The Vision Project Performance Incentive Fund is designed to support innovative work that will advance the Vision Project goals for Massachusetts' national leadership in certain key educational outcome areas in higher education. How is Bunker Hill Community College spending its $200K grant to advance these goals? Presented at a meeting of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education on January 31, 2012.

1. Mary L. Fifield, Ph.D.
President
Vision Project: PerformanceVision Project: Performance
Incentive Fund (PIF) GrantIncentive Fund (PIF) Grant
January 31, 2012

2. BHCC’s Vision Project Performance Incentive FundBHCC’s Vision Project Performance Incentive Fund
(PIF) Grant(PIF) Grant
Award for Year One: $200,802
Vision Project Outcome Areas:
College Participation
College Completion
Workforce Alignment
Student Learning
Elimination of Disparities

3. Vision ProjectVision Project
Aligned with BHCC Strategic PlanAligned with BHCC Strategic Plan
An inclusive strategic planning process is held every three years.
Goals and objectives developed by the combination of business
and civic leaders; college trustees; faculty; staff; alumni; and
student leaders
Action plans from goals drive College budget

4. Shirley Singleton,
Chairman, President and CEO of
Edgewater Technology, Inc.
Beverly Edgehill, President and
CEO of The Partnership
Stephen R. Woods, President
of Citizens Bank
Richard Taylor, chairman of
Taylor Smith Realty, Inc.
“Bunker Hill Community College is a pathway to
success for our young people. When you consider the
doors that are open to the many talented students at
BHCC, you can see the opportunity that awaits our
next generation of leaders. These are exciting times
for BHCC, for current and future students. The world
stands at your doorstep filled with dreams to explore
and the chance to challenge yourselves to be the best
that you can be.”
—Gary L. Gottlieb, President and CEO, Partners HealthCare
System, Inc.
More than 100 Business and Community LeadersMore than 100 Business and Community Leaders
Contribute to College Goals.Contribute to College Goals.
Gary L. Gottlieb, President
and CEO, Partners HealthCare
System, Inc.
Jeanne-Marie Boylan
Chair, BHCC Board of Trustees

5. Compatibility of GoalsCompatibility of Goals
BHCC Strategic Goals
Create Pathways and Partnerships to
Promote Student Success
Identify and Close Workforce Gaps
Expand Technology throughout the
College
Demonstrate Strength through Diversity
Foster Wellness, Growth and Lifelong
Learning
Develop and Cultivate College-wide
Sustainability Initiatives
Institute a Culture of Evidence and
Accountability
Vision Project Goals
1. College Participation
Increase college-going rates of
high school graduates.
2. College Completion
Increase graduation and success
rates of the students we enroll.
3. Student Learning
High academic achievement by our
students on campus-level and
national assessments of learning.
4. Workforce Alignment
Alignment of our degree programs
with key areas of workforce need
in the state’s economy.
5. Elimination of Disparities
Achievement of comparable
outcomes among different
ethnic/racial, economic and
gender groups.

6. Vision Project Goal: College ParticipationVision Project Goal: College Participation
BHCC Strategy: Boost college readiness through
onsite interventions at partner high schools and CBOs.
RESULTS
Accuplacer Testing
• 32 school/CBO staff trained to administer Accuplacer.
• More than 550 students tested in Fall 2011 and Spring 2012.
Dual Enrollment Courses
• Builds on BHCC’s scholarship-based dual enrollment program, funded by DHE ($30,000) and
College funds ($96,000).
• 174 HS students enrolled in 216 courses during 2010-2011, 69% pass rate (C or better).
• In Fall 2011 and Spring 2012, 201 HS students enrolled in 278 courses, enrollment still open
for Summer.
• Students enrolled in introductory courses in key workforce areas (IT, Health Care, Culinary
Arts).
Intensive Boot Camps
• Four-week, Summer 2011 Reading/Writing Review course, 35% placed into a higher course
level.
• Four-week, Summer 2010 Math Review course, 60% placed into a higher course level.
• Twelve high school/CBO staff trained at BHCC to administer Boot Camps.
• Twenty Boot Camps will take place during Spring and Summer 2012.

7. Vision Project Goal: College CompletionVision Project Goal: College Completion
BHCC Strategy: LifeMap
• LifeMap links all of the components of BHCC (faculty,
staff, courses, technology, programs, services, etc) into a
personal itinerary to help students succeed in attaining
their educational, career, and life goals.
• LifeMap design and implementation driven by
interdisciplinary design teams involving 121 faculty, staff
& students.

8. LifeMap ResultsLifeMap Results
Accomplishments to Date:
 Personalized Student Success Plan. More than 5,800 students have been
introduced to and begun LifeMap Student Success Plan during “StartSmart” sessions.
Students refine plan in Learning Community Seminar, with support of Success Coach.
 Customized Career Exploration. More than 1,000 students have completed “Do
What You Are” online tool to explore career interests/skills and access up-to-date data
on high demand fields.
 Proactive Early Advantage. Online tools and integrated support systems to identify
and assist academically at-risk populations. Software selected and tested. Pilot planned
for Spring 2012, with 14 faculty and 1,836 students to identify those that are at-risk.
 Student E-portfolio. Students display and reflect on written, visual, audio and other
work throughout their college experience. In 2011-2012, BHCC increased the number of
courses integrating E-portfolio from 73 to 127. BHCC students using E-Portfolio = 2,529.
 Targeted Financial Literacy. Design team researching online tools to adapt within
LifeMap. Will include Financial Aid TV informational videos currently available on BHCC
website. More than 1,000 “hits” on videos by students in December 2011.
 Social Networking. Will enable students to develop an online support network of
peers, faculty and support staff. Online tool to be selected.

9. More College Completion Strategies and ResultsMore College Completion Strategies and Results
Learning Communities
 180 Learning Communities reach more than 4,000 students per academic year.
 Fall-to-Spring retention 14% higher for participants; Fall-to-Fall retention 30% higher.
 New career-oriented offerings in key workforce areas (Health Care, IT, Science, Business).
Success Coaching
 Integrated into 70 sections of required Learning Community Seminars.
 More than 70% of students had two or more contacts with a Coach; 60% had three or
more.
Peer Mentoring
 Expanded learning community peer mentor program from 25 to 35 students.
Emergency Assistance Fund
 One-time grants up to $1,000 per year (average award $730) to students to help with
financial emergencies that could lead to stopping out.
 Retention 22% higher for Emergency Assistance Fund recipients.
Single Stop
 National non-profit organization that partners with trusted community colleges to connect
students and families with state and federal resources such as food stamps, health
insurance, financial counseling, free tax preparation, legal assistance.
 BHCC’s Single Stop Center inaugurated.

10. Vision Project Goal: Workforce AlignmentVision Project Goal: Workforce Alignment
BHCC Strategy: Work closely with major
regional employers in growth industries,
to address their workforce needs and
expand internship and employment
opportunities for students.
Signed an MOU with The Massachusetts
Competitive Partnership (MACP), to pilot
a corporate/higher education workforce
development model.
MACP is a non-profit, non-partisan, public
policy group comprised of CEOs of some of
the Commonwealth’s largest businesses
Goals are to promote job growth and
competitiveness in the Commonwealth, in
collaboration with public officials, business
and civic leaders.

11. Workforce Alignment ResultsWorkforce Alignment Results
“Learn and Earn” Pilot – Internships to Jobs
Spring 2012 internship pilot program includes: Raytheon, Suffolk
Construction, State Street Bank, BJ’s Wholesale Club and EMC.
o BHCC provides focused workforce curriculum.
o Corporations provide paid internships ($14/hr.) and transportation stipends, and offer
job opportunities for students.
Twenty BHCC students participating in Spring 2012.
Raytheon State Street Corp.
BJ’s Wholesale
Club
Suffolk
Construction
EMC Corp.
No. Positions 5 5 4 3 3
Assignments
Identified
• Paralegal
• IT
• Communications
• Finance
• HR
• HR- Talent Acquisition
• Finance
• Procurement
• Investment Services
Training
• Global Credit Services
• Finance
• Sales Operations
• HR- Training
• IT
• Engineering
• Marketing
• Finance
• HR- Global
Relocation
• Corporate
Community
Involvement
• Social Media
Marketing

12. Workforce Development in STEM Fields.Workforce Development in STEM Fields.
Biotechnology
 STEM Enrollments increased by 129% to nearly 1,300 STEM
Enrollments
 BHCC Biotechnology Programs received Silver Endorsement of
Massachusetts Life Science Education Consortium, for alignment
of College Programs with industry needs.
STEM Internships
 BHCC students participated in 2011 summer internships in
Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Bio-medical Engineering, and
Engineering, provided at Tufts, MIT, BU, UMass Boston, Harvard,
Dana Farber, Brandeis.
 Stipend: $4,000 - $5,000 per student for the Summer
Targeting Underserved Students
 BHCC is a partner in the Urban Massachusetts Lewis Stokes
Alliance for Minority Participation Grant
Targets under-represented students of color for STEM related fields.

13. Identification and Development of New WorkforceIdentification and Development of New Workforce
ProgramsPrograms
Key industry areas potentially to include Engineering, Health,
Retail Management, IT and Finance. New programs will:
incorporate “learn and earn” internships.
be developed in “stackable” certificate-to-degree model to
promote seamless educational and career advancement, as in
current BHCC offerings / career tracks such as:
Nursing: CNA Cert. LPN Cert. RN / ADN BSN
Health
Careers:
Sustainability:
Sustainability
Certificate
Transfer to
4-year
programs
BS Degree in
Environmental
Sciences
Emergency Medical
Technician Courses
State Exam
Credentials
Paramedic
Certificate
Paramedic
AS Degree
AS Degree in
Environmental Sciences

14. Vision Project Goal: Student LearningVision Project Goal: Student Learning
BHCC Strategy: Integrate E-portfolio as an
added tool within the College’s student learning
outcomes assessment framework.
Results
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Program (SLOAP).
•Faculty-driven SLOAP has established learning outcomes and assessment
tools for 577 courses and 86 degree and certificate programs.
•Vision Project grant supports SLOAP by
• integrating E-portfolio as an added tool within the College’s learning
outcomes assessment framework.
• Thirty five, full-time BHCC faculty members participated in a half-day
workshop on alignment of SLOAP rubrics to the LEAP National outcomes.

15. Vision Project Goal: Elimination of DisparitiesVision Project Goal: Elimination of Disparities
Results:
BHCC’s coordinated, institution-wide efforts have led to the College’s
designation as an Achieving the Dream Leader College.
Gains in student success indicators:
•An increase in year-to-year retention of all students enrolled at the College,
from 41% for the Fall 2006 cohort to 47% for the 2009 cohort.
•An increase in retention of students of color from 45% for the 2006 cohort to
51% for the 2009 cohort. Students of color constitute 63% of the total student
population.
•Gains in retention of low-income students. Fall 2009 retention was 9% higher
for Pell Grant recipients, as compared to all BHCC students (42% of whom
received a Pell grant).
•Over the past ten years (2002-2011), the increase in the number of degrees
and certificates awarded (159%) has greatly outpaced the increase in
enrollment (79%).
BHCC Strategy: focus on low-income students and students of color.