Category Archives: IID

Institutional Improvement Day

10.04.21

Basket Recipients from the Assessment Fair

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Assessment Fair on Friday, with a special thanks extended to those who volunteered as presenters. Winners of the baskets included:

  • Coffee Basket – Kari Mason, director, LLCC-Jacksonville
  • Foundation Basket – Debbie Bell, custodial operations supervisor
  • Lincoln Basket – Cathleen Ferguson, associate professor, nursing
  • Syrup/Jams Basket – Taylor Littig, student success coach I
  • Soups Basket – Andrea DeRosa, financial aid advisor
  • Sauces/Breads Basket – Dee Krueger, director, LLCC-Taylorville
  • Chocolates Basket – Sarah Laurent, instructor, nursing

Assessment FairTim Ervin presenting at Assessment FairAssessment Fair poster displayColleagues talking at Assessment Fair

Posted in IID |
10.01.21

Today is Institutional Improvement Day/Campus Assessment Day

Time Activity Location
9-10 a.m. Welcome and Keynote – Dr. Tia Brown McNair

Dr. Tia Brown McNairDr. Tia Brown McNair is the vice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, D.C. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices and student success. She is the lead author of “From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education” (January 2020) and “Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success” (July 2016).

 Student Union

In-person attendance is strongly encouraged, but a remote option via Zoom is available.
10-10:30 a.m. Break NA
10:30 a.m. to noon Assessment Fair

Join your colleagues to discuss their improvement efforts (Poster Descriptions/Table Map). Faculty and staff will share their operational improvements, metrics or learning outcome work.

 A. Lincoln Commons
Noon to 1 p.m. Lunch on your own NA
1-4 p.m. Assessment Workshop

Departments work on their own to report on analysis of last cycle’s data, plans to move forward with action based on assessment, etc. Consider reporting your afternoon work via our Try It, Track It tool, found on the IRE SharePoint site.

 Department specific locations – contact your supervisor.
Posted in IID |
09.30.21

Institutional Improvement Day/Campus Assessment Day, Friday, Oct. 1

Time Activity Location
9-10 a.m. Welcome and Keynote – Dr. Tia Brown McNair

Dr. Tia Brown McNairDr. Tia Brown McNair is the vice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, D.C. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices and student success. She is the lead author of “From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education” (January 2020) and “Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success” (July 2016).

 Student Union

In-person attendance is strongly encouraged, but a remote option will be available via a LincIn announcement Oct. 1.
10-10:30 a.m. Break NA
10:30 a.m. to noon Assessment Fair

Join your colleagues to discuss their improvement efforts (Poster Descriptions/Table Map). Faculty and staff will share their operational improvements, metrics or learning outcome work.

 A. Lincoln Commons
Noon to 1 p.m. Lunch on your own NA
1-4 p.m. Assessment Workshop

Departments work on their own to report on analysis of last cycle’s data, plans to move forward with action based on assessment, etc. Consider reporting your afternoon work via our Try It, Track It tool, found on the IRE SharePoint site.

 Department specific locations – contact your supervisor.
Posted in IID |
09.29.21

Institutional Improvement Day/Campus Assessment Day, Friday, Oct. 1

Time Activity Location
9-10 a.m. Welcome and Keynote – Dr. Tia Brown McNair

Dr. Tia Brown McNairDr. Tia Brown McNair is the vice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, D.C. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices and student success. She is the lead author of “From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education” (January 2020) and “Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success” (July 2016).

 Student Union

In-person attendance is strongly encouraged, but a remote option will be available via a LincIn announcement Oct. 1.
10-10:30 a.m. Break NA
10:30 a.m. to noon Assessment Fair

Join your colleagues to discuss their improvement efforts (Poster Descriptions/Table Map). Faculty and staff will share their operational improvements, metrics or learning outcome work.

 A. Lincoln Commons
Noon to 1 p.m. Lunch on your own NA
1-4 p.m. Assessment Workshop

Departments work on their own to report on analysis of last cycle’s data, plans to move forward with action based on assessment, etc. Consider reporting your afternoon work via our Try It, Track It tool, found on the IRE SharePoint site.

 Department specific locations – contact your supervisor.
Posted in IID |
09.27.21

Institutional Improvement Day, Oct. 1

IID Schedule – Friday, Oct. 1

Time Activity Location
9-10 a.m. Welcome and Keynote – Dr. Tia Brown McNair

Dr. Tia Brown McNairDr. Tia Brown McNair is the vice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, D.C. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices and student success. She is the lead author of “From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education” (January 2020) and “Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success” (July 2016).

 Student Union

In-person attendance is strongly encouraged, but a remote option will be available via a LincIn announcement Oct. 1.
10-10:30 a.m. Break NA
10:30 a.m. to noon Assessment Fair

Join your colleagues to discuss their improvement efforts. Faculty and staff will share their operational improvements, metrics or learning outcome work.

 A. Lincoln Commons
Noon to 1 p.m. Lunch on your own NA
1-4 p.m. Assessment Workshop

Departments work on their own to report on analysis of last cycle’s data, plans to move forward with action based on assessment, etc. Consider reporting your afternoon work via our Try It, Track It tool, found on the IRE SharePoint site.

 Department specific locations – contact your supervisor.
Posted in IID |
09.25.20

Institutional Improvement Day is today

Today is the annual LLCC Institutional Improvement Day, and your input is essential. The day begins at 9 a.m. with this video. (You must be logged into Office 365 to view.)

The video features these topics and speakers:

A Student-Ready College – Dr. Charlotte Warren, President

LLCC’s Dashboard KPIs and Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Open Pathways Review – Dr. Tricia Kujawa and Dr. Chris McDonald

Quality Council Team Reports:

  • Learning Outcomes Assessment – Dr. Colin Suchland
  • External Stakeholders – Laurel Bretz
  • Enrollment Management – Rebecca Miller-McGrath
  • Campus Climate – Kyla Kruse
  • Faculty Senate – Cara Swafford

The rest of the day’s schedule is:

  • 10:30 -11 a.m. – Break
  • 11 a.m. – Quality Council Teams meetings to identify possible projects that connect to the dashboard KPIs, HLC criteria
  • 11 a.m. – Departmental Work to identify possible projects that connect to the dashboard KPIs, HLC criteria
  • 12:30 p.m. – Break/Lunch
  • 1:30-5 p.m. – Departmental Work: Initiatives for dashboard KPIs, HLC-related work

Examples:

    • adding to the evidence file
    • continued assessment-related work
    • evaluation of progress on recent initiatives
    • evidence/data collection to demonstrate evaluation of recent initiatives
Posted in IID |
09.24.20

Institutional Improvement Day is tomorrow

LLCC will hold its annual Institutional Improvement Day tomorrow, Sept. 25. Your input is essential to this effort. No classes will be held that day, and employees are expected to participate.

The day will begin at 9 a.m. with a video, viewable via Stream (a link to the video will be in LincIn and emailed to all employees that morning), followed by virtual Quality Council Team meetings and departmental work. Departments will also meet virtually in the afternoon. The schedule is below, with more specific instructions to be emailed to individuals leading Quality Council Team and departmental meetings.

9-10:45 a.m. – Reports & Updates (viewable on Stream)

  • A Student-Ready College (Dr. Warren)
  • LLCC’s Dashboard KPIs and Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Open Pathways Review (Dr. Tricia Kujawa)
  • Quality Council Team Reports:
    • Learning Outcomes Assessment: Dr. Colin Suchland
    • External Stakeholders: Laurel Bretz
    • Enrollment Management: Rebecca Miller-McGrath
    • Campus Climate: Kyla Kruse
    • Faculty Senate: Cara Swafford

10:45-11 a.m. – Break

11 a.m. – Quality Council Teams: Overview. Identify possible projects that connect to the dashboard KPIs, HLC criteria*

11 a.m. – Departmental Work: Identify possible projects that connect to the dashboard KPIs, HLC criteria**

12:30 p.m. – Break/Lunch

1:30-5 p.m. – Departmental Work: Initiatives for dashboard KPIs, HLC-related work*

Examples:

  • adding to the evidence file
  • continued assessment-related work
  • evaluation of progress on recent initiatives
  • evidence/data collection to demonstrate evaluation of recent initiatives

*Specific guidance on output for this work will be provided to QC Teams and department leadership.

**Department members who serve on Quality Council Teams should prioritize Team work during this period, with the understanding that they may need to organize alternate leadership for the first round of departmental work.

Posted in IID |
09.21.20

Institutional Improvement Day is Friday, Sept. 25

LLCC will hold its annual Institutional Improvement Day on Friday, Sept. 25. Your input is essential to this effort. No classes will be held that day, and employees are expected to participate.

The day will begin at 9 a.m. with a video, viewable via Stream (a link to the video will be in LincIn and emailed to all employees that morning), followed by virtual Quality Council Team meetings and departmental work. Departments will also meet virtually in the afternoon. The schedule is below, with more specific instructions to be emailed to individuals leading Quality Council Team and departmental meetings.

9-10:45 a.m. – Reports & Updates (viewable on Stream)

  • A Student-Ready College (Dr. Warren)
  • LLCC’s Dashboard KPIs (Dr. Tricia Kujawa)
  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Open Pathways Review
  • Quality Council Team Reports:
    • Learning Outcomes Assessment: Dr. Colin Suchland
    • External Stakeholders: Laurel Bretz
    • Enrollment Management: Rebecca Miller-McGrath
    • Campus Climate: Kyla Kruse
    • Faculty Senate: Cara Swafford

10:45-11 a.m. – Break

11 a.m. – Quality Council Teams: Overview. Identify possible projects that connect to the dashboard KPIs, HLC criteria*

11 a.m. – Departmental Work: Identify possible projects that connect to the dashboard KPIs, HLC criteria**

12:30 p.m. – Break/Lunch

1:30-5 p.m. – Departmental Work: Initiatives for dashboard KPIs, HLC-related work*

Examples:

  • adding to the evidence file
  • continued assessment-related work
  • evaluation of progress on recent initiatives
  • evidence/data collection to demonstrate evaluation of recent initiatives

*Specific guidance on output for this work will be provided to QC Teams and department leadership.

**Department members who serve on Quality Council Teams should prioritize Team work during this period, with the understanding that they may need to organize alternate leadership for the first round of departmental work.

Posted in IID |
09.17.20

Institutional Improvement Day is Friday, Sept. 25

LLCC will hold its annual Institutional Improvement Day on Friday, Sept. 25. Your input is essential to this effort. No classes will be held that day, and employees are expected to participate.

The day will begin at 9 a.m. with a video, viewable via Stream (a link to the video will be in LincIn and emailed to all employees that morning), followed by virtual Quality Council Team meetings and departmental work. Departments will also meet virtually in the afternoon. The schedule is below, with more specific instructions to be emailed to individuals leading Quality Council Team and departmental meetings.

9-10:45 a.m. – Reports & Updates (viewable on Stream)

  • A Student-Ready College (Dr. Warren)
  • LLCC’s Dashboard KPIs (Dr. Tricia Kujawa)
  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Open Pathways Review
  • Quality Council Team Reports:
    • Learning Outcomes Assessment: Dr. Colin Suchland
    • External Stakeholders: Laurel Bretz
    • Enrollment Management: Rebecca Miller-McGrath
    • Campus Climate: Kyla Kruse
    • Faculty Senate: Cara Swafford

10:45-11 a.m. – Break

11 a.m. – Quality Council Teams: Overview. Identify possible projects that connect to the dashboard KPIs, HLC criteria*

11 a.m. – Departmental Work: Identify possible projects that connect to the dashboard KPIs, HLC criteria**

12:30 p.m. – Break/Lunch

1:30-5 p.m. – Departmental Work: Initiatives for dashboard KPIs, HLC-related work*

Examples:

  • adding to the evidence file
  • continued assessment-related work
  • evaluation of progress on recent initiatives
  • evidence/data collection to demonstrate evaluation of recent initiatives

*Specific guidance on output for this work will be provided to QC Teams and department leadership.

**Department members who serve on Quality Council Teams should prioritize Team work during this period, with the understanding that they may need to organize alternate leadership for the first round of departmental work.

Posted in IID |
09.16.20

Institutional Improvement Day is Friday, Sept. 25

LLCC will hold its annual Institutional Improvement Day on Friday, Sept. 25. Your input is essential to this effort. No classes will be held that day, and employees are expected to participate.

The day will begin at 9 a.m. with a video, viewable via Stream (a link to the video will be in LincIn and emailed to all employees that morning), followed by virtual Quality Council Team meetings and departmental work. Departments will also meet virtually in the afternoon. The schedule is below, with more specific instructions to be emailed to individuals leading Quality Council Team and departmental meetings.

9-10:45 a.m. – Reports & Updates (viewable on Stream)

  • A Student-Ready College (Dr. Warren)
  • LLCC’s Dashboard KPIs (Dr. Tricia Kujawa)
  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Open Pathways Review
  • Quality Council Team Reports:
    • Learning Outcomes Assessment: Dr. Colin Suchland
    • External Stakeholders: Laurel Bretz
    • Enrollment Management: Rebecca Miller-McGrath
    • Campus Climate: Kyla Kruse
    • Faculty Senate: Cara Swafford

10:45-11 a.m. – Break

11 a.m. – Quality Council Teams: Overview. Identify possible projects that connect to the dashboard KPIs, HLC criteria*

11 a.m. – Departmental Work: Identify possible projects that connect to the dashboard KPIs, HLC criteria**

12:30 p.m. – Break/Lunch

1:30-5 p.m. – Departmental Work: Initiatives for dashboard KPIs, HLC-related work*

Examples:

  • adding to the evidence file
  • continued assessment-related work
  • evaluation of progress on recent initiatives
  • evidence/data collection to demonstrate evaluation of recent initiatives

*Specific guidance on output for this work will be provided to QC Teams and department leadership.

**Department members who serve on Quality Council Teams should prioritize Team work during this period, with the understanding that they may need to organize alternate leadership for the first round of departmental work.

Posted in IID |