Context:

Externally, the Mohawk Valley region needs MVCC to be a high-performing organization more than ever. A number of internal developments have created an environment to consider important strategic directions for the College.

• The updated strategic plan will provide a common focus for the entire college community, identifying the priorities, directions and initiatives for the next five years.
• The accreditation self-study process has provided the College with the opportunity to reflect and identify important commitments we must make to improve our collective performance.
• The six design team charters have provided important recommendations that will demand full consideration and subsequent action steps to transform essential administrative system to create a better learning environment for students, faculty, and staff.
• The 2008-09 budget development process is critically important to allocate resources most effectively to optimize the talents of faculty and staff, improve the overall learning environment for students, the overall working environment for employees, and fund the stated priorities from the strategic plan, self-study, and design team recommendations.
• Given that close to 80% of the overall budget is committed to personnel, all effort must be made to ensure that faculty and staff are assigned as effectively as possible and the organizational structure accomplishes identified objectives to increase the overall performance of the organization.

Organizational Structure Review Objectives

A thorough review of the organizational structure is intended to accomplish the following:

• Optimize staff assignments so people have the best opportunities to do their best work.
• Provide for a reasonable scope of responsibility for all areas and positions.
• Refine supervisory relationships and clarify responsibilities while strengthening succession planning efforts at the College.
• Develop a collaborative leadership model throughout the organization, recognizing formal and informal leadership roles.
• Strengthen interdepartmental/intradepartmental communication throughout the organization.
• Create capacity to implement the new strategic plan and actively advance the strategic priorities, directions, and initiatives.
• Allow for full consideration and exploration of possibilities with regard to design team recommendations.
• Increase the alignment of programs and services with rapidly changing community needs.
• Realign organizational capacity in key programs and services such as workforce development, online programs, job placement, student advising, transfer articulation, career education, transitional education, information technology, institutional advancement, marketing and other support areas.
• Realign capacity to accommodate enrollment growth in under-served populations.
• Reinforce multi-campus philosophy - embracing Rome, Utica, Online, operations, as well as Community, Workforce and College Outreach efforts.
• Preserve the academic integrity and overall reputation of the College.