Pros
Excellent and collaborative relationship between faculty and administrators to partner together on initiatives. Amazing and innovative projects that have the 'student first.' Strong partnership with Frederick County Public School system - especially high schools. New president is a strong leader. College is working to improve under new president.
Cons
Limited budget and inconsistencies in expectations for divisions/teams. The influence and personality of the senior leader can be the difference to a 'yes' on a proposal, project, initiative, etc. A good proposal can get lost or missed if the senior leader does not understand it or cannot articulate it on behalf of that requestor. Current process and structure of decision making is not solidly in place... often creating a feeling of continuous change. Morale has fluctuated and because of past hurts, employees who have been at the college through tough times tend to be skeptical of leadership and feel unsupported. Employees struggle financially with the only consideration being a 1% COLA and no merit raises.