POEC Inaugural Cohort poses for photo with President Yao and their certificates.

2023-2024 Inaugural POEC Cohort Group Photo (not all team members present)

The POEC Cohort of 2024-2025 consists of 3 teams of 16 staff, faculty, and administrator team members with representation from every division on campus. In total, their work consisted of over one thousand hours of work analyzing their organizational case, developing reports, and preparing presentations over the course of the academic year. For more information about each team’s research, please visit the teams’ pages below.

2024-2025 POEC Projects

Graduating student using wheelchair receiving diploma on graduation stageCampus-Wide Onboarding

Onboarding of new employees is an institutional process that affects staff, faculty, administrators, and student employees. Creating a first impression of their new role, the process can enhance the sense of belonging and foster a positive work environment or negatively affect retention of qualified employees. This team is reviewing our current  processes for onboarding staff across the campus and evaluating what can be streamlined and delegated to specific departments for a consistent experience.

two students at an Major Fair table filling out an interest formCommittee Productivity Evaluation

Significant time is spent by administrators, staff, and faculty in long-standing committee meetings with uncertain results, straining resources and schedules. This team is reassessing the relevance, effectiveness, and memberhsip of these committees to ensure they align with current priorities and produce meaningful outcomes.

Students are at the library resource table in front of the Bell Tower receiving information.Library Subject Liaison Models

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