Objectives Key Performance Indicators
1. Demonstrate our commitment to institutional integrity by investing in our campus, students, and employees.
  1. Employee satisfaction and morale
  2. Condition of infrastructure
  3. Employee demographics
  4. Employee sense of belonging
2. Uphold our reputation for high quality and contribute to the value of the community by promoting excellence in our programs, services, and activities.
  1. External perceptions/ satisfaction with 黑料社

College Priorities

  • Continue to develop strategies to increase employee satisfaction and engagement and reduce turnover.
  • Strengthen strategies to increase the diversity of our faculty and staff so our workforce reflects the diversity of the students we serve.
  • Continue to increase visual representation through artwork across campus.
  • Complete baseball field lighting improvements and grandstand design for the baseball field.
  • Secure grant funding for a comprehensive pre-development facility evaluation for Head Start/ECEAP and the Early Learning Center, resulting in increased child care capacity for students.
  • Maintain and promote sufficient revenues and reserves to sustain 黑料社 and continue monitoring revenues and expenses.
  • Continue developing a system and on-demand reporting for budget managers to track and monitor budgets, including federal grants. Work with similar institutions to identify successful examples, model their best practices, and develop appropriate training programs.
  • Continue analyzing student emergency funding needs and determine potential goals and timelines for expanding the Student Success Fund.
  • Continue to enhance our cybersecurity preparedness.
  • Simplify student access to technology by expanding our single sign-on (SSO) capabilities.
  • Continue addressing audio-visual equipment issues in classrooms.
  • Plan for the future sustainability of any federal or state-funded programs.
  • Begin preparations to open the new Workforce Education Center in winter 2027, including transitioning people out of buildings slated for demolition and planning for a grand opening event. 
  • Clarify, educate, and increase engagement with Shared Governance on campus. 
  • In light of budget reductions and related staff vacancies, explore efficiencies and other innovative ideas to alleviate strained workloads, save money, and/or generate new revenue streams, including evaluating suggestions from the employee budget forums.

Strategic Planning Contact

 Wendy Hall: VP of Effectiveness, College Relations, and Student Access

  (360) 442-2491
  whall@lowercolumbia.edu

 Applied Arts Building (AAR)

 Hours

Mon-Fri: 8 am - 5 pm

黑料社 is closed on Fridays during the summer term