In the coming three to five years, the following
internal and external factors will impact
significantly upon the College:
1. Economic
factors, including the College budget; federal,
state, and local economies; and personal
financial situations.
2. Changing
populations, notably the increasing diversity of
the population and the decreasing number of high
school graduates.
3. Quality
of life expectations of students, faculty, and
staff.
4. An
environment of rapidly changing technology.
5.
Increased need for assessment and accountability
to improve the College and to meet external
mandates for data.
The following
factors were also identified in the process as
potentially significant:
> Economic
Lack
of predictability might affect planning
Ability to offer competitive salaries to
attract/retain top faculty and staff
Increased demand for financial aid and private
scholarship support
Increasing cost
of higher education for students
Accommodating
costs of significant green projects
> Demographic
Changes in markets/jobs and gender expectations
People re‑entering college from workforce, GI
Bill, or for additional degrees
Impact of a refocusing of money to urban areas
Competing with
community colleges to attract students
Institutional identity needed to compete for
smaller pool of high school graduates
> Technological
Demand for information and access to information
Changing classrooms and teaching methods
Distance learning
Greater demand for support for new applications
> Political
System/state mandated initiatives
Changing regulations and mandates from SUNY
System Administration
Balance of state support between public and
private colleges
Need
for more accountability can impact new programs
and innovation
> Social
Significant health crises
Changing ethics and the need for privacy and
identity protection
Globalization
Need
to maintain top-quality programs and welcoming
campus community
Quality of life expectations:
Campus Community:
Pride and
commitment of campus community
Need for
more inclusive communications
Recognizing,
rewarding, and encouraging participation
Maintaining
safety and the perception of safety
Students:
Preparing
for post‑graduation life as alumni
Balancing
time among work, volunteering, clubs, and
friends
Faculty:
Serving our
dramatically changing students as they expect
Course
enrollment management
Strengthening of institutional identity
Need
for a branding plan
Building a feeling of a connected team:
Building/creating faculty community/unity
Need
to value every member of campus community
Sustainability
Identifying and implementing green activities
> Educational
Balancing higher selectivity and our mission
Transfer credit articulation
Provision and appropriate use of space
Appropriate role of adjunct faculty
Matching students=
interests with programs and faculty
Perception of the proliferation of
administration and non‑teaching faculty
Appropriate role of the liberal arts
