7.5a(1) NCON assesses the effectiveness of the vertical management element of its work systems by tracking the number of initiatives funded by CTU each year for technology and new/improved facilities, as well as the number of new faculty slots approved (Figure 7.5-1). As a high-performing CTU college with increasing enrollment, NCON has equaled or surpassed the other CTU colleges on these measures since 2005. Peformance projections in figures are marked with an asterisk.