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LOC News:
The Four Rs
RECRUITMENT
KEY FOCUS
Grow enrollment to 1,000 by the fall of 2024 by utilizing a CRM to improve unit’s communications, efficiency and operations; establishing pipelines for recruitment with local high schools, community colleges, and youth organizations, ROTC and Veterans Affairs; Spotlight Days; mobile Spotlight Days; and rolling registration.
ANNUAL ENROLLMENT GOALS:
Fall 2021-700, Fall 2022-800,
Fall 2023-900, Fall 2024-1,000
STUDENT ENROLLMENT GOAL: 472/700
RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES
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CRM
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Spotlight Day
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Mobile Spotlight Days
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Senior Stays
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Magician's Apprentice
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Recruitment Pipelines
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SWCC's Magician Day | February 14, 2022
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Magic Boxes (View Box Design)
RELATIONSHIPS
KEY FOCUS
Strengthen relationships with faculty, staff, students, alumni and within the community and region to improve student success and institutional advancement.
REVENUE
KEY FOCUS
8/07 Giving Day for 807 is primed to be the most successful single day of fundraising in LOC’s history. A telethon has been established to support this effort. Alumni and current student testimonials will be featured throughout the 2-day event.
STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING REVENUE
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Director of Development position added
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Giving database is being updated
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Alumni database is being updated
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Office of Advancement Restructured
BENCHMARKING
RETENTION
KEY FOCUS
Intentional strategies have been developed to improve retention and graduation rates. Including the hire of a Dean of Retention and Student Success, creating support systems and allocating resources that reflect student needs, tracking cohorts, and strengthening the advising process.
RETENTION STRATEGIES
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Dean of Retention and Student Success position created
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Tracking Freshman 2021 Cohort
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All students’ books will be purchased in Spring 2022
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Academic Advising Restructured
NATIONAL STATISTICS
Freshman Cohort Retention Goal
(Fall 2021-Spring 2022)
Support and Growth of the Academy
SUPPORT INITIATIVES
•Center for Teaching Excellence in Technology and Digital Learning
•Faculty/Staff Institute
•Professional Development Opportunities
•Faculty Competition
FY2022 Budget Calendar
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September – October
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Prepare historical budget information
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Budget to actual data
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Identify multi-year trends
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Updating departmental templates
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November-
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Send budget templates to VP or area heads with:
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Information loaded with comparative data
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A request for budget scenarios that departments develop to identify with the strategic plan, to include identifying expense needs and possible revenues to fund them, including fees, grants, gifts, etc.
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Instructions how to enter data and complete their template
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January
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Budget templates due
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Consolidate budgets into one template
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Request and review enrollment data
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Compute and analyze revenue
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Review and assess fee requests submitted
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Set up budget hearings with VPs and area heads to discuss with President and CFO, and later with the Finance Committee Chair
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Prepare a draft for the February Finance Committee meeting
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March – April
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Adjust budget to reflect budget discussions and more definitive information available.
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Prepare a final budget to present to the board at the May board meeting.
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May
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Present the budget
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Board makes the final decision to adjust and/or approve the budget.
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June
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Budget is coded and uploaded to the system
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Department budgets are distributed to VPs and area heads whose responsibility it is to further disseminate to their departments
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July – New fiscal year begins