Culture of College-Wide Collaboration and Engagement

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June Update

June 26, 2023  |  Priority 3

In May, our Culture of College-wide Collaboration and Engagement Committee met to finalize how to measure the success of the objectives.

Strategy 1: We know that to keep colleagues engaged, transparent communication and collaboration among employees are key. That’s why our team identified a need for clear, trickle-down communication distribution and new strategies and initiatives to help employees collaborate throughout functional areas and campuses. For these objectives, we have identified using the PACE survey for baseline metrics and to measure success.

Strategy 2: To increase colleague engagement, it’s important to enhance recognition and celebration of achievements throughout the district. To bolster our recognition and celebrations, we propose adding awards, giving years of service rewards and recognition, increasing events during Employee Recognition days, creating an employee of the month parking spot at each building and giving prizes for WOW message receivers and contributors. For this objective, we have identified using the PACE survey for baseline metrics and to measure success.

Strategy 3: It’s important that we continue to build CVTC’s reputation as an employer of choice within the district and the state. To do that, we will review, enhance and strategically communicate the benefits that are available to CVTC employees by developing additional strategies to promote the College as an employer of choice. Ideally, we will continue using internal and external communication avenues in many different ways. New benefits are always being considered. This committee has brainstormed several more opportunities to be released at a later date. This will positively affect our recruitment rates and our ability to attract talent to CVTC as an employer. For this objective, we have identified using employee retention for baseline metrics and to measure success.

Strategy 4: In addition, colleagues will continue to thrive with expanded opportunities for professional development. Our strategy team has identified the need for professional development resource assessment through the College that ensures equitable access to training and development for all employees. With baseline metrics, we will monitor the objectives’ success and tweak them as needed.

In June, the chairs of the four committees are expected to present to the CVTC District Board.

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May Update

May 1, 2023  |  Priority 3

The Culture of College-wide Collaboration and Engagement Committee has been meeting for months to determine the best way to measure and meet the goals of our strategic plan:

• Cultivate and maintain a culture of college-wide community and collaboration to create accountability and transparency
• Enhance recognition and celebration of achievements throughout the district
• Build a reputation as an employer of choice without our service area and the state
• Expand professional development for employees throughout the district

The Committee, comprised of CVTC staff and faculty from throughout the College, assigned two to four action strategies per each of the four goals, and that information was presented to Cabinet last week. In May, the Committee expects to revise any action strategies per Cabinet’s suggestions and seek approval to move forward.