Forward Motion

Governance Highlights
October 2018


What Happened In The Councils?


Executive Leadership Team (ELT)

  • Discussed the Los Rios Online Consortium concept proposal.
  • Discussed how technology will impact the college's efforts to simplify the "front door" for new students.
  • Discussed ARC's midterm accreditation report.

Student Success Council (SSC)

  • Discussed two potential new project teams: enrollment management & educational master plan.
  • Discussed the concept of resource panels, individuals or groups who would provide expertise for teams and councils.


Institutional Effectiveness Council (IEC)

  • Moving forward with Integrated Planning Improvement, which includes program review and annual unit planning.
  • Getting input on midterm accreditation report.
  • Moving forward on data dashboard with hopes for spring 2019 rollout.

Operations Council (OC)

  • Moving forward with construction design guidelines as part of facilities master planning.
  • Moving forward with planning for the Wellness Center, including space and service needs, focused on providing additional services starting Jan 2019.
  • Continuing discussion about campus wayfinding.


What Are We Working On?


Supporting Governance:

  • Make plans now to attend Spring 2019 Convocation (Friday, Jan. 18, 2019).
  • Convocation will feature updates from all seven current project teams.
  • The college is looking at new project teams in Spring.
  • Want to know the latest? Make sure to visit the Institutional Governance Online Repository (IGOR) at https://apps.arc.losrios.edu/igor. IGOR provides timely access to meeting agendas, notes, rosters, templates and other governance documents.

What's Next?


The college is moving forward with its midterm accreditation report. The IEC has developed a draft report and input is being sought from constituent groups. The draft report was presented to the ELT on Nov. 5. The IEC hopes to approve the draft Nov 19; it will then go to the ELT for approval. The District Accreditation Coordinating Committee is expected to review all four colleges' draft reports in early December.

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