1. Academic Quality Improvement Program and Achieving the Dream Initiative Where We’ve Been Where We Are Where We’re Going

2. The drivers of the initiatives – Dr. Abrams AQIP and Achieving the Dream working together, making progress – Peg Moir and Kate Peresie AQIP and Achieving the Dream projects, teamwork in action: AQIP Strategic Planning Team – Don Plotts, Team Leader AQIP Communication Team – Keith Stoner, Molly Hockenberry, Steve Williams AtD Developmental Education Team – Terry Coleman, Team Leader AtD Communication Team – Keith Stoner, Kimberly Lybarger, Team Leaders

3. AQIP and AtD February ’05 – AQIP Application Accepted Winter ’05 – AQIP Steering Committee Spring/Summer ’05 – AQIP Data Mining Process Communication Using Data Strategic Planning

4. AQIP and AtD July ’05 – AtD Institute and College commitment August ’05 – AQIP Action Projects refined/combined Communication of AtD Using Data within AtD Strategic Planning

5. AQIP and AtD ’05 - ’06 -- AtD Planning Year August ’05 -- AtD Core, Data and Communication Teams established Summer/Fall ’05 -- Database, quantitative analysis Developmental Education Gatekeeper Courses Persistence December ’05 – Engagement Teams

6. AQIP and AtD ’05 - ’06 -- AtD Planning Year January ’06 – Identified at-risk groups African-Americans 23 – 29 year olds Males Identified high-failure rate courses Developmental Education Gatekeeper Courses

7. AQIP and AtD January ’06 – AtD Strategy Institute, narrowed focus to developmental education for ’06 – ’07 March ’06 – AQIP Strategy Forum, changed/refined Action Projects Improving Student Success in Developmental Education (using data) Conducting a Communication Audit Selecting a Strategic Planning Model

8. AQIP and AtD Team Reports: AQIP Strategic Planning Project – Don Plotts AQIP Communication Project – Keith Stoner, Molly Hockenberry, Steve Williams AtD/AQIP Developmental Education Project – Terry Coleman AtD Communication Project – Keith Stoner

9. AQIP and AtD What’s Next – May 12 ’06 – AQIP Commitment Declaration for Action Projects May 15 ’06 – AtD Implementation Plan

10. AQIP and AtD What’s Next – AQIP Strategic Planning Project – Selecting a Model → Using the Model AQIP Communication Project – Communication Audit → Another Communication project? AtD/AQIP Developmental Education Project – Improving Student Success in Developmental Education → Improving Student Success in Gatekeeper Courses AtD Communication Project – Continues

11. More Information The Academic Quality Improvement Program At NC State http://www.ncstatecollege.edu/aqip/ At HLC http://www.aqip.org/ The Achieving the Dream Initiative At NC State http://www.ncstatecollege.edu/atd/index.html At AtD http://www.achievingthedream.org/

12. Celebration Cookout Tuesday, June 6 th 11:00 – 1:30 All Invited!