February 10-12, 2010. AQIP Institutions must attend once every four years with a team of 7-8 members. 2010 team members included: ◦ Dr. Knowlton ◦

AQIP Strategy ForumFebruary 10-12, 2010

AQIP Institutions must attend once every four years with a team of 7-8 members.

2010 team members included:◦ Dr. Knowlton◦ Cecelia Wittmayer, AQIP Liaison◦ Carrie Ahern◦ Ethelle Bean◦ Linda Brozik◦ Amy Crissinger◦ Mike Wilson, student◦ Jesse Wise

Strategy Forum

“Creating the Climate for Continuous Learning”

Homework:◦ Update Organizational Overview from Systems

Portfolio◦ “Five Lessons Learned” document to be shared◦ “DSU Quality Efforts” document to be shared◦ Select one category from portfolio feedback to

concentrate on at forum and prepare category worksheet

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Team chose:Category 8 – Planning Continuous

Improvement

This category was chosen because the overall theme of “opportunities for improvement” noted throughout the systems portfolio were in the area of process and, particularly, in evaluation of process and evaluation of outcomes.

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Previous Action Projects linked to Category 8: Strategic Planning, AQIP and Institutional

Effectiveness: moving in new directions (9/1/06 to 9/30/07) RETIRED.

Strategic Planning, AQIP and Institutional Effectiveness: Implementation Phase (1/1/08 to 12/31/09) Extended until 12/2010

Additional actions taken related to Category 8: Development of Plan, Implement, Evaluate (PIE)

process

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Potential Action Projects related to Category 8:

Identify high-performing AQIP institution to serve as mentor

Develop action project for analysis of data related to institutional processes

Incorporate PIE process into campus procedures Develop continuous improvement training plan

and identify participants

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Format consisted of 3-4 institutions per room with 2 facilitators

Our facilitators were:Kathy Miser-Miller, Prof of Humanities & Speech at Colorado Mountain College (Steamboat Springs, CO)Karen Solomon, HLC Commission Liaison

Institutions in our room:Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

(Cincinnati, OH)Kishwaukee College (Malta, IL)

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Brainstorming Exercises Grouping Ideas / Prioritizing

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Input-Facilitators Input – other institutions

Outcomes for discussion:

Use “Continuous Quality Improvement” theme for 2010-2011 academic year

Appoint CQI Task Force to develop training plan for year

Revise PIE process to PIED (Plan, Implement, Evaluation, Debrief)

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Outcomes for discussion: Link HR survey results with CQI training and

CQI project Develop celebration/recognition (HR Plan) Conduct an assessment audit (review data

collection / reports: are they necessary?) Develop an expectation of participation in

CQI Others??

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DSU team with our facilitators

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