NCA Self-Study Steering Committee
Notes of April 27, 2006
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Present:
James Bachmeier, Chick Blue, Rob Franciosi, Catherine Frerichs, Carol Griffin, Julie Guevara (chair), Bart Merkle, James Moyer,
Jane Toot
Agenda:
1. Minutes:
Minutes of April 17, 2006 were approved as presented.
2. Chair report:
A letter of invitation to Josh Hilbrand, Student Senate Representative, will be sent. It is anticipated that Josh will join the
Committee meetings in the Fall.
Self-study website: www.gvsu.edu/selfstudy .
- Committee names and addresses are on the website.
- If any member of the Committee is contacted by the Press, please refer them to Julie who will refer to Matt McLogan.
- There will be a link to the Higher Learning Commission with all the Criterion listed.
- Becky Beechler will inform the Committee when the website goes live.
Julie visited with the AP executive committee.
Julie reported that on May 11, Jane will address the meeting of the COTA.
Resource Room:
- James Moyer’s office is going mostly paperless and some of the items will be sent to 106 STU to file.
- Materials for resource room – make copy and send to Chick
3. Criterion 4 - Acquisition
It was suggested that Paul Reitemeier would be a good person to have on the Criterion 4 subcommittee.
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Criterion 4A
4 Core Components
ADMINISTRATION
Development $
STAFF
COT Development Cmte
STUDENTS
Student Scholarship Day
Scholarship Center
FTLC – target COTS
McNair Scholars
Commitment
FTLC workshops &
attendance
R&D money
Diversity
R&D Conference $
Academic programs/policy
Sabbaticals
Development of BOT
Grant writing workshops
Strategic plan – values
statement
Workload
Tuition program – staff &
dependents
Advance degree for AP
Policy support/ commitment
to new majors/degrees
Evidence – minutes
IT workshops
Charter Schools
Library
BOT
Philanthropy Center – Dottie
Johnson
Attendance at meetings
FACULTY
Development $ →→→
IRB
Dissemination of work
Coordination/integration of
curriculum/co-curr activities,
programs – speakers, plays,
outside classroom
Grants on the Grand
Faculty awards – OTA/Dist
Contribution/Niemeyer
Padnos Int’l Grants
IT/FTLC Technology Fair
GV review
Faculty retreats
Significant change since 1999
Doctoral studies stipend
Modeling behavior – alumnus
Administrative
development/professional
Dissemination of external and
internal information
Library Dean
Distance employees – MA
level
Padnos Int’l/Fulbrights
Exchanges of faculty and staff
and cot
# of people from international
exchange
Student Senate $ for
development
Course designations –
x99→→resources
Community Service Learning
Center
Service learning
Reorganization
Priority – Library Bldg
Student awards for
scholarship & service
Graduate assistants
Gen Ed program (must
complete – contact Val
Holmes – re: service learning)
Grants Office
Graduate Dean
AWRI scholarships
Competitive scholarships
Ongoing evaluations at all
levels
Intellectual properties
(attaches to faculty)
Innovations committee
GV Research Corp
Media – TV/Radio broadcast
area
Other campuses
Success rate on MCATS
Admissions to graduate
schools
Placement office statistics
Assessment plans and reports
Alumni Institute
Grand Forum
Chaquata (sp??)
Forums – Art Ed/ Hauenstein
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Ongoing evaluations on all levels – self-development evaluations for APs, COTs, Faculty and Administration.
Rob and Carol should plan to meet with the Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) Subcommittee and also interview one
board member not on the ASA subcommittee.
Surveys to obtain information
Survey to Deans – list significant changes in college since 1999
It is anticipated that there will be 30-50 pages written per Criterion. (Miami of Ohio, McPherson and Missouri are good
self-study models)
Criterion 4B
The General Education Assessment Plan covers this information. Carol will send to Rob. Involved General Education/Graduate
Council/Student Affairs and greater expectations.
Criterion 4C – Technology
- Review of General Education program and curricula – units/program majors, strategic and assessment plans/reports.
- Service units – strategic and assessment plans/reports assessing knowledge, skills and institution-wide assessment
measures
o CLA
o SALIS
o CSS
- IRB
- Technology Fair – special projects – Technology (Academic Computing added 2 positions)
- Blackboard
- Banner
- Promote service and service learning – GVSU value
- Placement Office
- Professional certification exams
- GRE scores
- COE subject area exams
- How do we integrate new knowledge/thought into curriculum?
- Electronic UCC submission system
- Prospectus/final plans (ed specialist degree) – group working on streamlining process
- How many new majors/degree levels since 1999?
- International students/faculty
- Distinction between 4B and 4C
o 4B is more focused on General Education
o 4C is more focused on professional programs
- promote social responsibility – co-curricular
- Padnos International Center – added resources
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College of Interdisciplinary Studies – concept of…
**Subcommittees will be established for each Criterion.
4. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m. The next meeting will be on Monday, May 22, 8:30-10:30 a.m., 1024 MAK. Agenda
will be the continuation of Criterion 4 discussion.
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