Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle

April 1, 2013

U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton Visits Colorado Mountain College

Filed under: Uncategorized — Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle @ 12:25 am

Colorado Mountain College has worked hard to develop a presence in Washington, D.C.  To do so has required that college leadership make a strong and sustained commitment to building relationships with the college’s congressional delegation, recognizing that this investment can result in outcomes that impact student success.

 

One example of why this work is important, can be seen in the solicitation of Colorado Mountain College’s input in the recent activities surrounding the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act.

 

Community colleges have long played a central role in workforce development.  These locally based institutions of higher education have gained prominence over the last several years for initiating numerous partnerships that ensure students are trained for existing jobs.  Several federal agencies including the Department of Labor have recognized community college initiatives to improve employment rates .  Many of these partnerships are made possible because of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.  This legislation provides funding and services for states to improve employment outcomes, earnings, and workforce training.

 

The Workforce Investment Act is now ready for reauthorization and, at Colorado Mountain College.  We are highly involved in the developments taking shape.  We are working closely with members of our congressional delegation from both sides of the aisle.  Colorado Mountain College offered input for both the bill sponsored by Democrats and the bill introduced by Republicans.  The rift between the parties was sharp and, in the end, Democrats walked out of the House Education and Workforce Committee and refused to vote, leaving the Republican Version, The SKILLS Act, being carried with a 23-0 vote

 

Scott Tipton and Jill Boyle

Dr. Jill Boyle and Dr. Charles Dassance meet with Representative Tipton,

 

The Senate will now assume the discussion.  In our conversations with senators, we will continue to emphasize the dynamic relationship between the role of community colleges and workforce development and underscore the need for fully supporting our many programs that prepare students for the workforce.

 

Continued support of community colleges is critical to the country’s continued economic recovery and, for those of us involved in delivering services to students, it is vitally important to continue to advocate for the role of education in workforce development.

 

 

 
US Congressman Scott Tipton visted Colorado Mountain College

October 20, 2011

The Importance of Strategic Planning

Filed under: Landesberg-Boyle,Thoughts — Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle @ 1:29 am

The importance of engaging in a strategic planning process that results in a solid guide for an organization’s actions cannot be overstated.   Strategic planning provides a venue and forum for an organization to gather key constituents, grapple with tough choices, vet complex decisions, and settle on a clear path to guide future decisions.  The resulting plan should serve as a means to direct actions, shape outcomes and meet overarching institutional goals.

The strategic plan is equally important as a philosophical document that relays to internal and external stakeholders where the organization is heading.  As such it serves as a critical piece of communication in and of itself – directing departmental activities, enumerating and acknowledging institutional initiatives, and messaging the direction in which the organization has chosen to pursue.  However, while the plan itself is a vital piece of organizational communication, if the institution does not actively engage in the act of notifying its constituents of the existence and meaning of the plan, the probability of the plan’s success is greatly diminished.  Thus, the act of communicating the plan must be undertaken with intention and enthusiasm if the strategic plan is to be seen as integral part of the organizational culture.

January 3, 2011

2010 in review

Filed under: Landesberg-Boyle — Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle @ 3:44 pm
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The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,300 times in 2010. That’s about 6 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 12 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 22 posts. There were 2 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 38kb.

The busiest day of the year was January 12th with 55 views. The most popular post that day was Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle and Team $2.24mil to FKCC.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

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Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle and Team $2.24mil to FKCC December 2009

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Recruitment Trends February 2010

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Curriculum Vitae November 2009

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Energy Saving Initiatives at FKCC Save $100,000 Annually January 2010

Profile November 2009

August 19, 2010

Counseling Does Work

Filed under: Landesberg-Boyle — Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle @ 1:59 am

I conducted a study with John J. Kehoe on the impact of counseling for students with an alcohol policy violation. The results showed that counseling does have a positive impact on the student. Below is the abstract for the paper:

This study examined the relationship between mandatory counseling and student academic success measures for students who violated the campus alcohol policy. The results were analyzed from the vantage of objective measures of academic success (GPA and retention). Findings indicated that college students who attended mandated counseling imposed through a discipline process were more likely to be retained in the Fall term of the subsequent year and to achieve end of year higher average cumulative grade point averages than referred students who did not attend counseling. Implications for judicial officers, alcohol educators, and counselors are outlined.

April 13, 2010

Education a Lifetime Process

Filed under: Landesberg-Boyle,Thoughts — Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle @ 5:40 pm
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“Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.”
– Perelman

March 29, 2010

Why Branding Is Important For Community Colleges

Filed under: FKCC,Landesberg-Boyle — Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle @ 10:19 pm
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Some have asked, “why did we take the actions we took in order to brand the school?” The answer boils down to establishing a unique niche leading to a competitive corner amongst the hundreds of choices potential students have when considering higher education. It used to be that a community college could count on its local residents to attend the local institution. Those citizens who needed retraining or were planning on spending their first two years of a baccalaureate program at a community college naturally found themselves gravitating towards the local community college, primarily because of cost and accessibility.

Today, however, all that has changed. While some students will attend the local institution due to ease and price, no longer does any one institution has a market niche based on these two variables. With distance learning and niche programs sprouting up all over the country, students today have more choices than ever and it is no longer feasible to sit back and count on local students to register at their local community college simply because it is in the same region or, even the same town. This is especially true if the college itself has not established its image as a premier institution where one’s cost equals the value one will derive from the educational experience offered.

To believe that an institution can depend upon its local citizenry to be its lifeblood, regardless of its image, is to be foolhardy, at best, and negligent at worse.

March 17, 2010

New Brand Identity for FKCC

Filed under: FKCC,Landesberg-Boyle — Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle @ 1:10 am
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Last week I wrote about how we “set the stage” for establishing a “brand identity” for Florida Keys Community College (FKCC).  We did so by soliciting feedback and determining how our constituents (and potential constituent groups) perceived the college and its accompanying logo’s (letters quite literally in boxes of primary colors), taglines (Start here, go anywhere), and services.  We then set about determining consensus on a shared vision and mission statement.  Those statements were defined as follows:

MISSION:

Enriched by its unique island location, Florida Keys Community College provides student-centered post-secondary degrees, life-long learning opportunities, and workforce development initiatives which enhance the educational, recreational, economic, and cultural environment of the Florida Keys .

VISION:

The college will be the premier educational and cultural center of the Florida Keys.

With this focus on the islands, the tagline was clear: Island Living, Island Learning.  Unlike the former tagline, this statement elicited a unique concept that fit the college’s program mix, which follows and contributes to the island economy.

The island concept lent itself naturally to new colors – we moved away from the primary red, blue, yellow, and green blocks to vivid aqua blue and bright, tropical green.

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Original FKCC Branding

TO
Island Living / Island Learning

Island Living / Island Learning

The new branding image was received from Students, Faculty and Administrators alike and our enrollment numbers soared.

March 5, 2010

Preparing for a Branding Initiative

Filed under: FKCC,Landesberg-Boyle — Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle @ 12:44 am
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Before we could undertake a full and effective branding process at FKCC, we first had to step back, take a long hard look at how we were perceived and who we wanted to be.

To do this necessitated numerous focus groups, facilitated by objective third-party consultants.  In all cases representatives of the college participated although they remained in the role of observant listener rather than actively engaging in the dialogue.  This allowed our consultants - everyone from business leaders to students, to potential friends of the college, to freely communicate.  As for the representatives, by listening with an open mind they were able to learn much of which they were previously unaware.

A primary, recurring themes was the lack of awareness of opportunity at the college.  Indeed, one person commented he had never been to the campus and wouldn’t have come expect for the that the president had followed up each invitation with a personal phone call.

Many people, especially students and prospective students felt the exiting primary colors (red, yellow, blue, and green) appeared to be more representative of a preschool than a college.

After hearing all this, we ran a session to define our mission, vision, values, and strategic plan.  leveraging our unique island locale, we appropriately entitled the plan – Island living / Island Learning.  The branding began….

Stay tuned next week for more on how we move a college from a 10 year enrollment decline to the fastest growing school in the Florida State College System. Branding was a critical component. which I will describe in more detail next week.

February 25, 2010

PACE Program

Filed under: Landesberg-Boyle — Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle @ 3:11 am
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In 2009 I was presented with an award for “excellence” from the students representing The Keys Center (formerly PACE).  A year prior to this award, the PACE program in Key West was one of two programs in the state of Florida whose funding was completely pulled. Immediate steps had to be taken to save the program.  FKCC was able to offer a home to the program on the West campus. 

The program, now called Keys Girls, serves underprivileged and at-risk girls in the community and was able to put 35 homeless students ages 18-24 into higher education. 

I believe being able to provide these services and real opportunity to the less privileged in our community is a fundamental calling for community colleges.

February 13, 2010

Leadership….

Filed under: Landesberg-Boyle,Thoughts — Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle @ 3:34 pm
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Quote: ”Leaders who win the respect of others are the ones who deliver more than they promise, not the ones who promise more than they can deliver.” — Mark A. Clement

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