1. Preparing for a Special Visit: What Works Marjorie Jaasma, Roxanne Robbin, Scott Davis

2. Questions for Reflection and Discussion  How can takeaways be adapted to your institutional context?  What takeaways would not work in your context?  What other takeaways might you contribute from your experience?

3. Background  2010: Educational Effectiveness Review  2011: Special Visit Focus:  Leadership and governance  Direct Assessment of Student Learning  Academic Program Review  2014 Special Visit Focus:  Shared governance and campus climate  Shared roles in strategic planning  Shared roles in formulation of Retention, Promotion and Tenure

4. Addressing the Commission Action Letter: Process and Charge Process and Charge Addressing the Commission Action Letter

5. Organizational Structure and Process  Membership  Equal distribution of faculty and administrators  Faculty and administrator selection  Staff member  AVPAA/ALO serves as Chair  Principal writer

6. Considerations for Success  Team members widely respected  Excellent interpersonal communication skills  Research savvy  Strong staff support  Confidentiality and autonomy

7. Team Charge The Self-Study Team Will :  Collect and analyze relevant data  Assess the current state of the issues  Evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken  Make recommendations

8. Considerations for Success  Observe and document, not implement nor invent  Consult widely  Quantitative data research methodology  Institutional support: time, resources, advocacy

9. Terms of the Study  Use Commission’s language  Document the process  Recall history of the issue(s)

10. Timeline

11. Finding Balance Immediate Issue  Reduce distractions  Remain focused  Guide discussions to salience Big Picture  Identify history of issue(s)  Situate issue within context  Use tools to track progress

12. Research Design 2011 - 2014 Phase 1A Administration's Substantive Actions Phase 1B Faculty Leader's Views of Impact Phase 2A Administration's Key Committees, and Faculty Leader's Substantive Actions Phase 2B Broader Community Views of Impact

13. Inventory

14. What Works Easy to focus on what’s wrong. What’s right also got you here. What skills & practices can you transfer?

15. What Worked  Inquiry Circle model  Research design  Clear boundaries for study  Clear roles for team members

16. Summary  Maintain balance between big picture and immediate issue  Stay focused; reduce distractions  Remember what works

17. Takeaways  Compose team of respected and skilled faculty & administrators  Provide institutional support: time, resources, advocacy  Assure confidentiality and autonomy  Create meaningful research design  Gather stakeholder input  Maintain balance between big picture & immediate issue  Stay focused; reduce distractions  Remember what works