NCA Self-Study Committee Meeting Notes
Thursday, December 14, 2006
106 STU
Present: Chick Blue, Catherine Frerichs, Carol Griffin, Julie Guevara (chair), Bart Merkle, James
Moyer, Neal Rogness, Jane Toot
Others present: Jodie Bargeron (GA), Kylene Dalton-Koons (GA)
1. Minutes of Meeting of November 9, 2006: Approved.
 Calendar change – Thursday, February 8, 3-5 p.m., 106 STU.
2. New Committee Members:
 Neal Rogness – Criterion 4 co-chair for the Winter 2007 semester (replacing Ellen
Schendel while she is on sabbatical)
 Cynthia Grapczynski – Criterion 4 subcommittee
3. Subcommittee Reports:
 Chart/graph examples distributed – The Steering Committee will be using the Miami
University of Ohio as the self-study model. Data being used will be from 1999 to Fall
2007.
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Remember - The draft of each of the Criterion subcommittees is not for public viewing as
some information may be imperfect as yet. The self-study needs to be written in an honest
way to help us strengthen the university now and in the future.
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Timeline for draft reports is April 13. Julie will take the reports over the summer and pull
them all together into one report, edit and distribute the first draft of the complete selfstudy to the Steering Committee in the fall of 2007.
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NCA Annual meeting is April 20 – 22, 2007.
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Julie reported to President Haas and the Board of Trustees regarding the challenges and
strategic planning. The Board understands the need for a strategic plan that is more than
just goals. Board is happy with the progress of the Steering Committee.
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Criterion Subcommittee updates:
o Jane – met with Alumni Services. Jane will meet with Norman Christopher next
week. Jane will meet with Lisa Haynes to talk about bus transportation – the huge
success it has been. No particular needs but making a list of items that will be
included in the resource room. Moving along fine.
o Catherine – Moving along – trying to get a complete draft finished by February to
do editing prior to giving it to Julie in April. Five pages due to Catherine by
Subcommittee members by January. Concerned about surveys. Catherine’s group
wants to survey unit heads. If a survey is going to be done, a small group of the
Steering Committee should get together and write the questions and determine who
the survey will be sent and when.
o Chick – Subcommittee met recently and have divided into 4 groups to work on
each of the core components. Each of the groups were asked to gather more
information rather than less.
o Bart - Criterion 1 moving along. Met last week and have preliminary drafts done.
Continue to do work and each of the core component groups will send a revised
draft by mid-January to Bart and then will meet with the whole subcommittee at the
end of January to look at the whole criterion report. Have used data from existing
surveys but do not know as yet whether they need to be included in the January
survey. Bart’s subcommittee is following the table of contents outline in their
writing.
o Griff – have been adding subcommittee members. Difficult time getting meeting
times to work for entire subcommittee. Continue to have philosophical
conversations. Have been working on each of the core components and how and
what they will write.
o Julie – Challenges 1 and 2 – strategic planning – do we have a plan and are we
following this plan. Challenge 3 – personnel evaluation – sent out survey to
College Personnel chairs and interviewed some, some filled out surveys. Using
Faculty Handbook – work load. Challenge 4 – Priscilla writing. Challenge 5 – will
need to interview Chick, James and others about growth and facilities.
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Questions for Survey must be submitted by the January 11, 2007 meeting of the Steering
Committee. Mainly concerned with Criterion 3 and 4. Possible date for distribution of
survey will be January 25 with results by mid-March. All requests for data should be
processed through Julie by Steering Committee members.
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Steering Committee needs to keep track of the materials for the resource room and
any information they may need for charts and graphs should be sent to Julie.
4. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 12:46 p.m. The next meeting will be Thursday,
January 11, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU.
Future meeting dates:
Thursday, February 8, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., 106 STU (Note time change)
Thursday, March 22, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU
Thursday, April 12, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU
Thursday, May 24, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU
Thursday, June 14, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU
Thursday, July 12, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU
Thursday, August 9, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU
Thursday, September 13, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU
Thursday, October 11, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU
Thursday, November 8, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU
Thursday, December 13, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 106 STU