| Initiative Title | Identify and establish industry partnerships. |
| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | We seek to increase our relationship and interaction with area employers in order to
- adjust and validate the degree programs we offer and the corresponding course content
- establish a tight and trusting relationship with area employers such that they will not hesitate to look to SUNY Orange first for candidates to fill their entry level IT positions.
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| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | Less than desirable employment rates among our graduates. |
| Department Goals | |
| Programs | |
| Locations | Main Campus, Newburgh Campus |
| Estimated Completion Date | |
| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | No |
| Importance | High |
| Funding Source | |
| Created | 11/26/2018 7:48 pm |
| Updated | 11/30/2018 2:19 pm |
Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- COLLEGE GOALS as of 2011
- 3. To establish public and private partnerships and provide programs and services that support and serve our county’s educational, economic, civic and cultural needs.
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This initiative creates partnerships with industry vendors and ties our curriculum to their needs and expectations. |
- STRATEGIC PLAN 2015-2020
- PRIORITY II: Student Support and Success: We will support our students in achieving their educational and career goals.
- c: Increase student retention, completion, transfer, and employment readiness.
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As this initiative increases employment readiness. |
- ACADEMIC MASTER PLAN 2016-2020
- Programming
- Objective #1: Offer valuable academic programming by maintaining relevance and timeliness of programming throughout the college.
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This partnership ties our degree programs to the needs of area employers. |
- ACADEMIC MASTER PLAN 2016-2020
- Programming
- Objective #3: Establish strategic partnerships that assist in developing new programs as well as in improving existing credit programs.
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This initiative allies us with industry partners to increase the relevancy of our courses by relating them to area employers. |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Working with the office of Carreer Placement, compose a list of companies and their IT Directors |
Bruce Roman |
1 |
| Working with the Carreer Placement Office, develop an outline of topics, questions and objectives for these meetings |
Bruce Roman |
2 |
| Do 2 - 3 interviews with area IT Managers and evaluate |
Bruce Roman |
3 |
Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| A better understanding of what skills IT Managers want for their entry level IT positions |
1 |
| Foster a relationship with area IT managers such that they are containg our college FIRST when entry level positions become available. |
2 |
Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| Tracking |
Usage of programs, services, participation can be tracked; demographic information may also be able to be collected. |
|
Bruce Roman |
Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$500.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$500.00 |
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Marketing
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Other
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| Misc printing and informational material |
$500.00
/ 500.00 (1st year)
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- Computer Science and Technology
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| TOTAL: |
$500.00 / $500.00 |
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Prioritization
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
Assessment
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
| No results found. |