January 2010 - Penn State's Innovation Insights Published by NACUBO

Based on Penn State's popular Innovation Insights series from the Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment, Integrating Planning, Assessment, and Improvement in Higher Education (National Association of College and University Business Officers, June 2009) brings together in one handy reference nearly a decade of tried and true insights. [read]

January 2009 - NCCI Members' Book Aims for Less Stress at Work

The Clover Practice™ offers less stress and more peace of mind at the end of the work day. The practice comes from Paris’s 20?plus years as a management consultant and author. NCCI members may know Paris from her studies and articles on strategic planning in higher education. [read]

January 2009 - UW-Stout Launches Applied Research Center to Help Universities with Survey Needs

Staff members of the University of Wisconsin?Stout Office of Budget, Planning and Analysis have a reputation for conducting precise and valuable surveys on campus. The office plays a key role in UWStout’s commitment to continuous quality improvement, which requires good data on which to base decisions. [read]

January 2009 - A Sneak Peak at the NCCI Membership Survey Results

In November, NCCI conducted an electronic membership survey to learn more about member interests. [read]

January 2009 - Using a Project Charter

Getting project management fundamentals right can enhance continuous improvement efforts. Developing a project charter is a good first step. It serves as a tool to ensure mutual understanding between the project sponsor and the project team. [read]

September 2008 - Staying Healthy in Sick Organizations: The Clover Practice™

NCCI member Kathleen A. Paris’s book Staying Healthy in Sick Organizations: The Clover Practice™ is on Amazon.com. In the past, Kathleen has contributed studies and articles to NCCI on strategic planning in higher education, but this book, she says, is for anyone who works for a paycheck. [read]

June 2008 - Leveraging Excellence (Presidents in Action), Honoring Collaboration and Innovation, The Power of Collaboration,

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May 2008 - Leveraging Excellence Award Receives National Exposure

NCCI’s new Leveraging Excellence Award Program has been broadly communicated in its first year. Articles featuring the Leveraging Excellence winners are appearing in ACE’s The Presidency (spring edition) and NACUBO’s Business Officer (fall edition). [read]

May 2008 - Methodologies to Measure Organizational Effectiveness

Methodologies to Measure Organizational Effectiveness (Developed in the summer of 2007 following an April 20, 2007 ‘measurement’ symposium, by NCCI members who have applied the various tools listed.) Updated May 2008 [read]

May 2008 - UMD Graduates Its Second Transformational Leadership Cohort

On April 15, the University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD), graduated its second TLP cohort. (The first training program at UMD followed the inaugural session on the Twin Cities campus back in spring 2006.) The 13 employees were involved in a variety of projects over several months, some related to the U's Graduation Rates and Retention Initiative. (See a complete project list at the end of the story.) [read]