From: "Gayla Preisser" <preisser@mail.mc.maricopa.edu> Date: Fri Feb 13, 2004  3:14:04 PM America/Phoenix To: dl-mc-ncacom@mcmail.maricopa.edu Subject: Self Study TGIF Hello everyone We had a great idea; it's called TGIF Update. We are going to send regular emails to the entire self-study committee every Friday. This way we can provide each of you with some common guidelines and keep everybody informed. Our hope is that this will keep us connected and also help us target our working papers toward the emerging self-study report. To date, all the criterion groups have met and have their data. In some fashion, each group has formulated a semester-long effort addressing the following: Getting familiar with the data and results Organizing data results by component Summarizing and/or prioritizing the findings by component (holism & triangulation) Critically evaluating findings in terms of strengths, challenges and the future Sharing their insights in working papers Remember, if you have any questions or would simply like some input, call upon us. Meanwhile, enjoy getting started :-) You know, maybe we'll just have to have a real TGIF somewhere along the way. Thanks for being involved! Gayla and Andrea