AQIP Steering Committee Meeting Report for Thursday, May 4, 2006 Attendees: D. Hipsher, K. Peresie, C. Easley, T. Prendergast, M. Puckett, T. Bushner, B. McCormack, Bev Walker TOPIC DISCUSSION ACTION STEPS Declaration Documents Kate Passed out copies of the Action Project Commitment Declaration reports for Improving Student Success in Developmental Education; Improving Communication of Official College Business; and Selecting a Strategic Planning Model. Discussion of each followed. Celebration cookout Committee of Kate, Peg, Diane, Deanna Strauss and Nikki Workman met to discuss - food, charcoal, tables, grill, tent, posters, etc. Dev. Ed. changes: Under “D” add “s” to student, Under “E” delete the word “counselors” and insert “recruiters”. Improving Communication changes: Change completion date to January, 2007. Strategic Plan changes: Under “B” change helping to read “help”, Under “D” add the word “goals” following “These” in the second sentence. Order food, arrange for maintenance to get 9 picnic tables, 4 6ft. tables, grill, aprons – Diane Design flyer – Deanna Design posters – Diane and Keith Team Evaluation Members completed team effectiveness evaluation forms – a repeat from October. Kate will compile the results for discussion at our next meeting. AQIP website has been updated. Action Projects will be added. Link on NCState home page. Discussed possibility of adding AQIP poster to web site. Action project declarations due to AQIP 5/12. Dev Ed project will last until next spring then will continue with the AtD initiative as it moves toward imrproving student success in gatekeeper courses. Strategic Planning Model project will end in the fall and segue into using the model in strategic planning. Communication project will end in January, possibly replaced by another communication project. Project None at this time. Web Update Action Projects PERSONS RESPONSIBLE Kate TIME LINE 6/1/06 Diane, Renee, Deanna, Keith. 6/6/06 Mail form to absent members. Compile and share results. Kate Next meeting Add Action Projects. Ask Keith about feasibility of poster on web. Send AQIP project declarations. Kate 5/12 Kate 5/12 summaries will be written upon retiring projects. Systems Portfolio Workshop AQIP Committee Makeup Kate reported that many colleges selected general education assessment as action projects to address concerns via systems portfolio appraisals. This is a weakness at NC State as well. AQIP offering workshop in the fall. We will send a team and begin on our Systems Portfolio next year (due 0809). Carol and Margaret expressed interest in attending. Carol indicated she would be a reader for our S.P. Everyone stay on. Dr. Abrams will be asking Doug Hanuscin to research processes for membership rotation. Select team, watch for dates, register for workshop. Kate July/Aug ust Research processes for membership rotation. Doug Hanuscin (Dr. Abrams to ask) Next year Quality Improvement Review Board Carol reported that QIRB has met and working on processes. These are processes that the Committee intends to use to manage action projects. Continue to follow-up Kate Fall AQIP Posters Diane indicated that the AQIP posters would be hung in campus buildings by next week. Hang posters Diane May 12 Next Meeting Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 1st, 2:00. Agenda to include reports from action project teams and team effectiveness at next meeting. Contact action project team leaders. Send meeting notice and set agenda. Kate 5/19