COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Strategic Planning Steering Committee
Session V
September 7, 2012
AGENDA
9:00 – 9:30
Dr. Harrison’s Thoughts
9:30 – 9:45
Feedback from Alumni and Student Focus Groups
9:45 – 10:00
Process Review - How We Got Here
10:00 – 10:15
Summary of Changes to Vision/Mission/Values since 7/27
10:15 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 11:45
Discussion of Vision/Mission/Values Draft
11:45 – 12:00
Closing Thoughts
OBJECTIVES
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To develop a strategic vision of the future describing the value Columbus State
will be delivering to its stakeholders including students & alumni, central Ohio
educators, employers & leaders, and Columbus State faculty, administrators &
staff
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To review and refine the College’s statements of mission and values in light of its
strategic vision
ALUMNI AND STUDENT FOCUS GROUPS
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13 alumni & 7 students over 5 sessions – diverse backgrounds; not scientific
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Asked questions aimed at uncovering value of Columbus State to inform vision &
mission:
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What are the top 1 or 2 goals that you hoped to achieve by coming to Columbus State?
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What are the 1 or 2 elements of your experience at Columbus State that were most
important in helping you achieve your goals?
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What 1 or 2 elements do you wish you would have had or experienced at Columbus
State that would have helped you achieve your goals?
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Solicited feedback on words that emerged during mission and values discussions with
Steering Committee, College Planning Forum, Cabinet, and Board
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Feedback is consistent with what we’ve been hearing, with compelling examples of
how Columbus State fulfills its mission
MAJOR THEMES ABOUT COLUMBUS STATE EXPERIENCE
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Goals for coming to CSCC varied, but all tied to preparing for a next step:
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New career
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New skills for job or life
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Transfer to a 4-year program
Columbus State’s people make the difference – welcoming, caring, supportive, focused
on individual success
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Education is practical and relevant – it’s about what people need “right now”
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The experience here builds confidence – success breeds success
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Brought new understanding of the value of Columbus State’s diversity
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It’s organic
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It permeates the Columbus State experience
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It transforms the way people think, act and see the world
MAJOR THEMES ABOUT COLUMBUS STATE EXPERIENCE
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The Columbus State experience is transformative
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Alumni felt better prepared than peers when they moved to their next step
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Columbus State has abundant resources and support, which more people need to
know more about and take advantage of
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Multiple clear pathways to completion are very important, and not always wellunderstood
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Concern about “C’s Get Degrees” attitude – need to make sure we are all held to high
standards
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE COLUMBUS STATE’S MISSION
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE COLUMBUS STATE’S VALUES
USING WHAT WE LEARNED
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Sessions validated many themes that have emerged in all other stages of the process
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The exact words we heard may or may not make it into final vision, mission and
values, but we need to make sure the concepts do
Questions or comments on focus group feedback?
THE PROCESS
Step 2: Articulate the vision,
mission & values 
Step 1: Assess the
environment & the
organization
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Step 3:
Analyze
the Gap
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CURRENT
REALITY
Step 4: Identify clear
priorities to close the gap
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INHIBITORS
SUPPORTERS
VISION
MISSION
VALUES
Step 5: Implementation
planning & goal-setting
for key priorities…
THE PROCESS – HOW WE GOT HERE
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Step 1 – Assess the environment and the organization (March – May)
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Community Interviews
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Dr. Harrison’s Food for Thought
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Achieving the Dream
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Reclaiming the American Dream
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Central Ohio Compact
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And much more….
THE PROCESS – HOW WE GOT HERE
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Step 2 – Articulate the vision, mission and values (May - Present)
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Vision and mission statement drafts
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Small group discussions
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Discernment of major themes
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Many drafts and discussions
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Testing of concepts with Steering Committee, Cabinet, College Planning
Forum, Board, Students, Alumni, Dr. Harrison, Ologie
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All in order to get clear on….
VISION/MISSION/VALUES
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Vision (The “What,” “When” and “Where”)
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What will be true for our stakeholders as a result of our work; what we will
have accomplished from their perspectives at a defined point in the future
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The value we will have created
Mission (The “Why”)
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Our role as an organization; why we exist
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The institutional purpose aligning us with & directing us toward our vision
Values (The “Who”)
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The principles & cultural attributes that define us and how we operate
CURRENT VISION/MISSION/VALUES DOCUMENT
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Incorporates input from 7-27 Steering Committee meeting, Dr. Harrison, Focus
Groups, and Ologie
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Major revisions:
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Took out context-setting sections – they were background to the main act!
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Simplified vision, mission and values
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Vision includes both Columbus State and its impact on the region
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Mission provides more clarity on Columbus State’s unique role, especially
as educators
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Values explanations are shorter and simpler, and some headings changed
This is the “long version” to summarize the work of this group – will likely also
end up with shorter/different versions to be used for various purposes internally
and externally
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Understanding that specific words/sentences might eventually be tweaked as we
continue our journey…
What is your reaction to the concepts
in the draft vision, mission and values?
Are there major elements from the team’s thinking to date that are missing from
this description?
Are there major issues that need to be addressed by this group
finalizes the vision, mission and values?
before Dr. Harrison
Closing thoughts?