COMMUNICATION

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COMMUNICATION

• AWARENESS
• INPUT
• FEEDBACK

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COMMUNICATION
Communication leads to community, that is, to
understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.
Rollo May
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AWARENESS

• Get a theme that will carry you through the
  process.

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AWARENESS

• CAMPUS-WIDE KICKOFF
• INCLUDE EVERYONE!
• FIND FUN PEOPLE TO PLAN THIS
• MAKE IT A CELEBRATION OF YOUR INSTITUTION
• ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LEARN
• SETS THE MOOD FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS
• BE A CHEERLEADER!

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AWARENESS

• KEEP IT GOING THROUGHOUT
• WEBSITE
• DISCUSSION BOARDS
• NEWSLETTERS
• PRESENTATIONS
• CAMPUS PUBLICATIONS
• COMMUNITY PUBLICATIONS

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INPUT

• CAMPUS-WIDE SURVEY
• JUST DO ONE
• STANDARDS BASED
• SURVEY EVERYONE
• ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION
• MAKE CLEAR HOW THE RESULTS WILL BE USED

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INPUT

• GET EVERYONE INVOLVED
• FIND A COMMITTEE FOR EVERYONE WHO ASKS TO BE ON
  ONE
• HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES GATHER DATA
• HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES DRAFT INITIAL DOCUMENTS
• CREATE A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP

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FEEDBACK
I remind myself every morning Nothing I say
this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going
to learn, I must do it by listening.
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FEEDBACK

• GIVE IT BACK TO THOSE WHO WROTE IT FIRST
• CREATE FORMAL AND INFORMAL CHANNELS OF FEEDBACK
• SECOND DRAFT READING RETREAT
• POST SECOND DRAFT ON WEBSITE
• ALLOW FOR FEEDBACK

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FEEDBACK

• DISTRIBUTE FINAL COPIES TO EVERYONE
• USE EXISTING CAMPUS STRUCTURE
• USE OPEN FORUMS
• INCLUDE ALL GROUPS
• EXPLAIN WHERE THE SELF-STUDY PROCESS WILL LEAD
  THE INSTITUTION NEXT

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COMMUNICATION
Communication leads to community, that is, to
understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.
Rollo May
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COMMUNICATION

• GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!