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Letter from Selkirk College Board Chair and President Table of Contents Letter from Selkirk College Board Chair and President .................................................................................. 4 Institutional Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Mission, Vision and Values............................................................................................................................. 6 Mission ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Vision ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Values ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Three Areas of Strategic Focus and seven Strategic Directions ................................................................... 7 Strategic Focus: The Learner ....................................................................................................................... 7 Strategic Focus: Our People and Place ...................................................................................................... 8 Strategic Focus: Partnering with Community .......................................................................................... 8 The Year’s Highlights from 2010/2011 ............................................................................................................ 9 Planning Context .................................................................................................................................................13 Internal Context ..............................................................................................................................................13 Staff ...............................................................................................................................................................13 Students ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 College Campuses and Facilities ............................................................................................................... 17 Program Shifts and Directions .................................................................................................................. 18 Partnerships ................................................................................................................................................ 30 External Context ............................................................................................................................................. 34 Economic Impact ............................................................................................................................................42 Strategic Issues ...............................................................................................................................................42 2011/2012 Performance Measures and Targets ................................................................................................ 46 Institutional Performance Measures and Targets ...................................................................................... 46 Strategic Focus: The Learner .................................................................................................................... 46 Strategic Focus: Our People and Place .....................................................................................................47 Strategic Focus: Partnering with Community ........................................................................................ 49 Accountability Framework Performance Targets: 2012/13 – 2014/15 ........................................................50 2010/2011 Performance Results .......................................................................................................................... 51 Ministry Performance Measures, Targets and Results ............................................................................... 51 Institutional Performance Measures, Targets and Results......................................................................... 54 Summary Financial Outlook ............................................................................................................................. 77 2010/2011 Consolidated Expenditures ............................................................................................................... 77 Capital Equipment ............................................................................................................................................. 77 Letter from Selkirk College Board Chair and President | exceeding expectations 3 ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN AND REPORT 2012/13 - 2014/15 LETTER FROM SELKIRK COLLEGE BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT June 2012 Dear Reader, On behalf of the Board of Governors and the employees of Selkirk College, we hereby affirm our commitments and accountability for this Accountability Plan and Report 2012-2015. Selkirk College continues to be a vital and vibrant rural community college for the West Kootenay Boundary region, the Province of British Columbia and beyond. We are proud of our commitment to the delivery of high quality credit and non-credit programs and learning opportunities that lead to an education, work, transfer, or professional and personal development. We are committed to continuous improvement toward strong enrolment across the institution and innovative training and project delivery that serve the needs of our communities at home and with partners across the world. Along with our partners, Selkirk College has made significant investments to improving the student experience and service to our community: the completion of the Tenth Street Residence; the opening of the Shambhala Music and Performance Hall; the completion of the Aboriginal Gathering Place; the successful launch of the Teaching and Learning Institute and the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute; and significant investments in equipment and information technology infrastructure. In the coming year, we will be focusing on continuous improvement to the process of attracting and retaining of students; completing the renewal of our five-year strategic plan; developing our education plan, including more robust program and course renewal processes to assure quality for students and the community; and continuing to address maintenance, facility and capital equipment priorities. We look forward to the work of post-secondary education in the West Kootenay Boundary Region and the Province of British Columbia in 2012-2013 and into the future. Yours sincerely, Bruce Morrison Angus Graeme Board Chair President & CEO INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW Selkirk College is located in the southeast corner of British Columbia, covering a region of 45,000 square kilometers. Although the College region is defined as the West Kootenay Boundary, distance learners study from their homes across Canada and throughout the world. Selkirk College’s largest campus and administrative centre is located in Castlegar. Associate degree, diploma, certificate, degree, college preparatory and adult upgrading programs are offered on this Campus. The Aviation Centre at the Castlegar Airport houses the Commercial Aviation program. There are three campuses in Nelson specializing in trades, arts and tourism/hospitality programs. Adult upgrading is also offered in Nelson, with a summer school at the Silver King Campus. Campuses in Trail and Grand Forks and Learning Centres in Kaslo and Nakusp provide opportunities for adult education and many short-term and continuing education and skills development courses, across the region. Selkirk College has over seventy certificate and diploma programs and boasts over 36,000 graduates since opening in 1966. The College is organized into four main divisions: the two largest divisions, Education and Students and Administration and Finance are headed by a vice president, each of whom reports to the College president. The Education and Students division has three deans, two managers, and one director who share responsibilities for programs, student support services, the library, the registrar’s office, continuing education, contract training, institutional research, strategic enrolment management and international education. Programs are organized into Schools that are each headed by a chair. These include: Adult Upgrading and Development The Arts [Digital Media, Music and Kootenay Studio Arts] Business and Aviation Environment and Geomatics Health and Human Services Hospitality and Tourism Industry and Trades Training Selkirk International University Arts and Sciences. The Education and Students division also includes the Mir Centre for Peace, the Selkirk Geospatial Research Center, the Corporate Training and Community Education Department, the Distributed Learning Centre, the Teaching and Learning Centre, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute and the Regional Innovation Chair in Rural Economic Development Research. 5 Institutional Overview | exceeding expectations The Administration and Finance division is responsible for all operational aspects of Selkirk College
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