Kristy Bishop, Ph.D., MCC’s new director of institutional assessment
and research, says that one of her goals in her new role is to raise the
visibility of the resources available through the research office.
When Kristy Bishop begins her new role as MCC’s director of institutional research and assessment in January, she’ll bring a breadth of higher education experience and a true understanding of how institutional research fits into the larger MCC picture.
Bishop, who has served as an adjunct instructor at MCC-Maple Woods since 2004, will officially begin her new role on January 3, but she has already begun thinking about how she can apply her expertise to the work of the department.
“I’m developing a new mission statement for the research office now,” said Bishop. “To be effective, our top priorities should be to provide accurate data in a timely fashion and to support decision makers in achieving goals and objectives.”
But Bishop is quick to point out that she doesn’t plan to make wholesale changes right away. First, she wants to assess the assessment, so to speak.
“In my conversations, I have found that much of the information produced by our department is very useful to our internal constituents, which is great,” she said. “So, before I start suggesting and implementing changes, I want to work with the team to get a good feel for how everything is currently done, to see what is working and where there are opportunities to improve our processes.”
Bishop appreciates the student-centric nature of MCC faculty and staff, and though she will be moving to a role that has less direct contact with students, she views the new position as similar to her former position in one important way.
“I still feel like I’m in an educating role,” she said. “I now have an opportunity to be a resource for staff, faculty and administrators about the importance of statistics and program evaluation in achieving MCC’s ultimate purpose. It’s just a different audience.”
Bishop holds a bachelor of arts in psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a master of science in psychology from Avila University and a doctor of philosophy in teaching and leadership from the University of Kansas. Before joining MCC as an adjunct psychology instructor in 2004, she was an instructor at Concorde Career Institute and taught community education classes across the metropolitan area. Prior to teaching, she held various higher education administrative positions, including assistant to the vice chancellor of student affairs and dean of educational services at the University of Kansas, assistant director of student financial aid at KU and was both the assistant registrar and a transfer consultant at Avila. She also worked as a counselor/advocate at Rose Brooks Shelter for Battered Women, a graduate teaching assistant at Avila and an independent educational consultant.
Bishop, who has served as an adjunct instructor at MCC-Maple Woods since 2004, will officially begin her new role on January 3, but she has already begun thinking about how she can apply her expertise to the work of the department.
“I’m developing a new mission statement for the research office now,” said Bishop. “To be effective, our top priorities should be to provide accurate data in a timely fashion and to support decision makers in achieving goals and objectives.”
But Bishop is quick to point out that she doesn’t plan to make wholesale changes right away. First, she wants to assess the assessment, so to speak.
“In my conversations, I have found that much of the information produced by our department is very useful to our internal constituents, which is great,” she said. “So, before I start suggesting and implementing changes, I want to work with the team to get a good feel for how everything is currently done, to see what is working and where there are opportunities to improve our processes.”
Bishop appreciates the student-centric nature of MCC faculty and staff, and though she will be moving to a role that has less direct contact with students, she views the new position as similar to her former position in one important way.
“I still feel like I’m in an educating role,” she said. “I now have an opportunity to be a resource for staff, faculty and administrators about the importance of statistics and program evaluation in achieving MCC’s ultimate purpose. It’s just a different audience.”
Bishop holds a bachelor of arts in psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a master of science in psychology from Avila University and a doctor of philosophy in teaching and leadership from the University of Kansas. Before joining MCC as an adjunct psychology instructor in 2004, she was an instructor at Concorde Career Institute and taught community education classes across the metropolitan area. Prior to teaching, she held various higher education administrative positions, including assistant to the vice chancellor of student affairs and dean of educational services at the University of Kansas, assistant director of student financial aid at KU and was both the assistant registrar and a transfer consultant at Avila. She also worked as a counselor/advocate at Rose Brooks Shelter for Battered Women, a graduate teaching assistant at Avila and an independent educational consultant.
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