From sstewart at osrhe.edu Mon Aug 4 10:21:55 2008 From: sstewart at osrhe.edu (Stewart, Sheilynda) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:21:55 -0500 Subject: [OKAIRP] New Race and Ethnicity Resources from AIR and NCES Message-ID: <711A911F392FBA41B7D7901D7619BC5F5408EB@postman1.osrhe.edu> All OKAIRP members, The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has announced the launch of a web site devoted to bringing the institutional research community information on the new IPEDS race/ethnicity (R/E) standards. On this page you will find links to recent relevant presentations, definitions, and resources, as well as a set of frequently asked questions. In addition, the web site includes a moderated BLOG where YOU can ask your own questions. For more information, you may view their IPEDS resources webpage at http://www.airweb.org/raceethnicity.html There is also a website launched by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to assist institutions and state agencies with the transition to the new race and ethnicity categories. View their webpage for more information: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/reic/resource.asp Sheilynda Stewart, M.B.A. OKAIRP President Software Development Project Manager Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Strategic Planning and Analysis 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Phone: (405) 225-9288 Email: sstewart at osrhe.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okairp/attachments/20080804/4d78ae98/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This full day conference will be held on Friday, October 10, 2008 and will begin at 9:00 a.m. (registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) We are pleased to have David Gleason from the University of Texas in Dallas deliver the keynote address and will focus on learning to think productively and effectively with more than one hat - perhaps 6 different hats! We are also looking for proposals so if you are interested, please let me know as soon as possible. You may view further details about the call for proposals on our website. Please go to the OKAIRP website to register online at: http://www.okairp.org . We look forward to seeing you there! Sheilynda Stewart, M.B.A. OKAIRP President Software Development Project Manager Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Strategic Planning and Analysis 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Phone: (405) 225-9288 Email: sstewart at osrhe.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Board of Directors are responsible for providing an avenue for professional development by organizing and planning annual meetings for the discussion and improvement of research, assessment and planning in the state of Oklahoma. This position is a three year term and current members are eligible to vote on the election of members to the Board of Directors during the business meeting at the Fall 2008 Conference. If you would like to nominate someone or would like to nominate yourself for this position, please submit a brief statement of interest regarding this position to sstewart at osrhe.edu. Thank You! Sheilynda Stewart OKAIRP President From KKusler at ucok.edu Mon Aug 25 17:35:46 2008 From: KKusler at ucok.edu (KKusler at ucok.edu) Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:35:46 -0500 Subject: [OKAIRP] Lean University Training Offered In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Do you have broken processes on your campus? Do documents get lost as they move from office to office for approval? Is this an efficient way to help students and faculty? Lean University is a concept successfully used at the University of Central Oklahoma. Now we offer an executive training program to help your campus become a Lean University. No that does not mean reducing staff. It means structuring processes where your overworked staff can do their job easier and sometimes better. Process improvement training that focuses on your campus needs is offered through the Lean University program. Participants completing the program are certified Lean Facilitators. The training is split into two sessions to allow participants time to complete homework assignments on a project on their home campus. Instructors serve as coaches as the participants work on the homework project. The economical comprehensive training covers: Lean Principles (as they apply to higher education), Value Stream Mapping (identify true waste in a process), Performance Measures (measuring the change), Kaizen Events (making the change) and Culture Impact (finding solutions for barriers to implement). Space is limited, so register for one of the sessions scheduled or ask about a customized training program for your campus. September 29-October 2 and October 27-29, 2008 (Oklahoma City area) - call to see if you qualify for a discount January 27-30 and February 23-25, 2009 (Oklahoma City area) March 30-April 2 and April 27-29, 2009 (Dallas area) For program details and options on completing the program contact Karen Kusler at (405) 974-2540 or kkusler at ucok.edu. More information about the Lean University program and the Center for Strategic Improvement at the University of Central Oklahoma is available on the website www.ucocsi.edu Why UCO Lean University Program? Since 2002 UCO has used Transactional Lean principles to improve services. UCO is a campus designed for 12,000 students with a current enrollment of roughly 16,000 students. We are a metropolitan university with a $104 million budget (50% state appropriation) and 1.7 million square feet in buildings. We not only teach the program, we apply the principles to our campus. Lean is a systematic approach to identify and eliminate waste in a process. It enables higher education to apply positive change in processes in a short time period. Generally the implementation schedule to apply change in a Transactional Lean process ranges from one week to three months. Program Design: Week One (4 days) 1. Transactional Lean Principles (1 day) Develop an understanding of what Lean is and the history of the principles. Be able to define a process and determine the start and end points of the process. Identify areas of waste in transactional Lean processes. Recognize the value of continuous flow in a process. Review the value of Lean Tools including: Quality at the Source, Batch Size Reduction, Standardized Work, Point of Use Storage, 5 S System, Visual Controls, Value Stream Mapping, Pull System, and Layout. 2. Developing Value Stream Maps (VSM) (2 days) Learn to use the Value Stream Map tool to visualize a process. The current state map presents the steps involved in a process. The future state map describes the process with changes to eliminate waste and improve efficiency. Hands-on activities are applied to familiarize participants with the symbols and format of Value Stream Maps. Formats for VSM Charters are presented and criteria for team member selection are defined. 3. Defining Performance Measures (1 day) Techniques to facilitate team meetings are discussed and role played. Emphasize the importance of connecting process measures to strategic goals and defining metrics to measure effectiveness of steps. Formats for action plans to implement change are presented. Week Two (3 days) 4. Planning and Conducting Kaizen Events (2 days) Changes in the process are implemented through Kaizen Events. Participants learn the steps for planning a Kaizen Event (including Charter formats), selecting the implementation team, and making change in the process in a short time span. The value of follow-up on Kaizen Events is emphasized. 5. Creating a Lean Culture (1 day) Participants develop an understanding of culture issues tied to change in processes. Barriers to change are discussed and options identified to overcome them. Techniques for monitoring change are presented. Homework Assignments Following Week One: Draw Current and Future State Value Stream Maps on a process in your organization. Identify metrics for the process. Report on the mapping experience and the process VSM at the beginning of Week Two. Last Day of Class: 100 point examination on knowledge of Transactional Lean Principles. Following Week Two: Complete one Kaizen Event, preferably on the process mapped. Submit the Kaizen Charter and report for review. Write a 2-5 page paper on how the barriers to changing an organization?s culture will be addressed. Completion of homework assignments, passing the examination with a grade of 70% or higher, and class attendance is required for certification. Karen Kusler University of Central Oklahoma Center for Strategic Improvement Nigh University Center, Room 305F 100 N. University Drive Edmond, OK 73034 (405) 974-2540 fax: (405) 974-3875 kkusler at ucok.edu http://ucocsi.com **CONFIDENTIALITY**This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information, any unauthorized disclosure or use is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email from your system. 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