What is the Results Outreach Committee (ROC)?

The Results Outreach Committee (ROC) is a sub-committee of MCC’s Student Outcomes Committee (SOC). Its mission is to provide a mechanism and the resources to support faculty and/or departments in developing outcomes-based initiatives directly linked to assessment results data.

Could you elaborate on the purpose of ROC?

• Promote the use of outcomes data in relation to faculty development, pedagogy, and academic climate
• Encourage and stimulate faculty, departments, interdisciplinary teams to develop specific outcomes-based initiatives or projects based on assessment data
• Provide the mechanisms and/or resources for these outcomes-based initiatives.

What is a ROC proposal?

Proposals are for instructional initiatives or projects based on MCC’s outcomes assessment results. Preference is given to proposals that involve groups of faculty or entire departments and demonstrate a long-term benefit to students and the academic climate.  Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged.

Compensation depends upon the nature of the project and might include grants, resources or support, stipends, expenditures, equipment, or recognition. Proposals will be reviewed by an ad hoc faculty committee comprised of SOC and ROC members.

How does a ROC proposal differ from an EDP grant or a Kaleidoscope project?

CRITERIA	EDP	Kaleidoscope	ROC
Purpose of project	Instructional content	Course development	Instructional initiatives based on college-wide student outcomes assessment results
Submitted by	Individual or groups of faculty	Individual faculty	Groups of faculty or departments. Interdisciplinary teams encouraged
Time of project	Summer	Academic year	Summer and academic year
Compensation	Stipend	Reassign time	Flexible
Operational oversight	Senate	Dean of instruction	Senate (SOC/ROC as subcommittees of senate)
Use of project results	Individual faculty, course, department	Individual faculty, course, department	Above the course level, department or college wide
Dissemination of project	Submit a progress and final report	Present showcase and written report	Written report to be placed on Web
Impact	Faculty and their students	Faculty and their students	Departments, interdisciplinary teams, college wide, students