Mid-Point Progress Report

O1. Amplify Education Impact by Enhancing Connectivity

Develop data and technology infrastructure to enhance educational access and impact for faculty, students, clinical partners and stakeholders.

  • O1a. Access to Conferences:
    • Progress – Conference sharing is occurring.
    • Next Steps – Sunset initiative as stated; switch to evaluating IT infrastructure by department.

O2. Keep Proactive Communication

Offer regular and recurring channels for proactive communication, messaging and feedback with students, faculty and staff.

  • O2a. Conduct Surveys:
    • Progress – Employee (staff) survey distributed with the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion survey in the third quarter of the fiscal year; Human Resources will send this annually; surveys for faculty and students are being handled by other departments.
    • Next Steps – Assess survey results and develop a reporting plan.
  • O2b. Develop Tools:
    • Progress – TBD.
    • Next Steps – Beth Smith to report back in fall 2021.

O3. Advance Institutional and Organizational Effectiveness

Improve organizational decision-making.

  • O3a. Effective Processes:
    • Progress – Several CQI processes have been implemented.
    • Next Steps – Integrate them into ongoing CQI structure and processes; Janet Sabuco to work with the dean on this integration.