DR. JIM RICHEY, PRESIDENT | 2015 LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
January 2015
• Began spring term with 15,534 students. (Student Enrollment, Employee Relations, Trustee Relations,
Diversity Initiatives, Public Awareness)
• About 800 students enrolled in the new bachelor degree programs for the spring term, further evidence
of the need and popularity of the programs. (Student Enrollment, Diversity Initiatives, Employee
Relations, Public Awareness)
• Began classes in the new Public Safety Institute on the Melbourne campus, starting a new era of public
safety education in Brevard and East-Central Florida. (Student Enrollment, Employee Relations, Trustee
Relations, Public Awareness)
February 2015
• Started “My Graduation Plan for Success (myGPS),” a comprehensive web-based software advising and
academic audit tool that helps students and their advisors keep students on track for graduation. (Student
Enrollment, Financial Management, Employee Relations)
• Received $456,000 grant from the AARP Foundation to implement the “Back to Work 50+: Women’s
Economic Stability Initiative” to retrain women age 50 and older as part of national AARP effort to address
elder poverty and help seniors find jobs in Brevard County. (Financial Management, Student Enrollment,
Employee Relations, Trustee Relations)
• Renewed partnership with Space Coast Area Transit that allows students to ride buses free, with students
taking about 150,000 bus trips annually, keeping dollars in their pocket and helping reduce their college
costs. (Student Enrollment, Financial Management, Community Awareness)
• Expanded the use of Google analytics and installed an improved search engine on the college’s website
to provide better insight into user behavior and key areas of interest, using the information for enhanced
student recruitment and retention efforts. (Student Enrollment, Financial Management)
• Hosted the Florida High School Athletic Association Boys and Girls State Soccer Championship Tournament
at Titans Soccer Complex with visitors pumping in an estimated $1 million into Brevard economy during
the weeklong event. (Financial Management, Public Awareness, Community Relations)
• Sponsored annual Dental Health Fair for children using students and faculty from Dental Assisting and
Hygiene Programs with the fairs helping more than 600 children receive free dental care in recent years in
an example of the college’s community outreach. (Community Relations, Public Awareness)
March 2015
• Reorganized the Office of Student Recruitment to improve student recruitment and retention efforts
through initiatives including closer cooperation between departments, campus open houses, targeted
marketing and public information sessions on new academic programs. (Student Enrollment, Diversity
Initiatives, Employee Relations, Financial Management)