COMMUNICATION AWARENESS INPUT FEEDBACK
COMMUNICATION “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” Rollo May
AWARENESS Get a theme that will carry you through the process.
AWARENESS CAMPUS-WIDE KICKOFF INCLUDE EVERYONE! FIND “FUN” PEOPLE TO PLAN THIS MAKE IT A CELEBRATION OF YOUR INSTITUTION “ENCOURAGE” PEOPLE TO LEARN SETS THE MOOD FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS BE A CHEERLEADER!
AWARENESS KEEP IT GOING THROUGHOUT WEBSITE DISCUSSION BOARDS NEWSLETTERS PRESENTATIONS CAMPUS PUBLICATIONS COMMUNITY PUBLICATIONS
INPUT CAMPUS-WIDE SURVEY JUST DO ONE STANDARDS BASED SURVEY EVERYONE “ENCOURAGE” PARTICIPATION MAKE CLEAR HOW THE RESULTS WILL BE USED
INPUT GET EVERYONE INVOLVED FIND A COMMITTEE FOR EVERYONE WHO ASKS TO BE ON ONE HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES GATHER DATA HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES DRAFT INITIAL DOCUMENTS CREATE A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP
FEEDBACK “I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.”
FEEDBACK GIVE IT BACK TO THOSE WHO WROTE IT FIRST CREATE FORMAL AND INFORMAL CHANNELS OF FEEDBACK SECOND DRAFT READING RETREAT POST SECOND DRAFT ON WEBSITE ALLOW FOR FEEDBACK
FEEDBACK DISTRIBUTE FINAL COPIES TO EVERYONE USE EXISTING CAMPUS STRUCTURE USE OPEN FORUMS INCLUDE ALL GROUPS EXPLAIN WHERE THE SELF-STUDY PROCESS WILL LEAD THE INSTITUTION NEXT
COMMUNICATION “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” Rollo May
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! COMMUNICATION