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Minutes - April 7, 2006

Those present:  Libbie Eyer, Chip Hare, Kristi Wildermuth, Jeff Collett, Larry Dragosavic, Darrel Isaacs, Sharon Brown, Iden Smith, Brent Adkins, President Yowell, Dr. Salisbury
 
Those absent:  Bill Waxman
 
 Guests:  Carol Rigola

1. The meeting was called to order by President Yowell.  Carol Rigola was greeted via telephone.

2. The agenda was accepted without addition.  Minutes were accepted as distributed.

3. Status of Process Teams:
   
   A strategy map defining the Student Email Process Team recommendation for budget consideration of the Zimbra email software was handed out to the committee.  Carol Rigola, Team Leader, discussed the process and explained the activities of the process team over the past year-plus.  The team has considered several products, entertained vendors, set up test sites, and completed the Kepner-Tregoe needs/risk assessment.  It is their recommendation that Zimbra is the best product available at this time to meet our current needs.
    
   Committee accepted recommendation to go to budgeting process.
   
   A memo from Brad Reed, Distance Learning Team Leader, was distributed to the committee.  That team continues to review the online success data originally under the purview of the AQIP 1 Action Project.  Concerns raised by this team include:
   a.       continuing low success rates in some classes
   b.      continuing low success rates from courses of some faculty
   c.       a dip in success rates in English
    
   The concerns listed fall within the academic dean domain for review/remedy.
    
   President Yowell indicated he would see that the information and concern of the team was taken forth for consideration.
    
   Dr. Yowell will address issues with Academic side of house.
    

4. New Team Requests: 
    
   Sandy Brubaker requested a CQI process team to address bookstore charging protocol.  A team will be charged with reviewing and recommending a multi-faceted process for charging by students, taking into consideration personal issues, financial aid requirements, and the communication needs among the various departments involved.  Membership will include someone representing the Cashier’s Office, the Welcome Center, Financial Aid, IT, and the Bookstore. 
    
   Dr. Salisbury will contact offices affected and ask for departmental       recommendations for membership.
    
   Larry Dragosavic asked for an explanation of what does/does not constitute the need for a CQI Process Team.  Dr. Yowell indicated some things could be departmentally handled more expeditiously than by a cross-functional team, and that he did not want the CQI Process to slow activity across the campus.  It was noted that some things do, however, belong to a cross-functional group and are not the domain of Senate or other college groups.

5. AQIP:
   
   Dr. Yowell asked Dr. Salisbury to share information about our Systems Portfolio Feedback Report.  She indicated the report was very positive and reflected OFIs in areas that were anticipated.  The report is posted to the CQI web page for all to review.  President Yowell requested that Dr. Salisbury forward to the college a copy of the cover letter Steve Spangehl sent with the feedback report.  It, too, was positive, saying our report would probably be used as a model by other colleges and universities.
    
   Current Action Projects are on schedule.  AQIP8/CQIN 2005 will be concluded by fall and another Action Project will be initiated.  That one will stem from the appraisal feedback document.
    
   Edison will undergo its Quality Check-up in the fall, thus finalizing our re-accreditation process.  We will also participate in another Strategy Forum as required by AQIP.
    

6. CQIN:
    
   The 2006 CQIN Summer Institute theme is “Breakthrough Learning—Creating Dramatic Improvements through Innovation.”  Our team will be Sandy Brubaker, Shirley Moore, Dan Reke, Jane Salisbury, and Ken Yowell.  That group will begin meeting soon as they prepare for the institute and for finalizing a project.  The project area will be related to innovative strategies in Marketing, Business and Industry, and Student Services.
    

7. Other:
    
   Dr. Yowell explained the General Education review had been put on hold until the arrival of Cindy Carbonne, the new Dean of Liberal Arts.  Originally the plan for review was to be completed this academic year, but that was based upon the assumption the new dean would have been on campus in January rather July.
   
   Since Ms. Carbonne will have primary responsibilities within the liberal  
           arts/general education arena, work has been postponed.
    
   CSSEE data and Noel-Levitz results will integral to next year’s planning.  Late arriving and inaccurate CSSEE data  postponed actions for addressing student engagement issues this year.  The Noel-Levitz survey process is just now being completed and data should be available before fall for that review/planning process.
    
   8.  Next meeting:  TBA
    

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