DCB’s Strategic Planning and Institutional Council for Effectiveness (SPICE) is the primary body to track and ensure continuous progress toward achievement of college-identified goals.  Duties of SPICE include: develop the DCB Strategic Plan with input from constituents, ensure the DCB Strategic Plan is aligned with the college mission, ensure alignment between DCB strategic planning goals and NDUS strategic planning goals, support ongoing connections between strategic planning, budgeting, assessment, and evaluation, monitor, evaluate and document progress toward fulfillment of the college’s strategic plan goals and addressing audit findings, monitor, evaluate, and document progress toward fulfillment of implementation plan items, provide updates and recommendations to the Campus Dean, and keep the college community informed of progress toward achievement of DCB Strategic Plan goals and Implementation Plan items. 

Council Membership

SPICE is comprised of the following DCB campus members: Campus Dean, Director of Accreditation, DCB Priority Leaders, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Dean for Student Services, Associate Dean for Administrative Services, and Assessment Co-Chair.