Good morning Helen and Peggy!

I am in the process of arranging a meeting with the other members of the Standard 11 subgroup.

As I read through your email, I note that there will be a meeting on Friday May 29^th at 1PM.  Our division (Teaching and Learning Services) is scheduled for a retreat that day from Noon-4PM.   I would have to get special permission from Steve to be excused from that event, and I don’t think they would be very willing to make the exception for me.  Do you want me to ask, or will our written summary be sufficient in my absence?

I apologize for the conflict, and hope that this will not be an issue for you.

Thanks,

Gail

From: Helen Mitchell [mailto:hmitchel@bigjar.com]
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 9:23 PM
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Subject: Summarizing our Work So Far

Hello Everyone,

As those of you who attended last Friday's meeting already know, we've agreed that each subgroup [Standards 11, 12, and 13] will submit to Peggy and me by March 27th the following:

1.  A writeup of what you have completed thus far -- can be in narrative or bullet point-style and would summarize what you have assessed that we as a college are doing well and why this work is important to our mission and vision.

2.  A list of what is still missing or incomplete -- including any sources that have not responded and/or responses that are too "global" and not sufficiently detailed, as well as additional questions that came up during this phase of the process.

3.  Your recommendations going forward -- what are areas of needed growth or further development for HCC?

The goal is for each of our Work Teams to have about 50% of our work reported.  The Steering Committee understands that this is a first-of-many drafts -- a fluid document -- a work-in-progress.  What we are gathering is a kind of snapshot of the work so far.  A template has been produced and is being modified.  Peggy will send it out to all of us when she receives it (either Tuesday or Wednesday).  Please use this template for reporting on your subgroup's work thus far.

So, your subgroup will need to meet over the next month to work on this assignment.  The Standard 12 Group is already scheduled for April 24th.  Find a time that is convenient for all your members and compile your findings; then send them on to Peggy and me on or before May 27th. 

The Steering Committee, then, wants all of us on each Work Team to meet together as a group to hear from one another about the progress we've made.  That meeting for our Work Team will take place on May 29th (proviously scheduled as a Steering Committee Meeting date) at 1 p.m. in Duncan Hall 208.  Please mark this new meeting date on your calendars.

After that meeting, Peggy and I will meet to compile all three reports and prepare our summary of what Work Team D has accomplished.  The two of us will attend a Steering Committee meeting on June 5th, which will be the last Middle States meeting of this academic year.

Our thanks to all of you for the good work you have been doing all year.  This summation will let us know what remains for our attention when we return in the fall.

With best wishes, Helen