Dear Colleagues, <\/p>\n
Today, I hosted our March virtual employee town hall meeting. I shared updates on our latest audit and the changes we\u2019re making to help ACC function better and work smarter. <\/p>\n
We\u2019ve spent the past 18 months listening \u2014 really<\/strong> listening to you and learning more about your challenges and your visions for how we can better serve our students and each other. We\u2019ve been working with a consultant, Swim Digital, to assess and improve our structures and processes. <\/p>\n What we\u2019ve seen and heard is clear and consistent: we need to adapt. Our guiding approach was simple:<\/p>\n Here\u2019s What to Expect Restructuring at the Cabinet Level With this change, we\u2019re taking the opportunity to refine, realign, and ultimately flatten our organization and remove layers of bureaucracy.<\/p>\n Solving for Basic Needs Clearer Functions for Student Affairs Student-Facing Areas: <\/em>There are three unique functions for our student-facing areas within the division. Here\u2019s what we\u2019ve mapped out:<\/p>\n Central-Facing Areas: <\/em>There are two unique functions for our central-facing areas of Student Affairs. <\/p>\n Next Steps I know there are still a lot of questions about how this is going to look in the end and where different roles and responsibilities will fall. We haven\u2019t figured it all out yet. Over the next two months, we\u2019re going to keep the conversations going with our Student Affairs colleagues to ensure we get the function right before assigning roles. This is not about moving people into boxes. It\u2019s about making sure the right people, who understand the work, are in the right place.<\/p>\n I am not going to divide up responsibilities just because it sounds easier. We need to be intentional. I will return in May with a clear outline of job functions and roles for this area of the College.<\/p>\n I know change can be uncomfortable and sometimes scary, but it\u2019s necessary. Let\u2019s assume positive intent. Let\u2019s root ourselves in positive intent. Let\u2019s have each other\u2019s backs. Let\u2019s assume everyone here is trying their best. Let\u2019s be part of the solution, together.<\/p>\n We should be a resilient organization and have the courage to do what\u2019s right for our students. The way forward is through transparency and radical simplicity. If you missed the town hall, you can watch a recording on our website<\/a>. I hope you will stay engaged and be part of shaping this change.<\/p>\n Much love, Dear Colleagues, Today, I hosted our March virtual employee town hall meeting. I shared updates on our latest audit and the changes we\u2019re making to help ACC function better and work smarter. We\u2019ve spent the … Continue reading \n
<\/strong>We\u2019re going to position ACC for the future. For the first time in our collective history, we have significant revolutions happening in technology, economics, society, and politics. We\u2019re going to make several changes at the Cabinet level and within the functions of Student Affairs to help us plan for the future. <\/p>\n
<\/em>We have one of the most knowledgeable and experienced people here to do that. I\u2019ve talked with our Provost to reimagine her role. I\u2019m asking her to become our futurist. I think we\u2019re both really excited about the change that\u2019s coming. <\/p>\n\n
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<\/em>Helping our students meet their basic needs is one of our most critical issues. It\u2019s not just a Student Affairs challenge to solve. It cuts across every part of the College. It requires communications and marketing, our business office, government relations, community outreach, strategic initiatives, and thoughtful grants. We have to work together if we\u2019re going to serve more students. Here\u2019s what that looks like: <\/p>\n\n
<\/em>To provide clearer alignment and a more student-centered approach at scale, we\u2019re going to organize Student Affairs into two distinct reporting structures:<\/p>\n\n
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<\/strong>These changes are all of ours. I\u2019m going to ask you to lean in.<\/p>\n
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