Brian, Having a monthly meeting is a great idea. It is very easy to get so entrenched into your own department that you forget that the overall mission of the career college is to change lives and help educated graduates obtain good careers. One idea that has worked at some schools is to start eh day with a “water-cooler” meeting. This is a quick, 5-minute, stand up meeting at the change of every shift where the managers go around in a circle and discuss immediate needs. If, for example, Financial Aid needs help finding a couple students, the Dean can be asked to assist. If, on the other hand faculty is falling behind on calling absent students, Student Services can jump in to help. By quickly sharing the resources needed for the shift, everybody gets to know a little bit about what the other departments are doing and become invested in their success. Dr. Jamie Morley