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Foundations of Excellence: Organization Dimension

March 2, 2009

As part of the Foundations of Excellence self-study, the Organization Dimension is currently exploring the how the first-year experience is impacted by the organization and policies of, and activities within, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and other administrative units. Additionally, the committee members are reviewing how faculty and staff activities and development programs and budgetary decisions affect the first-year experience.

The committee members are in the process of collecting information from offices and programs across campus that interact with first-year students (course/program descriptions and related materials, publications, brochures and Web site pages).

The committee members will:

  • identify patterns in the student and faculty/staff survey results;
  • take an active part in the review of and discussions about university and/or programmatic documents;
  • conduct interviews, focus groups, etc.;
  • recommend action plans;
  • create a committee report on the dimension.

For additional information about, to participate in, or to provide information for the Organization Dimension, contact co-chairs John Jones (jrjones@niu.edu) or Harold Kafer (hakafer@niu.edu).