Quality Leadership Team Meeting 

March 22, 2012, 12:30 p.m. 

• Call to Order: Members present Claire Fletcher, Amador Ramirez, Bruce Exstrom, Velma Elizalde, Jimmy Goodson, Ruth Cude, Donna Atkins, Patty Candia, Glynis Strause, Susan Smedley.   
• Approval of Minutes: Minutes approved as distributed.    
• New Website Update (Ramirez/Elizalde): Ramirez www.coastalbend.edu/qep SACS will be added as a link on the footer of the home page. QEP, results, updates will be on a page connected to this.     
• Student and Employee Survey Results:  Fletcher reported on the employee and student survey.     Top three results of employees were Student Success/Freshmen Experience Course (44%) Pre College Level Skills (15%,) Other (11%); Student Results Top Three  Student Tutoring (55.3%), Success/Freshmen Experience Course (44.5%),Connection with Community and Business (36.5% internship, community service, integrated into work, job shadowing).   We are all to look at all the results to compile a picture of what the surveys are requesting and how that might look in reality as a Student Success/Course/Experience/Tutoring. We need to analyze the communication concerns.    Elizalde asked for Fletcher to send the QEP results to Amador to post to the website with a blurb from each campus with the top three per campus issues.  Ramirez will post this on the web.  Student Success Centers will be set up with new grant. It was have the software that is needed on that campus for particular courses.    
• Faculty Input regarding Student Success Course (Adkins/Exstrom). Adkins reported that a called meeting of the Student Success response on the proposal.  Mostly positive responses were given. If offered by curriculum/departments there may not be enough students each semester to offer/make the class.  Questions were on non-degree seeking students, mandatory dual credit orientation including these topics. Life skills will also need to be addressed. Would a workforce or academic course give us the most financial reimbursement?  We might be able team teach this course by specific topic.  Divisions are concerned about losing contact hour funding.   We need to explore best practices on this issue; whether it will articulate or transfer; include how to do research across the curriculum.  Adkins will survey the faculty for possible topics in the course.  Elizalde suggested we pilot this and then evaluate the course to improve it.    
• College Review of Student Success Course (Candia) Candia reported from Inside Higher Education only 15% of colleges require this course.  The same issues we have discussed were mention.  Colin County (free but register) and Del Mar (new student noncredit) strongly encourage orientation courses. Richland College has ORA Orientation, Registration, and Advising is required for new students.  Smedley mentioned that the modules would be available for refreshing and for advising.  A California has a one hour course that is credit and transferable.     
• QEP Title V Grant Connection (Velma).  The Title V grant was submitted during spring break and there will 14 grants funded.  Much was taken from the surveys.    
• Title V Update (Elizalde) this would include an advising model, enrollment/retention management program, financial literacy, service learning.   
• SACS Documents for Review (all).  
• Input from Committee (questions, comments, concerns)  
• Determine date, set agenda items and establish assignments for next meeting (March 22) Results webpage, suggested for courses from faculty.  Timeline for submitting the document, data structure.  We will meet again April 5 at 12:30 p.m.   

Adjourn  Meeting adjourned at 2:04 pm.