James FalkofskeJames Falkofske

M.S. Management Technology; M.S. Education; M.S. Management Technology; M.S. Education;

B.S. Business AdministrationB.S. Business Administration 10+ years of business ownership experience10+ years of business ownership experience 6+ years of university experience creating and 6+ years of university experience creating and

managing online courses in D2L & Blackboardmanaging online courses in D2L & Blackboard Expertise in web accessibility and multimedia Expertise in web accessibility and multimedia

productionproduction Strong commitment to using technology in Strong commitment to using technology in

innovative ways to support teaching and innovative ways to support teaching and communicationcommunication

““I love to solve problems!”I love to solve problems!”

Developing PartnershipsDeveloping Partnerships

Maintain the mission, Maintain the mission, vision, and strategic valuesvision, and strategic values

Identify the stakeholdersIdentify the stakeholders

Monitor the economic, political, social Monitor the economic, political, social forces at playforces at play

Determine the changing needs for Determine the changing needs for people, technologies, structures, and people, technologies, structures, and strategiesstrategies

Provide value to our partnersProvide value to our partners

Our Mission and VisionOur Mission and Vision Mission StatementMission Statement

Chippewa Valley Technical College Chippewa Valley Technical College delivers superior, progressive technical delivers superior, progressive technical education education which improves the lives of which improves the lives of studentsstudents, meets the workforce needs of , meets the workforce needs of the region, and strengthens the larger the region, and strengthens the larger community.community.

Vision StatementVision StatementChippewa Valley Technical College will be Chippewa Valley Technical College will be a dynamic community partner dedicated a dynamic community partner dedicated to adding value through learning and to adding value through learning and student success.student success.

Our ValuesOur Values Commitment

We value all students and their diverse backgrounds.  We are committed to their learning and success in a global society.

Collaboration We value partnerships with business, government, educational systems, and our communities.

Trust We act with honesty, integrity, and fairness.

Respect We value a safe and cooperative work environment where individuals care for each other and grow through open communication.

Excellence We value working together to develop and continuously improve processes that support the creative pursuit of new ideas.

Accountability We value the resources entrusted to us and will use them responsibly.

Identifying Some Identifying Some StakeholdersStakeholders

Current Students, Alumni, and their Current Students, Alumni, and their EmployersEmployers

Faculty and staffFaculty and staff Key regional industries Key regional industries

(healthcare, retail, business services) (healthcare, retail, business services) UnitedHealth, Menards, GSI, 3MUnitedHealth, Menards, GSI, 3M

Economic Development / Chambers of Economic Development / Chambers of CommerceCommerce

Local high schoolsLocal high schools Local and state governmentsLocal and state governments Other educational partners Other educational partners

UWEC, UW-Stout, UWRFUWEC, UW-Stout, UWRF

Analysis of ProgramsAnalysis of Programs

What are the What are the –Strengths, Strengths, –WeaknessesWeaknesses–OpportunitiesOpportunities–Threats?Threats?

Where are Where are the the opportunitieopportunities?s?

Where are Where are the threats?the threats?

Monitor the Economic, Political, Monitor the Economic, Political, and Social Forces and Social Forces

Researching the forces & eventsResearching the forces & events Communicating with employersCommunicating with employers Maintaining an awareness Maintaining an awareness

of the news and views within the of the news and views within the regionregion

are all required to locate and take are all required to locate and take advantage of opportunities.advantage of opportunities.

Wisconsin Economic Wisconsin Economic OutlookOutlook

Dept. of Revenue, Nov 20, 2006 Report Dept. of Revenue, Nov 20, 2006 Report Housing Starts Down Housing Starts Down [1][1]

Wisconsin Economic Wisconsin Economic OutlookOutlook

Dept. of Revenue, Nov 20, 2006 Report Dept. of Revenue, Nov 20, 2006 Report Declining growth in Construction Declining growth in Construction [2][2]

Likely to Affect…Likely to Affect… Workers in the construction industryWorkers in the construction industry

– Seek retraining opportunities for new career pathsSeek retraining opportunities for new career paths

Suppliers of new construction materials Suppliers of new construction materials (Anderson Windows, Parco Mfg, Menards)(Anderson Windows, Parco Mfg, Menards)– Seek workers with marketing and ecommerce skills Seek workers with marketing and ecommerce skills

to assist in gaining competitive advantage and to assist in gaining competitive advantage and reducing inventory costs through online-based reducing inventory costs through online-based salessales

Home-Repair businesses Home-Repair businesses – Seek students with marketing and sales skills to Seek students with marketing and sales skills to

help build customer base as family’s chose help build customer base as family’s chose repairing/remodeling over building brand newrepairing/remodeling over building brand new

Wisc. Forecasted Job Wisc. Forecasted Job GrowthGrowth[3][3]

Projected Projected Highest Highest Growth Growth SectorsSectors

20062006 20072007 20082008 20092009 20102010

Financial Financial ServicesServices

0.3%0.3%159.1k159.1k

1.6%1.6%161.7k161.7k

1.8%1.8%164.6k164.6k

1.6%1.6%167.1k167.1k

1.6%1.6%169.8k169.8k

Prof. and Prof. and Business Business ServicesServices

2.3%2.3%266.5k266.5k

2.1%2.1%272.0k272.0k

3.0%3.0%280.2k280.2k

3.0%3.0%288.6k288.6k

2.4%2.4%295.4k295.4k

Education Education and Health and Health SvcSvc

3.1%3.1%397.5k397.5k

2.1%2.1%405.9k405.9k

2.1%2.1%414.4k414.4k

2.2%2.2%423.4k423.4k

1.6%1.6%430.0k430.0k

November 20, 2006, Wisconsin Department of Revenue

Likely to Attract Students Likely to Attract Students Seeking…Seeking…

Innovative skill set combinationsInnovative skill set combinations– Bridging of Bridging of businessbusiness and and health carehealth care

(medical business office, insurance, HMOs)(medical business office, insurance, HMOs)– Bridging of Bridging of marketingmarketing and and ITIT (ecommerce) (ecommerce)– Bridging of Bridging of educationeducation and and supervisory supervisory

managementmanagement (childcare and charter schools) (childcare and charter schools)

Career promotionCareer promotion– Retraining to new industriesRetraining to new industries– Skill-updating (Life Long Learning)Skill-updating (Life Long Learning)

Question 1:Question 1:

How will projected changes How will projected changes in demographics, economy, in demographics, economy, technology, structures, and technology, structures, and

the environment be the environment be incorporated into incorporated into

curriculum?curriculum?

Question 2:Question 2:

Who are the students Who are the students

of the future?of the future?

Current StudentsCurrent Students

> 50% are under the age of 24> 50% are under the age of 24 57% female57% female 65% full-time students65% full-time students 1/31/3rdrd working full-time working full-time Attending in-person, on-campusAttending in-person, on-campus

Future Students?Future Students?

Aging workforce, working longer Aging workforce, working longer (changes to retirement age, living longer, options for (changes to retirement age, living longer, options for tele-commuting)tele-commuting)

Multiple Careers - Jobs lost in transition Multiple Careers - Jobs lost in transition (T. Friedman, “World is Flat”)(T. Friedman, “World is Flat”)

Balancing work, home, and studyBalancing work, home, and study(single parent households; (single parent households; WI Dept Health & Fam Svc 2005: 48% divorce rate)WI Dept Health & Fam Svc 2005: 48% divorce rate)

Attending virtual classrooms / online Attending virtual classrooms / online (current growth of 20% per year)(current growth of 20% per year)

Future “Best Customers”Future “Best Customers” The best source for The best source for future studentsfuture students

might be might be former studentsformer students, ,

the friends they refer, the friends they refer, and the institutions at which they work.and the institutions at which they work.

Career choices may force students to Career choices may force students to leave the area, so “virtual” connections leave the area, so “virtual” connections become much more valuable.become much more valuable.

Building More Flexible Building More Flexible Programs, Programs,

including more Online Servicesincluding more Online Services

an Important Strategy for an Important Strategy for building Business Programsbuilding Business Programsand Business Partnershipsand Business Partnerships

We want We want willing willing and and interested interested partners partners

so that we canso that we can

CollaborateCollaborate to to – develop develop cost-effective strategiescost-effective strategies – leverage current resources leverage current resources – take take advantage of opportunitiesadvantage of opportunities – hedge against threatshedge against threats

First focus on First focus on maintaining maintaining

relationships and relationships and adapting to changes adapting to changes

in current partner in current partner needsneeds

Inviting New PartnersInviting New Partners

They may ask…They may ask…““What’s in it for me?”What’s in it for me?”

Giving Value to New Giving Value to New PartnersPartners

““Providing “cool” and useful, Providing “cool” and useful, FREE (low cost) InformationFREE (low cost) Information

Featuring their “Stories of Success!”Featuring their “Stories of Success!” Providing events and seminarsProviding events and seminars

(“meet and greets” with subject experts, industry (“meet and greets” with subject experts, industry leaders, potential employers)leaders, potential employers)

Explaining “how it works” Explaining “how it works” (demonstration online course)(demonstration online course)

Easier transfers to other institutionsEasier transfers to other institutions(articulation agreements)(articulation agreements)

Information and ServicesInformation and Services Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

(VITA) (VITA) Forums for community awareness Forums for community awareness

(AgStar grant related to conservation, GSI’s (AgStar grant related to conservation, GSI’s ecommerce model, “Managing your HMO” from a ecommerce model, “Managing your HMO” from a customer perspective)customer perspective)

Innovation Showcases Innovation Showcases (new products, processes, materials)(new products, processes, materials)

Business newsletters, blogs, podcastsBusiness newsletters, blogs, podcasts– Features on curriculum, faculty, and employersFeatures on curriculum, faculty, and employers

– Stories of Success from Alumni Stories of Success from Alumni “Improve Your Life!” “Improve Your Life!”

Keeping In-Touch TacticsKeeping In-Touch Tactics

Database of alumni Database of alumni email-based newsletters as well as solicitations email-based newsletters as well as solicitations for referrals and job openingsfor referrals and job openings

1-day skills update classes1-day skills update classes(new software versions, new manufacturing (new software versions, new manufacturing techniques) techniques) to stay “on top of technology.”to stay “on top of technology.”

SBA workshops and seminarsSBA workshops and seminars

Career/Job FairsCareer/Job Fairs

Campus Web ConnectionsCampus Web Connections

Value added content from CVTC websiteValue added content from CVTC website– Providing news about economic and market Providing news about economic and market

trendstrends– Monthly Articles: interviewing and hiring tipsMonthly Articles: interviewing and hiring tips– Identifying community resourcesIdentifying community resources– Faculty biographies and special expertiseFaculty biographies and special expertise

– Give Give potential partnerspotential partners and and prospectiveprospective studentsstudents useful information prior to their useful information prior to their official relationship (a reason to visit)official relationship (a reason to visit)

Closing ThoughtClosing Thought

The rapid changes in technology The rapid changes in technology and the exploding global knowledge and the exploding global knowledge base base

mean that several of the skills mean that several of the skills we are teaching today we are teaching today

are outdated before our students are outdated before our students graduate.graduate.

The StrategyThe Strategy

Instill in our students and their Instill in our students and their employers a recognition of the employers a recognition of the importance of importance of Life-Long LearningLife-Long Learning

Develop more flexible ways to attend Develop more flexible ways to attend and partner with CVTCand partner with CVTC

Our “core business” is creating the Our “core business” is creating the “problem solvers” of tomorrow. “problem solvers” of tomorrow.

SourcesSources [1] Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Division of Research and Policy, [1] Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Division of Research and Policy,

Wisconsin Economic Outlook, November 20, 2006, Wisconsin Economic Outlook, November 20, 2006, http://www.dor.state.wi.us/ra/0611/0611okma.pdfhttp://www.dor.state.wi.us/ra/0611/0611okma.pdf , p. 17. , p. 17.

[2] ibid, p. 19.[2] ibid, p. 19. [3] ibid, p. 23.[3] ibid, p. 23.