Strategic Planning Outcome Status Report
Date: May 17, 2004
Sponsor: Jeff Lorber
Committee Co-Chairs: n/a
Outcome No. 8
Provide a brief description of your outcome:
By 12/31/2004, IUN will have implemented one collaborative program/project in Newton County
(based on a prior needs assessment) and will have completed at least one additional needs assessment
in one of the other counties in the service area.
Activities completed to
Method of
date
Engagement/Feedback
Needs assessment for
Focus group activities
Newton County
were conducted with
completed.
Newton County
leadership by IUN’s
Center for Management
Development.
Identified potential
partners to carry out
project in Newton
County.
IUN deans
Results (for both activity
and engagement process)
Results of 2 focus groups
(32 total participants)
indicated potential areas
for assistance: course
offerings for teachers
(licensing renewal) and
students, in-service
activities for teachers and
computer training/
communication
enhancement.
Deans interacted with
numerous individuals to
confirm long-term partners
for collaboration including
Ivy Tech State College,
Lifelong Learning
Network (Newton and
Jasper Counties), North
and South Newton County
Schools, Purdue
University Extension
Service and St. Joseph’s
College. North and South
Newton County Schools
indicated 7-10 teachers
would pursue license
renewal annually.
Dates
05/01/200305/31/2003
07/01/200302/15/2004
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Activities completed to
date
Proposed plan to offer
classes for licensing
renewal in Newton
County submitted to
Cabinet for approval.
Method of
Engagement/Feedback
IUN deans, IUN School
of Education faculty,
Lifelong Learning
Network, St. Joseph’s
College administration,
Committee, Cabinet
Results (for both activity
and engagement process)
Cabinet approved plan to
pursue a “license renewal”
project for elementary and
secondary teachers in
Newton County.
Dates
01/20/2004
Note: In filling out the next chart, any activities identified as well as engagement approaches
should only be listed if the sponsor is at least 95% confident of achieving their success by the dates
identified.
Activities remaining to be
completed
Determine general class needs
for licensing renewal activities
through surveys conducted with
North and South County
Schools administrators and
faculty.
Determination as to when and
how classes/activities in Newton
County will be offered.
Determine what data/support
materials are necessary to link
Outcome #8 with AQIP
questions 3 and 9.
Offer first credit and non-credit
class(es) in Newton County
Develop principles to sustain
working relationships in all
counties.
Develop principles for selecting
individual counties for outreach
activities.
Develop proposal for second
county needs assessment
Proposed Engagement
Expected completion dates
North and South Newton
County Schools, IUN deans, St.
Joseph’s College administration
04/14/2004-06/15/2004
North and South Newton
County Schools administration,
St. Joseph’s College
administration, IUN deans
Committee, AQIP Committee
05/31/2004
06/18/2004
Students from Newton County,
06/01/2004-08/31/2004
North and South Newton
County Schools administration,
St. Joseph’s College
administration, IUN faculty
Committee, IUN deans, Center
07/30/2004
for Sustainable Regional
Vitality, Center for Cultural
Discovery and Learning, Center
for Management Development
Committee, IUN deans, Center
07/30/2004
for Sustainable Regional Vitality
Committee, representatives of
09/08/2004
proposed second county, Center
for Sustainable Regional Vitality
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Submit proposal for second
county needs assessment to
Cabinet for approval.
Complete analysis of data
collection and integrate
information into AQIP portfolio
questions 3 and 9.
Needs assessment for second
county completed.
IUN deans, Cabinet
09/13/2004
Committee, Center for
Sustainable Regional Vitality,
AQIP Committee
10/31/2004
Center for Sustainable Regional
Vitality, Committee, Center for
Management Development
12/31/2004
What do you need in terms of support or other resources (including any identified personnel
listed above) to ensure achievement of your outcome by December 31, 2004?


Appropriately identified faculty and technology to offer courses in Newton County.
Financial resources to conduct needs assessment in a second county to be determined.
AQIP
Describe whatever challenges you anticipate or have encountered in applying the AQIP process
to your outcome?

What data have you collected that address the AQIP questions assigned to your
committee’s outcome?
The committee has not yet collected data specific to AQIP questions 3 (Understanding
Students’ and Other Stakeholders’ Needs) and 9 (Building Collaborative Relationships). The
committee met with Marilyn Vasquez on 04/30/2004 to gain a greater understanding of this
task and has begun to consider linkages already made as well as future actions that would
support this endeavor.

What are your specific action steps to ensure that the data needed to complete the systems
portfolio related to your Outcome have been completed by November 30?
Activities remaining to be
completed
Provide committee with
information and overview of
AQIP and an understanding of
the Committee’s role in the
collection of information for
Questions 3 & 9 for the Systems
Portfolio.
Divide the duty of collecting
data among members of the
Committee and begin data
collection.
Proposed Engagement
Expected completion dates
Interim Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs, Committee
05/26/2004
Committee, various campus
constituents
06/25/2004
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Activities remaining to be
completed
Check-in meeting to discuss
status of data collection.
Review collection of data to date
and formalize plan and timeline
to ensure all data will be
collected and collated by
11/30/2004.
Data is collected and collated for
AQIP Questions 3 & 9.
Proposed Engagement
Expected completion dates
Committee
08/31/2004
Committee
10/22/2004
Committee, Director of
Institutional Research
11/30/2004