{"id":1792,"date":"2022-06-29T14:44:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T14:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww2.nscc.edu\/thensccvoice\/?page_id=1792"},"modified":"2022-06-30T13:09:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T13:09:34","slug":"june-2022-volume-5-issue-11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ww2.nscc.edu\/thensccvoice\/june-2022-volume-5-issue-11\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2022 Volume 5 Issue 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Update from the President<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Dr. Shanna L. Jackson<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Greetings,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I enter my fifth year as President of Nashville State, I feel the same sense of hope and excitement as I did in 2018. Yet, there is a distinct difference. In 2018, I did not really know the college, people, students, and community. I had not fully developed a strong appreciation for the richness of our 50-plus year history and the resilience of the people who are Nashville State. I candidly had no idea that the depth and breadth of challenges our students faced both academic and non-academic were so great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After sharing my two-year Moving Forward Agenda at Convocation in 2018, I did not predict that we would experience a cyber-attack, tornadoes, a derecho, an unprecedented pandemic, and a historic flood that would alter those plans impacting our college, our campuses, and our lives. But what I learned through it all is that we are Nashville State Strong! Together, we can do anything that we set out to accomplish. Delayed is not denied and together we will achieve Vision 2030 and become a Student-Ready College leading the nation in achieving equitable outcomes for our diverse community of learners. I am excited about year five and building on the incredible transformation taking place at Nashville State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are a few updates from the Office of the President<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dickson Campus Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Renaissance Center is under contract. We have connected with the expected new owner, and while not confirmed, we are hopeful there will be no location change for the fall semester. A potential temporary facility has been located in Dickson. We are working with city officials to finalize the details. As information is confirmed, an update will be provided to the college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget Update\/Salary Increases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) approved our FY23 Budget with the projected $3.6 million shortfall. We must remain steadfast in all efforts to increase enrollment and gain efficiencies to reduce expenses. In addition, TBR approved the 4% across-the-board salary increase for all eligible employees. Supervisors will provide letters with updated salary information to employees receiving increases soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application Dashboard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned last month, there is a new Application Dashboard that has been created by our talented team in Institutional Research. However, we have limited licenses for Power BI that runs the dashboard. Currently, deans, campus directors, and staff involved in the enrollment management group have access. Please speak with your supervisor to determine who in your department has a license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Enrollment Dashboards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nashville State and TBR Dashboards are available for viewing. Our Dashboards are updated daily and TBR\u2019s every Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n