2013 SWOT ANALYSIS SURVEY

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* 1. Indicate your position at the college

Board of Trustee member

President

Vice President

Full-time faculty

Adjunct faculty

Staff or Administrator

Student

Community member

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* 2. RUST COLLEGE STRENGTHS - consider the greatest INTERNAL institutional strengths which should be maintained; all aspects that affect the organization's performance and its prospects for the future; services; operations; relationships; facilities; resources; technology; people; competitive advantages; and competencies. RANK AT LEAST 4 STRENGTHS

Accessibility/recruitment

Affordability/value

Budgeting/resources allocation

Church relations

Communication (internal, external)

Data-informed decision making

Employee support (benefits, development)

Facilities

Financial management

Fundraising

Graduation/completion

Institutional image/cultural/pride

Leadership

Program offerings

Retention strategies

Student centeredness (Employee involvement in student life: academic & extracurricular)

Technology

Other

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* 3. RUST COLLEGE WEAKNESSES - consider the greatest INTERNAL institutional weaknesses with the opportunity for improvement; all aspects that affect the organization's performance and its prospects for the future; services; operations; relationships; facilities; resources; technology; people; competitive advantages; and competencies. RANK AT LEAST 4 WEAKNESSES

Accessibility/recruitment

Affordability/value

Budgeting/resources allocation

Church relations

Communication (internal, external)

Data-informed decision making

Employee support (benefits, development)

Employees' College and Community Service (volunteering)

Employees' knowledge and understanding of College's fiscal challenges

Facilities

Financial management

Fundraising

Graduation/completion

Institutional image/cultural/pride

Instructional quality

Leadership

Program offerings

Retention strategies

Student centeredness (Employee involvement in student life: academic & extracurricular)

Technology

Other

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* 4. OPPORTUNITIES FOR RUST COLLEGE - consider the most important EXTERNAL opportunities; all favorable conditions in the current and future operating environments, e.g., social, cultural, demographic, economic, political, legal, local, state, national, global, the full range of stakeholders, etc. RANK AT LEAST 4 OPPORTUNITIES.

Articulation agreements with two-year institutions

Demographic changes

Establish/strengthen partnerships

Global initiatives

Political changes

Slow economy prompting higher enrollments

Socio-cultural changes

Technology (demand for new technologies, distant learning, etc.)

Other

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* 5. THREATS TO RUST COLLEGE - consider the most important EXTERNAL threats; all Rust College current and likely future operating environments, e.g., social, cultural, demographic, economic, political, legal, local, state, national, global, all conditions or barriers that may prevent Rust College from fulfilling the Mission or achieving the Vision , etc. RANK AT LEAST 4 THREATS.

Accreditation requirements

Act of God/natural disasters

Community's disengagement/complacency

Community's negative image about Rust College

Competition from other higher education institutions

Demographic changes

Economic downturn

Globalization

High school dropout rate

Inflation/cost of living

Lawsuits/bad press

Poverty

Students (poor preparation, illiteracy)

Technology changes

Other

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* 6. RUST COLLEGE PRIORITIES

What should Rust College address immediately?

What should Rust College preserve at all cost?

What future direction or decision should Rust College avoid at all cost?

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* 7. RUST COLLEGE COMPETITION

What does Rust College do better than other institutions of higher education in the area?

What do other institutions of higher education do better than Rust College?

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* 1. Indicate your position at the college

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* 6. RUST COLLEGE PRIORITIES

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* 7. RUST COLLEGE COMPETITION

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* 8. OTHER COMMENTS - If you answered other to questions 2 - 5, please answer here.