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- Kate, Jim, Xin, and Bob summarized the "middle-out" approach and progress of the TSI Steering Committee and Working Groups thusfar -- an approach that will rely heavily on input from unit supervisors and other hands-on staff. Xin reminded us that we will need to expand our examination of 2CUL culture beyond TSI. Bob noted that the stakes for our unique middle-out model are high: others will be monitoring our approach and outcome with great interest. We talked about what we learned 've gleaned from the outcomes of the more top-down approaches techniques used for TSI at Kenyon College and Denison University and at the Five Colleges.
- We began discussion of the role of our respective HR and assessment groups in integrating the 2CUL mission, vision, goals, and values into the everyday thinking of all staff within the two institutions -- especially, but not exclusively in technical services -- and assessing that "cultural" integration. We agreed that we should begin the staff assessment early using such tools as Cornell's Partnership Assessment Tools and more customized evaluative strategies.