Doom and gloom

The final presentation is from Jean Floten, president of Bellevue College. This is the doom and gloom presentation that is graphically explaining the new normal:

• dramatically reduced funding
• what funding there is is earmarked so colleges have less flexibility in meeting locally identified 
• no new buildings anywhere for 10 - 15 years
• foundations setting priorities and driving agendas through funding
• concern about freezing out poor people from higher education
• Universities took big hits in the last round and they may be arguing that it is the community college's turn
• new legislature will make it harder to meet CC priorities
• transfer agreements with UW may result in a reduction of the students being able to transfer in.

She recommended that, even in these grim times, we look to the future and engage in systems thinking.