November 9, 2023

Admissions & Marketing Subcommittee Minutes

Sub-Committee members present:

  • Elizabeth Garcia
  • Dustie Hamilton
  • Lisa Elliott
  • Jennifer Norman
  • Kirk Schlemmer
  • Michelle Telg-Moore
  • Amy Antoninka
  • Gale Kissinger
  • Frank Graves
  • Dinithi Wright
  • Amanda Straten
  • Karen Clark

Sub-Committee members absent:

  • Shawn Trochim

Agenda Topic

  1. Lisa went over the Core values and how our committee reflects and uses them.
  2. Updates since last meeting:
    • Amy brought up a concern regarding the weight room & its rules.
    • Lisa will get clarification and make sure website reflects it
  3. Lisa reviewed the minutes from the previous meeting:
    • Lisa pitched the NASA people to KWTX for the “Tell me something good” put it was not picked up.
    • Need more ideas
    • We can now use the “M” with the orange chevron for advertising
    • Updating department websites is a priority
    • Amanda asked if her page for International students could be added to the “I am a” drop down
    • Resources will be added to the home page
  4. New Business:
    • Lisa shared MARCOM's goals, objectives and strategies to increase student enrollment. She asked the committee to come up with the same.
  5. Subcommittee goals & objectives for 2023-2024 (Group)
    • Focus on adult learners 25 years of age and older
      • Objective: Increase enrollment of 25-45 by 3-5% over Fall 2023
        1. Use of the mobile classroom to set up “Pop-Up” events in the various neighborhoods/communities.
        2. HOT Workforce Solutions (Jose Palacios) how we can target their clients (25-45 YO) as well as veterans
      • Increasing community awareness and publicity about MCC
        1. Sponsoring Little League and/or Adult League teams in the community
      • Assignments for committee members
        1. Frank will research the logistics of using the Mobile Classroom
        2. D research partnership with HOT Workforce Solutions
        3. Gale and Elizabeth will research the logistics of sponsoring little league and adult league teams
        4. Michelle and Karen will have recommended revision to the GED Scholarship