Charlotte School of Law Earns ‘Commitment’ to Baldrige

The Charlotte School of Law accepted a North Carolina Award for Excellence Commitment Award (Level 2) through the North Carolina Performance Excellence Program on August 29th.

The Charlotte School of Law is a new institution, having received full approval from the American Bar Association in June of this year. They were drawn to the Baldrige Performance Excellence program by the core values prescribed in the criteria which closely followed their own. They also looked to the program to further define their strategic planning process.

When looking to the future, they hope to apply for Level 3 –‘Progress’ in the fall of 2012. But Charlotte School of Law President, Dennis Stone, said, “We’re not overly concerned about winning awards, but instead with improving our business processes.” Stone prefers to use the feedback report along with other learning opportunities including touring other organizations on their journeys toward excellence, to continuously improve their own. Read more.