Community Advisory

Participation

Community Vision and Feedback for Mission College

2011

Services and/or programs would we offer?

Would the look of the college be: buildings, grounds, community used buildings?

Would be your expectations of staff, faculty, and administration as servants of the community?

Measures of effectiveness would the community expect?

Question One: Mission College is one of several educational institutions in the City of Santa Clara. If we could be the perfect community college to the city,

what:

TECHNOLOGY

TEACHING AND LEARNING

CAREER AND WORKPLACE EDUCATION

INTEGRATED PLANNING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ENTITIES (ex: City Council)

INNOVATION

Question Two: Next year, Mission College will be undertaking the development of a four year college strategic plan. Which of the following strategic

directions do you see as most valuable to our community partnership?

SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN

STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

ACCOUNTABILITY

(DATA TO THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING AND WHO WE ARE AS A COLLEGE)

MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Increased community awareness

Increased pathways for community participation

Mission College presence within the community (both formal and informal)

Students interacting with community business

Students interacting with community service

The president communicating with the city about the college

Increase programs

Increase career education opportunities

Increase services and programs to at risk populations and/or students

Offer more arts and performance opportunities for community attendance

Other?

Question Three: What are 3 ways that Mission College could

immediately become a more effective part of its community? Topic discussion may include:

What ideas or thoughts do you have

about an integrated regional presence for leadership and community growth?

What types of activities, planning or other vision could the city, its business,

educational institutions, citizens and services do together that would benefit

the region as a whole?

Question Four

What additional information would

you like about the college?

What future topics should the advisory discuss?

What presentations would you like to have from the college staff? From who would you like to hear?

Website Updates

Reflections and Next Steps

What talents or skills are you willing to share with Mission College to improve college and city relationships?

What other community members would you say we should include as advisors?

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