VISION
MISSION, CORE VALUES
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
and
OBJECTIVES
VISION 2012: Centralia College will be recognized as the best community college in the State of
Washington. The college will be a driving force in the local economy and be the intellectual heart and
cultural soul of the community.
MISSION: Improving people’s lives through life long learning.
CORE VALUES: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY and RESPONSIVENESS
Respect: We value the worth and dignity of the individual, affirming that the learning process includes
appreciating the diversity of human experience.
Responsibility: We value the unique contributions of college individuals by recognizing that each
performs an essential role in responding to the educational and service needs of the community.
Responsiveness: We value effective collaboration as the college responds to the changing social, political,
economic and technological needs of our community.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES and OBJECTIVES
Community Involvement
 Foster recognition within the community that Centralia College is a college of the community,
sought for its involvement in local and regional planning and economic development and looked to
for its provision of intellectual discourse and cultural awareness.
a. Expand partnerships with business, industry and government
b. Host a community Think Tank
c. Partner with community in cultural activities
d. Improve flow of students to downtown and local shopping venues
i. Work to create student discounts for students with current student ID cards
ii. Modify Locust St. into promenade to downtown.
2003-2004
1.1. Foster recognition within the community that Centralia College is a college of the
community, sought for its involvement in local and regional planning and economic
development and looked to for its provision of intellectual discourse and cultural
awareness.
1.1.1. Expand partnerships with business, industry and government 1)
1.1.2. Host a community Think Tank 2)
1.1.3. Partner with community in cultural activities 3)
1.1.4. Improve flow of students to downtown and local shopping venues 4)
1.1.5. Work to create student discounts for students with current student ID cards 5)
1.1.6. Modify Locust St. into promenade to downtown. 6)
1.1.7. Participation in community organizations and activities 7)
Community Involvement
2004-2005
1.1. Foster recognition within the community that Centralia College is a college of the
community, sought for its involvement in local and regional planning and economic
development and looked to for its provision of intellectual discourse and cultural
awareness.
1.1.1. Expand partnerships with business, industry and government 8)
1.1.2. Partner with community in cultural activities 9)
1.1.3. Joint proposal for college to be mid-point for STP10)
1.1.4. Participation in community organizations and activities 11)
1.2. Link college and students to downtown
1.2.1. Improve flow of students to downtown and local shopping venues 12)
1.2.2. Work to create student discounts for students with current student ID cards 13)
1.2.3. Modify Locust St. (Centralia College Way) into public walk to downtown. 14)
1.3. Improve collegial relations between K-12 and baccalaureate institutions 15)
Investigate Alumni program with Foundation 16)
Community Involvement
2005-2006
Objectives for 2005-2006
91
Improve flow of students to downtown and local
shopping venues
Progress to date
on going
Lucy Paige to send letter to local businesses
Done
92
Work to create student discounts for students with
current student ID cards
Students receive discounts from downtown shops when
presenting CC ID, Steve and Gil to work on creating similar
discount for faculty and staff.
Modify Locust St. (Centralia College Way) into public
walk to downtown.
in progress
City and downtown merchants are showing interest
93
94
Improve collegial relations between K-12 and
baccalaureate institutions.
on going
95
Investigate Alumni program with Foundation.
in progress
Community Involvement
VP, Instruction meets monthly with Superintendents;
Attended Lewis County Superintendents Dinner;
Electronics faculty visits area high schools to promote
program, Enrollment Services area regularly does mailing
to area high schools on programs available, promotional
materials: quarterly schedule, postcards, scholarship
information letters,
Foundation is not going to do an alumni association, but
will develop a alumni tracking database. Information to go
out to alumni re: recognition and acknowledgements, Hall
of Fame for former student leaders, "what's going on at the
College" etc.
06/07 New Objectives
2006-2007
Objectives for 2006-2007
Progress to date
79
Expand partnerships with business, industry and
government
Annual
80
Partner with community in cultural activities
Annual
81
Participation in community organizations and activities
Annual
in progress
82
Modify Locust St. (Centralia College Boulevard) into
public walk to downtown to improve flow of students to
downtown and local shopping venues
83
Enhance collegial relations with K-20 institutions.
Annual
84
Implement Alumni program with Foundation.
on-going
85
Consider new teaching technologies in the design of
new facilities
on-going
86
Develop and implement a plan to balance the
instructional budget over the next two year period
Community Involvement
on-going
Trans Alta grant; United Way membership; Wired
Grant: Job skills with Cardinal glass and Credit
collection company; enhanced partnership w/Chehalis
Tribe to offer classes
Hispanic Festival; Merce Cunningham presentation;
Roxy Theater expansion;
STP, Grand Prix, Old Tacoma Rail project; Lewis
County Trails Association; I-5 expansion; LC EDC;
Rotary tri-club auction; Rotary membership day
After review determined Locust St. not a viable
option; change to Walnut St.
Partnership with Heritage University; In
conversations w/St. Martins; Examining alternative
WASL; Transition Math Program; and Dual
Admission Program; in conversation with City U,
WSU-V; received Upward Bound grant; faculty to
faculty; U of W grant
Foundation working with admissions; currently
10,000 names entered
Consider adding virtual reality production labs to
College Commons Building
Acquire room scheduling software
07/08 New
Objectives
2007-2008
Objectives for 2007-2008
Progress to date
72
Expand partnerships with business,
industry and government
Annual
Increased contract training
73
Partner with community in cultural
activities
Annual
The Hispanic Festival
Clock Tower Dedication
Roxy Theatre, Lyceum
Go-kart Grand Prix
Lewis County Concert Association
Nutcracker production
Music and vocal concerts
74
Participation in community organizations
and activities
Annual
Participation in Chamber of Commerce, EDC,
Workforce Development Council, United Way; STP,
Grand Prix, Valley View, Rotary, Kiwanis, Centralia
Providence Hospital, Chehalis Foundation, United
Way, Booster Club, Technology Bowl w/Lewis County
Literacy Council
CFS participates in Lewis County Community Health
partnerships, Families Forward & Interagency
Coordinating Agency
Lewis County Boundary review board
Cascade Mental Health
I-5 Community advisors board
Lewis County gang task force
Lewis County community trails association
Riverside Fire District
City of Centralia storm water advisers council.
75
Improve flow of students to downtown
and local shopping venues
in progress
Created Tower Center on Tower St.
Purchased Walnut St. (north of the Health & Wellness
Center)
Community Involvement
08/09 New Objectives
Participating in the state-wide
Contract Training Consortium.
Updating all contract training forms
Working with the renovation of the
Fox Theater
Investigating partnership with the
Northwest Wind Symphony
Look at improvement of area in
front of Health and Wellness
Center.
76
77
78
Enhance collegial relations with K-20
institutions.
Annual
Implement Alumni program with
Foundation.
on-going
Consider new teaching technologies in
the design of new facilities
on-going
PEP Grant, Tech Prep, Math/Science HS visitations,
Parent Ed in school districts, CC East advisory
committee, Early Childhood Coalition
roster Youth Program
Achievers Scholarship Program @ Rainier High
School
Current alumni database growth to >12,000 names
Foster Youth Program " Begin
Passport to College" program
High school faculty tour of new
science building
Work with K-12 institutions
PIO and Foundation to continue
growth of alum database/Exposure
via web & publicity.
Designing "Classroom of the
Future"
2008-2009
Objectives
2008 - 2009 Objectives
72
Expand partnerships with
business, industry and
government
Annual
Participating in the state-wide
Contract Training Consortium.
Updating all contract training
forms
73
Partner with community in
cultural activities
Annual
Working with the renovation of the
Fox Theater
Investigating partnership with the
Northwest Wind Symphony
74
Participation in community
organizations and activities
Annual
75
Improve flow of students to
downtown and local shopping
venues
76
Enhance collegial relations
with K-20 institutions.
Community Involvement
2008-2009 Progress
2009-10 Activities
School district partnership w/
CFS
SCORE partnership
JSTP or Job Skills Training
Program
WED grants
Job Fairw/workshops
Nutcracker
Lewis County Concert
Garlic Festival
Leadership Lewis County
Grants written for Millard
Refrigeration and Modern
Arms
Healthy Families
Growing Places
Lewis County Early
Learning Coalition
Work with Head Start to
bring Early Head Start
program to campus.
in progress
Look at improvement of area in
front of Health and Wellness
Center.
Completed
Working on the elimination
of the "store" at Iron and
Centralia College Blvd
Annual
Foster Youth Program " Begin
Passport to College" program
High school faculty tour of new
science building
Work with K-12 institutions
Hosted science faculty and
Administration
Sharing LDP5 with South
Puget Sound faculty and
staff on our campus
Work with Centralia
Chehalis Special Ed coop to
bring building and programs
to campus
77
Implement Alumni program
with Foundation.
on-going
PIO and Foundation to continue
growth of alum database/Exposure
via web & publicity.
78
Consider new teaching
technologies in the design of
new facilities
on-going
Designing "Classroom of the
Future"
Community Involvement
delayed 1 year