Monday, July 16, 2018

SERVICE EXCELLENCE TEAM (July 13, 2018)



Opening: The regular meeting of the SET was held on Friday, July 13, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

 

Present:  Cara Hamilton, Kathy Brand, Scott Jaeschke, Aida Laham, Lynn Lewis

 

Absent: Laura McClain, Richard Parker

 

Celebrations:

  • Laura shared: While completing externship site visits in Anderson the other week I was told by a preceptor that ‘we will never use a Medical Assisting student from any other school than Tri-County Tech’ as they voiced the readiness of students to perform in the externship setting when they arrive. This is certainly not attributed to me by any means, but a complement to our college and their support to give us the tools and resources necessary for this type of feedback from those providers we partner with.
  • Scott celebrated that the last Bridge to Clemson orientation session was successful and gave kudos to the Bridge team for their efforts and professionalism during all the sessions.  Enrollment is up to 855 students.
  • Cara stated she is hopeful we will have a certificate of occupancy on the new Oconee Campus today.  All are excited about the new campus in Oconee County. Ribbon cutting event is scheduled for August 17, 2018. 
     
    Review Decision & Action Tracking from last meeting:
    Action items were reviewed and updated from the last meeting (see tracking chart below).
    Tracking was reviewed and updated.
     
    Updates from Sub Teams:
     

Communication: Aida reported that with Kathy’s assistance all of the previously ordered employee shirts have been distributed.  She will work with Brandon and Morgan in HR to get a list of new employees in August so communication can be sent to them for ordering their free TCTC shirt online.  Notifications to new employees regarding ordering their TCTC apparel will be sent out twice a year for orders to be collected.  Aida stated her subcommittee discussed the competitions between departments for Tri-Day.  The suggestion of surprise visits to departments on Fridays to snap pictures and highlight the department has been discussed. Highlighting departments would be done through emails and hopefully encourage employees to participate in Tri-Day Fridays. Small giveaways or tokens would be given to the selected departments participating.  Aida asked about a possible budget for incentives/giveaways.  Cara stated $1000-$1500 would be appropriate from the SET budget for her subcommittee.  It was noted to be sure to include all campuses in this endeavor. This activity would not begin until fall semester.  It was also suggested to have departments take selfies and send them in to be chosen for highlighting instead of having to visit departments/campuses every Friday. It was noted that some departments are unable to wear TCTC apparel due to uniforms, (nursing, vet tech etc.)  It was decided that having a TCTC nametag or badge would be as appropriate as apparel in this case.  Aida stated she would discuss all suggestions with her subcommittee before making decisions and report back to the group. 

Talent Management: Cara has communicated with Marci Leake, new AVP of Human Resources, regarding representation on SET for Talent Management.  Marci has assigned Brandon Rice as the representative to chair the Talent Management sub-committee. We will welcome Brandon at our next meeting.

 

Recognition: Laura reported the following: We are still on hold with the Recognition Portal, but as Cara has updated, this should get going again very soon. Cara stated that Caleb in IT is close to finishing the employee recognition portal and it should be in production by next week. Communication and education will need to be provided regarding the use of the portal for employee recognition.

Laura reported the sub-committee did meet and follow up given, while giving an opportunity to meet the two newest team members, Courtney Embler and Hailey McClain and we are already brainstorming for new ideas. With the second phase of the TEE about to begin, I can foresee some of those discussions aligning with our subcommittee and future endeavors.

 

Measurement: Scott reported that all recommended changes to his master outline for LC 201 have been completed.  He has discussed LC 101 with HR and others to determine their views on how it is used as a resource.  He has focused on the 2nd of his 5 modules where we look at videos or other permanent resources for our different service offices as the key to making it work.  He shared a rough draft of what the LC 201 Module 2 written assessment would look like.  This draft of 50 questions is surface level knowledge that employees should have to accurately direct students to services.  The content is flexible and will change as we gather information from offices. These question would be used to progress in the system. The next phase will be to communicate with home offices to be sure information is accurate to develop materials and scripts for videos and to revise/add questions to the assessment. Discussion took place and Scott requested feedback on the questions.  Cara stated there are videos online that cover a lot of Technical College System information and that these need to be researched before reinventing the wheel on certain topics.  Aida stated she believes the video is on You Tube.  Aida will see if it is on our TCTC site. Scott stated the content will be the largest piece and this will dictate the case studies for providing services for our students.  Lynn stated she sees a lot of student focus questions and suggested that employee perks/questions should also be included.  She also suggested Scott circle back and update Executive Staff when appropriate.  Scott also stated the ICARE surveys results are being gathered between their work studies this summer.

Commitment of Excellence/LEAN/Service Obstacle System:

Academic – Member At-Large, D&I, TEE:  Lynn stated that Laura did an excellent job presenting the TEE to Executive Staff last week.  Laura will provide updates on the execution of TEE next steps as needed. Fall Convocation in August will focus on the Transformative Employee Experience. The D&I report is at status the report has not changed since the last meeting.  New faculty elections for senate will take place soon. 

 

Management Accountability: Cara has talked to Marci Leake regarding talent management representation on SET and the changing culture on campus.  Marci stated her number one objective after getting settled in her new position is talent management.  The CIO search has concluded and Cara happily reported she has received feedback and a recommendation will be sent to Dr. Booth. 

 

Review Next Steps for each SET:

Confirm Next meeting – Friday, August 10, 2018 at 10:00am in AD Fiscal Affairs conference room                              

 

Recent Service Excellence Decisions and Actions Tracking 

4/13/18
Aida will check with apparel vendor regarding logo placement and will have IT add information on website order page.
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4/13/18
Scott will follow-up with Chris Marino regarding having questions added to survey
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4/13/18
After Cara’s form approval, Scott will begin having Student Engagement Data collected
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4/13/18
 Cara will approve the Student Engagement Data Collection form for Scott
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5/11/18
Laura will reach out to Caleb in IT regarding online recognition portal
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5/11/18
Richard will provide a list of LEAN processes  for the June meeting
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5/11/18
Scott will present outlines of Service Excellence modules and determine if the SET budget may need to be adjusted to include media production
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5/11/18
Cara will meet with Galen about SAB/Employee recognition/Faculty Senate focus clarification
 
5/11/18
Cara will get Scott a budget code# for printing surveys
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6/8/18
Aida will meet with her sub-committee to review ways of disseminating communications on service excellence.
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6/8/18
Cara will reach out to IT regarding picture ID on emails
 
6/8/18
Cara will discuss with Laura the addition of a fall employee celebration similar to the holiday event.
 
6/8/18
Scott will adjust his LC201 draft after receiving input form the SET. 
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6/8/18
Team will send any additions to draft of LC201 to Scott before the end of June.
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6/8/18
Scott will review the draft of LC201 with his sub-team
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6/8/18
Richard will share LEAN information with Tom Hiebel and Stan Compton
 
6/8/18
Richard will add a status column to his Lean Project spreadsheet
 
6/8/18
Cara will reach out to Marci Leake to discuss SET and having a person assigned to Talent Management
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7/13/19
Aida will research the TCTC video on You Tube and see if it is online or on our webpage.
 
7/13/18
Aida will discuss possibly using tokens for employee Tri-Day incentives with Laura
 
7/13/18
Cara will follow-up with Marci Leake on the addition of a person to represent Talent Management on the SET. Brandon Rice will be our new subcommittee chair
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7/13/18
Scott will move forward with his drafts/revisions and begin communication with home offices
 
7/13/18
Aida will discuss suggestions with her subcommittee and move forward in August with Tri-Day competitions among departments
 
7/13/18
Laura will update the group on the portal at the August meeting
 
7/13/18
Kathy will add Brandon Rice to the SET group emails
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