PIP System (SUNY Orange)

2018 - 2019 CAPE Plan

A general statement (narrative) about what the department wants to accomplish.

Last updated on: 10/24/2017 12:51 pm by David Kohn

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CAPE PLAN 2018-2019

SUNY Orange Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) seeks to extend the resources of the College to the various constituencies it serves through non-credit professional development, college preparation, and enrichment opportunities with targeted, measurable goals and outcomes and to provide the highest quality learning environment and support services for educational programs and activities. To serve CAPE's varied student population, we recruit diverse faculty with extensive experience and education.

CAPE’s provides:

  • Remedial skills courses for those needing basic reading, writing, and math skills
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) courses for limited English speakers
  • High School Equivalency (HSE) completion and test preparation courses for those who have not completed high school
  • Enrichment courses providing fee-based professional and personal enrichment classes
  • Contract Education courses customized to the specific needs of business and industry
  • Career and Technical courses to community members seeking industry certification or advancement
  • Career Development and College Preparation courses

CAPE seeks to:

  • Demonstrate financial self-sufficiency and increase the College's resources and capacity
  • Increase educational opportunities available through CAPE
  • Build strong partnerships and collaborations with external organizations
  • Increase connections within the College community
  • Build effective promotion, awareness and advocacy
  • Enhance professional growth opportunities for CAPE staff and faculty
  • Strengthen institutional effectiveness efforts / operational excellence
  • Work on a seamless transition for CAPE students to enter College academic programs

One can interpret adult education as an entity responsive to changing societal and economic conditions. Future prosperity is largely in the hands of a public higher education system that should not defend the status quo, but rather support and protect its service area and citizens.

Department Goals

Specific things the department wishes to achieve or accomplish this academic year.

# Department Goal
1 Expand the education pipeline and seamless transition activities from non-credit to College academic programs, or through external partner to College
2 Collaborate internally with Academic Affairs, Student Services, and Institutional Advancement staff, College committees, Governance, and other internal entities to identify opportunities for supporting CAPE, it's students and businesses and industries.
3 Expand upon strategies that improve planning processes, decision making, and effective use of resources (institutional effectiveness / operational excellence)
4 Build strong partnerships and collaborations with external organizations
5 Increase opportunities for staff support and development and professional growth

Initiatives

Projects or processes that would assist you in achieving one or more of your goals this academic year.

Initiative Title Importance  
Develop collaboration with Admissions and Advising on High School Equivalency (HSE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs High
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Implement new Impaired Driver Program curriculum High
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Migrate electronic registration submission and payment processing functions away from CAPE Online Administrator's Interface and integrate into Banner High
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Research and develop a plan to move CAPE payroll out of CAPE Online Administrator's Interface as well as integrate CAPE instructors into Banner High
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Research and implement a new program model to transition CAPE ESL, HSE and other adult students for college admission High
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Identify and implement an annual review of CAPE metrics, including benchmarks and potential for additional measurements Medium
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Connect Faculty, Chairs, and other College staff with CAPE business clients and external agencies. Low
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Research and develop the appropriate target market strategies to enhance program development. Low
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Review Carnegie Foundation of the Advancement of Teaching Elective Community Engagement Classification and determine appropriateness and readiness to apply for 2020 classification Low
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