According to Karen Shepard, Executive Director of the Arizona
Quality Alliance, the Showcase in Excellence Award program is based on the
Malcolm Baldrige Award criteria and encourages excellence in quality,
performance and outcomes.
“AQA is proud to continue empowering organizations to pursue
performance excellence, improve outcomes and contribute to the economic
strength of their community and state,” Shepard said.
Rio Salado College Vice President of Academic Affairs Dana
Offerman said receiving the award reinforces the college’s culture of
innovation and its commitment to relentless improvement.
“We are pleased to be recognized for our Course Lifecycle
Process,” said Offerman. “This data-driven system allows us to analyze and
evaluate our courses while being responsive to the changing needs in higher
education.”
The Course Lifecycle Process is a custom built product. It works with Rio Salado’s existing systems
to track each course from proposal until retirement. By providing empirical
data for review, the process allows decision makers to respond intelligently to
changes in the higher education environment.
Awards will be presented at a banquet to be held from
11:30am-1:00pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the Chaparral Suites Resort,
5001 N. Scottsdale Road.
About Rio Salado
College:
Rio
Salado College was established in 1978 by the Maricopa Community College District
to provide the next step in education for non-traditional students. The
college, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, is one of the largest online public community colleges in the nation serving more than 67,000
students annually. In addition to providing high-quality instruction for 100+ degree
and certificate pathways, Rio Salado is dedicated to
providing flexible, affordable access through; adult
basic education, collaborative
partnerships, early
college initiatives and online learning.
About Arizona
Quality Alliance
The Arizona Quality Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation
that advances improvement and excellence in organizations, communities and
individuals throughout Arizona, Nevada and Utah. The AQA is administered by a
professional staff under the leadership and guidance of its members and elected
Board of Directors. The AQA is also a member of the Alliance for Performance
Excellence, a national network of state programs that advance improvement in
organizations by using the Baldrige Criteria.