SCI’s role is to provide the following support and services:

• Complete an equity synthesis of findings and recommendations based on data collected and reported by each institution between 2020-2021

• Collaborate with each campus to identify the next steps and action plan, including a timeline for implementation

• Identify the best methodology for each campus to work towards obtaining a statistically relevant representation of the campus population

• Provide coaching and consultation for each campus on intersectional qualitative research and data collection 

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Projected outcomes: The below recommendations are the basis for future campus-based strategies, or initiatives, needed by Ohio’s higher education institutions to effectively implement the remaining recommendations of the Changing Campus Culture report.

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Action Plan Development Within A Community of Practice (CoP). As described by Lave & Wenger (1991), a community of practice is a group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do, and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. The consulting team will build CoP's within and across campuses as a mechanism for building relationships, which we believe are at the foundation of all change -- personal, institutional, and systemic.  

 

This will involve adapting concepts from participatory action research and the internationally-recognized PDSA Cycle.

a. Plan-prepare for change,

b. Do-execute in small steps,

c. Study-analyze results,

d. Act-to improve organizational processes

 

The PSDA Cycle is an intersectional mixed methods approach that provides an ongoing reflective series of steps that support an institution’s continuous improvement across identified stages of growth and development.

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 Participating Campuses:

• Case Western University

• Hiram College

• Kent State University

• Ohio Northern University

• Ohio State University

• Youngstown State University  

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Would you like more information? Email us at:

contact@sankofacircleinternational.org 

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