AQIP at NC StateStatus/Progress at NCSC: Where we've beenInterest Exploration -- The College's exploration and support for AQIP during 2003-04.In the Spring of 2004 the Faculty and Staff Senate as well as the Managers Advisory Council (old Administrative Cabinet) endorsed the change to the AQIP model. Discussions continued throughout the Summer of 2004 culminating with the Board of Trustees passing a resolution in support of adopting the AQIP model at their meeting on October 13, 2004. Highlights of the process were: o In May of 2003, the College began to educate the various groups within the College to the two choices available for institutional re-accreditation -- AQIP and PEAQ. The College Assessment Committee posted on the NC State Intranet a comparison of the AQIP and PEAQ reaccreditation choices. The Committee then presented information and asked for feedback at a College wide presentation in early May of 2003. o In June of 2003, a questionnaire was mailed to everyone at the College asking for responses regarding the College’s “AQIP or PEAQ” discussion/decision. Responses to the questionnaire were summarized and returned to the College community. o Discussion on AQIP continued throughout 2003-04 and into Fall 04. Presentations about AQIP were given by the Assessment Coordinator and members of the Assessment Committee to various groups within the College at professional development days and other meetings, encouraging the involvement of staff, faculty, and administration. The President discussed AQIP with the Board of Trustees. o As the groundwork for adapting the AQIP accreditation model was being developed, the College sent four employees to Terra Community College to meet with key people involved with Terra’s continuous improvement/AQIP efforts. o During the May 6, 2004 NC State Professional Development Day activities, representatives from both Terra Community College and Lorain Community College gave a presentation and held a question and answer period to discuss the AQIP process and demands. This was followed by lunchtime roundtable discussions on the AQIP criteria. Results of the roundtable discussions were compiled and shared with the College community. o Several members of the College attended the Higher Learning Commission’s regional meeting on accreditation and the new criteria held in Columbus, Ohio in 2004. Of those that attended, most went to the sessions on AQIP. In 2004, the Leader of the Staff Caucus, the Assessment Committee Chairperson and the Assessment Coordinator attended the HLC’s annual meeting, learning about AQIP and continuous improvement practices among other things. o On May 27th and 28th of 2004, the College sponsored two one-day workshops to provide an introduction to Continuous Quality Improvement principles (CQI 101). These workshops were facilitated by Dave Trites from the Center for Institutional Effectiveness. Attendees were College administrators, faculty and staff. Opportunities for improvement were explored. o In the summer of 2004, the Early-On AQIP Supporters (EOAS), an ad-hoc team whose members represented administration, staff and faculty, was established to guide the AQIP initiative.
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