PQI: Perkins Institute

AGENDA

Radisson Hotel & Conference Center

3131 Campus Drive

Plymouth , MN

Wednesday, January 22, 2003

9:00 – 10:00 am Continental Breakfast & Networking

10:00 – 10:15 am Welcome

Dr. Deena Allen, Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Resources

Conference Overview & Objectives

Lloyd A. Petri, Program Director, Perkins

10:15 – 11:00 am Program Quality Initiative – Alignment

Overview of the 5-Step Improvement Process

Dr. Mary Jacquart, System Director, Educational Grant Programs

11:00 – Noon College Panel: Using Data for Program

Improvement

Moderator: Dr. Mary Jacquart

♦ Alex Kromminga, Rochester C/TC

♦ Judy Richer, Central Lakes C

♦ Sara Laviolette, Hennepin TC

Noon – 12:45 pm Lunch

12:45 – 1:45 pm Data Primer: A quick refresher on data terminology and various techniques for displaying data

Dr. Pradeep Kotamraju, Director Institutional Research & Development

1:45 – 2:00 pm Overview of Work Sessions

Process Coach, Harry Cottrell, will review the break-out work sessions along with the materials that participants will use

2:00 – 2:15 pm Break – College teams move to assigned break-out rooms

2:15 – 3:30 pm APPLYING THE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: A MnSCU CASE STUDY

Work Session Break-Out 1 : Improving Student Completion

Participants will work in problem-solving groups, using Steps 1 and 2 of the Guidebook, to assess performance gaps and identify root causes of student completion (Process Coaches)

3:30 – 3:45 pm Break – College teams return to general meeting room

3:45 – 4:45 pm Work Session Report-Out: Participants will share their work session products and raise challenges they encountered in working through Steps 1 and 2 of the Guidebook (Selected Participants)

4:45 – 5:00 pm Wrap-Up Day 1 and Overview of Day 2

Dr. Mary Jacquart & Lloyd A. Petri

5:00 – 7:00 pm Networking Reception (Copenhagen Room)

Featuring: Guest Speaker: Karen Kaiser Clark

Hor d’oeuvres

Organizers: (Chair) Kay Ellingwood, Century C/TC

Sara Laviolette, Hennepin TC

Jim Borer, North Hennepin CC

Tim Boyer, Inver Hills CC

NOTE : “Reality Check-In Meeting” for all Process Coaches from 5:00-5:30 pm

PQI: Perkins Institute

AGENDA

Thursday, January 23, 2003

6:30 – 7:30 am Continental Breakfast & Networking

7:30 – 9:00 am APPLYING THE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: A MnSCU CASE STUDY (Break-Out Rooms)

Work Session Break-Out 2 : Improving Student Completion (continued)

Participants will apply Steps 3 through 5 of the Guidebook to identify strategies for improving student completion and approaches for piloting and monitoring improvement strategies. (Process Coaches)

9:00 – 9:15 am Break

9:15 – 10:15 am Work Session Report-OutParticipants will share their work session products and raise any challenges encountered in developing strategies to support continuous improvement (Selected Participants)

10:15 – 11:15 am Tying Program Improvement together at the College Level

Moderator: Dr. Mary Jacquart

♦ David Trites, Alexandria TC

♦ Dave Hellmich, South Central TC

♦ Cindy Crimmins, Minneapolis C/TC

11:15 – 11:45 am Sustaining Improvement Efforts: Building a Peer Network

Lloyd A. Petri

11:45 – Noon Closing Comments & Evaluation

Dr. Mary Jacquart & Lloyd A. Petri

Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch