CTC Fall In-Service
Thursday, August 16th
If you haven't already, please mark your calendars for CTC's annual Fall In-service scheduled for Thursday, August 16th, once again at the Aviation Technology Center at Merrill Field.
Continental breakfast will be served beginning at 7:45 am and the days activities will begin promptly at 8:00 am.
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Fall 2007
Other accomplishments of note… - With all of the career cluster industry forums accomplished, priority projects scored, and merits debated, we’re honing in on AY08 projects. Late summer will see each of the cluster leads working with their teams to complete the Outcomes Definitions for the AY08 Career Cluster Plans. These forms show the action steps toward successful project completion and are the driver for next year’s beautiful and motivating Nav Charts.
- The CTC Leadership Team began reviewing the draft Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) plan, developed initially by the DCT, and on the table for broader discussion across CTC in the fall. An excellent start on Recruitment and Retention, with Placement and Follow-up scheduled for more detailed planning this coming year. The SEM is one of the 7 UA metrics.
- I summarized the results of this winter’s faculty chats and the spring staff chats. Lots of good observations and ideas for improvements – some in CTC and some beyond. Will integrate these findings in our SEM and Career Cluster planning, as well as our routine work to make life at CTC better for all of us. Staff strongly recommended, and I’ll schedule them for fall, that I hold similar sessions with students.
- We’re coming to the close on a large number of recruitments – we’ll introduce a number of new folks at fall in-service, and I’ll also put out a more formal announcement, but very briefly we have new faculty in CPDS (Comp and Math), CM, Culinary, CNT, Transportation, Dental Assisting, MLT, as well as a new associate dean and permanent director in Aviation. A failed search for a new grants/contracts/development officer has sent us back to the drawing board. We are searching for a number of important staff positions in aviation, CDT/TECT, and the dean’s office. A new Culinary staff member joins us, and another of our most important hires is a new Tech Prep assistant – a CIOS student of whom we’re so very proud. More detail as is due them, later this summer.
- The Aviation English project is moving along and scheduled for an opening offering in January 08. Special thanks to Christina Gheen for this effort.
In early May we said good-bye to former Chancellor Elaine Maimon and Vice Chancellor Gebe Ejigu – both off to Governor’s State University in Chicago. We wish them well. Both were ardent supporters of the mission and good works of CTC. Among changes closer to home we’ve said adieu to Ken Weyand, Jean Bokman, Gerry Busch, John Mears, to Marina Makarova, Jeremy Hughes, Linda Pearson, George Oweletuk and Sarah Browngoetz. Sandra Carroll Cobb returns to HPER as faculty chair. A special thanks to Sandra for her service as interim associate dean for two years.
By now you all know but CTC and UAA say farewell this summer to Bonnie Nygard – her family is moving back to Wisconsin and on to a new chapter. Of course we will miss her actual presence (how could we not?) but her influence will live on in many processes, programs and materials that – ever the good Seawolf - she developed and shepherded on behalf of our students.
While the pace in summer feels more relaxed, the work program list of things to do is immense. Gratefully, sometimes the quiet yields more productivity but most importantly is gives us time to reflect, to think with and talk to others. Despite the office demands I encourage us all to take time to look up, enjoy the view that only Alaska – and Anchorage can provide and remember to ‘be happy and be grateful.’
Jan
