Table of Contents Letter from Selkirk College Board Chair and President ................................................................................... 3 Institutional Overview .........................................................................................................................................4 Mission, Vision and Values ............................................................................................................................. 5 Strategic Directions ......................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Teaching and Learning: Our Fundamental Activity ..................................................................... 6 2. The Student Experience: Access to Success .................................................................................... 7 3. Employees: Key to Our Success ........................................................................................................ 7 4. Leadership: A Commitment to Our Communities ......................................................................... 7 5. Internationalization: Bringing Selkirk to the World and the World to Selkirk .......................... 7 6. Sustainability: Toward Selkirk College as a Green College ........................................................... 7 The Year’s Highlights ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Planning Context ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Internal Context ............................................................................................................................................. 12 External Context .............................................................................................................................................29 Economic Impact ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Strategic Issues ............................................................................................................................................... 39 2011/2012 Performance Measures and Targets ................................................................................................. 43 Institutional Performance Measures and Targets ....................................................................................... 43 1. Teaching and Learning: Our Fundamental Activity .................................................................... 43 2. The Student Experience: Access to Success ................................................................................. 44 3. Employees: Key to Our Success ..................................................................................................... 46 4. Leadership: A Commitment to Our Communities ....................................................................... 47 5. Internationalization: Bringing Selkirk to the World and the World to Selkirk ....................... 48 6. Sustainability: Toward Selkirk College as a Green College ........................................................ 49 Accountability Framework Performance Targets: 2011/12 – 2013/14 ......................................................... 50 2010/2011 Performance Results .......................................................................................................................... 51 Ministry Performance Measures, Targets and Results ............................................................................... 51 Institutional Performance Measures, Targets and Results ........................................................................ 54 Summary Financial Outlook ............................................................................................................................. 72 2010/2011 Consolidated Expenditures ............................................................................................................... 72 Capital Equipment ............................................................................................................................................. 72 Table of Contents | exceeding your expectations i ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN AND REPORT 2011/12 - 2013/14 LETTER FROM SELKIRK COLLEGE BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT June 2011 Dear Reader, On behalf of the Board of Governors, the management team and the employees of Selkirk College, we hereby affirm our commitments and accountability for this Accountability Plan and Report 2011-2014. 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 accomplishments for and with our very supportive community: the delivery of high quality programs and learning opportunities that lead to work and/or transfer; strong enrolments across the institution; and innovative training and project delivery that serve the needs of our communities at home and with partners across the world. As well, the college community has contributed to improving our infrastructure while finding cost savings and increasing revenue. We have brought forward a balanced budget for 2011-2012. We look forward to the work of post-secondary education in the West Kootenay Boundary region in 2011- 2012 and into the future. Yours sincerely, Stefan Lehmann Angus Graeme Board Chair President & CEO Letter from Selkirk College Board Chair and President | exceeding your expectations 3 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. 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 four deans 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: Developmental Education Business and Aviation Digital Media and Music Environment and Geomatics Health and Human Services Hospitality and Tourism Industry and Trades Training Kootenay School of the Arts University Arts and Sciences. The Education and Students division also includes the Mir Centre for Peace, the Selkirk Geospatial Research Center, the Community Education and Distributed Learning Centre, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute and the Regional Innovation Chair in Rural Economic Development Research. 4 Institutional Overview | exceeding your expectations The Administration and Finance division is responsible for all operational aspects of Selkirk College and includes the Finance, Budget, Information Technology, Facilities and Maintenance departments, Food Services, Bookstore and student residences, along with the campus management function. The Human Resources and the Communications and Development divisions also report directly to the President. Selkirk College was the first college in B.C. to be awarded a Leading Edge Endowment Fund Regional Innovation Chair to contribute, through leadership and research, to regional economic development. Selkirk College is actively involved in applied research activities, primarily through the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute, Regional Innovation Chair and the Selkirk College Geospatial Research Centre. Although we continue to be proud to be a college with a wide range of certificate and diploma programs, we also collaborate with the University of Victoria to ensure regional access to a Nursing degree and with the University of British Columbia for a teacher education degree. We also have our own, made-at-Selkirk, Bachelor in Geographic Information Systems. Selkirk College offers a comprehensive range of programs within the academic, career technical and trades areas. The programs which set Selkirk College apart from other post secondary institutions are an extension of the activities and interests of those who call the West Kootenay Boundary region home. Examples of this unique programming include peace studies, ski resort operations and management, contemporary music, integrated environmental planning, aviation,