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The Governing Board of the Maricopa Community College District is knowledgeable about and supportive of the students, employees,programs and services provided at Glendale Community College. The Board is committed to policy governance and has completedextensive training to better understand and practice policy governance strategies.Although the interactions between the Maricopa Community College District operations and the college are oftentimes complex, theworking relationships between the two entities are effective and productive. Examples were cited of increased collaboration among theDistrict and the colleges in the areas of marketing and fund-raising. However, frustration was expressed regarding the amount oftime needed to hire faculty and staff and the perceived lack of information regarding human resource practices and procedures.Glendale Community College has a strong history of shared governance across various employee groups and constituencies. Thefollowing groups were identified as being highly involved in various aspects of leadership at the college: the Executive Leadership Team,Administrative Team, Faculty Senate, Academic Departments, Department Chair Council, Employee and Constituency Groups (15) and 46standing and ad hoc committees. In team visits with the various groups and teams,e mployees verified that they were providing input andrecommendations regarding a wide variety of college operations and activities.The college embraces its diverse student composition and has developed programs and services to support unique student populations.Examples of these programs and services are the Multicultural Affairs program, the Adapted Fitness program, the ACE Plus program,its International Education program and its programs for veterans. The college also recognizes the age diversity of its students and iscommitted to providing learning that addresses the different learning styles and values that are associated with students of varyinggenerations.2. Evidence that one or more specified Core Components need organizational attentionIn regards to Core Component 1B, the college has achieved great ethnic diversity in its learners and is struggling to match this diversity inits employees, and especially in the faculty ranks. As of 2011, about 20% of the faculty was identified as being in a minority population,compared to over 40% of all students. The college is aware of this concern and is taking steps to hire a more diverse faculty and staff.3. Evidence that one or more specified Core Components require Commission follow-upNone.4. Evidence that one or more specified Core Components are not met and require Commission follow-upNone.Recommendation of the TeamCriterion met. No Commission follow-up required.10 Final Report: Assurance Section
2CRITERION TWO: PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE. The organization's allocation of resources and its processes for evaluation andplanning demonstrate its capacity to fulfill its mission, improve the quality of its education, and respond to future challenges andopportunities.1. Evidence that Core Components are metThe team determined that GCC has adequate resources to support its Mission and is poised to meet future needs. GCC’s Honors Program andCTLE Program are examples of faculty-driven programs that maintain profound vetting processes to enhance the quality of the curriculumand student life through salient standards and engaging professional development opportunities. GCC’s department and program levelstrategic planning processes are exemplary and can add value to the College’s strategic planning effort. Notable are the strategic plansused by the HonorsProgram, CTLE Program, and the MCCCD District Libraries plans. GCC main and GCC North facilities were state of the art and wellmaintained. The college has a facilities master plan for the main campus and the north campus. Phase I of both master plans are alignedwith the 2004 capital bond issues. The facilities, and the programs they support, demonstrate the college’s commitment to serving theirstudents and community. The team took special note of the Public Safety Sciences building, the Life sciences building, the Library and thestudent technology lab in High Tech 1 building. Since 2001, four buildings have received awards of excellence in the annual Valley Forwardand Best of the West competitions. These competitions recognize excellence in facilities design, sustainability and the environment,educational programs and leadership and services improving each citizen’s way of life in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.GCC has a robust budget development process that provides input from all areas of the college. New operating budget requests are linkedto the strategic directions and are submitted to the President’s Budget Advisory Committee. Members of the President’s Budget AdvisoryCommittee discuss the budget requests with their employee group and bring their prioritized list to be discussed at the committee level.The President’s Budget Advisory Committee then recommends a prioritized list of requests to the president. Approved budget requests arethen posted on the business services web page. New staffing requests are reviewed by the executive leadership team. While numerouspositions have been held vacant, the executive leadership team has recommended and the president has approved numerous faculty andstaff positions to be filled in FY 2013.GCC must manage a complex financial system that includes many different funding sources with different spending criteria. GCC hasfaced difficult financial challenges with state funding to the district declining to 1% from 15% over the last 10 years. GCC relies heavilyon property taxes to support general operations and with a weakened economy and declining property values this may be a challenge.Through a successful giving campaign GCC has increased scholarship funds available (from $46,570 in FY 2002 to $2,792,900 in FY 2011)to students to help offset the increase in tuition costs. The college has exhibited prudent financial management by absorbing the budgetreductions, increasing aid to students and maintaining a balanced budget. GCC staff demonstrated professionalism, dedication and a focuson student success. Staff is offered generous and comprehensive professional development benefits.11 Final Report: Assurance Section
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