A system of planning and decision-making that creates broad engagement is essential to SCTCC’s ability to advance its goals and fulfill its mission. There are numerous opportunities for employees to engage in dialogue and help to identify and provide leadership for some of the most critical work at the College.
On this page, you can review each groups charter and chair(s). The President's Office sends out calls for members several times a year. If you would like to learn more about serving on any of these groups, reach out to the chair(s), your supervisor, or your local union president.
Councils
The purpose of the Cultural Fluency Leadership Council is to advise the Office of Cultural Fluency, Equity, and Inclusion on priorities relative to eliminating gaps in educational opportunity and achievement collegewide.
Co-chairs:
- Jen Evens, Biology Instructor
- Debra Leigh, Vice President of Cultural Fluency, Equity, & Inclusion
The Integrated Planning Council oversees the institutional planning and budgeting process, ensuring that the College systematically plans for the future, executes actions to ensure success of the strategic plan, and aligns its resources to support institutional priorities.
Co-chairs:
- Dan Holtz, Interim Vice President of Administration
- Ken Matthews, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment, & Research
Committees
The purpose of the Academic Integrity Committee is to improve student success and readiness and maintain SCTCC’s strong academic reputation. The committee aims to support the college in building a community of well-rounded, ethical citizens and a reliable future workforce by maintaining and promoting a community of trust in the integrity of work submitted for academic credit, ensuring that students and faculty are represented in the process. The Academic Integrity Committee will evaluate, support, and maintain the high standards of academic integrity set as policy for St. Cloud Technical & Community College.
Chair: Jen Evens, Biology Instructor
The Educational Policy Review Committee maintains a five-year review cycle for SCTCC’s policies and procedures for which the Vice President of Academic Affairs is the responsible administrator. The work of this committee will support SCTCC’s Student Experience commitments, specifically through creating streamlined processes that ensure timely communications and delivery of resources and services when students need them.
Chair: Bretta Edwards, Registrar
Building an engaged workforce is essential to advancing the College’s Mission and Vision. The employee engagement committee will work on efforts to enhance climate and workplace culture and increase the sense of community, engagement, and belonging to decrease turnover of the future and existing employees.
Chair: Kari Matson, Vice President of Human Resources
The unique mission of the Multicultural Center as an incubator of an inclusive, equitable campus climate and culture requires that its activities are guided by diverse perspectives. The Advisory Committee provides recommendations to the Director of Cultural Fluency, Equity, and Inclusion to support the Multicultural Center in fulfilling its mission. It is a participatory planning body that reflects the diversity of SCTCC’s campus community.
Co-chairs: to be selected by the committee
The purpose of the Online and Hybrid Learning Committee is to continuously improve the communications, delivery, and support of online and hybrid education for SCTCC. The scope includes all aspects of the college’s operation that define, influence and shape the student experience with online and hybrid education at SCTCC.
Chair: to be selected by committee
The Policy & Procedure Committee supports the creation, revision, and repeal of all SCTCC policies and procedures. The committee helps to ensure broad and early engagement when policy or procedure proposals are under consideration.
Chair: Ken Matthews, Vice President of Academic Affairs & Institutional Research
The purpose of the Strategic Enrollment Management & Student Experience Committee is to establish strategies, objectives, and action plans that support the College’s recruitment and retention efforts and student completion.
Chair: Andrew Pflipsen, Vice President of Student Affairs
The Student Learning Assessment Committee serves to lead, develop, and implement policies and procedures to maintain a robust and sustainable assessment process designed to improve student learning. The charge of this committee is to oversee the advancement of assessment, review assessment plans, provide feedback to departments, and to support the development of resources and support systems at the institutions.
Chair: to be selected by the committee
Task Forces
The Comprehensive Facilities Plan (CFP) Task Force oversees the update of the College Comprehensive Facilities Plan, ensuring that the plan aligns with strategic priorities of the College and incorporates the following:
- Optimizes the natural setting for student learning and success
- Adapts and aligns the physical environment with institutional values, priorities, and goals for student success
- Creates learning environments that support feelings of belonging and sense of value as an individual
- Form partnerships with the community
- Create meaningful traditions and ceremonies that bond the College community to one another and the institution
Co-chairs:
- Dan Holtz, Interim Vice President of Administration
- Jason Theisen, Director of Facilities
The MnTC Goal Area 7 Task Force will provide leadership for the College’s implementation of the changes to Goal Area 7.
Co-chairs: to be selected by the task force members
College-wide councils, committees, and task forces serve a critical role in SCTCC’s continuous improvement. Effective continuous improvement requires that diverse voices are included in the evaluation of data and planning for the future. The primary purpose of this task force is to review College policy S1.5, College Councils, Committees, and Task Forces to ensure that the College’s commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion are upheld in the appointment of members to these representative groups. The task force may recommend other changes as deemed appropriate by consensus of the members.
Chair: Ken Matthews, Vice President of Academic Affairs & Institutional Research
Building a highly skilled, diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators is essential to advancing the College’s Mission and Vision. Strong hiring practices sustain the institution to ensure the College can serve its community and that all employees can work effectively and thrive in the workplace.
Chair: Kari Matson, Vice President of Human Resources