QI Proposal: Faculty Senate Discussion

Deneese L. Jones, ProvostTom Delahunt, VP Admissions

Keith Summerville, President - Faculty Senate

January 30, 2013

Higher Learning CommissionA Commission of the North Central

Association

The Higher Learning Commission expects that institutions are always engaged in quality improvement.

The Open Pathway requires an institution to designate one major improvement effort it has undertaken as its Quality Initiative for reaffirmation of accreditation.

Commission encourages institutions to use the Quality Initiative to take risks, innovate, take on a tough challenge or pursue a yet unproven strategy.

Drake University Strategic Goal I, Objective D: “infuse global and multicultural understanding throughout Drake University”

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“…Infuse global and multicultural understanding throughout Drake University”

QI Proposal: Achieving and Supporting Difference

Increase efforts to recruit and retain more students, faculty and staff from underrepresented groups

Intensify efforts to strengthen a campus environment that is welcoming and supportive of

difference

Create greater understanding for addressing issues of difference for deepening and sustaining

intercultural learning

Create new curricula and organize co-curricular programming to enhance global and multicultural

understanding

Questions for Consideration

What are the benefits?

What are the barriers that we can control?

Who are the constituents that should be included in the development of this QI plan?