Chancellors Suggestion Box_Summary Matix_01222009

							                                                Chancellor’s Suggestion Box Summary Matrix

  Consolidate           Water &          Academic           Awards           Class               Service        Parking            Employees
   Functions            Energy                                            Management              Calls

Consolidate          Monitor usage of   Change private     Award those   Fix class             Improve          Parking       Career ladders
administrative and   outdoor            music lesson       with          cancellations         service calls.   attendants
academic functions   sprinklers         fees               improvement                         Reduce staff     rather than
                                                           ideas                                                police
Consolidate          Grey water for     Attach culinary                  Better coordination   Replacement      Charge for    Better training
Continuing           landscaping        arts to major                    among colleges        of College       premium
Education                               downtown hotel                                         cars             parking
Consolidate          Xeroscaping        Compensate                       Single Weekend                                       Copy of Good to Great
administrative                          faculty at the                   College at one site                                  to every employee of
positions                               adjunct rate for                                                                      the month
                                        summer terms
                     Light shut off     Enforce class                    Better administer                                    Charge parking fees
                                        size minimums                    dual credit
                     Vending            Combine or                       Dr. Pate’s Multi-                                    Utilize retirees
                     machines           eliminate low-                   Cultural Global On-
                                        enrolled                         Line Vocational
                                        classes                          Nursing Program
                     Temperature        Consolidate or                   Charge Distance                                      Evaluate 8 hour shift of
                     settings.          eliminate small                  Education fee                                        custodians
                     Tune up heating    departments
                     & cooling
                     systems
                     Install solar      Standardize                      Status of 60 Hr.                                     Organization charts on
                     panels             textbooks                        Programs                                             web
                     Fix faulty         Standardize                      Status of small                                      Special pay
                     plumbing           class                            program
                                        requirements –                   elimination
                                        learning
                                        outcomes
                     Auto-sleep for                                      Tues/Thurs                                           Sick leave abuse
                     computers                                           Mon/Wed class
                                                                         schedule
                     Greater use of                                      Remedial vs.                                         Train faculty with low
                     motion sensors                                      Developmental                                        retention
                     Wind farm                                                                                                Promote donations to
                                                                                                                              foundation
                                                                                                                              Reengineer Employee
                                                                                                                              Development Day –
Chancellor’s Suggestion Box Summary Matrix
                                             with an eye on saving
                                             costs
                                             Offer retirement
                                             incentive
                                             Allow adjuncts to teach
                                             additional classes
                                             Review
                                             advisor/counselor roles
                                             and structure
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  Recruitment        Publications         Operational         Software           Public               Fees           Misc

Recruitment          Reduce          Better collaboration    Live chat     Charge public to      Transcripts      Poker night
letter to HS         multiple copies                         software      use fitness centers
seniors
Clarify role of      Reduce hard       Procedures and        Lease         Partner with oil      Parking fees     Flea
counselors           copy of           forms one place on    computers     company for           and fines        market
                     publications      web                   rather than   family education
                     (catalogs,                              purchase      bailout
                     phonebooks,
                     etc.)
Private              Electronic        Electronic form and  Promote        Sell college          DL               Marathon
comprehensive        leave reporting   records              more e-        products through
student service                                             meetings       web site
Charge for                             Streamline all forms Increase       Announce              Private music    Dunk the
transcripts                                                 use of         scholarships to       lessons          _______
                                                            electronic     Alamo Colleges at
                                                            signatures     high school
                                                                           graduation
Academic                               Planned                             Get discounts from    Classified ads   Disk golf
Advisors rather                        maintenance                         local merchants                        tournament
than Counselors
Evaluate learning                      Implement Kaizen                    Parking decals on     Rentals          Develop
labs                                                                       rear of car                            volunteer
                                                                           windows                                program
Analyze student                        Secret shopper
drops & improve
Redesign                               Reduce product
registration                           use in
                                       housekeeping
Reduce tuition for                     Revise travel
afternoon classes                      arrangement
                                       policies/procedures
Target foster                          Shorter work week
children as state
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pays tuition
Help unfinished   Centralize IT
student to        services
complete their
degrees
You Tube videos
                  Create single site
                  for all AC forms
Redesign          Consolidate
website           interpreter services
                  Review cell
                  phone/pager/radio
                  policy