Environmental Scan

How can Lake Michigan College ensure that it is mission-focused, appreciates the value of self-governance, and promotes core values of excellence, diversity and integrity?

Strategies:

• Create and put into place systems that assign accountability for the development and measurement of goals and objectives that advance the vision and issues of the College's Strategic Plan each year.

• Establish systems and processes that involve all College departments in supporting student development, success and student outcomes.

• Develop processes that assure realistic workloads and efficient use of human, fiscal and physical resources to ensure institutional integrity and excellence.

• Function as a unified, multi-site college system with reasonable access to resources, events, information and instruction.

• Develop and implement a broad-based, multi-directional communication plan that gives a voice to all constituents and minimizes the risk inherent in innovation and change.

• Create an atmosphere where diversity and inclusion are second nature.

• Infuse every level of the College with a culture that promotes, protects and upholds the ethics and integrity of the institution, its student body and constituent community.

• Develop and produce an annual report card that evaluates progress in the adoption and acceptance of diversity.

• Actively recruit a diverse student body, faculty and staff to enrich the Lake Michigan College experience.

• Ensure a collaborative structure where decision-making is at all levels.

• Evaluate and modify, as necessary, the faculty and staff performance appraisal program to ensure consistency and measurability with both assigned responsibilities and the College's Strategic Plan.

• Create programs that foster an environment that encourages, implements, recognizes, and rewards efforts that advance the College.

• Assure a safe teaching, learning and work environment for our College, students and employees.