Strategic Planning Process

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Welcome

March 2, 2012 | Comments (1)

Welcome to the LCC Strategy website. We invite you to join the conversations about the Strategic Challenges facing LCC and higher education. LCC is one of the most comprehensive colleges focused upon offering learning opportunities in four areas: career and workforce development, general education, developmental education, and personal enrichment. LCC is recognized as a local, [...]

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Community Forums

March 2, 2012 | Comments (0)

Add to the conversation online and in person by participating in our community forums around Mid-Michigan this March. If you or your group are interested, please contact Elva Revilla, Executive Director of Community Relations and Educational Resource Development by email at revillae@lcc.edu or Jean Morciglio, morcigj@lcc.edu. Community Forum Notes March 12, 2012 March 13, 2012 [...]

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Other Recent Posts

The Role of Community Colleges in Economic Development

April 21, 2012 | Comments (1)

As our economy continues to evolve and change, so too must the vital role a community college plays in its development.  While a community college cannot be all things to all people, it can rise to the challenge of contributing to the vitality of its community through its relationship with business and industry. Emerging Trends [...]

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Reflections on Generations of Teaching and Learning Technology

March 9, 2012 | Comments (1)

Note: The following comments were received from Professor David Schwinn in response to the briefing paper on Generations of Teaching and Learning Technology.  Since they were longer than could comfortably fit within the reply box, we made a new briefing post for them.  The reader may wish to visit the original paper first if they [...]

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What Is Education? The Decline of General Education

March 7, 2012 | Comments (2)

One major mission of university education has always been to “train personnel for knowledge-intensive professions.”  In the thirteenth century these were law and the clergy.  Today, the list has grown enormously. Another mission has traditionally been that of general education.  The conflict between specialized education and general education has existed since the Middle Ages.  However, [...]

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