EMU to present continuous improvement action projects at AQIP strategy forum

Within a few months, if not sooner, the entire campus community will know which three or four institutional areas have been designated as continuous improvement action projects.

Since it was accepted to participate in the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) accreditation process last March, Eastern Michigan University has been preparing for its strategy forum to discuss its continuous improvement projects with AQIP officials. The strategy forum is scheduled May 18-21 at the Hickory Ridge Marriott in Lisle, Ill.

Crystal Mills, interim senior executive for strategic planning and continuous improvement, indicated there are a number of continuous improvement projects on the table, but said she didn't want to divulge the potential options until the President's Cabinet makes it final decision. The University Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee is currently prioritizing its list of action projects, a process that will completed within the next month. Once the projects are prioritized, they will be submitted to the Cabinet for its approval, Mills said.

"AQIP suggests that we have three to four continuous improvement projects. I think we may end up with four," Mills said. "Everything points to four major areas we really need to tackle aggressively. By April 25, the Cabinet needs to know what it is we're doing."

That date is important because it's the University's deadline to submit its strategy forum pre-work to AQIP, Mills said.

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