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Celebration of Student Creative Works

Dr. Cynthia Prosen with Danielle Brough and Nicole Griewahn, two of the four winning students in the group poster category during the kick off for the 14th annual "Celebration of Student Research, Creative Works & Academic Service Learning." The groups poster entitled Evaluation of Waterbird Diet Analysis for Presence of Round Goby Associated with Botulism Toxicity earned first in the group poster category. Competition winners and Mediasite Live

Celebration of Student Creative Works

Honored students

Dr. Cynthia Prosen with Danielle Brough and Nicole Griewahn, two of the four winning students in the group poster category during the kick off for the 14th annual "Celebration of Student Research, Creative Works & Academic Service Learning." The groups poster entitled Evaluation of Waterbird Diet Analysis for Presence of Round Goby Associated with Botulism Toxicity earned first in the group poster category. Competition winners and Mediasite Live

2008-09 NMU Action Projects


Outcomes Assessment	Benchmark Roadmap	Mission Statement

News and Features

	Higher Learning Commission Presentation Cindy Prosen, NMU AQIP liaison, and Jill Leonard, chair of the NMU scholarship action project, presented "Enhancing the Campus Climate for Scholarship: A Successful Action Project," at the 114th Higher Learning Commission Annual Meeting in Chicago in April. Full presentation
	Accreditation review site visit completed As part of NMU’s re-accreditation process, representatives of the Higher Learning Commission’s Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) visited campus on March 25-27. During this visit, the accreditation team met various groups and individuals to discuss NMU’s work on continuous improvement. Open campus forum video (full forum about 55 minutes) More about: Quality Check up Visit Report
	Community Engagement Designation In December 2008, NMU was very pleased to learn that we received the competitive “Community Engaged University” Carnegie Foundation classification. The classification is awarded to universities that demonstrate a high degree of collaboration between the school and its larger communities. Enhanced community engagement is a Road Map to 2015 goal.
	New Nursing Program Helps Teaching Shortage The NMU School of Nursing has a new 12-credit post master's certificate program for nurses wishing to become nurse educators. NMU received a $360,000 grant from the State of Michigan for the program as a means to help the critical nursing faculty shortage in the state, including in the Upper Peninsula. Learn more Helping to meet the needs of the Upper Peninsula is a Road Map to 2015 goal.

Strategic Plan
NMU’s Road Map to 2015 and Beyond academic and university strategic plan, which President Les Wong unveiled in March, has become the impetus to another level of continuous improvement. The plan identifies NMU’s strengths with goals to build upon them and makes working on some of the universities weakness the priority for the foreseeable future. Road Map to 2015 Web site Road Map Update (pdf) \| (doc)

Strategic Plan

NMU’s Road Map to 2015 and Beyond academic and university strategic plan, which President Les Wong unveiled in March, has become the impetus to another level of continuous improvement. The plan identifies NMU’s strengths with goals to build upon them and makes working on some of the universities weakness the priority for the foreseeable future.

Current Documents
Current Documents Summary of Portfolio Feedback (requires NMU log in)

AQIP Coordinator
Cindy Prosen, associate provost and dean of the College of Graduate Studies, Research and Continuing Education, is NMU’s AQIP coordinator. During 2008-09 she is being assisted by Sandi Poindexter, professor of computer information systems in the College of Business. Dr. Prosen and Professor Poindexter can be reached on AQIP and accreditation matters at aqip@nmu.edu.

Committee Leaders
Maybe the motto for continuous improvement should be “It doesn’t take a village, it takes an entire campus.” The AQIP committee leadership and membership demonstrate this fact. If you have ideas about our current or ongoing continuous improvement projects or ideas about improvement at NMU in general, these committee chairs and members can assist in getting the idea evaluated for implementation consideration. AQIP committees and members

Committee Leaders

Maybe the motto for continuous improvement should be “It doesn’t take a village, it takes an entire campus.” The AQIP committee leadership and membership demonstrate this fact. If you have ideas about our current or ongoing continuous improvement projects or ideas about improvement at NMU in general, these committee chairs and members can assist in getting the idea evaluated for implementation consideration.

AQIP committees and members

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