AASHE Annual Conference , Los Angeles, CA
O
ctober 14, 2012
TODAY’S AGENDA
KCTCS Overview
KCTCS Sustainability Initiative
KCTCS Beyond the Numbers: Diversity
Action Plan
Action Planning Process
Lessons Learned/Next Steps
KCTCS PROFILE
Fall 2011
Created in 1997
16 colleges; 68 campuses
KY’s largest provider of
postsecondary education
600 Academic Programs
108,302
credit
-
seeking students
92 percent of students receive
financial aid,
totaling $
242
million
~10,000 Full & Part Time
Employees
KCTCS ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
Board of Regents
16 College
Presidents/CEOs
System President
KCTCS
MISSION
The mission of KCTCS is to improve the employability and
quality of life of Kentucky citizens as the primary provider of
:
College
and Workforce Readiness.
Transfer
Education.
Workforce
Education and Training.
KCTCS
VALUES
Responsiveness
to students, employers, and
communities
Access
with innovative and flexible
delivery
Trust
, respect, and open
communication
Continuous improvement
Inclusion
, multiculturalism, and
engagement
2010
-
16 KCTCS STRATEGIC GOALS
Advance Excellence and Innovation in Teaching, Learning
and Service.
Cultivate Diversity, Multiculturalism and Inclusion.
Increase Student Access, Transfer and Success.
Enhance the Economic and Workforce Development of the
Commonwealth.
Expand the Recognition and Value of KCTCS.
KCTCS
GREEN+
SUSTAINABILITY AIM
Demonstrate responsible stewardship and facilitate cultural
change to:
•
Enhance
the well
-
being of people and KCTCS in a socially
equitable
manner
•
Focus
on being Green Plus by balancing the social,
environmental, and economic criteria
of
the sustainability
triple bottom
line
•
Obtain
sustainable communities inside, across, and outside of
KCTCS
KCTCS GREEN
+ SUSTAINABILITY
OBJECTIVES
•
Facilitate
cultural change to balance the social,
environmental, and economic criteria of the
sustainability triple bottom line across
KCTCS
•
Enhance the
efficiency and effectiveness of
KCTCS
•
Protect Kentucky’s natural resources and
environment
•
Embrace
and practice social justice across
KCTCS
KCTCS CHANGE MODEL
Active, visible executive sponsorship.
Frequent and open communications.
Utilization of a structured change
management approach.
“Continuity gives us roots; change
gives us branches, letting us stretch
and grow and reach new heights.”
~Pauline R.
Kezer
KCTCS DIVERSITY PHILOSOPHY
Creating
a culture of inclusion
&
engagement
Utilize organizational
development
approach
Appreciative inquiry/Facilitation
Capacity Building
Collaboration
Data
-
driven
Infuse diversity throughout
all functions of the
organization
KCTCS BOARD RESOLUTION
To cultivate diversity, multiculturalism,
and inclusion.
Endorsed
KCTCS
Beyond the Numbers
.
September 16, 2011.
BEYOND THE NUMBERS:
2010
-
2016 KCTCS Diversity Action Plan Framework
VISION:
KCTCS envisions itself as an inclusive community of learners
empowered to express their individual cultures and identities.
MISSION STATEMENT:
KCTCS strives to unite internal and external stakeholders around
the prefaced vision, to drive systemic transformations that lead
to working and learning environments that provide our
community of learners the skills and experiences necessary for
effective participation in an increasingly diverse, global society.
DIVERSITY DEFINED:
Means differences or
variety.
Describes an inclusive
community of people.
Seeks to insure the creation
of a safe, supportive and
nurturing environment that
honors and respects those
differences.
BEYOND THE NUMBERS:
2010
-
2016 KCTCS Diversity Action Plan Framework
BEYOND THE NUMBERS:
2010
-
16 Priority Areas
Student Access and Success
Education, Service and Scholarship
Campus Climate
Institutional Leadership & Transformation
KCTCS BEYOND THE NUMBERS
Plan Components
Systemwide
Action Plan
College and System Office Plans
Performance Metrics
Student Access and Success
Workforce Diversity
BEYOND THE NUMBERS:
Performance Metrics
Student Enrollment
First to Second Year Student Retention
Credentials Earned
Employment of Executives, Administrators & Managers
Employment of Faculty
Employment of Other Professionals
Campus Climate
KCTCS DIVERSITY ACTION/RESEARCH
PLANNING
Developed and implemented a “plan to plan”
▪
An inclusive engagement process
▪
Utilizes
Appreciative Inquiry
techniques
▪
Constructed and delivered capacity building
▪
C
onducted data review
▪
Created planning framework
STRONG EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Board of Regents
President’s Leadership Team
System Office Staff
College Diversity Directors
Community Leaders
College Staff/Faculty
Students
APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
Appreciate
:, v., 1. Valuing; the act of
recognizing the best in people or the world
around us; affirming past and present
strengths, successes, and potentials…
Cooperider
& Whitney
APPRECIATIVE
INQUIRY
Eight Principles
Constructionist: Words
create
worlds
Simultaneity:
Inquiry creates
change
Poetic:
We can choose what we
study
Anticipatory:
Image
inspires
action
Positive:
Positive
questions lead to positive
change
Wholeness: W
holeness
brings out the
best
Enactment:
Acting
“as if” is
self
-
fulfilling
Free Choice:
Free
choice liberates power
APPRECIATIVE
INQUIRY (AI)
Five Steps
Definition
: Create focus
Discover
: Inquire into excellence
Dream
: Share stories
Design
: Develop shared vision
Delivery
: Innovate ways to create
AI
-
DEFINE
Diversity
as
TRANSFORMATION
***
Bottom line
: Student success
AI
-
DISCOVER
Think about the people,
programs and processes
in place for cultural
diversity. Describe what
has worked or is working
well. What needs to
remain “cutting edge” to
advance diversity?
AI
-
DREAM
In terms of cultural
diversity, what would you
like to
see
five years from
now? What is happening
on campus? What are
your
highest aspirations
?
PROVOCATIVE PROPOSITIONS
AI
-
DESIGN
Quantitative Data Review
Planning Framework
Capacity Building
Campus Level Action Planning
AI
–
DESIGN
Data Review
Student enrollment
Student retention
Student transfer
Student success (graduation, credentials earned)
Employee/Workforce Diversity
KCTCS Marketing Study
-
2005
AI
-
DESIGN
Beyond the Numbers: Planning Framework
PRIORITY AREAS/OBJECTIVES:
PRIORITY AREAS
RELATED OBJECTIVES
Student
Access and Success
•
Enroll a
Diverse Student Body
•
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Service and
Scholarship
•
Incorporate
Inclusive Teaching Strategies
•
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Campus Climate
•
Foster an Open
Campus Climate that is Welcoming to All
Institutional Leadership and
Transformation
•
Demonstrate Leadership to Support Inclusion,
Engagement & Equity
•
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•
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•
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AI
–
DESIGN
Capacity Building
Diversity Administrators
Leadership Development
Administrative Processes
Appreciative Inquiry Basics
Staff and Faculty Development
Cultural Competence
AI
–
DESIGN
Planning Accountability
Shared by 16 colleges and 6 System Office functional
areas
Submitted plans to
the
System Office
Acceptable
plans
identified:
Framework Priority Areas and Objectives
Specific
Action
Steps
Budget
Needs/Plans
Responsible Person/Contact
PLUS Collaborators/Partners
Expected Outcome
Timeline
(
initiation/deadline
)
Accepted plans added
to the system level plan
and
published.
AI
-
DELIVERY
Each
college developed, submitted and
implemented strategies that :
Reflect vocal, active executive commitment
Produce measurable outcomes
Promote a long term perspective
Encourage collaboration
Facilitate cross
-
functionality
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
KCTCS received Association of Community
College Trustees (ACCT) Kennedy Equity
Award.
“Intentional strategic planning
by system, with college
alignment.”
--
October 2011
LESSONS LEARNED
Built relationships
Focused
on what worked
Positioned diversity as exciting & engaging
Shared vision of cultural diversity
Promoted cross
-
functionality/collaboration
OPPORTUNITIES
FOCUS ON IMPLEMENTATION
Strategic communications
Assessment and reporting
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Company of
Experts
David
Cooperider
CoreClarity
, Inc.
Taylor Cox, Jr. and Ruby L. Beale
Christopher Anne Easley
Prosci
Daryl G. Smith
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!
NATALIE
GIBSON, M.P.A.
System Director of Cultural Diversity
(859)256
-
3551
BILLIE HARDIN, M.P.A.
System Director of Sustainability
(859)256
-
3272
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