AQIP
ACTION
PROJECTS
Mott Community College
AQIP Action Project Community Forum
CONVERSATION DAY & BEYOND
The AQIP process began with an extensive self-assessment.
On November 4, 2005, MCC was closed for an all-day
employee meeting about the future of the College.
• Conversation One: What matters most?
• Conversation Two: What are MCC’s strengths?
• Conversation Three: What is most important for MCC to do
right now?
Action Project Survey #1: Employees quantitatively rank
the top 10 Action Project Proposals via an online survey.
Employee Forum #1: Employees qualitatively discuss the
top 10 Action Project Proposals.
MCC: COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
As part of the College’s overall strategic planning process,
MCC will conduct 7 community forums and a number of
focus groups to gather stakeholder input on the proposed
action projects.
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Alumni/Retirees on MCC Campus
Flint Township Police Department
Richfield Township Hall
Thetford Township Hall
International Institute of Flint
Fenton Community Center
Lakeville Middle School
AQIP IMPROVEMENT CYCLES
ACTION: Every Year
Action projects submitted to NCA and replaced
as completed.
STRATEGY: Every 4 Years
MCC Maintains a Systems Portfolio; participates in a Strategy
Forum and has a Systems Appraisal performed by peer reviewers
ACCREDITIATION: Every 7 Years
Reaffirmation of accreditation as MCC demonstrates continuous
improvement and fulfillment of NCA criteria
AQIP IMPROVEMENT CYCLES
We are seeking your help to
determine MCC’s first 3
AQIP Action Projects.
ACTION: Every Year
Action projects submitted to NCA and replaced
as completed.
STRATEGY: Every 4 Years
MCC Maintains a Systems Portfolio; participates in a Strategy
Forum and has a Systems Appraisal performed by peer reviewers
ACCREDITIATION: Every 7 Years
Reaffirmation of accreditation as MCC demonstrates continuous
improvement and fulfillment of NCA criteria
RATE IMPORTANCE 1 – 9
A: INTEGRATED INTAKE PROCESS
FOR NEW STUDENTS
We Propose – That MCC design an integrated
admission, placement testing, and orientation
system to maximize successful learning
outcomes, increase readiness for college level
coursework, and support a more effective and
stress-free intake process.
B: COLLEGE-WIDE COMMUNICATION
We Propose – That MCC establish better
internal communication systems and
methods to support collaborative efforts
and decision making, and promote
awareness of policies, procedures and
processes among all college employees.
C: EMPLOYEE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
We Propose – That MCC commit the
resources needed to provide on-going
cross- functional education and training to
develop college employees’ professional
skills.
D: CURRENT STUDENT SUCCESS AND
SUPPORT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
We Propose – That MCC create a Student
Success Team, a cross-functional group of
employees from both Student Services/
Administration and Academic Affairs, to
create and support a student- centered
learning environment.
E: ADVISING FOR DEGREE
COMPLETION AND TRANSFER
STUDENTS
We Propose – That MCC develop a stateof-the-art system for accurate advising,
course selection and accomplishment of
student requirements to complete MCC
degree programs and/or successfully
transfer to other colleges.
F: INCREASE STUDENT RETENTION
We Propose – That MCC establish a
campus-wide student retention program to
identify methods and target levels of
student retention (i.e. course, semester,
year to year, program completion, and
graduation).
G: INCREASE AND ENHANCE
COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
K-12 AND THE COMMUNITY
We Propose – That MCC integrate its
efforts to foster existing and new
collaborative relationships with
stakeholders to expand MCC’s impact
and value to its service district.
H: COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
We Propose – That cooperative education
and other experiential learning
opportunities be expanded in all areas of
the college curriculum.
I: NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICE
We Propose – That MCC commit the
resources necessary to re-establish food
service, such as a campus food court, with
nutritional food choices.
J: HIRE MORE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
We Propose – That MCC commit the
resources necessary to hire more fulltime faculty and other staff and diminish
its reliance on part-time and temporary
employees.