A number of issues have been targeted for further development, including
recruitment, employee satisfaction and strategic management/reallocation
of resources. A meeting will be held every semester so the college
community can discuss ways to reach Grenfell goals. Principal Adrian Fowler
noted that this exercise "is an opportunity to take stock of what has been
accomplished, refine our understanding of what needs to be done, and re-focus
our energies on agreed-upon goals."
Internal communications plan in the works
Directly related to strategic planning
is the implementation of an internal communications plan. Being developed
by Pamela Gill, the college's public relations officer, the plan will combine
different methods to make sure the Grenfell community is relaying and hearing
the messages necessary for a healthy working, social and learning environment.
"In order for faculty and staff to perform efficiently in their jobs, they
must be fully informed on the college's vision, values, policies, strategies
and other important information," says Ms. Gill. "This in turn will maintain
and improve morale and give people at Grenfell a sense of workplace ownership."
Communicating using television system
A television information system is one
method the college plans to use to improve internal communications. Students,
staff and faculty will have access to the system, which entails brief messages
circulating on television monitors throughout the Corner Brook campus.
College-related information such as items from the Principal's Office,
Student Affairs, the Registrar's Office, the SWGC Art Gallery and
the library will be run in a Microsoft PowerPoint format. The system
will also come in handy for special events, such as orientation information
at the beginning of the fall semester.