March 9, 2001
Budget development was among the topics discussed at the March 6 meeting of the President's Cabinet. Vice Presidents Tim Burcham, CFRE, and Ken Walker reported that the second Strategic Needs Analysis (SNA) workshop went well, and said the colleges have done an excellent job in preparing various funding scenarios, reallocation strategies and analyses of funding sources.
The SNA workshops are designed to accomplish the following objectives:
· Link college/district budget priorities to the colleges' strategic plans and the KCTCS strategic plan;
· Validate the college/district/system budgetary and capital priorities for fiscal year 2001-2002 and the 2002 biennial budget request;
· Create flexible financing plans for colleges and districts;
· Identify possible alternatives for reallocation of resources to meet college/district/system priorities;
· Identify all potential sources for funding proposed college/district/system priorities;
· Identify potential college/district/system priorities that can be proposed to state and federal grant makers; and
· Identify potential college/district/system priorities that can be pursued through a system wide major gifts campaign.
A 1-½ hour budget development session will be included on the agenda of the President's Leadership Team (PLT) when it meets March 20-21. The PLT meeting also will include a President's Report by Dr. Michael B. McCall and team reports. Dr. Ron Crouch, of the State Data Research Center at the University of Louisville, will be the guest speaker at a professional development dinner held as part of the meeting. Crouch will discuss current and future demographic trends and their impact on KCTCS enrollment.
In other Cabinet business:
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Dr. McCall has announced the appointments of two administrators who will assist in providing leadership for student affairs in KCTCS. Mary Abrams, former dean of student affairs at Jefferson Community College, has accepted the position of senior system administrator for policy and procedures. Ruth McCleese, former dean and faculty member at Central Kentucky Technical College, is now senior system administrator for operations. Abrams and McCleese will report directly to KCTCS chancellors, Dr. Tony Newberry and Dr. Keith Bird.
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An agreement between Southeast Community College and the University of Virginia's College at Wise will make it easier for SECC graduates to enroll at the four-year liberal arts institution. Under the terms of the agreement, students who complete an associate of arts or associate of science degree at SECC will be granted automatic admission to the Virginia College. Also, SECC students will be eligible to attend UVA/Wise at a reduced rate through the Kentucky Tuition Assistance Grant program, which provides tuition assistance for Kentuckians who reside within 50 air miles of Wise.
The SECC student newspaper, the Southeasterner, won several awards and was recognized for journalist excellence during the annual conference of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association. Advisors for the student publication are Chris Jones and Carlton Hughes.
| Dr. McCall recently visited Jackson where he spoke to the local chamber of commerce on the Lees College Campus of Hazard Community College. Several students from Breathitt County (at right) attended the event to hear McCall speak. |  |
Anniesland College in Glasgow, Scotland is the official sister college of Hazard CC and Hazard TC. Hazard CC and Hazard TC President and CEO, Dr. G. Edward Hughes, recently visited Anniesland and noted that the Glasgow college is similar to its Kentucky sisters. Hughes said that Anniesland has several campuses that work closely with the communities they serve "not unlike what we do in Jackson, Hindman, Hyden and in Hazard." Anniesland and the Hazard colleges will explore faculty, students and program exchanges.
| Dr. Nashid Fakhrid-Deen, KCTCS Coordinator of Diversity Programs, spoke to more than 300 students at Bowling Green High School during Black History Month. He told the students to be proud of their heritage, and emphasized the importance of setting goals and achieving dreams. |  |
| An exhibit featuring arts and crafts of local artisans is currently on display next to the Prestonsburg Community College library. The exhibit includes this "birds" carvings (see photo) by Mayo Technical College instructor Roger Owens. |  |
Joyce Thompson and Carla Ann Reynolds have both achieved the rank of professor. Thompson is acting director and nursing professor at the Pikeville campus. Reynolds, who has taught at Mayo Technical College since 1976, is a business and medical office technology professor.
Elizabethtown Community College's third annual summer institute in distance learning will be held May 17-18. Those interested can contact Altay Ozgener at the college.
KCTCS' Somerset colleges recently hosted visitors. The entire eighth grade class from the Science Hill Independent School District participated in a shadowing program at both Somerset Community College and Somerset Technical College. The students visited programs and classes in which they were interested.
Eighteen Boy Scout troops from as far away as Oneida, Tenn., visited Somerset Technical College to participate in a merit badge program. Volunteers, including faculty from both Somerset TC and Somerset CC, led classes.
| Sharon Rogers (right), professor of psychology at Somerset Community College, was the recipient of the Outstanding African-American Citizenship Award during the February celebration of Black History Month. Congratulating Rogers are (left) Dr. Jo Marshall, Somerset CC president, and (center) Jean Bowdan, who presented the award. Rogers was recognized for exemplary service to the college and the community. |  |
Several KCTCS technical colleges recently hosted Vocational Industrial Clubs of American (VICA) student leadership and skills regional competitions. The skills segment included such areas as computer assisted drafting, electronics technology and cabinet making. Some components of the leadership competition were extemporaneous speaking, prepared speech, and job interview. There were secondary and postsecondary divisions in both the skills and leadership categories.
Winners of the regional events advance to the April 16-19 state VICA competition, and state winners qualify for the nationals, which will be held in Kansas City June 25-29.
More than 150 students plus 60 judges and advisors participated in the VICA regional event held at Ashland Technical College. Students from 14 secondary area technology centers, as well as students from Central Kentucky TC and its Anderson County campus, comprised the 300 who competed in Lexington.
| Lynton Day, Central Kentucky cooperative education coordinator and VICA advisor at the college for the past 12 years, coordinated the VICA regional competition at CKTC. |  |
Chorovaya Akademia, a male chorus from Russia, will perform March 19 at Ashland Community College. The program will include a variety of Russian folks songs and pieces by Russian composers of the last three centuries.
The performance is part of the college's Artists in Concert series.
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