| Date |
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Meeting Type |
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Description |
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17-Feb-05 |
|
General Committee |
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Kick-off meeting to
give overview of SACS Accreditation and developing the
rationale for civic engagement; review proposed
workplan. |
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9-Mar-05 |
|
General Committee |
|
Discussion on Campus
Compact, develop rationale for civic engagement, and
identifying learning outcomes. |
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13-Apr-05 |
|
Consultant Meeting |
|
Initial meeting and
discussion with SACS consultant, Dr. Gerald Lord, regarding
current state of QEP. |
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16-Jun-05 |
|
Consultant Meeting |
|
Meeting with
consultant, Ephraim Schechter, to discuss QEP
assessment. |
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20-Jun-05 |
|
General Committee |
|
Discussion on meeting
with Dr. Schechter, defining community-based research,
identifying programs/initiatives and faculty to begin
developing QEP. |
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7-Jul-05 |
|
Conference Call |
|
Discussion with Trisha
Thorme at Princeton University to learn about the structure
of the Community-Based Learning Initiative. |
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15-Jul-05 |
|
Institutional
Visit |
|
Maryana visited with
UPenn staff regarding the structure of the Center for
Community Partnerships. |
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19-Jul-05 |
|
Assessment
Subcommittee |
|
Initial discussions
with key faculty regarding community-based research and
learning outcomes. |
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20-Jul-05 |
|
Conference |
|
Maryana, Robin, and Mac
gave a presentation on Rice QEP at Regional Campus Compact
Conference. |
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|
24-Jul-05 |
|
Conference |
|
Maryana attended SACS
Quality Enhancement Institute in Orlando, FL. |
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27-Jul-05 |
|
Assessment
Subcommittee |
|
Discussion regarding
assessment measures and models. |
|
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4-Aug-05 |
|
Conference Call |
|
Discussion with Vicki
Stocking of Duke University regarding the structure of the
Duke Research Service-Learning Program. |
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10-Aug-05 |
|
General Committee |
|
Updates on
presentations and meetings with peer schools, assessment,
current status of QEP, and creation of subcommittees. |
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26-Aug-05 |
|
Conference Call |
|
Discussion with Dr.
Lord on the QEP evaluation process and update on progress of
Rice QEP. |
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30-Aug-05 |
|
Alumni/Community
Outreach Subcommittee |
|
Discuss coordinating
community and alumni outreach/involvement in order to
identify community partners for first set of projects. |
|
|
31-Aug-05 |
|
Assessment
Subcommittee |
|
Discussion on QEP
collaboration with The Boniuk Center for the Study and
Advancement of Religious Tolerance. |
|
|
12-Sep-05 |
|
General Committee |
|
Update on conference
call with Dr. Lord, The Boniuk Center, Assessment Model,
Alumni/Community Outreach, QEP Lead Evaluators, and
conference calls with peer schools. |
|
|
19-Sep-05 |
|
Conference Call |
|
Discussion with Dr.
Weigert of Georgetown University regarding the structure of
Center for Social Justice and how the program is run as well
as addressed any problematic issues. |
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5-Oct-05 |
|
Faculty Advisory
Group |
|
Discussion with key
faculty regarding their experiences with community-based
research and learning outcomes. |
|
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13-Oct-05 |
|
General Committee |
|
Discuss conference call
with Georgetown, meeting with key faculty, review assessment
timeline, begin discussion of proposed QEP infrastructure and
budget, and review QEP draft document. |
|
|
19-Oct-05 |
|
Faculty Advisory
Group |
|
Discussion and
definition of learning outcomes. |
|
|
21-Oct-05 |
|
Assessment
Subcommittee |
|
Develop a timeline for
the QEP draft and assignment segments of the Draft to other
members to coordinate and write. |
|
|
24-Oct-05 |
|
Assessment
Subcommittee |
|
Discussion with Office
of Institutional Research regarding the pros and cons of
different surveys and to determine which assessment tools for
the QEP. |
|
|
24-Oct-05 |
|
Student Advisory
Group |
|
Rice Student Volunteer
Program meeting. General membership meeting and social event.
Basic outline of the QEP and discussion. |
|
|
25-Oct-05 |
|
Student Advisory
Group |
|
CIC Service Council
meeting. Presidents of all student service organizations
advised by the CIC. Basic outline of the QEP and
discussion. |
|
|
26-Oct-05 |
|
Staff Advisory
Group |
|
Meeting with a small
group of staff members who have participated in co-curricular
service with students. Representatives from Fondren Library,
Development, Nanotechnology, Career Services Center, and
Student Activities. Discussion on their experiences working
with students and suggestions on assessment of secondary
outcomes. |
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27-Oct-05 |
|
Student Advisory
Group |
|
Creation of the QEP
Undergraduate Panel which consists of five undergraduate
student leaders (plus our undergraduate committee member,
Jason Lee) who have had experiences both with Leadership Rice
and some aspect of the Community Involvement Center. Students
will be small-group facilitators for future sessions with the
general undergraduate population. |
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29-Oct-05 |
|
Institutional
Visit |
|
Robin visited with
Stanford University staff regarding the HAAS Center for
Public Service. |
|
|
3-Nov-05 |
|
Assessment
Subcommittee |
|
Discussion regarding
peer institutions and what we have learned. |
|
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3-Nov-05 |
|
Assessment
Subcommittee |
|
Discussion with the
Provost regarding the academic program component of the
QEP. |
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3-Nov-05 |
|
Faculty Advisory
Group |
|
Discussion of learning
outcomes and assessment protocol. |
|
|
3-Nov-05 |
|
Student Advisory
Group |
|
Mac and Jason discussed
with Student Advisory Group which student group leaders and
organizations to target in order to begin discussions about
the QEP. |
|
|
8-Nov-05 |
|
Alumni/Community
Outreach Subcommittee |
|
Preparation meeting for
community partners meetings who are interested in learning
about the QEP and would like to participate in
community-based research. |
|
|
9-Nov-05 |
|
Alumni/Community
Outreach Subcommittee |
|
Meeting # 1 with
community partners who are interested in learning about the
QEP and would like to participate in community-based
research. |
|
14-Nov-05
|
|
Student Advisory Group
|
|
Mac and Matt met with
two students from the Student Advisory Group and Student
Association President James Lloyd to talk about ways to
inform students about the QEP. |
|
|
15-Nov-05 |
|
Alumni/Community
Outreach Subcommittee |
|
Meeting # 2 with
community partners who are interested in learning about the
QEP and would like to participate in community-based
research. |
|
|
15-Nov-05 |
|
General Committee |
|
Briefing on Community
Partner Meetings #1 and #2 and updates on QEP Draft document,
Student Advisory Group meetings, and discussion regarding
measuring assessment outcomes. |
|
|
16-Nov-05 |
|
Alumni/Community
Outreach Subcommittee |
|
Meeting # 3 with
community partners who are interested in learning about the
QEP and would like to participate in community-based
research. |
|
|
21-Nov-05 |
|
Conference Call |
|
Discussion with Jackie
Schmidt-Posner of Stanford University to learn about the
structure of the HAAS Center for Public Service. |
|
|
2-Dec-05 |
|
Conference Call |
|
Discussion with staff
from the University of Notre Dame's Center for Social
Concerns to learn about its structure and programs. |
|
|
3-Dec-05 |
|
Conference |
|
Matt attended the
SACS-COC Annual Meeting to learn more about SACS' perspective
on the QEP. |
|
|
7-Dec-05 |
|
General Committee |
|
Review QEP Draft
document, briefing on SACS-COC Annual Meeting, briefing on
Notre Dame's Center for Social Concerns, and update on
faculty/student meetings. |
|
|
8-Dec-05 |
|
Faculty Advisory
Group |
|
Discussion of QEP
learning outcomes, instructional strategies, and assessment
protocol. |
|
|
19-Jan-06 |
|
General Committee |
|
Review the QEP Draft
document and develop timeline for distribution to SACS and
other constituents. |
|
|
27-Jan-06 |
|
Student Advisory
Group |
|
Develop plan for open
student forum scheduled for Feb. 8 4-5 p.m.; Student Advisory
Group will present QEP to the Student Association on Jan.
30. |
|
|
30-Jan-06 |
|
Student Advisory
Group |
|
Mac and QEP
Undergraduate Panel made QEP presentation at the Student
Association general meeting. |
|
|
3-Feb-06 |
|
Student Advisory
Group |
|
Mac and QEP
Undergraduate Panel discussed speaking format and talking
points for the student open forum. |
|
|
8-Feb-06 |
|
Student Advisory
Group |
|
Campus-Wide Open Forum;
purpose is to raise awareness about the QEP and how it will
impact academic careers at Rice; forum to include faculty
guest speakers involved with community-based research. |
|
14-Feb-06
|
|
General Committee
|
|
Review QEP Draft document and discuss agenda and who
should be present for SACS On-site Visit in April.
|