September 2012 Insider - South Piedmont Community College

The Insider September 2012
SPCC seeks community’s input
For a week in late August, President
Stan Sidor and other SPCC officials
kept a busy schedule in seeking
input from the community in the
school’s effort to continuously
improve and serve Union and Anson
counties.
During the last week of the month,
a series of eight meetings – four
for the public, two for employees
and two for students – were held at
various times on both campuses and
at the Lockhart-Taylor Center.
The meetings were held to help the
college fulfill its mission of “learning,
student success and workforce and
community development.”
Participants in the employee listening session on the L.L. Polk Campus ponder
their answers to one of the sets of questions.
During the meetings, participants
were asked to answer nine questions concerning the college’s future by attaching their suggestions on sticky notes to a
poster with each question. Some of the questions, for example, were “What do you think is our community’s perception
of SPCC and the quality of our programs?” and “What activities or initiatives should SPCC initiate or join to support
economic development in our region?” Others were more school specific, such as “What services and programs do our
students need in order to be successful?”
On the cover
Continuing Education Program
Coordinator Deb Caudle and
Union County Board of
Commissioners Chairman Jerry
Simpson post their answers at
one of the sessions in Monroe.
Additionally, an environmental scan has been developed that will be used by the
college’s senior leadership and other stakeholders to evaluate key external variables
that influence state and local workforces, and corresponding educational needs. In
reviewing the impact of external factors such as the economy, learning, politics and
technology, along with internal demographics, a strategic plan can be developed
that will move the college forward.
The environmental scan can be viewed online at http://tinyurl.com/cpuru3a.