Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Thomas Cobos’s organization
Aug 8, 2022·BoardMeeting
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Pacific Oaks Panel
This session featured a Pride Panel discussion among community members and panelists from Pacific Oaks College. The discussion covered how panelists' perceptions of self and their relationships with religion/spirituality changed after coming out. Panelists shared personal experiences comparing coming out in different eras (e.g., 1985 vs. 2001 vs. 2021), detailing the challenges related to the AIDS epidemic, media representation, internalized struggles, and family reactions. A significant theme was the increased confidence, feeling of wholeness, and deeper interpersonal relationships gained post-coming out, despite ongoing societal improvements needed.
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The 2021-2024 Strategic Plan for Pacific Oaks College outlines seven strategic goals focused on academic excellence, student success, community engagement, strengthening connections with the Children's School, enrollment growth, brand enhancement, and operational effectiveness. The plan aims to improve instruction quality, enhance student learning experiences, ensure curriculum relevance, improve adjunct faculty preparation, design sustainable student support services, foster a safe learning environment, expand community and business relationships, connect student opportunities to community needs, create community programs, develop a social entrepreneurship platform, partner with the Children's School for research and student opportunities, and launch collaborative initiatives. Growth goals include building relationships with new student demographics, supporting continuing education programs, expanding access through innovative learning modalities, and expanding learning opportunities through relevant academic pathways. Brand enhancement focuses on strengthening Pacific Oaks' identity, increasing community participation, strengthening alumni relationships, and broadening community outreach. Operational effectiveness goals include establishing effective systems, operationalizing quality improvement objectives, optimizing efficiency through updated policies, and elevating human capital through development opportunities. The overarching aim is to grow as a preeminent progressive institution, strengthen opportunities with diverse communities, and advance social progress through sustainable practices and operational effectiveness.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
