MPC Academic Senate

MPC Academic Senate

Institutional Goals

2004/2010 Long-Term

Institutional Goals

Monterey Peninsula College is committed to high quality education; support of our students; strong, effective leadership; long-term fiscal stability; a well-maintained, environmentally friendly campus; and equal opportunity for all students and employees. Over the next six years, we plan to concentrate on the following goals:

Educational: Enhance or maintain MPC’s instructional programs, its comprehensive, high quality curriculum, and the student services which support them to keep pace with the changing needs of student learning and the community.

Salaries: Incrementally increase the salary schedules, progressing towards agreed upon targets, and investigate other compensation issues, to help attract and retain qualified personnel.

Ft Ord: Collaboratively plan and establish a satellite campus at Fort Ord, with up to 2,000 FTES, including student support and administrative services, as well as a Public Safety Training Center.

Diversity: Promote diversity throughout the college, its curricula, campus environment, and students served, and expand and improve efforts that promote staff diversity through equal employment opportunity.

Fiscal Stability: Ensure long-term fiscal stability and explore additional external funding sources.

The Bond: Leverage bond funding and other college resources to best ensure the completion of the college’s highest priority facility, infrastructure and equipment needs, based on the educational program needs described in Educational Master Plan.

Partnerships: Build and/or strengthen partnerships with business and industry, community organizations, governmental agencies, public schools, universities and others that are mutually beneficial and that maximize resources in meeting the educational needs of the community.

Leadership: Ensure effective leadership, communication, and collaborative skills of faculty, staff, students, and administration, and promote effective committee decision-making.

Technology: Implement measures to maintain up-to-date technology (hardware & software), adequate levels of well-trained technical support personnel, and effective staff development programs designed to provide dynamic and accessible education and work environments for the college's students, faculty and staff.

Image: Foster and maintain a positive public image of the college and effectively promote college services and programs to the community.