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theme includes challenges such as ensuring access and
opportunity enrollment strategies and meeting the needs of
underrepresented students. Other themes focus on issues
and challenges around courageous leadership, the effects
of declining resources on organizational capacity, and
educating students for careers that align with business and
industry needs.
This exercise was the first phase of an iterative process, so this
list is not, nor it is intended to be, final, complete, or exclusive.
Community colleges face numerous challenges every day, and
the League is committed to increasing awareness of these
challenges and helping faculty, staff, and administrators share
their experiences as we all work to find innovative, effective
solutions that benefit our students and communities.
The second phase of the process is being conducted this
spring. The League is vetting the issues on this list with its
full membership, initially through discussion sessions at the
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Innovations Conference, March 1-4, 2020, in Seattle. Additional
member input will be sought through a membership survey
after the conference.
The nine themes are:
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Equity and Inclusion
Funding and Revenue Generation
Leadership Development
Organizational Capacity
Politics and Policy
Safety, Security, and Civility
Student Success and Completion
Technology
Workforce Development
To learn more about these issues and to join the conversation,
visit www.league.org/node/22250.
Community colleges face numerous challenges every day,
and the League is committed to increasing awareness of
these challenges . . . to find innovative, effective solutions
that benefit our students and communities.”
The League promotes and showcases innovative
practices that can transform your college.
Membership in the League Alliance affords many
opportunities for institutional and individual
professional growth.
Learn more about membership at
www.league.org/about/membership