The 2007 California State University Quality Improvement Symposium will be held on February 22, 2007, at the Foster City Crowne Plaza in the San Francisco Bay area. Delegates to this event will have an opportunity for learning and networking through various concurrent breakout sessions and keynote speakers.

Session tracks dedicated to Campus Collaboration & Campus Successes, Leadership & Professional Development, and Quality Improvement Tools will provide a forum for campuses to learn and share information. Targeted sessions include:

• MIT’s Leading Leaders to Lead program
• Preparing for the Future Through Succession Planning
• Managing Change at Your Campus
• From Compliance to Engagement: Aligning WASC, Strategic Planning, and CSU Accountability
• Putting Students First: CSUSM’s One-Stop Shop
• Collaborating for Success: CMS Student Implementation
• Practical Applications of Process Improvement
• UCSF’s Balanced Scorecard Model
• On Track: Tools for Planning, Executing and Completing Projects
• Achieving Systemwide Change: CSU Revenue Management Program

Past attendees have included system executives; university presidents and vice presidents; finance and human resource directors and managers; public safety, risk management, and parking administrators; procurement officers; institutional research directors; student health and services professionals; and auxiliary organization managers—all those at the system and campus levels who are dedicated to quality improvement, streamlining processes, and getting results. The symposium also draws participation from universities and colleges around the western region.
For registrations and additional information go to: http://www.calstate.edu/qi/symposium/qi_symposium.shtml., or contact Judy Riopelle at jriopelle@calstate.edu.