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Community Outreach: Assessment and Program Planning for Off-Campus Students
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Massey, Jennifer; Gouthro, Karla – Assessment Update, 2011
The Community Outreach Centre (COC) is part of the Community Development portfolio in the Division of Student Affairs at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It opened in fall 2007 as a resource and support centre for students who live off campus. The overarching goal of the centre is to cultivate community among off-campus students…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Focus Groups, Community Involvement, Program Effectiveness
The Role of the Quality Enhancement Plan in Engendering a Culture of Assessment
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Loughman, Thomas P.; Hickson, Joyce; Sheeks, Gina L.; Hortman, J. William – Assessment Update, 2008
During the past two decades, colleges and universities have used best practices from corporate management such as total quality management, strategic planning, management by objectives, benchmarking, data warehousing, and performance indicators. Many institutions of higher learning now have adopted comprehensive and multifaceted approaches to…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Institutional Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, Total Quality Management
Assessing Learning Communities
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Hegler, Kay Loomis – Assessment Update, 2004
College and university personnel have reported that learning communities increase retention and student learning. Maureen Franklin, vice president for academic affairs, realized the value that learning communities could have in academic life at Doane College (Crete, Nebraska), and in April 2003, she provided funds for two faculty members and one…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community Involvement, Faculty, Academic Achievement