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GENERAL INFORMATION 8<br />

Major Accomplishments<br />

May 2011 - April 2012<br />

Major Gifts Campaign<br />

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COLLEGE<br />

In 2011, total giving to the <strong>Wallace</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> Foundation gifts and pledges was $175,973.<br />

Total giving to the <strong>Wallace</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> Sparks Campus Foundation during 2011 was $30,596.<br />

Business Affairs<br />

Maintenance and Custodial<br />

Completed the construction of the Center for Academic Success (IDC) (15,843 sq. ft., cost<br />

$2,243,406) on time within budget (including furnishings & equipment) and only 2.1% change<br />

orders<br />

Implemented a maintenance software system to manage maintenance work orders and<br />

preventive maintenance task scheduling (SchoolDude Maintenance Direct and PM Direct)<br />

Management Information Systems<br />

Remodeled all the computer labs in the A building on Sparks campus to provide better<br />

utilization of space and increase capacity<br />

Installed new Cisco switches and network wiring for student lab computers to provide increased<br />

throughput<br />

Upgrade WAN connectivity by increasing Internet access speed for 20Mb to 100Mb, Sparks<br />

Campus connection from 10Mb to 20Mb, and CEWD from 1.5 Mb to 10Mb<br />

Initiated server virtualization project (95% complete) consolidating 30 physical servers onto 5<br />

Accounting and Finance<br />

Unqualified audit opinion – no findings<br />

Moved to direct deposit for Pell<br />

Moved to direct deposit for payroll<br />

Implemented new internal control measures for payroll and accounts payable processing<br />

Instructional Affairs<br />

Academic Affairs Accomplishments<br />

English Communications Division (ECD)<br />

Created new Transitional Studies Division comprised of all developmental courses (English,<br />

Reading, and Math), allowing for a more focused approach to providing quality instruction for<br />

these students<br />

Increased summer term student success in English Composition I and II by more than 10<br />

percentage points above fall 2011 and spring 2012<br />

Decreased student withdrawal rates for all English courses from fall 2011 (23.36% withdrawal)<br />

to spring 2012 (21.53% withdrawal) and summer 2012 (11.19% withdrawal)

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