1) To begin construction of Phase II of the Academic / Technical Building in Whitesburg, and continue work on environmental clean up.

This project will expand the square footage within the campus' second major structure. The project managers, DCT Design Group, Lexington, are completing the design phase. Contract documents are scheduled to be finished by 9/24/99, and the contract awarded by 12/9/99. Construction is expected to be completed by 1/11/01. Environmental clean up continues according to a plan approved by the State's environmental control office. With enrollment at Whitesburg showing healthy growth, these new classrooms and learning labs will help to alleviate current over-crowding and scheduling problems.

2) To complete construction of the Telecommunications Center on the Cumberland Campus.

McKnight Construction Company, London, now expects to complete this project by October 1. SECC has been awarded a FIPSI (Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Instruction) grant in the amount of $1,125,000. These funds will establish a telelinking network connecting the new SECC Telecommunications Center in Falkenstine Hall at Cumberland with the Middlesboro and Whitesburg campuses and with local high schools. FIPSI funds will also be used to establish a television studio / laboratory for a broadcasting technology curriculum, and to support new staff positions: Telecommunications Director, Broadcasting Instructor and ITV technicians.

3) To complete construction of a storage building / equipment compound on the Middlesboro Campus.

Work is now underway in Middlesboro to develop a space on which a storage building can be located. The site presently in use as an equipment storage compound, after it is screened with trees and a decorative fence, will continue to be used for that purpose. Additional parking spaces for the handicapped have also been built as part of this project, a new site survey has been completed, and the landscaping plan has been updated.

4) To complete roofing projects for Newman Hall and Chrisman Hall, on the Cumberland Campus.

The Newman Hall project was awarded by bid in the spring, and work is expected to be completed by the end of summer. The Chrisman Hall project is now in the design phase, and work is expected to be completed Fall 1999.

5) To complete initial planning for renovation projects approved for the Cumberland Campus by the 1998 General Assembly.

Projects approved for SECC are: (1) Electrical Renovation in Falkenstine Hall ($60,000), 2) Roof Replacement, Chrisman Hall ($220,000), HVAC and Lighting Renovation, Newman Hall ($395,000), HVAC and Lighting Renovation, Falkenstine Hall ($395,000), and Elevator Replacement, Newman Hall ($250,000). Consultants have been approved for the Chrisman Hall roofing project , and the Falkenstine Hall HVAC and lighting renovation project.. (Design work is near completion on new tennis courts, approved by a separate appropriation to SECC.)

6) To complete the new physical development plan for the Middlesboro Campus.

The Plan has been completed and presented to the Board of Directors for review and approval on February 23, 1999. (See Attachment 1)

7) To work with the Department of Transportation, City of Cumberland, and the Corps of Engineers to complete the design for a new access road for the Cumberland Campus.

The Department of Transportation's regional office in Manchester has been assigned to this project; meetings were held during the spring semester, and the design is now being completed. Work is expected to begin in the spring of 2000.

8) To begin programming in the Telecommunications Center, using it as the platform for the use of multimedia in the classroom, the offering of course work and laboratory experiences in broadcasting, and the development of an independent study program.

Please see # 2, above. Programming will begin within one semester of the completion of the Telecommunications Center. Special attention will be given to providing instruction in the use of distance learning and broadcast technologies and to establishing SECC as a state and regional leader in the use of ITV as the basis for an independent study program.

9) To begin the self-study process, leading to the reaffirmation of accreditation from the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 2001.

The Commission on Colleges has approved a self-study plan for SECC. Kathy Guyn, who served as self-study director during the College's last reaffirmation visit, agreed to serve in that position again. Milton Borntrager was chosen as chair of the steering committee, which consists of the chairs of each of the principal committees.

10) To approve a new mission statement for the College based on changes brought about by the passage of House Bill 1.

A new mission statement was approved by the faculty, presented to the Board of Directors on February 23, 1999, and approved on that date.

11) To approve a new organizational chart for the College based on changes brought about by the passage of House Bill 1 and the merger of several units into the new Office of Community and Business Development.

Following the creation of the Office of Community and Business Development, a new organizational chart was approved for the College. (See Attachment 2.)

12) To update the Institutional Effectiveness Plan to reflect the change in mission and the merger of units into the Office of Community and Business Development.

The Institutional Effectiveness Plan has been updated, submitted to division chairs for review, and presented to the Community College System's Chancellor's office. The revised IEP is included in this report.

13) To review all programming with the Southeast Regional Technology Center, which leads to an associate of, applied science degree.

This objective was put on hold, pending designation of a parent college for the Southeast Regional Technology Center. Work on this objective will begin Fall 1999.

14) To request the approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education for a regional radiography program, offered jointly with Hazard Community College.

KCTCS approved this program Spring 1999; CPE approval was not required.

15) To request the approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education for new associate of applied science degree programs in Law Enforcement Technology, Network and Information Systems Technology, and Art and Craft Design.

Proposals for Law Enforcement and Network Information Systems Technology were approved by KCTCS, Spring 1999. Students are currently enrolled in these programs. The Arts and Crafts Design proposal will be submitted Spring, 2000.

16) To determine the need for the reactivation of Civil Engineering Technology Program, and, if a sufficient demand exists, request approval from Kentucky Community and Technical College System/UKCCS.

Work is progressing: a faculty committee is working on a curriculum, letters of support from potential students and employers have been solicited. The College will move forward with a formal proposal Fall 1999. Courses may be offered as early as Spring, 2000, and program approval is anticipated Fall, 2000.

17) To conduct preliminary needs assessment studies to determine the need for applied science programs in hospitality management, culinary arts, and museum management.

Curricula have been developed for hospitality management and golf course management. Needs assessment for each has been launched by the Office of Institutional Planning and Research with completion expected by September 30.

18) To expand interactivity among the campuses, build on the distance learning network, and make wider use of computer capabilities, particularly in the academic and learning resources area.

This objective has been accomplished. Please see Objectives 2 and 8.

19) To launch at least three major initiatives through the Office of Community and Business Development and continuing serving as a partner with the community in all areas of economic development.

New initiatives have been successful: (1) location of an industrial site on U.S. 119; (2) securing a planning grant for an aquaculture project; (3) securing funds for the reactivation of a specialty sock factory, and (4) an effort to locate a National Historical Park in the coal mining communities of Benham and Lynch.

20) To work toward a performing arts/ theater arts cooperative among the College's three campuses.

A preliminary plan--for discussion purposes---has been prepared and circulated. Meetings will be held with officials in Cumberland, Harlan, Middlesboro and Whitesburg by the end of the Fall Semester.

21) To complete the Partners in Progress Campaign in Bell County, plan and launch SECC's first annual campaign, and to complete the match of gifts from the Robinson Trust in Letcher County.

The Partners in Progress Campaign has been completed in Middlesboro, with $350,000 raised; an additional $100,000 was raised by the Whitesburg Education Foundation to match a gift from the Robinson Trust, bringing the total raised in Whitesburg to more than $1 million. The total raised during the PIP and Whitesburg campaigns is now approaching $6 million.

22) To establish closer working relationships with the public schools through expansion of the Pine Mountain Technology and Education Consortium.

Task forces in language arts and in science/math have been established and met throughout the academic year. Other initiatives are planned for the visual and performing arts and in the Appalachian Studies curriculum. The new tele-linking network will allow public schools in the SECC service region to receive programming from all three campuses. The Consortium will be consolidated at the beginning of the 1999-2000 academic year with workshops and seminars to be scheduled throughout.

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