A Lumina Foundation grant projectSpring 2013 Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE

a Lumina Foundation grant project Spring 2013

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior CollegesWestern Association of Schools and Colleges

DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP)

ASSOCIATE DEGREE COHORTS CONFERENCE

REFINING THE PROJECT CONCEPT




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The true poem rests between the words.

Vanna Bonta




Definition: re·fine (r-fn) v. re·fined, re·fin·ing, re·fines

v.tr. 1. To reduce to a pure state; purify.2. To remove by purifying.3. To free from coarse, unsuitable, or immoral

characteristics: refined his manners; refined her speaking style.

v.intr. 1. To become free of impurities.2. To acquire polish or elegance.3. To use precise distinctions and subtlety in

thought or speech.

The Free Online Dictionary




Refining: When the raw material is processed and clarified for use.

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• Separate the material into various components• Treat each component to clean it (remove

impurities)• Recombine the components for intended uses• Develop a way to store and deliver the refined

product

PROCESSING THE RAW MATERIAL




• Team: staying connected; participation in college events

• Overview: project description; purpose; expected learning

• Objectives, Milestones, Timelines: preliminary objectives; milestones; timelines; final objectives

• Key Participants, and Evaluation: responsible parties; recordkeepers; reporters

• Start-up: First month to-dos

KEY PIECES




• Take advantage of this planning time

• Commit to being kind with your colleagues when you get back to campus

TWO PIECES OF ADVICE




William Shakespeare: Better three hours too soon, than one minute too late.

Charles Richards: Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a full year’s value out of a week.

Ralph Waldo Emerson: So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so much in retrospect, that the amount of each person’s genius is confined to a very few hours.

Bruce Lee: If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.

SOME QUOTES ABOUT TIME




It’s almost like there’s no frame on the world for which we have less sympathy and generosity than the one which we have only newly, and perhaps perilously, begun to extricate ourselves from.

Robert Kegan

A QUOTE TO REMIND YOU ABOUT BEING KIND




YOU HAVE 90 MINUTESOF TIME TO

REFINE YOUR PROJECT CONCEPT

WE WILL COLLECT YOUR MATERIALS FROM

YOU, MAKE A COPY, AND THEN RETURN THEM

TO YOU

THANK YOU!

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A Lumina Foundation grant projectSpring 2013 Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE