AQIP Steering Committee Meeting Report for February 28, 2005
Attendees: Jim Hull, Brad McCormack, Bev Walker, Carol Easley, Lew Milner, Margaret Puckett, Ron Abrams, Kate Peresie, Diane Hipsher
TOPIC
DISCUSSION
Approval of
Mission
Statement
Future
Meeting
Times
ACTION STEPS
PERSONS
RESPONSIBLE
Committee
TIME
LINE
Arrange for snacks. Make
reservations for dinner.
Diane
One
week.
The Committee set meeting
dates/times.
Rooms will be reserved.
Check on flights and hotel. Notify
those attending of possibilities.
Committee
Done.
Diane
Kate
2 weeks.
2 Weeks.
Contact Mark Nutter for meeting.
Jim
March
18.
Kate
Done.
Bev Walker made motion to
approve; Brad McCormack 2nd;
AQIP Mission Statement approved.
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, 4:00 –
6:00, 128A Kee Hall for consultants Kask and Urso’s
presentation. Committee will meet following consultants
presentation at Westbrook County Club to discuss
presentation.
Done.
Next Steering Committee for Winter Quarter will be Monday,
March 14 at 2:00 in 149F.
Meetings for Spring Quarter will be scheduled every other
Monday beginning April 4 from 3-5:00.
Training
Needs
Higher-Learning Commission pre-conference offering April 9
entitled AQIP Colloquium. Kate, Lew, Carol, Margaret,
Diane will attend.
Jim will be traveling to Washington State and will contact
Mark Nutter for a visit concerning AQIP Steering committees.
Kate had phone conversation with Robin Menschenfreund
from Zane State about AQIP committees. Zane sent 18 to
AQIP Champions Training to learn how to develop interest
across the college. 11 of those went to Strategy Forum. The
current AQIP Team members come from the same group and
report to the Team for Institutional Effectiveness. The AQIP
Team oversees the Action Project Teams.
AQIP Web
Site
Kate met with Michael and the material she presented for web
site didn’t meet the criteria needed.
AQIP
Application
Dr. Abrams received notification that North Central State
College’s proposal had been accepted. Discussion as to how
to celebrate.
AQIP
Projects
Choosing 3 to 4 college projects for the AQIP process.
Achieving the Dream (ATD) initiative and semester
conversion were two candidates for the project portion of the
process.
 The process for identifying projects for AQIP should
be clearer after the presentation by the consultants on
March 8th.
 Both would support the AQIP Criterion, “Helping
Students Learn.”
 Have ATD Steering Committee and Semester
Conversion Steering Committee?
 Too much to do at once? Or do they support each
other? ATD focuses on improving outcomes for
underserved populations and may lead to changes in
instructional/learning design. The semester conversion
would drive a curriculum redesign that may lead to
changes in content and outcomes. Different emphases,
both important for student success.
Kate will re-work the material and
present it to Michael. Also discuss
with Michael where it will be
located.
Talk to Betty about college-wide
celebration.
Put article in Newsbrief and notify
Alice to save space in summer/fall
Leader for an article.
Further discussion re: Should we
pursue either or both Achieving the
Dream and semester conversion.
Both will be addressed by Dr.
Abrams in March 3 forum.
Committee members should also
discuss with others where there are
opportunities.
Kate
3 Weeks.
Brad
March 14
Diane
March 14
Dr. Abrams &
Committee
Open
Get presentation outline/meeting
agenda from consultants.
Kate
ASAP
Send consultants information on
Achieving the Dream.
Kate
Today
Think about questions to ask
consultants.
Committee
By March
8th.