Governance Effectiveness Mission and Quality (GEMQ) Leadership Council

Strategic Responsibilities:

Facilitate the review process of the mission, vision, and values statements; ensure alignment with Strategic Plan and Educational Master Plan
Coordinate the review and evaluation of the program review and plan template and process
Facilitate the completion of program reviews and plans by providing technical support and training to disciplines/units
Review and analyze progress on the college's Strategic Plan, and review alignment with the Educational Master Plan
Review and update the college's Assessment Plan in alignment with the Strategic Plan and Educational Master Plan
Review the methodology for setting institution-set standards, and adjust as needed to ensure alignment with the Strategic Plan (Shared Governance Assessment Committee)
Assume responsibility for Accreditation Standard I and IV
Assess and use assessment results for improvement in role delineation, decision making structures and communication methods; and
Foster a sustained, substantive, and collegial dialogue about student outcomes, equity, academic quality, institutional effectiveness, and continuous improvement

Coordinate with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness to support the use of date research and analysis to inform planning
Review and encourage the alignment of discipline/unit goals with college strategic goals
Review and analyze progress on college strategic goals using program review updates and Institutional Effectiveness metrics
Review progress on assessment goals and activities at the course, program, degree and institutional levels, evaluate college performance related to student achievement; and recommend actions toward improvement
Coordinate the review and evaluation of college planning structures, processes, and operations

Program Review (Virginia White, Wendy McEwen - Co-Chairs)
Assessment (Denise Kruizenga-Muro, Jude Whitton, Wendy McEwen – Co- Chairs)
Governance (Vacant – Co-Chairs)
Methods and Metrics Committee (Brandon Owashi, Paul Richardson, David Lee - Co-Chairs)

The GEMQ Leadership Council meets on the 4th Monday of each month from 3 - 5 pm via zoom https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98506417603