Edison Community College...
Edison Dean to Present at HLC Annual Conference  
March  30, 2012 

Edison Community College Dean of Institutional Planning & Effectiveness Mona Walters will be presenting at the 2012 Annual Conference for the Higher Learning Commission in Chicago. 

This will be the second year in a row that Walters has presented at the HLC annual conference. Her topic this year will be “CQI Processes: Keeping the Myriad of Processes on Target and on Task.” At the 2011 conference, Walters presented “Breakeven Points: Course Planning and Program Viability.” 

“Presenting at the Annual Conference is an honor and a privilege. The Commission received more than 390 proposals for the 150 slots available in this year’s Conference programs,” said Walters. “My presentation will be a 30-minute breakout session as part of the AQIP Colloquium on Friday when the Conference begins. Generally, only one proposal is accepted from each institution, and those presenting in previous years are not given first consideration, allowing others an opportunity to participate.” 

Approximately 4,000 people are expected to attend this year’s conference, which will begin on Friday, March 30 and run through Tuesday, April 3. The sessions and presentations provide opportunities for learning and gathering resources from a wide variety of sources and networking. 

In 2000, Edison Community College adopted the continuous quality improvement approach (CQI) to organizational performance, and in 2001 the college joined the Continuous Quality Improvement Network (CQIN) and the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) of the HLC. Edison is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA-Regional).