
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The Fall 2021 freshman cohort is being tracked semester to semester
LONG-TERM GOALS
A new Health and Wellness facility that will house a new gymnasium, a Nursing program, the Physical Education program, a fitness center, classrooms, a band hall, a pool, and an indoor walking track is sorely needed if we are to grow the campus’ enrollment and academic and athletic programs. The current athletic facility was built in 1954. It is outdated and ill-equipped for recruitment and providing adequate facilities for students and student athletes.
Strategies:
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Capitalize on the athletic star power we have with a former NBA player and an All-American Olympian on our coaching staff
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Consider naming rights for large donors
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Consider Jerry C. Johnson naming rights that would draw many donors
PRESIDENTIAL ENGAGEMENT
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