To enhance student success through multi-dimensional programs and intentionality of services that improve preparedness, build self-esteem, and remove barriers to academic and personal success. Many of the identified outcomes delineated in the ASSD do not require non-operational funding. However, all functional units have access to a foundational budgeting process that is linked to unit outcomes. The academic year 2012-2013 marks the thirteenth year of annual budget hearings for discretionary spending, presided over by the college’s Administrative Council, a body comprised of ex officio and elected representatives of administrators, faculty, and staff. It culminates in the submittal of prioritized funding recommendations to the president for consideration for inclusion in the budget presented annually to the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education. Planning and assessment processes are guided by the Office of the College Dean, the Executive Cabinet, and a standing committee, the Assessment Council. The Assessment Council is chaired by a senior faculty member and its membership represents faculty, administration, and staff.
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