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COTC is a College Innovation Network member
Central Ohio Technical College is one of only five higher education
organizations nationwide to become a founding member
of the College Innovation Network.
Central Ohio Technical
College is one of
only five higher education
organizations
nationwide to become
a founding member of
the College Innovation
Network.
CIN connects member
educational institutions
with a rich
source of educational
technology innovations
and helps them identify,
launch and evaluate
essential tools designed
to advance student academic,
career and life
outcomes. CIN was
launched through WGU
Labs Inc., Western
Governors University’s
research and development
hub for scalable
educational technology
solutions. Funding for
the initial pilot phase
comes from the Charles
Koch Foundation.
CIN members share
both a passion for
improving outcomes
for all students and the
capacity to execute on
this commitment.
In July the founding
network members
convened to determine
key themes and priorities.
Members will
continue collaborating
throughout the 2020-21
academic year to implement
solutions, evaluate
their effectiveness and
share results with the
broader higher education
community.
“In working with
CIN, we were able to
employ a carefully
designed discovery
process to efficiently
and effectively hone
in on COTC’s most
urgent needs, giving
us the confidence that
we’re focused on the
right priorities for the
year,” said COTC provost
Eric Heiser, PhD.
“I also found comfort
in learning that other
MVHC gets Health Center
Quality Leader recognition
Muskingum Valley
Health Centers has been
recognized as a Health
Center Quality Leader
from the U.S. Department
of Health and
Human Services’ Health
Resources and Services
Administration.
MVHC was recently
recognized for improving
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cost-efficient care delivery
while also increasing
quality of care, reducing
health disparities,
increasing patients’ ability
to access comprehensive
services and advancing
the use of health
information technology.
H R S A’ s q u a l i t y
improvement awards recognize
the highest performing
health centers
nationwide. Health Center
Quality Leaders achieved
the best overall clinical
performance among all
health centers, and those
in the Gold Tier represent
the top 10% of all health
centers for clinical quality
measures.
schools are facing many
of the same issues as us
and that, being aligned
through CIN, we can
now work together to
find meaningful solutions.”
Network member
institutions are committed
to serving
diverse student populations
including traditionally
underserved
and underrepresented
groups by incorporating
innovative solutions
to better support their
students’ goals of completing
their education.
Through real-world
pilot testing, these students
and the educators
who support them gain
a voice and transform
solutions to meet their
unique needs.
CIN will focus on
three strategic priorities:
empower institutions
to improve outcomes
for their students,
especially for
underserved and underrepresented
groups;
rigorously test product
efficacy on student
outcomes; and uncover
and highlight impactful
products.
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Other network partners
in the initiative’s
pilot year include the
Pennsylvania State System
of Higher Education,
Piedmont Community
College (North
Carolina), Loyola University
New Orleans
and Rio Salado College
(Arizona).
COTC is a fully
accredited public college
dedicated to providing
high-quality,
accessible programs
of technical education
in response to current
and emerging employment
needs. COTC is
the only technical college
in Ohio operating
four full-service campus
locations: Newark,
Coshocton, Knox and
Pataskala.
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