Road to Ready

Important update, Road to Ready

June 19, 2023

Oki and hello,

From the outset, transparency has been one of the principles guiding our Road to Ready process of reviewing our current state and identifying the why, what and how of our college’s desired future. To that end, I can now share with you the data we collected this spring through surveys of employees and students, and through student focus groups.

We will continue to add data as it’s collected from community focus groups and conversations.

We have made efforts to strip out any information that might identify an employee or student, and we’ve amalgamated the data from both groups for further protection of privacy.

I have heard from employees that access to this raw data is highly important. Much of the detail wouldn’t be helpful or contextual to an external audience, so this raw data is being shared only with employees and students.

You’ll see the steering committee has begun to identify themes but please know, nothing is written in stone and there’s much more information to be considered.

This is all part of the second of four phases of Road to Ready. It’s a critical phase of listening and researching. The team will begin ideation and development later this summer.

As you’ll see from the data, our internal audience is passionate about student success and cares deeply about Lethbridge College and its future. What a great starting point for who we are and what we want to become.

Thank you for being part of the Road to Ready,

Dr. Brad Donaldson     
President and CEO     
Lethbridge College

Timeline update

May 30, 2023

Oki and hello,

Thank you to everyone who completed a Road to Ready survey and/or registered for in-person focus groups. We are grateful to everyone who committed time to answering questions or participating in focus groups. We had paused our focus groups and surveys during the provincial election campaign. We can now resume our work on the Road to Ready.

We have begun analyzing data collected through various surveys.

We have also adjusted our ambitious timelines for this work in order to ensure we’re giving the data collection and focus groups the time they deserve. You will see those changes noted on this webpage.

Many of you have already received invitations to focus groups in your community. We know our schedule may not work for you. To ensure we hear from as many voices as possible, including from people who may not yet have a relationship with our institution, we will hold an open focus group on our campus. Here are all the focus group dates and places:

• Claresholm - June 16
• Raymond - June 21*
• Vulcan June 22*
• Fort Macleod - June 23*
• Pincher Creek - June 26*
• Taber - June 27 
  Note dates revised June 16

*Individuals who registered for these sessions will be contacted to arrange one-on-one discussions. If anyone in these communities is interested in a conversation, please reach out to road-to-ready@lethbridgecollege.ca.

Register here for your session

Please share this information with others in your circle who may want to attend.

Thank you for taking part in shaping our purpose, mission and vision and joining us on the Road to Ready.

Dr. Brad Donaldson     
President and CEO     
Lethbridge College

Brief pitstop on the Road to Ready 

May 1, 2023

Now that the provincial election campaign has begun, the Ministry of Executive Council Election Communication Policy, approved Jan. 20, 2023, takes effect. This policy applies directly to Lethbridge College as a “covered entity.”

As a result, between May 1 and 29, 2023, Lethbridge College is pausing its work on the Road to Ready. We look forward to continuing this important work on May 30. 

Dr. Brad Donaldson
President and CEO
Lethbridge College

Thank you for taking the Road to Ready survey

April 3, 2023

Oki and hello,

We have taken our first steps down the Road to Ready, on our way toward a redefined purpose and vision for Lethbridge College’s future.

Our internal survey of employees and students closed March 28. Thank you to everyone who took time to submit responses. We’ll be analyzing that data soon.

Our steering committee continues to meet every second week, and now additional subgroups have been tasked with continuing our data collection through various methods including focus groups, both internally and externally, online surveys and personal interviews. These subgroups will connect with our stakeholders including our employees, students, Indigenous communities, K-12 divisions, employers and industry partners and the broader Lethbridge community.  

Some of these discussions have already been conducted, and others will be organized in the coming weeks. We expect the data collection process will be completed by the end of May.

We’re also reviewing other data sources already at our disposal such as internal and external reports and studies, as part of our exploration, listening and research phase.

I will continue to provide regular updates as we continue on the Road to Ready. Thank you for being part of this important journey.

Dr. Brad Donaldson
President and CEO
Lethbridge College

The Road to Ready Steering Committee announced

Feb. 6, 2023

Lethbridge College President Dr. Brad Donaldson announced members for the Road to Ready Steering Team, a group of employees from across campus tasked with leading the process of collecting and analyzing data to inform the creation of a new purpose, mission and vision for the institution. An inclusive approach was taken to ensure a broad range of viewpoints are represented on this team.

The Steering Team members are:

• Chair: Brad Donaldson
• Indigenous Community: Betty Ann Little Wolf 
• Student: Razel Ventura 
• Faculty: Natalie Barfuss and Rosemary Shannon
• AUPE: Chelsea Tolton Bulnes
• Excluded Support Staff: Autumn Barnes and Brad Flavell
• College Leadership Council: Leeanne Conrad and Trudi Mason
• Executive Leadership Team: Kenny Corscadden, Tracy Holt, Samantha Lenci and Coreen Roth
• Board of Governors: Perry Stein

The team will hold its first meeting Feb. 15.

Introducing the Road to Ready

Jan. 24, 2023

Lethbridge College President Dr. Brad Donaldson held three town hall meetings Jan. 17, 18 and 19, to introduce the Road to Ready to employees. The meetings could be attended in person, watched online or viewed later on video.

Dr. Donaldson described the Road to Ready as a comprehensive review of our current and desired future state.

“This inclusive and collaborative approach will consider potential future scenarios and a clear declaration of why the college exists,” he said in a follow-up message to employees. “We will define our purpose and establish what we must be and do to realize it. We will clearly identify our strategic direction. Why does Lethbridge College exist? What do we aspire to be? Out of this effort will emerge our flight plan for the future.”

He invited employees to volunteer to serve on a Road to Ready working team to guide the process. The team would be comprised of members of college executive leadership, deans and director, an Indigenous representative, student representative and employees from across campus. In particular, the team would include two faculty members; one member from the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE group) and one member of the Admin/Excluded employee group.

Members would need to commit two hours every other Wednesday afternoon to the working group. Employees were invited to put their names forward by Jan. 31.