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challenges in financial stability related to fluctuations in enrollment and lack of consistency<br />
in the BAO position. Throughout this period of time, the faculty and staff opened direct<br />
lines of communication with the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and<br />
Planning to express concerns. These concerns preceded the resignation of one President<br />
and the removal of an Interim President.<br />
Significant progress has been made since the arrival of President Williams in July 2018.<br />
Roles have been clarified, transparency in budgeting and an increased shift towards<br />
empowering faculty and staff has returned to the <strong>RVCC</strong> culture. Department Chairs have<br />
been given more autonomy to create and implement academic policy, a greater emphasis<br />
has been placed on the needs of students, and the College has started to have some very<br />
realistic conversations at All-College Staff Meeting related to the future and planning<br />
surrounding the Academic Centers in Keene and Lebanon. As part of these discussions,<br />
the AVPAA positions, which oversaw the Keene and Lebanon Academic Centers, had<br />
changes in their roles. The AVPAA of Keene moved into a full-time faculty role and was<br />
assigned as the Department Chair of the Business department. To manage the Keene<br />
Academic Center, a Program Specialist was promoted to Interim Supervisor. The AVPAA of<br />
the Lebanon Academic Center was transitioned to a Center Director, but left <strong>RVCC</strong> in<br />
Spring 2018. The Student Service Generalist that serves at Lebanon, was then promoted<br />
to Interim Supervisor of the LAC. These changes brought the College more in line with<br />
other colleges of its size in CCSNH and are in line with the feedback in the LBA related to<br />
<strong>RVCC</strong>’s “increased levels of administrators.” These changes had an additional positive<br />
impact of filling a vacant faculty role in the Business department.<br />
Additional improvements in project completion have included the work done to update the<br />
Standing Team Documents as well as work on the strategic plan.<br />
Input from College Constituencies<br />
The College President is assisted with the general administration of the College and seeks<br />
input from faculty, staff, and students. The Standing Teams help provide leadership and<br />
direction to <strong>RVCC</strong> through regular meetings and open communications as guided by the<br />
Standing Teams Document and the Communications Model.<br />
During Fall 2017, under the direction of the Interim VPASA, the oversight of academic<br />
programming was shifted to the Department Chair group. They worked closely with the<br />
Interim President/VPASA who oversaw the work done by the group, but ultimate control<br />
was provided via input from all Department Chairs. The Early College Coordinator also<br />
reported to the Interim President/VPASA to ensure the quality of these programs was<br />
consistent with <strong>RVCC</strong> expectations. With the appointment of a Vice President of Academic<br />
Affairs in late Spring 2018, the oversight of all academics now resides with this role who<br />
will continue to oversee the Department Chairs and the Early College Coordinator and work<br />
collaboratively to ensure academic quality at <strong>RVCC</strong>.<br />
All academic programs and course offerings are reviewed by the Curriculum Team which<br />
oversees new program proposals, new course proposals, and reviews and revisions to<br />
current programs and courses (including discontinuation of programs or courses). The<br />
Curriculum Team also makes recommendations regarding formatting/content of course<br />
outlines and course syllabi. All classes, regardless of location or method of instruction<br />
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