FOR WEB | Middle States | Aug. 2023 Plattsburgh Next / Middle States Update

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4	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Self-Study Report and Review		Aligned Plans. Clearly state institutional and unit-level objectives linked to mission and reflective of assessment (recommendation)		Define divisional / unit / department outcomes that are aligned to the overall mission / PN and use assessment tools to measure progress.	Need to track progress, tie to other pieces, and advance to unit level. To be further developed.	Aligned plans across areas		Cabinet	Spring 2024
5				Participation. Document and communicate planning and improvement processes that provide for constitutent participation (recommendation)		Involve more than top-down in the planning processes, decisions and development of pathways and goals for given periods.	Plattsburgh Next campus updates now monthly. Dedicated webpage created. Accountability partners in place.	Demonstration of involved planning, meetings		Cabinet	Ongoing
6				Ethics. Assessment of ethics and integrity policies (advice)		Assigned new staff member to chair Internal Control Committee.	Lauren Currie appointed to chair Internal Conrol Committee. ICC will start to meet regulaily in fall 2023.	New process		A&F	Done
7				Cardinal Core. Ensure Cardinal Core has sufficient course offerings. Align Cardinal Core and learning outcomes (advice)		Evaluation and review	Wendy Gordon is managing.	Outcomes linked and made clear		AA	Ongoing
8				Student Needs. Explore changing patterns of unmet student needs and intervene (advice)		Plattsburgh Next action item/s. Mental health and retention efforts above as noted.	See above actions, statuses	See above actions, statuses		AA, ESS	Done and ongoing
9				Educational Effectiveness. Improve communication / discussion of educational effectiveness (advice)		Communicate and discuss findings	Need to report to Faculty Senate, other channels the assessment work and results. Use of new dashboards will help communicate	Meetings and conversations held		AA	Spring 2024
10				Linkage. Reexamine and establish future planning with timelines, communication, KPIs linked to budget and assessment (advice)		Take related steps after assessment/s	Development of these steps following assessment	Make decisions based on results and use assessment information. Example: Assessment shows second-language students are doing poorly. Result for a space in the learning center. The data informs that decision.			Spring 2024
11				Evals. Create formal systems to evaluate higher admin positions (advice). Put formal systems in place to evaluate those in higher administrative positions, such as the SUNY Academic and Innovative Leadership (SAIL) Institute’s SUNY360 Leadership Skills Inventory. SUNY Plattsburgh’s faculty bylaws provide a structure for the review of deans, but this process should be more consistently and routinely applied across the schools. (Opportunity for Improvement)		Use SUNY SAIL360 (https://sunysail.org/suny360/.) The SUNY 360 Leadership Skills Inventory assists higher education professionals in gaining greater understanding about their current leadership competencies as well as understanding how their self-perception compares to how others perceive them.	SAIL started on March 1 with an orientation meeting with the president and the three senior staff who are being evaluated. Two vice presidents (IA and Academic Affairs) and one dean (EHHS). The survey and evalauation phase is currently in process.	Results reviewed and applied where applicable		A&F	Done and ongoing
12				BIPOC Employee Support. To meet the goal of increasing the numbers of diverse faculty and staff, analyze available data on the rate of employee separation and develop strategies to retain as well as attract diverse employees. (Opportunity for Improvement)		Review of data and separation rates. Related actions off of results and development of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)	To be done	Increased hiring and retention of diverse faculty and staff		A&F, DEI	Fall 2024
13				Exit Interviews. Identify gaps in existing data on overall employee satisfaction, which may be filled in by a strengthened and formalized exit interview process as a means to determine concerns of separating employees and the factors that may have played a part in their decision. (Opportunity for Improvement)		Initiate exit interview process including a questionaire. Employee can opt-in to further conversations. Make it easy to fill out; type. How are they summarized / forwarded / logged.	Under development	Data reviewed and analyzed with resulting materials applied where applicable		A&F	Fall 2023
14				Campus Climate. Assess and consider possible institutional changes to enhance the campus climate as a welcoming place for all. (Opportunity for Improvement)		Apply the range of related assessment, reviews and communication tools in Plattsburgh Next and Middle States sections	In process	Improved campus climate as measuerd by survey, reviews, reports		Cabinet	Fall 2023
15				Funding Process. Enhance shared governance and communication in adapting to a changing reality and shaping the future of the college, using a transparent process for criteria and funding decisions about academic program offerings and related hiring decisions. (Opportunity for Improvement)		Communicate and discuss financial, operational and structural challenges and strategies and tactics being applied	Report to Faculty Senate, other channels the work and results. Use of webpages, dashboards and other means to share	Meetings, posts and open sessions		AA	Ongoing
16				Support for Students in Gaps. Expand efforts to provide financial, emotional and academic support to improve retention in students who are unaffiliated with existing support programs but face barriers to meeting their academic goals. (Opportunity for Improvement)		Apply the range of related initiaitives, assistance and staffing in Plattsburgh Next and Middle States sections	In process	Improved retention		AA, ESS	Ongoing
17				Assessment. Improve communication and discussion of educational effectiveness assessment results, including those related to major programs and general education, helping stakeholders understand how assessment data is used to make strategic decisions and improving understanding of the value and importance of assessment. (Opportunity for Improvement.)		Communicate and discuss findings	Deans handle at the school level. Use of new dashboards will help communicate.	Meetings and conversations held		AA	Spring 2023
18				Connect. Keep track for Middle States and update on progress		Maintain details of recommendations, collegial advice and opportunities for improvement.	Grid and related materials being brought together. Provost's office is key contact.	Maintained and used list and follow through		Pres Office, AA	Ongoing
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