Revitalize the online campus experience.
- Implement a new Learning Management System to provide students with an improved online interface with mobile-friendly options.
- Promote online access to student support resources.
- Create a student orientation to online learning.
- Develop a peer review process to ensure consistency and quality in online course offerings.
Ensure student needs are met to the highest level of quality throughout their experience at MAC.
- Engage in support services program review to confirm that students receive the support they need throughout their academic career, from admissions to graduation.
- Improve the academic program review processes to critically evaluate a program’s effectiveness and ensure that students meet program
outcomes.
Collaborate with four-year institutions to expand transfer opportunities.
- Strengthen relationships with four-year institutions by increasing the number of program-specific transfer agreements.
- Collaborate with receiving institutions on best practices in advising.
Evaluate and update safety protocols.
- Revise emergency communications policies and procedures to address a growing college environment.
- Update building terminology and room numbering to facilitate rapid emergency response.
Invest in physical campus infrastructure.
- Renovate academic buildings, equipping all classrooms with updated technology to support instruction.
- Renovate the Public Safety building to ensure a state-of-the-art training facility for Law Enforcement professionals.
- Promote sustainability and cost savings by transitioning to solar energy.
Update employee policies to support work/life balance.
- Examine family leave policies, including maternity and paternity leave.
- Codify flex time parameters with a focus on meeting student needs.
- Establish cross-training protocols for employees to eliminate the need for work communication while using PTO.
Prioritize competitive salary and benefits packages.
- Implement salary equity following the established plan and phases.
- Continue offering comprehensive insurance and retirement benefits.
- Evaluate additional non-traditional programs and activities.
Promote productive communication at the department and institution levels.
- Establish reasonable expectations and consistent norms for communication from department to department to break down silos.
- Emphasize cross-campus collaboration on all committees.
- Standardize reasonable expectations and consistency for communication from administration to reporting departments.
Increase annual student enrollment in headcount and credit hours.
- Establish an Academic Advising Center to streamline the student enrollment experience.
- Leverage communication software to engage students from the admissions process through enrollment.
- Increase credit hour enrollment by 3% annually.
Foster academic success among all MAC students.
- Invest in and expand the availability of academic support services for students.
- Invest in and expand the availability of non-academic support services for students.
- Raise retention and completion rates by 2%.
Expand the number of program offerings on the main campus and outreach centers.
- Tailor course offerings at outreach centers to community needs.
- Explore opportunities for new technical and academic programs.
Improve awareness of MAC’s services and events.
- Launch an information campaign that shares lesser-known information about the college.
- Promote student success outcomes such as graduation, transfer, and
employment rates.
Increase the number of community events hosted on campus and at outreach centers.
- Provide family-focused activities.
- Support the Community Events Committee’s efforts to host more
events on campus.
Expand community outreach.
- Participate in service opportunities throughout our communities.
- Support community events through participation and sponsorship opportunities.