NCCI enables higher education institutions to work collaboratively to employ effective methods that advance academic and administrative excellence. As an instructional member, all UVA faculty and staff have access to member benefits, including on-demand access to current and past conference presentations, archived newsletters, and professional development opportunities.

UVA was well represented at the 2016 annual conference with 15 attendees, five of whom presented:

• "Coaching Leadership: A Necessary Skill for Leading Change in Today's Higher Education Institutions" - Sarah Collie (UVA), Yael Bacharach (Bacharach Leadership group), Kathy Burkgren (Cornell University)
• "Learning from the Inside and the Outside: Administrative Unit Reviews" - Sarah Collie (UVA), Carol Mullaney (University of Notre Dame)
• "ResearchUVA: The Key to the City of Research" - Lee Baszczewski (UVA), Vonda Durrer (UVA)
• "Successful Continuous Improvement using IT Automation" - Sean Jackson (UVA), Olga Kipnis (UVA)
• "Building Partnerships with a Vendor Scorecard" - Shannon Wampler (UVA)

ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

OE is committed to building quality and improvement expertise in the broader University community. Launched this year, the OE scholarship is awarded to individuals who have either significantly contributed to projects aligned with OE or have demonstrated an interest in quality and improvement by participating in Quality CORE Network events. The scholarship includes attendance at the NCCI Conference and a one-year mentoring experience with OE.

2016 scholarship recipients:

• Betsy Ackerson
• Christina Freitager-Kirkaldy
• Cary Reinicke

Pictured: UVA attendees at the 2016 NCCI conference