A. Fully implement Guided Pathways Model to enhance and support student success.
A. Operationalize a comprehensive recruiting and marketing plan to attract and retain new and current students.
A. Operationalize a structured onboarding process to improve the student experience.
A. Fully integrate EAB Navigate functionalities using a tiered approach to strengthen retention, persistence and completion efforts.
PRIORITY OBJECTIVES
1. Assess current status of Guided Pathways implementation.
1. Audit current recruiting and marketing efforts.
1. Use value stream mapping to audit the onboarding process for specific student groups (ex: incoming high school students, first time students, readmitted students and transfer students).
1. Identify EAB Navigate functionality for implementation to support retention, persistence and completion.
2. Create a plan to develop Guided Pathways components not yet adopted.
2. Analyze results of recruiting and marketing audit to identify the gaps in effectiveness.
2. Analyze results of onboarding audit to identify gaps in effectiveness for all student categories and develop interventions to streamline the onboarding experience.
3. Establish a collaborative framework/communication plan for stakeholders to fully adopt GPS in their daily work.
3. Establish a collaborative framework/communication plan for stakeholders to participate in recruitment and marketing efforts.
3. Establish a collaborative framework/communication plan for students and staff to adopt the improved onboarding process.
3. Establish a collaborative framework/communication plan for stakeholders to utilize EAB Navigate.
4. Develop strategies to increase the awareness that SEM and GPS are the shared responsibility of everyone within the College to increase student recruitment, retention and completion
4. Establish, implement and assess strategies to increase the enrollment of the following specific target demographics: adult students, career/technical education students and first year students.
4. Establish an assessment plan for evaluating student success outcomes using EAB Navigate.
Communication Plan
Timeline
Events/Activities
Lead
Audience
Goal
Desired Outcomes
March 2022-May 2022
GPSEM Leaders Meeting
VPSS and Assoc Dean of Enrollment Management
GPSEM Team Leaders
Establish 4-7 overarching goals and Introduce to team to begin working on objectives for each goal statement
Develop a common understanding on how Guided Pathways Strategic Enrollment Management Matrix fits into the College’s Strategic Plan
July 2022- August 2022
Cabinet Meeting
VPSS
Cabinet
Take draft GPSEM matrix to Cabinet for review
Approval of draft GPSEM Matrix
July 2022-August 2022
GPSEM Meeting
VPSS and Assoc Dean of Enrollment Management
GPSEM Team
Establish working groups on the GPSEM team based on goals. Teams to begin working on strategies and action plans
Develop a better understanding to the GPSEM Team on how Guided Pathways Strategic Enrollment Management Matrix fits into the College’s Strategic Plan
April 2023
All Employee Group Meetings
Associate Dean of Enrollment Management
All Employees
Update college community on the GPSEM plan
Provide updates on the progress of the GPSEM plan and the completed activities
June 2023
Board of Trustees Meeting
Associate Dean of Enrollment Management
Board of Trustees
Update the Board on GPSEM Plan
Update the Board on the progress made with the GPSEM plan since Spring 2022
Ongoing
Maintain a GPS website to convey updates, resources, etc.
Associate Dean of Enrollment Management
All College Faculty and Staff
Create website that provides resources for faculty and staff throughout the GPS process
Provide complete transparency throughout the GPSEM process
Team Membership
Team Member
Title
Pamela Hartke
Associate Dean of Enrollment Management (Team Chair)
TBA
Vice President of Student Services
Dr. Ikemefuna Nwosu
Vice President of Academic Services
TBA
Academic Services Specialist for the Dean of Academic Services
Emily Ramage
Dean of Academic Operations
TBA
Dean of Admissions Services
Chris Strohl
Dean of Workforce Solutions & Community Education
Kelly Allee
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Lisa Cole
Director of Data Analytics
Tessa Wiles
Director of Dual Credit and Honors Experience
Tony Sharp
Director of Enterprise Applications
Lisa Shumard-Shelton
Director of Student Life
Heather Nohren
Chair of Counseling and Judicial Affairs/Academic Counselor
Emily Hartke
Academic Counselor
Jennifer Hedges
Director of Financial Aid and Veteran Services
Dr. Jennifer Melton
Academic Counselor
Peighton Hinote
Coordinator for Student Communications & Initiatives
David Stewart
Chief Information Officer
TBA
Division Chair Business/ Business Instructional Faculty
