Strategic Directions and Supporting Actions

2023 – 2028

EMP STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS AND SUPPORTING ACTIONS

Strategic Direction 1: Increase Student Enrollment

• Supporting Action 1: Develop and implement strategies to increase dual enrollment
• Supporting Action 2: Find and remove internal and external barriers to student enrollment
• Supporting Action 3: Focus outreach on disproportionately impacted student groups and special populations
• Supporting Action 4: Improve and streamline the application and registration process
• Supporting Action 5: Develop, evaluate, and implement CTE programs that meet regional workforce needs
• Supporting Action 6: Plan and implement intentional outreach/marketing strategies for students, parents, and the community
• Supporting Action 7: Be flexible in scheduling courses over varied days, times, and modalities

Strategic Direction 2: Engage in Practices that Prioritize and Promote Inclusivity, Equity, Anti-Racism, and Human Sustainability

• Supporting Action 1: Strengthen communication of shared governance projects and committee work
• Supporting Action 2: Promote and implement practices that enhance race-consciousness and anti-racism
• Supporting Action 3: Promote and implement practices that enhance well-being and engagement

Strategic Direction 3: Increase Student Success & Equity

• Supporting Action 1: Increase equity in student success, completion, and enrollment through decreasing equity gaps for disproportionately impacted groups
• Supporting Action 2: Enhance programs and services for disproportionately impacted groups and special populations
• Supporting Action 3: Promote and expand access to resources available to students (e.g., tech devices, food pantry, open education resources (OER), zero textbook cost (ZTC), financial aid, mental health services)
• Supporting Action 4: Improve communication with students (e.g., enhance CHC website, Canvas/Pronto SMS)

Strategic Direction 4: Develop a Campus Culture that Engages Students, Employees, and the Broader Community

• Supporting Action 1: Enhance and encourage collaboration between CHC, SBVC, and DSO
• Supporting Action 2: Explore and develop cultural programs of engagement that support the equity plan
• Supporting Action 3: Increase, maintain, and promote linger and learn spaces
• Supporting Action 4: Strengthen and promote partnerships with the community
• Supporting Action 5: Improve campus facilities by removing barriers to physical access, improving signage and directions

Strategic Direction 5: Foster and Support Inquiry, Accountability, and Campus Sustainability

• Supporting Action 1: Promote a culture of evidence and inquiry-based decision making
• Supporting Action 2: Define and enhance budgetary guidelines and processes
• Supporting Action 3: Evaluate and modify the Resource Allocation Model (RAM)
• Supporting Action 4: Expand implementation of efficient and sustainable services and practices
• Supporting Action 5: Develop alternate revenue streams