Professional Development/Campus Assessment Day is coming up on Tuesday, March 29. The day features professional development sessions in the morning, the LEAGUE campaign kickoff and campus assessment activities in the afternoon. View the schedule.
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Professional Development/Campus Assessment Day activities
Professional Development/Campus Assessment Day will be held March 29. The day features professional development sessions in the morning, the LEAGUE campaign kickoff and campus assessment activities in the afternoon. View the schedule.
Slides from the Campus Assessment Day keynote available
View slides from the Campus Assessment Day keynote presentation.
Dr. 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).
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
Today is Institutional Improvement Day/Campus Assessment Day
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9-10 a.m. | Welcome and Keynote – Dr. Tia Brown McNair
|
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. |
Dr. 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).Institutional Improvement Day/Campus Assessment Day, Friday, Oct. 1
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9-10 a.m. | Welcome and Keynote – Dr. Tia Brown McNair
|
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. |
Institutional Improvement Day/Campus Assessment Day, Friday, Oct. 1
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9-10 a.m. | Welcome and Keynote – Dr. Tia Brown McNair
|
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. |
Institutional Improvement Day, Oct. 1
IID Schedule – Friday, Oct. 1
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9-10 a.m. | Welcome and Keynote – Dr. Tia Brown McNair
|
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. |
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:
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- adding to the evidence file
- continued assessment-related work
- evaluation of progress on recent initiatives
- evidence/data collection to demonstrate evaluation of recent initiatives
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.