President John Sbrega's Goals & Objectives for FY13

BCC Strategic Plan Goal A: Successful Students

• Ensure access and quality that encourages completion, transfer, graduation, and employment
• Re-engineer developmental education to improve student persistence and success
• Clarify and make readily accessible information needed for students to apply, enroll, plan careers, and prepare for employment
• Further strengthen Academic Support Services, particularly Advising and Tutoring
• Enhance student success by program
• Conduct a rigorous analysis of academic programs and courses
• Further strengthen the assessment of learning outcomes
• Continue to apply standards of "The BCC Educated Person" to all programs and courses

BCC Strategic Plan Goal B: Sustainable Growth & Change

• Strategically manage growth and change
• Further strengthen a culture of collection, analysis, and effective use of data for decision making and accountability
• Audit core business processes to create enhancements and efficiencies, particularly through the infusion of technology
• Expand financial resources
• Further strengthen systems of grant management and compliance

BCC Strategic Plan Goal C: Engaged Campuses

• Promote mutual respect, inclusion, and civility at all sites
• Honor and celebrate multiculturalism across the College
• Explore options for expanding space and services at all locations
• Create and complete the NEASC Self-study document
• Affirm the mission, vision, and core values of the institution
• Ensure widespread participation of all constituencies across the College community
• Evaluate institutional climate with particular emphasis on Shared Governance-Shared Responsibility (SG-SR)
• Ensure the institution’s organizational structure effectively addresses all strategic initiatives
• Further strengthen safety at all sites
• Enhance and expand student engagement at all sites

BCC Strategic Plan Goal D: Strong Partnerships

• Expand educational and career pathways for students
• Create an effective institutional structure to promote and coordinate partnership development
• Workforce development and economic development
• Explore creation of BCC Institute for Workforce Development
• Expand use of student internships with business & industry
• PreK-16 agreements
• Foster academic alignment, access, and opportunity
• Community partnerships
• Continue to support the priorities of the Vision Project
• Support the Governor’s and Legislature’s initiatives for community colleges
• Further strengthen relationships with regional vocational technical high schools