LFCC Accomplishment of Goals for 2007-08

Lord Fairfax Community College

Enrollment – the VCCS must serve at least 16,000 new students by 2009.

Implement recruitment goals of the LFCC Enrollment Management Plan. Using fall 2006 baseline data, increase the New Student, full-time in curricular population by 17% beginning with the fall 2008 semester.

Target partially met in fall 2007 – LFCC increased New Student, full-time in-curricular students (not including DE) at Middletown Campus by the target goal of 12% (83 students), but this sub-population decreased at Fauquier Campus by 10% (Source: LFCC Cohort Retention Trends 2004-07). To meet both the percent and numerical goals by fall 2008, LFCC needs to increase enrollment of selected students by 59 students (10%) at the Fauquier Campus and one student at Middletown Campus.

Provide public relations, marketing and fundraising support for the recruitment goals.

The Office of College Advancement supported recruitment goals by:
- Managing and/or implementing more than 75 communication tactics, as outlined in the 2007-08 Student Recruitment Marketing Plan, Calendar and Budget.
- Raising more than $1 million (in 2007) for scholarships for LFCC students who might otherwise be unable to attend college.

Based on survey of service area healthcare providers, identify one new certificate or degree program for implementation proposal development 2007-08.

A Career Studies Certificate in Phlebotomy was approved, and the first course was offered in spring 2008 with 12 students.

Using fall 2006 data as a baseline, increase the number of underrepresented students (Asian, Hispanic, Black) by 5% for fall 2008.

Target not met in fall 2007 – LFCC increased selected under-represented populations (not including DE) college-wide by three students (from 418 to 421), or 0.7% from fall 2006 to fall 2007 (Source: LFCC Enrollment Trends 2004-07). To meet goal by fall 2008, LFCC needs to increase enrollment of under-represented students by another 18 students, or 4.3%.
Special ESL language labs were offered (six hours per week) for students with English as a second language concerns; and ESL 7, a class in conversational English, was offered for non-native English speakers.
FAS unit provided reports and analysis to appropriate offices (Enrollment Management, High School Outreach) regarding such statistical requirements.
The Office of College Advancement supported goals related to under-represented populations by incorporating diversity in LFCC publications and advertisements and targeting mailings to areas populated by under-represented prospective students.

In collaboration with High School Outreach and Student Success Recruiter, recruit under-represented populations for specific LFCC programs of study.

Six faculty members and student success representatives participated in a College Readiness Day at John Handley High School on Oct. 8, 2007, and gave a presentation for under-represented students on how to succeed in the transition from high school to college.
A college faculty member served as the keynote speaker for the Martin Luther King Day ceremony at John Handley High School.
A presentation was made in February to the College Foundation Board, to request funding for a third career coach to be placed in a diverse school in the service region.
The Office of College Advancement provided employees with appropriate publications for their recruiting efforts.
Celebrations were held at all three College locations in honor of Martin Luther King's birthday. The celebrations were publicized throughout the service region and attracted many community members from under-represented populations.
A specialized marketing piece targeting under-represented populations was used as appropriate in outreach efforts.

Modify the College's crisis communication plan to reflect the College's new emergency electronic communication methods.

LFCC, in conjunction with VCCS, has identified top three vendors who furnish emergency electronic communications packages; VCCS will make a decision on the final selectee by the end of the fiscal year.
LFCC Security has increased the types and frequency of emergency notifications to campus personnel and students via emails, invoices, and registration packets.
The Office of College Advancement manages the College's crisis communication plan, which reflects the use of e-mail communication in the event of a crisis. The plan also has the contingency in place of an off-site server location for the College's Web site, so that e-mail and Web communication will remain consistent during a crisis, despite the potential destruction of the College's on-site server or the potential for the current server to crash due to highly increased activity.

Workforce Training - By 2009 the VCCS will increase annual participation in workforce programs and services from 125,000 to 225,000 individuals – expanding its reach by 80%.

Provide public relations and marketing support for the workforce plan goals.

A comprehensive marketing plan was developed and executed with the assistance of the Office of College Advancement. Milestones and measurables were put in place to ensure execution of the strategy. Specific tactics were identified in PR and marketing to support the growth of customized training. These tactics included making presentations to employer professional groups, hosting business and industry focus group meetings, and coordinating a showcase event for our LEAD customized training program.
FAS unit assisted the Office of Workforce Solutions and Continuing Education (WSCE) to understand and setup a secure online payment system in anticipation of the enhanced SIS payment system.
The Office of College Advancement supported the Office of Workforce Solutions and Continuing Education's goals by managing and assisting with multiple communication tactics, as outlined in the 2007-08 Office of Workforce Solutions and Continuing Education Public Awareness Campaign Plan.

Add 3 new classes to support certification/recertification in plumbing, electrical and HVAC.

A task force was formed to explore knowledge and skills needed for a master trades technician and to design a program in master trades (certificate or degree) to meet the needs of workforce in the service region.
WSCE implemented seven new training programs in the 2007-08 program year:
- Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR)
- Leadership, Employee Advancement and Development (LEAD) program.
- Medication Administration Training (MAT)
- Continuing Education for Electricians
- Continuing Education for Plumbing
- Continuing Educational for HVAC and Mechanical
- Continuing Education for Gas Fitters

Continue to offer the contractor licensing class every 2 weeks throughout the year.

Since July 1, 2007, WSCE has offered 14 contractor licensing classes which has served 219 students. Course locations rotate between the Middletown Campus, Fauquier Campus, and the Luray Page County center.

Increase the number of businesses served by 5% by expanding our offerings in a partnership with DDI International

WSCE became a licensed provider of DDI International in 2007 and launched 18 new courses in the spring 2008 Open Enrollment season to expand our program offerings. In addition, we have promoted DDI in our customized sales and have already conducted 9 DDI customized training courses for employers.

Perform targeted marketing to all companies in our region that employ over 100 people

A spring 2008 telephone outreach campaign was conducted to market WSCE courses and customized training to the top 100 employers in our service region. Multiple presentations regarding WSCE and customized training opportunities were made to the professional employer organizations in our service region. These presentations were made to Chambers, Rotaries, ASQ, WASHRM, EDCs, Kiwanis, and local radio programs.

We will increase companies served in customized programs by 5% and participants by 5%

WSCE served 80 employers with customized on-site training programs, an increase of 11 percent. There were 72 employers served in FY07.

Add a second career coach through Tech Prep funding. (Proposal was written and submitted for a Chancellor's Award for Career Coaching in May 2007).

A second career coach was hired for Skyline and Warren County High Schools and began work Sept. 25, 2007.

Assist with writing the transitional program grant proposal.

The LFCC mathematics program cluster collaborated with Frederick County Public Schools to prepare a math grant to assist secondary teachers with training in math pedagogy and content. This began in November and is ongoing.
In February 2008, the Office of College Advancement assisted with writing a VCCS Adult Career Pathways Grant Proposal to increase accessibility for adult career pathways in health care professions and heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
The Tech Prep proposal was funded, and a career coach who serves Skyline High School and Warren County High School was hired in October 2007.

Increase the number of apprentices served by 7%.

Eighty apprentices were served during FY08, an increase of 7 percent. Seventy-five apprentices were served during FY07.

Provide public relations and marketing support for the apprenticeship goal.

A new ARI coordinator was employed to coordinate an outreach campaign to employers. While there are no dedicated dollars to the marketing of apprenticeship programs, WSCE will use existing marketing resources to best position the awareness of the apprenticeship program for growth.
The Office of College Advancement supported the Office of Workforce Solutions and Continuing Education's apprenticeship goal by assisting in the production and/or distribution of course catalogs, print advertisements, brochures and postcards.

Hold semi-annual meetings with high school counselors and continue with curriculum alignment meetings between CTE instructors in the high schools and LFCC faculty.

Thirty-eight counselors and/or dual enrollment coordinators attended the Dec. 11, 2007, counselors' meeting held at the LFCC Middletown Campus, and another counselors' meeting occurred on April 22, 2008.
Two curriculum alignment meetings were held, on April 30, 2007 and May 2, 2007. Thirty-six career and technical education directors, secondary instructors in the specific area, and LFCC faculty in that area attended the meetings for the instructional areas of administrative support technology, information technology, business, and CAD/engineering.

Provide public relations and marketing support for the career coach goal.

A career coach marketing brochure has been prepared for James Wood High School, and is available to students, teachers, and parents. The same type of brochure is being prepared for Skyline and Warren County High Schools.
The Office of College Advancement supported the career coach goal by writing and distributing a feature release and publicizing a job fair organized by one of the career coaches, thereby increasing the awareness of the importance of the position in the service region.

Evaluate the viability of offering programming and services to ABE students and report the results of the evaluation to the Chancellor by April 1, 2008.

This goal was accomplished on March 19, 2008, when a report was submitted to the President.
LFCC provided 14 scholarships with textbooks to recent GED recipients and will provide 10 in fall 2008.

Continue to expand the successful dual enrollment of career and technology courses (36 career and technology courses were dual-enrolled in fall 2006 and 44 were dual-enrolled for spring 2007).

Seventy-eight CTE courses were offered through the dual enrollment program for 2007-08.

Participate in collaborative grant development with local area healthcare providers for support of health professions technical career programs and pathways.

Collaborative grant development meetings with local area healthcare providers are on hold at their request; other funding sources such as Federal Earmark requests are being pursued to support development of new health professions programs.
LFCC is also seeking funding through Tech Prep and Perkins Post-Secondary grant funds to support the development and expansion of health professions programs.

Provide public relations and marketing support for the Tech Prep goal.

To build a model new career pathway for secondary students that aligns with post-secondary curriculum, a new course, SDV 110—Orientation to Teaching as a Profession, is being created. The course will be available to students enrolled in Teach for Tomorrow programs in schools in the LFCC service region, and will be a part of the EDU transfer program.
The Office of College Advancement supported student recruitment goals by developing marketing materials to promote Tech Prep.
Along with LFCC's dean of learning for science and health professions, the College's resource development coordinator met with representatives from local healthcare providers to explore collaborative grant opportunities.

Graduation, Retention, Placement Rates - To expand its capacity and provide greater economic opportunity, by 2009, the VCCS will rank in the top ten percent in the nation with respect to graduation rates, retention and job placement.

Evaluate the establishment of pre-requisite computer competencies for all online courses.

The Faculty Instructional Technology Council established a set of student readiness skills, and the Office of Instructional Technology (OIT) is developing a set of online training modules to be in place by the 2008 fall semester to address these skills. OIT and the Learning Resource Center have partnered to deliver classroom-based orientations for new online learners during the 2007-08 academic year.
Competencies are in place for many of the courses including online courses. FAS provided students enhanced accessibility to competencies through secured web access capability and created opportunities for students to achieve quality of success in a greater number of courses offered.

Conduct sector-wide survey of student engagement (CCSSE) and compare results with 2005 survey results. Comparison will be completed in Summer 08.

Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, with the support of the Student Success unit, administered the CCSSE during the first two weeks of March 2008. Results will be available August 2008.

Implement the following retention goals of LFCC's enrollment management plan:

Increase the fall to spring retention rate of new curricular students by 6 percentage points using the baseline year 2003.
- Target exceeded – Increased the fall to spring retention rate of new curricular students by 7 percentage points using the baseline 2003 rate (from 63% to 70%).
- Selected Retention Rate Fall 03-Spring 04 = 63%
- Selected Retention Rate Fall 04-Spring 05 = 66%
- Selected Retention Rate Fall 05-Spring 06 = 67%
- Selected Retention Rate Fall 06-Spring 07 = 68%
- Selected Retention Rate Fall 07-Spring 08 = 70%
- (Source: LFCC Cohort Retention Trends 2003-2007)
Increase the 2007 to 2008 fall to fall retention rate of new curricular students by one percentage point (to 50%) over the 2006 to 2007 rate of 49%, resulting in a 5 percentage point increase since the baseline 2003 to 2004 rate of 45%.
Data are not yet available to assess this goal for fall 2007 to fall 2008.
Increase the three-year graduation rate of new curricular students by 3 percent using the baseline year 2003.
- Target not yet met – the three-year persistence rate dropped by one percentage point for the most recent cohort starting in 2004.
  - In the fall 2003, 909 new, non-dual enrolled, curricular students enrolled in LFCC; the three-year persistence rate (defined above) is 145 students or 16% (Source: LFCC Cohort Retention Trends 2004- 07).
  - In the fall 2004, 838 new, non-dual enrolled, curricular students enrolled in LFCC; the three-year persistence rate (defined above) is 123 students or 15% (Source: LFCC Cohort Retention Trends 2004-07).
  - Comparing the cohort from fall 2003 to the cohort of fall 2004, the three-year persistence rate dropped 1 percentage point (from 16% to 15%). (Source: LFCC Cohort Retention Trends 2004-07).
  - Data are not yet available to assess this goal --The three-year persistence rate for the cohort starting in fall 2005 will not be available until the end of summer 2008.
Increase the 2007 to 2008, fall to spring retention rate of incoming curricular transfer students by 5 percentage points to 52%, over the baseline 2004-2005 rate of 47%.
- Target exceeded – Increased the fall to spring retention rate of incoming transfer students by 8 percentage points (instead of just 5 percentage points) over the baseline 2004-05 rate of 47% to the 2007-08 rate of 55%.

Establish a Nursing Retention Specialist on both campuses with process and measures to determine impact on retention.

This position was filled part-time at the Fauquier Campus beginning in March 2007. A request for donor funding was submitted to LFCC Educational Foundation Inc to establish a full-time position at the Middletown Campus

By April 1, 2008, at least 50% of all juniors and seniors in school districts with career coaches will have participated in a Lord Fairfax Community College presentation, focusing on areas of interest identified through a high school student survey (i.e. Nursing, Teacher Education, Engineering, Administrative Support, etc.). Five percent of students attending a Lord Fairfax Community College career coach presentation will enroll at the college within one year of college graduation, and of this group, 40% will persist to graduation within a three-year time frame.

LFCC hosted 87 students on March 18, 2008, for the Career Pathways Fair. Students from ten high schools in the service region were introduced to various careers in health professions, information technology, medical coding and billing, electrical and trades, college readiness, education, and career trends.
A presentation featuring three sessions on transitioning into high school and college was given to 103 students at Camp Wood.
Two hundred junior and senior students at James Wood High School participated in a career-interest survey in preparation for a career fair that was held at the high school on Feb. 6, 2008, with LFCC representatives presenting.
To assist in the transition to appropriate career curricula, 61 Kuder assessments were done individually and in secondary CTE classrooms at James Wood High School, where a presentation on LFCC and college readiness is done first.
At Skyline and Warren County High Schools, a career readiness presentation was given, and 56 Kuder assessments were given to two 11th grade English classes.
A Career Readiness session was presented to 110 students enrolled at Mountain Vista Governor's School on Oct. 17, 2007.
A Career Day took place on April 18, 2008, at the Smithsonian Conservation Research Center, for Warren County students.
LFCC hosted 287 juniors from Page County Public Schools on May 12, 14, and 16 for math placement testing and college information sessions.
Approximately 35% (101 out of 288) of the James Wood High School graduating class of 2007 came to Lord Fairfax for the fall 2007 semester as reported by the High School.

Provide public relations, marketing and fundraising support for the retention goals.

The Office of College Advancement supported retention goals by managing and/or implementing more than 75 communication tactics, as outlined in the 2007-08 Student Recruitment Marketing Plan, Calendar and Budget.
The Foundation is seeking private funding to hire a career coach for the College and a nursing retention specialist for the Middletown Campus.

Implement six faculty development workshops/modules designed to improve assessment strategies, techniques, approaches and measurement strategies for both discipline and general education learning outcomes.

Five faculty workshops were offered, in August 2007, November 2007, January 2008 and March 2008; and a new faculty workshop was offered in August 2007.
Seven modules on DVD have been placed on reserve for faculty in the library:
- 2008 Budget, Building, and Space Planning Update
- Welcome and SACS Update; Instructional Topics
- Microsoft 2007: Who Moved My Cheese?
- Dealing with Difficult Students
- Enterprise Software to Enhance Learning
- New and Cool Tools in Blackboard
- FERPA Presentation
FAS unit coordinated, in conjunction with Office of Instructional Technology (OIT), the rollout of Office 2007 ensuring a comprehensive training and installation program in support of faculty, administrators, and staff.

Implement four additional faculty professional development workshops that focus on student assessment (test item construction and other assessment strategies) to foster students' development and demonstration of critical thinking.

In June 2007, a faculty work session was held on integrating critical thinking learning outcomes with assignments and assessment processes.
In August 2007, consultant Barry Stein of Tennessee Technical College led faculty workshops addressing the nature of critical thinking and how to assess it.
In November 2007, two faculty workshops were held on introducing critical thinking to students, and using the language of critical thinking outcomes in the classroom.
In January 2008 and March 2008, two faculty professional development sessions were held on dealing with student resistance to critical thinking assignments.
In March 2008, a seminar was offered for staff on critical thinking and problem solving in the workplace.
In April 2008, a dual enrollment faculty seminar was offered on critical thinking.

Increase the number of students who submit the free federal financial aid application by 5% over AY 2006-07.

Baseline figures for federal financial aid applications for 2006-07 totaled 2,264. LFCC received 2,441 financial applications for the 2007-08 academic year. Additional applications for summer term aid are expected. To date, the increase is 7.8% which exceeds the 5% goal

Increase the number of students receiving federal financial aid by 3% over AY 2006-07.

Baseline figure for federal aid recipients for 2006-07 was 738 students. To date, LFCC has awarded 864 students with federal financial aid in 2007-08, an increase of 17%. LFCC will continue awarding this cohort through June 2008.

Provide public relations and marketing support for the federal financial aid goals.

A new LFCC financial aid brochure is in the final productions stages. This piece is targeted toward new and current students and highlights the various financial aid programs at LFCC.
LFCC conducted financial aid workshops at high schools throughout the services region, and this year two new high schools were added to the list of presentations. In addition, a "Super Saturday" event doubled the number of families served to 90 this year. A similar event was held at the Luray-Page County Center.
The Office of College Advancement assisted the Financial Aid Office with the management, production and distribution of financial aid-specific brochures and postcards in support of the financial aid goals. The Office of College Advancement also incorporated financial aid information into other student recruitment and retention marketing tactics, including the comprehensive transfer brochure.

Develop a stand-alone online instructional unit for SDV 100, College Success Skills, library orientation by spring 2008.

The stand-alone online library orientation was completed during the fall semester and was used by seven of the SDV 100 sections during the 2008 spring semester.

Increase number of online electronic books by 25,000 by fall 2008.

During the 2007-08 academic year, the library purchased and made available 25,862 electronic books.

Develop and maintain course-specific research guide Web pages for all Web courses by spring 2008.

Online course guides were created and posted for the following academic disciplines or courses: Art, Business, BIO 101, Education, English & Literature, History, ITE 155/CSC 155, Nursing and Health, PLS 212, Psychology, SDV 100 and SDV 101.

Join the Chancellor's Faculty Diversity Initiative. LFCC will increase employment of faculty from underrepresented groups by 5% by spring semester, 2008.

Lord Fairfax Community College expanded recruitment efforts for faculty to include additional advertising in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, with the goal of increasing under-represented populations. An increase of 6% in under-represented groups teaching by spring semester 2008 was achieved.

Transfer to 4-Year Colleges and Universities – The VCCS will triple the number of graduates who successfully transfer to four-year colleges and universities by 2009.

Update the ADN curriculum consistent with recommendations of the Chancellor's Task Force on Nursing Education, as these become finalized.

Admission criteria consistent with recommendations of the Chancellor's Task Force on Nursing Education were implemented for applications received on March, 2008
General education course options for nursing transfer students within VCCS programs, consistent with recommendations of the Chancellor's Task Force on Nursing Education, were implemented for applications received beginning January 2008.

Establish a comprehensive plan to promote VCCS Articulation and Guaranteed Admissions Agreements to LFCC students to increase by 3% the number of graduates who successfully transfer to four-year institutions within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Data pertaining to this goal will be completed by fall 2008. The strategies listed below are ongoing.
In November 2007, LFCC submitted a comprehensive plan to promote VCCS Articulation and Guaranteed Admission Agreements (GAA) to LFCC students. The Office of College Advancement outlined and is carrying out this plan, which includes the production and mailing of a comprehensive transfer brochure, enhanced Web presence for transfer information and highlighting of transfer students in multiple College publications.

Following are highlights of some of the actions taken toward this goal:

GAA's are promoted through the student e-newsletter, LFCC FOCUS. The newsletter is distributed bi-monthly.
GAA's continue to be promoted during transfer information session held at each New Student Orientation program.
Modules on transfer information that contain information about GAA's are incorporated into all SDV 100 classes. In addition, LFCC offers an SDV class in transfer planning.
LFCC hosts VACRAO College Day/Night tours at each campus every September. LFCC students have an opportunity to meet with representatives from GAA institutions. These events are promoted heavily to current students.
LFCC hosts GAA institutions at mini-transfer fairs and individual visits. The GAA's are promoted through these fairs and visits.
LFCC has developed a customized brochure to promote GAA's, transfer grants, and the VCCS "Transfer Made Easy" Web site.

Disseminate the transfer brochure created by the VCCS to all high school counselors along with information on the Transfer Scholarship.

Transfer information was presented to the high school counselors at the counselors' meeting on Dec. 11, 2007.
The brochure created by the VCCS was disseminated in August 2007 to all high school guidance counselors in the LFCC service region.

Insure information is posted to the College's Web site and updated as changes are made.

LFCC maintains a transfer Web site, which includes current information about transfer issues. Links to the VCCS "Transfer Made Easy" Web site are contained on the LFCC Web site. A counselor is assigned the responsibility of reviewing the information to provide accurate and up-to-date information to students.

Continue to offer transfer workshops for faculty and Student Success counselors. One workshop will be offered each semester to update them.

LFCC offered professional development for faculty and staff during professional development workshops in January and March 2008.

Help to implement a comprehensive plan to promote the articulation and guaranteed admissions agreements.

LFCC has developed a comprehensive plan to support the VCCS initiative.
Transfer information was presented to the high school counselors at the counselors' meeting on Dec. 11, 2007.
In addition to distributing the VCCS transfer brochure, LFCC has developed a customized brochure to promote GAA's, transfer grants, and the VCCS "Transfer Made Easy" Web site.
The Office of College Advancement localized the VCCS brochure and incorporated the scholarship information into the same piece. The piece is being provided to LFCC's outreach counselors for dissemination to all high school counselors in the College's service region.

Market the two-year Community College Transfer Grant throughout Lord Fairfax Community College's service region to incoming and prospective students, their parents, school counselors and principals, and the general public.

LFCC has developed a customized brochure to promote GAA's, transfer grants, and the VCCS "Transfer Made Easy" Web site. In May, this brochure was mailed to all high school graduates in the service region.

Affordable Tuition – VCCS tuition will not exceed half of the average cost to attend a public four-year institution in the Commonwealth.

Coordinate the local legislative support goals related to LFCC.

The Office of College Advancement supported the president of the College in his communication efforts with local legislators by providing talking points when necessary, answering media inquiries with accurate information and arranging media interviews focusing on legislative support of higher education.

Dual Enrollment with High Schools – By 2009 the VCCS will triple the number of high school students who take college courses and receive college credits, raising the number from 14,000 to 45,000.

Using fall 2006 data as a baseline, increase the number of dual enrollment students by 7% (114 students) for the fall 2008.

Despite a decrease from 1,619 to 1,542 in dual enrollment headcount from fall 2006 to fall 2007, dual enrollment FTE increased from 570 in fall 2006 to 585 in fall 2007.

Continue to credential instructors and provide information to prospective faculty on where courses can be taken to earn graduate credentials (more qualified faculty will lead to more courses offered).

Meetings have been held with all area superintendents and dual enrollment faculty to explain credentialing and offer assistance and consultation.

Provide public relations, marketing and fundraising support for the enrollment goal.

The Office of College Advancement supported enrollment goals by developing marketing materials to promote the dual enrollment program.
The Foundation is seeking private funding to hire a career coach for the College.
In 2007, the Foundation raised more than $1 million for scholarships for LFCC students who might otherwise be unable to attend college.

Private Funding – By 2009 the VCCS will become more proactive in securing private support to ensure its capacity to respond to the needs of the Commonwealth. Collectively, the VCCS foundations will double their holdings, moving from $75 to $150 million.

Increase its holdings by 5 percent.

In 2007, the Foundation raised more than $1.2 million. The donations supported scholarships, academic programs, professional development programs, cultural events and the LFCC General Support Fund.

Assist with the Scholarship Matching Program goals.

The Office of College Advancement and LFCC Educational Foundation Inc. supported the efforts to develop legislation, secure legislative sponsors and pursue funding from the Virginia General Assembly.

Participate in the VCCS professional development opportunities for institutional advancement professionals and foundation board leadership.

An LFCC Educational Foundation board leader, two college advancement professionals and the College president attended the professional development opportunity offered by the VCCS in October 2007.

Provide professional development opportunities for LFCC advancement professionals and LFCC Educational Foundation Board leadership.

A Foundation Board retreat was held in Sept. 2007 to discuss fundraising strategies and techniques. Foundation Board members and College staff participated.
Representatives from the Office of College Advancement attended the College Communicators Association conference in Fredericksburg, Va., in Nov. 2007.
Representatives from the Office of College Advancement attended the Council for Resource Development's Annual Conference in Nov. 2007.
A representative from the Office of College Advancement attended the CASE District Conference in Feb. 2008.
Representatives from the Office of College Advancement attended the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations conference in Savannah, Ga. in March 2008.