CT Prep #5
Solutions
Solution Suggestion
Utilize media networking sites to
increase awareness of AO presence on and cheap updates to highlight
1 campus
Arrange monthly meetings with key
2 colleges/programs
Facilitate timely feedback to
departments who have already
participated in and provided
3 assessment information
Email from Chancellor Hinshaw or
Faculty Senate Task Force to UHM
4 listserv(s)
Reconvene Faculty Senate Task Force participation more likely when
for Assessment and utilize them in assessment efforts are faculty
5 bridge-building
Lisa Seese
10 November 2009
Details/Notes
I.e. use of Twitter, Facebook, etc.
include "add" buttons on home page
of website, use media sites as quick
program/school high points via AO
By establishing a schedule of regular
face time with
departments/programs/colleges -
ideally their admin and junior profs -
the barriers of "strangerhood" is
broken down and relationships are
started. It is more difficult to say
someone that you know and have a
relationship with than it is with a
stranger.
Work with the VCAA and UHM admin
to get some sort of feedback - even if
its only a note of acknowledgement -
to the
departments/programs/colleges that
have been participating in
assessment. By acknowledging their
efforts, the AO will build good will be
able to continue cultivation of these
programs to build bridges with those
who don't currently participate.
Use the email to highlight the AO,
their efforts and growth to this point
and reiteration that assessment is a
necessary and beneficial task for the
university - especially during this time
when relevancy, growth, excellence
are looked at to judge and determine
program existance. Allow for AO to be
strategically placed so that they are
an asset to have on campus during a
fiscal crisis b/c they are the ones to
collect and interpret data that
represents the academic
acheivements of faculty, programs
and colleges.
The AO is a result of Faculty Senate's
proposal. Utilize task force members
as advocates and representatives of
AO with other faculty. Faculty
motivated and led.
CT Prep #5 Lisa Seese
Solutions 10 November 2009

Solution Suggestion Details/Notes

Have Ka Leo run a feature story on
AO - its importance and pretinence for
UHM at this time and the national Generate buzz, get ppl talking,
6 landscape of assessment recognition of AO on campus

Hold "townhall" meetings at various use time for info sharing, highlight
programs/colleges throughout the program/college acheivements, Q&A,
7 semester inviting students and faculty mythbusting, recognition, etc.
By building relationships with student
orgs on campus, you have a
Partner w/ various student sustaining and continuous support
organizations on campus to cultivate base and may have access to
student understanding and support of resources (I.e. volunteer manpower,
8 AO efforts on campus PR and marketing efforts)
Easy, low-cost marketing materials
that can be given out at every event,
left after every visit and used to
Have AO pens and notepads promote an remind ppl of AO
9 purchased presence on campus
use these methods to disperse
Create promo/informational DVD or information about AO, its purpose,
podcasts of AO for distribution to acheivements, highlighting program
10 different stakeholders success stores, etc.