March 8, 2002
10:00 – 12:00
Present: Mona Walters, Maggie Myers, Linda Verceles, Dennis Myers, Amanda Swigert, Jane Salisbury, Dr. Yowell
1. Agenda approved without additions.
2. Minutes approved as distributed.
3. Salisbury reported on process teams:
Night Administrator Team: The team does not recommend a night administrator position be established at this time. Supporting recommendations from the team were accepted as proposed:
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Switchboard will be the focal point for all information regarding
procedures, both emergency and non-emergency.
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An academic administrator be on campus during the first week evenings each term, and thereafter as needed.
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New and additional signage be created and posted to direct people to the switchboard for information.
Electronic Accounts Team: Recommended changes in orientation forms and checkout forms that would include checking of room access and computer access accounts. New forms will be added to the personnel packet to make more efficient the process of establishing/suspending and terminating accounts and to make easier the maintenance of the staff portion of the electronic catalog. The Personnel Office has updated all forms necessary.
Student Recognition Team: Meeting regularly to establish multiple processes for promoting/mentoring our students in areas of leadership, volunteerism, and academic improvement.
Graduation Check Team: Team is to have its first meeting March 29, 2002.
4. Two new team requests were made. Truman Bashore and Pam Gibellino
requested a team be charged with looking at the possibility of offering periodic “learning workshops” aimed at promoting classroom success. After discussion it was determined this represented an area Truman and Pam could investigate on their own. It seems to be the type innovation encouraged by our administration and not needing CQI support.
A second team request was related to the procedure for compiling and entering data into the Datatel system for the nursing application process.
Group discussion indicated this was already being addressed as an inter-departmental issue with Mike Burns. Amanda Swigert will work with Dr. Burns and Nancy Rush to facilitate a smoother application process for next year.
Regarding Process Teams: President Yowell expressed his appreciation for thorough work done by the various teams to date. He reminded those
present that the teams were making recommendations and that those
recommendations were thoughtfully considered before being accepted by
him. Teams are not expected, nor are they empowered, to administrate recommendations accepted. He also stated that in accordance with the principles of continuous quality improvement, recommendations accepted would be monitored for effectiveness and appropriateness and may, in deed, be modified. If that proves necessary, he will meet with the team affected for discussion.
5. The AQIP project teams were announced.
Team 1: Helping Students Learn
Chair: Iden Smith
Members: Ruth Barney, Truman Bashore, Ann Miller, Maggie Myers, and
Ray Lepore.
Project Area: Distance/External Learning Programs/Teaching Learning
Centers
Team 2: Valuing People
Chair: Terri Jacomet
Members: Diane Arnold, Eileen Thompson, Keith Kamerer, Phil Lootens,
Michael Fleishman
Project Area: Evaluation/Recognition/Reward Systems
Team 3: Leading and Communicating
Chair: Kenneth Yowell
Members: Jane Salisbury, Chip Hare, Pat Klopfenstein, Patti Ross,
Bill Waxman, ECC Board Member
Project Area: Communication-Accountability Systems/Leadership
Development
6. CQIN focus for this year has been changed from information systems to that
of student campus experiences. A CQIN team will be selected once the final agenda for the Summer Institute has been determined.
Next Meeting:
April 12, 2002
10:00 – 11:30
Board Room
