Academic Leadership
Team
February 9, 20161:00 pm
Ruby Hicks Hall, Room 245
Meeting Notes:
Members Present: Gayle
Arries, Dan Averette, Tiffany Blackwell, Jackie Blakley, Rick Cothran, Jenni
Creamer, Matt Edwards, Tom Hiebel, Linda Jameison, Lynn Lewis, Chris Marino,
Crystal McLaughlin, Sarah Shumpert, Brian Swords, Hap Wheeler
Members Absent: Scott
HarveyLength of Meeting: 2 hours
Topics Discussed:
In introducing the new Academic Leadership Team idea, he noted the major components of both the individual teams that report to the Senior Vice President (College Transitions Team, Senior VP Staff Team, Curriculum and Instruction Team and the Student Support and Engagement Team), as well as the integrated role that all teams combine to serve. The grounding premise is that each of the individual teams that report to the Senior Vice President are responsible for different aspects of creating and delivering the transformative educational experience. The interplay between the teams provides the environment for creating the strategic context in which the strategic and operational activities occur.
This meeting’s focus issue was:
Create a frame work
for using student characteristics to inform service, support, and
programming. This project was generated from the January Strategic Plan work session. It was identified as a catalytic initiative because of the impact the results would have on other strategic initiatives.
Brainstorming Session: How does this project relate to the design and delivery of the transformative student experience?
·
Who are we serving – Know our customers
·
Provide structure, support plans – bang for the
buck
·
Who are we recruiting?
o
Target markets
o
Program fit
o
Mechanism to recruit
o
Differentiate ourselves among competitors.
·
Data
o
Identifying the data we need to make informed
decisions
o
Quantitative / Qualitative
·
Speed of decision making – have the information
that we need to pull from
·
Student Characteristics – Categories
o
Family
o
Work
o
Academics
o
Financial
o
Goals – Need to add this category.
·
All of this could help create a more holistic
view of the student.
·
Students are asked the same information
repeatedly – Streamline the student experience
Group Session: What problems would having this framework
solve for the institution and for our students?
The following issues were identified.
1.
We don’t know what student characteristics are
predictors of success.
2.
We don’t know if our resources and services are in
alignment with student needs.
3.
We don’t maximize the use of limited marketing
resources. The market doesn’t know us.
4.
We aren’t strategic in seeking funding opportunities
that meet student needs.
5.
Student data are fragmented and hard to access
(sometimes).
6.
Our graduates don’t have a strong allegiance to Tri-County.
7.
We don’t align employee competencies and faculty/staff
development to student characteristics.
8.
We don’t understand the impact our policies have on
students based on their characteristics.
9.
We don’t feed student characteristics into program
delivery decisions.
After discussing the prioritization of these issues, the
group agreed that the student data issue should be addressed first.
ACTION
ITEM: A team consisting of Chris
Marino, Jenni Creamer, Lynn Lewis, Matt Edwards and Brian Swords will use these
elements to create a draft student data project charter. This group will report at the next Academic
Leadership Team meeting.
Recorded By: Anne Bryan
Next Meeting: Tuesday,
February 23, at 1:00, in RH 248
