linda j. hlc assessment coordinator/aqip liaison
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STI’s Mission/Vision & HLC—We’re all part of educating our students for employment
•Linda J. HLC Assessment Coordinator/AQIP Liaison
Role at STI example
Work with faculty/staff on accreditation
Write reports. To help ensure that STI follows
Higher Learning Commission and Dept. of Ed. requirements.
Help with quality improvement processes.
Your role at STI
Welcoming environmentPositive customer experience Attracting students to programsAccurate records
STI learning experiences Technical
knowledge, skills & competencies
“Soft skills” professionalism, communication
What traits do others admire in you?
Hard-working Analytical Passionate Industrious Creative Problem-Solver Decision-maker Friendly
Mission/vision statement:
What do I want to do?
For whom?
To create what result?
Encourage, improve, organize, analyze, inspire, befriend, empower, nurture, promote, spread, share, understand, teach, write
Example
"To educate, motivate and enable myself and those who know me to become everything that God destined us to be."
"To educate, motivate and enable myself and those who know me to become everything that God destined us to be." "To educate, motivate and enable myself and those who know me to become everything that God destined us to be." "To educate, motivate and enable myself and those who know me to become everything that God destined us to be."
Example
To be known by my family as a someone who loved and cared; by my friends as someone who was always there; by my employers as a fair, honest, responsible and hardworking individual.
Translate personal mission to STI mission
What in your personal mission could become a mission at STI?
Your role?
For whom?
With what result?
A word to capture your mission
Look over both mission statements.
Think of one word (or phrase) which captures your mission/vision.
Write it on the construction paper.
Share with others.
Connections to STI mission/vision
What is your dept./team mission? How do you know you meet your
mission? (surveys, interviews, focus groups)
In what ways are your “results” connected to STI’s mission/vision?
I. Mission & integrity
Clear mission that publicly states college’s commitments.
Understanding & support for mission
STI “upholds and protects its integrity.”
II. Preparing for the future
Realistically prepares for future shaped but societal & economic trends
Planning aligns with mission
Decisions about planning a& budget are based on evidence
III. Student learning & effective teaching
STI creates effective learning environments.
Resources support student
learning and effective teaching.
IV. Acquisition, discovery, & application of knowledge
STI demonstrates that it values a life of learning
Measures the “usefulness of curricula to students who will live and work in a global, diverse, and technological society.”
Provides support so knowledge is applied responsibly (policies & ethics)
V. Engagement & Service
STI learns from the constituencies it
serves and analyzes its capacity to serve their needs (surveys).
demonstrates responsiveness to
constituencies (programs where there is a need )
HLC Criteria --your role
Understanding and support for the mission pervade STI
All levels of planning align with STI’s mission,…enhancing our capacity to fulfill that mission.
STI creates effective learning environments
STI’s learning resources support student learning and effective teaching.