M I N E RA L A R E A C O L L E G E

AQIP DAY

• Disclaimer• Gyolai is not here representing HLC

• I am here as a friend of the college

AQIP DAY

• Setting the tone for this morning

• How I know MAC

• Experiences with MAC at the AQIP Strategy Forum

• Perceptions of quality culture at MAC

THE CHALLENGES WE FACE

• Extreme competition• Accountability• Student success expectations• Focus on effectiveness and efficiency• Doing more with less resources

• As the saying goes….

• Never waste a good crisis!

AQIP

• Academic Quality Improvement Program

• Importance

• Value

• Culture

• Focus

AQIP CATEGORIES

• AQIP has nine categories that MAC can use to facilitate a focused investment of time and money to help achieve key goals

• Each category deals with a group of related processes, and allows MAC to analyze, understand and explore opportunities for improvement

AQIP CATEGORIES

• The nine AQIP categories are the framework for the System Portfolio

• Are becoming part of MAC’s institutional culture and vernacular

AQIP CATEGORIES

• 1. Helping students learn• Focuses on the design and deployment of

teaching-learning processes

• Credit and non-credit courses• Systems needed to support teaching-learning

• Typically easiest and most fun category to work on

AQIP CATEGORIES

• 2. Accomplishing other distinctive objectives

• How does MAC serve it’s stakeholders in ways separate from typical instructional programs?

• How does MAC distinguish itself?

AQIP CATEGORIES

• 3. Understanding student/stakeholder needs

• What processes does MAC use to gather information on stakeholder needs?

• Is MAC being responsive and adaptive during these times of extreme competition?

AQIP CATEGORIES

• 4. Valuing people

• How can we demonstrate that MAC values it people?

AQIP CATEGORIES

• 5. Leading and communicating

• How does the senior leadership use communication processes, structures, and networks to make decisions, set plans, and articulate the vision of MAC?

AQIP CATEGORIES

• 6. Supporting institutional operations

• How does MAC’s organizational support processes help create an environment were teaching-learning can thrive?

AQIP CATEGORIES

• 7. Measuring effectiveness

• How does MAC gather, analyze, share, and use data to drive it decision making processes?

AQIP CATEGORIES

• 8. Planning continuous improvement

AQIP CATEGORIES

• 9. Building collaborative relationships

• How do MAC’s relationships help achieve the mission?

• These nine categories provide

• Focus • Culture• Vision• Commitment to continuous quality

improvement

AQIP CAN HELP MAC CONTINUE TO BE A HIGH PERFORMANCE COLLEGE

• Principles of high performing institutions• Focus• Involvement• Leadership• Learning• People• Collaboration• Agility• Foresight• Information• Integrity

AQIP AND THE FUTURE

• What are the next step for AQIP colleges like MAC?

• Online learning • Individual student success• Student services assessment• Dual credit or concurrent enrollment• Changing student demographics

TRANSITION

• Questions for me

AQIP STRATEGY FORUM

• Creating a climate for continuous learning

• Forum based on a team approach

• For colleges experienced with AQIP• Have submitted a systems portfolio• Have undergone a systems appraisal• Have reviewed the systems appraisal feedback report

• Main point is to come home with an action project ready for deployment

UPDATE FROM THE TEAM