Past Initiatives
The initiatives listed on this page were developed, executed, phased out, and/or updated to be included in the college's current ongoing work. For current initiatives, please visit the Mission, Vision, Values, and Core Themes page.
Strategic Plans
2013-2017 Strategic Plan
In September of 2013, Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) embarked on a year-long process to develop a community-driven Strategic Plan. This plan, approved by the Board of Trustees in September of 2013, was a five-year plan guided by the Institute's four core themes. During the 2014-215 academic year, LWTech embarked on a three-part process to implement and assess the strategic plan. In 2016-2017 the college embarked on developing a newly updated strategic plan for 2017-2020, which included sunsetting the 2013-2017 plan.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan
During Spring 2014, our campus engaged in a series of focus groups and individual interviews facilitated by Drs. Christine Clark and Mark Brimhall-Vargas to gain an understanding of diversity at LWTech. Based on those conversations, the consultants prepared a report outlining their findings.
As a result, in March 2015, the Lake Washington Institute of Technology Board of Trustees adopted the new Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Plan (EDIP).
Learn more about Equity, Diversity, and Include initiatives at LWTech.
Completion Initiative
Meeting enrollment targets is more critical than ever and cannot be accomplished through marketing and outreach alone. Retaining students and helping them persist to earn degrees and certificates is a necessity for both individual and institutional success. The Completion Initiative focuses on high-impact practices using student achievement data to inform how and where we make changes to college policies, procedures, programming, and staffing.
During the 2014-2015 academic year, 11 task forces met to move the college forward, with several key results:
- Implementation of case-management advising for the general college population
- Identified Professional Development opportunities related to several areas, notably mandatory advising and instructional delivery.
- Consistency of pay, marketing, and student tracking for all Tutoring locations.
Completion Initiative Recommendations
Completion Initiative Recommendations
- Recommendation #1: Definition of Completion
- Recommendation #2: Inclusion beyond IPEDS
- Recommendation #3: Integration with Major College Planning and Processes
- Recommendation #4
- Consistent Course Offerings
Core Team Leader: Sara Linnertz (previously Christian Bruhn) - Recommendation #5 Mandatory Advising
Core Team Leaders: Jerry Peterson and Katie Peacock - Recommendation #6 Instructional Delivery
Core Team Leader: Sally Heilstedt - Recommendation #7: Professional Development
Core Team Leaders: Sarah Ross and Letty Barnes - Recommendation #8: Intake and Exit Processes
Core Team Leaders: Nolan Koreski and Lynne Szymanski - Recommendation #9: Cultural Competency and Inclusive Hiring Practices
- Recommendation #10: Funds for Completion Work
- Recommendation #11: Tutoring
Core Team Leader: Cheyenne Roduin - Recommendation #12: Increase in Full-Time Faculty
- Recommendation #13: Funding for Students
Core Team: Demetra Biros, Bill Chaney, Elisabeth Sorensen - Recommendation #14: Student Email
Core Team Leader: Mike Potter and Chris Harter - Recommendation #15: Campus Environment
Core Team Leader: Sheila Walton
