Clark College Equity Centered Strategic Plan
Clark College is currently developing the 2022-2027 Equity Centered Strategic Plan. Information about the process, timeline, and logistics will published on this page. If you have any questions please contact Paul Wickline.
Paul Wickline
He/Him/His
Vice President of Instruction
pwickline@clark.edu
Timeline
Summer 2022
- Education NW facilitated meetings with the Strategic Planning Committee to develop
the tenets of the strategic plan:
- 7/20/22 – Strategic Planning Meeting #1
- Assessment and Institutional Research attended to discuss data to inform the development of the plan
- Education NW presented document analysis and findings to the SPC
- 8/1/22 – Strategic Planning Meeting #2
- SPC reviewed strategic planning documents from other institutions to determine which parts of the strategic plan resonated with the committee. Vision Statement development started, and basic tenets of the Strategic Plan emerged.
- 8/19/22 – Strategic Planning Meeting #3
- Developed more focused tenets of the Strategic Plan and finalized first draft of top vision statements.
- 7/20/22 – Strategic Planning Meeting #1
Spring 2022
- Education NW performed an institutional analysis using the following methods:
- Environmental scan
- Focus groups with various constituent groups including external and internal stakeholders
- Data collection using documents such as: the Academic Plan, the Strategic Plan, the Strategic Enrollment Plan,Staff-level data and student-level data
- Interviews with students, staff and faculty
- Surveys
- SWOT analysis
- Education NW conducted document analysis for the strategic planning meetings
- Strategic Planning Committee has their first kickoff meeting to get to know each other and understand the timeline and goals of the strategic plan
February 2022
- Prior Screening Committee met to choose Strategic Planning Committee, ensuring representation from various departments.
- Bi-weekly meetings with Education NW and Strategic Plan EC leads to collect data and ensure progress is moving forward.
January 2022
- In effort to choose a Strategic Planning Committee, a survey was sent out to the college soliciting participation in the strategic planning committee.
- Kick off meeting with Education NW to discuss next steps in process
- Scope and Timeline meeting with Education NW
December 2021
- Vendors scored by screening committee.
- Screening committee develops interview questions, and interviews finalists.
- Contract is awarded to Education NW.
November 2021
- Strategic Plan screening committee convenes to choose vendor.
- Small screening committee includes members of Climate Improvement Taskforce and Social Equity Advisory Committee, Office of Instruction, and a BASAM student intern.
- Strategic Plan EC leads present strategic plan update to Board of Trustees at 11/17 board work session.
October 2021
- Strategic Plan EC leads meet to discuss RFP process including college priorities and
Senate bill compliance.
RFP for strategic planning facilitation vendor released.
2022 Strategic Planning Committee
Information Technology
- Joey Hicklin, Information Technology Services
Operations
- Mike See, Security
- Jenny Shadley, Communications and Marketing
Instruction
- Rhianna Johnson, Guided Pathways
- Kathy Chatfield, eLearning
- Armetta Burney, OOI
- Jesse Morse, Faculty
- Dr. Tanya Diaz-Kozlowski, Faculty
- Ellie Phillips, Transitional Studies
- Ben Moll, Institutional Research
Human Resources
- Thao Schmidt, Human Resources
Student Affairs
- Donna Larson, Veterans Resource Center
- Shelley Ostermiller, Advising
- Mirranda Saari, Enrollment Services
College and Community
- Tanna Engdahl, Cowlitz Indian Tribe Spiritual Leader, Community Equity Advisory Committee
- Darcy Hoffman, Workforce SW WA, Industry Partner
- Jeff Snell, VPS, K-12 Partner
- Deborah Blom, CC Foundation
- Denise Gideon, Clark College Board Member
- Courtney Braddock, WPEA
- Suzanne Southerland, CCAHE
- Gabrielle Morales, B.U.I.L.D. Representative
- Students to be named (x2)
- Paul Wickline, Co-Chair
- Dr. Karin Edwards, Executive Sponsor
Clark College 2019-2021 Strategic Plan - Interim
VISION
Clark College inspires learners to excel, transforms lives, and strengthens our increasingly diverse community.
MISSION
Clark College, in service to the community, guides individuals to achieve their educational and professional goals.
CORE THEMES
Academic Excellence
Facilitate student learning by providing the conditions for intellectual growth through scholarship, discovery, application, creativity, and critical thinking.
- Increase completion rates.
- Improve student learning.
Social Equity
Facilitate student learning by providing the conditions that improve educational outcomes and eliminate systemic disparities among all groups.
- Eliminate racial disparities in educational outcomes.*
- Improve intercultural and multicultural competencies among students and employees (including educational opportunities and institutionalizing hiring and retention practices that challenge systems of power, privilege and inequity).
View the college's Social Equity Plan
Economic Vitality
Facilitate student learning by providing programs, services, and conditions that improve the economic well-being of the students, college, and community.
- Ensure graduates are employed in livable wage jobs either directly after professional/technical program or after successful transfer to four-year institution.
- Reduce the cost of education.
- Align program offerings with regional workforce needs to include technical and work-readiness skills.
Environmental Integrity
Facilitate student learning by providing the conditions that continually improve the college’s physical, virtual, and social environment.
- Develop and improve sustainable environmental, physical, virtual, and social college systems.
VALUES
Social Justice
Institutional commitment to produce equitable outcomes and challenge systems of power, privilege, and inequity.
Partnerships
Collaboration with individuals, organizations, and businesses to increase student success and improve the community.
Innovation
Development and implementation of creative and agile strategies to enhance student learning and respond to market needs.
Sustainability
Effective and efficient stewardship of all college resources.
Continuous Improvement
Evaluation and enhancement of all college operations based on data-informed planning and resource allocation.
Shared Governance
Clear communication, inclusive consultation, and respectful consideration of multiple perspectives guide decision-making throughout the college.
Clark College 2019-2021 Interim Strategic Plan in PDF format.
Page Updated: 9/2/22