OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN: AY 2013‐2014 VISION STATEMENT Assist in the rebuilding in the Lakota Nation through Education MISSION STATEMENT The He Sapa College Center will provide educational opportunities that enhance Lakota life by helping to fulfill academic aspirations and dreams of our students. He Sapa will foster community involvement and support of the College center. We will continue to foster Wolakolkiciyapi by incorporating the language and culture throughout the college center and within the community it serves. STRATEGIC GOALS STRATEGIC GOAL 1: Utilization and celebration of the Lakota Culture, History and Language Objective 1.1: To promote the use of the Lakota Language on Campus Objective 1.2: Encourage students to participate in cultural events Objective 1.3: Mark events with Lakota ceremonies STRATEGIC GOAL 2:Provide services to support student persistence, retention and completion Objective 2.1: Improve student success in by providing opportunities for student & participation in activities that will support education goals (workshops, and skill building) Objective 2.2: Encourage student involvement in student organization Objective 2.3: Increase our retention and completion rate at least 2% per year STRATEGIC GOAL 3: Collaborate with local high schools to inform them of OLC opportunities Objective 3.1: Identify student prospects in the area schools Objective 3.2: Ensure information dissemination to community High Schools Objective 3.3: Attend High School functions when appropriate and approved Objective 4.4: Promote and recruit Early entry through the information process STRATEGIC GOAL 4: Create and foster awareness of opportunities available at OLC‐He Sapa College Center Objective 4.1: Enhance OLC‐He Sapa’s recognition in the Community we serve Objective 4.2: Promote awareness through direct public contact, media and press OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE HE SAPA COLLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN: AY 2013‐2014 OLC Strategic Goal 1: Graduate students who have the necessary skills for Indian Country jobs. (Foster Wolakolkiciyapi) He Sapa College Center Strategic Goal I: Utilization and celebration of the Lakota Culture, History and Language Strategic Objective: Promote the use of the Lakota Language Strategies Criteria Assessment Results Use of Results Method(s) Strategy 1: Consult with Measure by Provide New efforts include visual cues Lakota maintaining opportunities for Promote use of throughout campus, and the Instructional records staff to attend Lakota Language development of a booklet of faculty and Annual Reports Lakota Language On Campus conversational Lakota. students re classes success of efforts Collaborate with faculty to develop strategies to improve student use of language Strategy 2: Increase number of culturally Advertise cultural Measure by sign in Students Encourage participated in 7 sheets, event events, door students to significant events by 3% culturally related reports and prizes, raffles, participate in events this Annual Report contests, food Culturally academic yr. significant events Encourage on and off campus Student Org. participation OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN: AY 2013‐2014 OLC Strategic Goal II: Provide student support services to facilitate persistence, retention, and completion of student educational goals. He Sapa Strategic Goal 2: Provide services to support student persistence, retention and completion Strategic Objective: Deliver services that support retention, persistence and connectedness Strategies Criteria Assessment Results Use of Results Method(s) Strategy 1: Measure by sign in Research & Information & Increase number of labs and Workshops and Labs content packets, sheets, Instructor Writing, Consumer workshops by 17% to support Credit, Budgeting retention, persistence & summaries (FASFA, Orientation, Power points, & Couponing, Staff & faculty completion Scholarships, Healthy Eating, participation, Research, Writing, AICFx3, AICF‐Full community Time Management, participation Financial Circle x2, FASFA where appropriate Management, etc.) x2, ETS Proficiency Testing (12 Total) Strategy 2: Future utilization of list serves Increased Measure activity Orientation, Facilitate student participation was with current He Sapa students, bulletins, posters, by participation awareness and measured by and activities email, posting of benefit of Student investigating other possibilities minutes and minutes Organization and such as Facebook. numbers other in‐house recorded. activities Strategy 3: Activities facilitate Increase student participation Measure by Workshops, To Increase student by making them accessible & student student retention/completion scholarship and attractive. Continue to assess involvement in participation and Rates by 2% annually skills labs, math this process & change as surveys, counselor school & labs, tutoring community records necessary OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN: AY 2013‐2014 OLC Strategic Goal VI: Provide information and develop collaborative ventures with internal and external stakeholders within the OLC community. He Sapa Strategic Goal 3: Collaborate with local high schools to inform them of the opportunities that are available through OLC and the He Sapa College Center Strategic Objective: Identify and develop best practices in a recruitment plan Strategies Criteria Assessment Tools Results Use of Results Strategy 1: Attend Senior High Measure by 2 Post High Nights, Seek to increase our Identify student participation in High School Central High population in area College and Career student count, nights at local High flyer and booth School & Stevens events by 33% next academic schools information year. HS, and a Accept invitations Schools Sophomore to attend College Set up a booth of distribution Experience event and Career days at information for Central HS local High Schools Actively Reports and participate School Pictures sophomores 60 students sought info at OLC booth. Strategy 2: Information useful to entering Developed a He Measure by Create and Develop a Freshman unfamiliar with staff Sapa specific material distribute comprehensive distribution count brochure with admission packet materials for He Sapa Center and OLC, registration & Activity reports distribution continue to make changes that academic Offer OLC specific Annual Report will enhance and improve information departmental brochure. brochures Strategy 3 Increase number of interests by Provided Presentations, Attend Promote Early packets, recording information to 40 10%. Providing OLC specific Sophomore Entry potential students, favors at events that attract Experience event of contacts and provided OLC sun students to our booth. held in Rapid City materials glasses & bags distributed that attracted Activity report students to booth OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN: AY 2013‐2014 OLC Strategic Goal VII: OLC administration, faculty, staff, and students will be active in the OLC community through programs, individual participation, and collaborations. He Sapa Strategic Goal 4: Create and foster awareness of opportunities available at OLC‐He Sapa College Center Strategic Objective: To develop a public awareness plan Strategies Criteria Assessment Results Use of Results Method(s) Strategy 1: Plan to increase community 8 community Promote OLC‐ He Planning meetings Measure by events, He Sapa meeting minutes Site visits Sapa’s involvement by 30%. Adding to Elderly Group, Attend community Community visit opportunities in the number of ways Parade of Lights reports meetings and around the staff/students can promote OLC Float, Mini Job Annual reports community awareness Fairs, Family Skate Night, etc. Strategy 2: Created a He Sapa ¼ page Native Sun News – He Create pamphlets Measure by Promote brochure. maintaining and distribute awareness Sapa Graduates, Pending publishing activity record posters, publish through direct of He Sapa Annual Reports registration and access, media, Increase efforts to promote He Graduates in graduation newspaper and Sapa in community by 50% Native Sun Times information other Strategy 3: Estimated need is Pending approval Measure by Media costs Identify funds to $6,000 per budget support marketing Printing costs academic year to expenditures expenses place adds, Annual Report publish events OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE He Sapa Strategic Plan‐SWOT Analysis AY 2013‐2014 Strengths Supportive staff Supportive students Academic Counselors providing one on one support and guidance Good Student support systems through OLC and community Numerous activities and workshops held Center and city wide that create awareness and sense of community Rapid City Campus Challenges Limited staff and time for participate after hours Documenting participation at community events and school activities (survey challenges) Family dynamics‐what is happening at home has an effect on student success Early Entry‐not having money for fees and books Early Entry – failing to test into college level work Financing for facility growth Need for OLC community center which will support retention and recruitment Opportunities Early Entry – opportunity to complete college courses while still in high school Community awareness brings opportunities for recruitment and retention Foster community support to enhance activities that promote retention, persistence and completion Threats N/A