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Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs. Initiatives. Undergraduate (UG) Educational Experience (BGSU strategic direction #1) Recruitment and Retention of UG students (BGSU strategic direction # 2) Accreditation/Strategic Planning (BGSU strategic direction # 5, 6) Graduate Programs/Research

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Academic Affairs

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  1. Academic Affairs

  2. Initiatives • Undergraduate (UG) Educational Experience (BGSU strategic direction #1) • Recruitment and Retention of UG students (BGSU strategic direction # 2) • Accreditation/Strategic Planning (BGSU strategic direction # 5, 6) • Graduate Programs/Research (BGSU strategic direction # 3, 4) • Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (BGSU strategic direction #7)

  3. Undergraduate Education Renewal • Current year Initiatives • Completed comprehensive inventory and review of all General Education Courses • Analyze results with recommendations by the end of the summer • Faculty development support for significant redesign of general education courses to focus on learner centered teaching, use of technology and assessment • 10-15 proposals expected by next week • “Open Source” approach to prioritize specific changes to the undergraduate educational experience • Prepare proposals for action by faculty (examples) • Writing across the curriculum • Senior Capstone • First year Academic Seminar

  4. Undergraduate Enrollment Trends

  5. Retention • Initiatives previously begun • Learning Commons • Office of New Student Orientation and First Year Programs • Academic and Administrative Policies and Procedures • Longer term strategies and initiatives • Consistency of Academic Advising across University • Enhancing Academic Culture and Student Engagement

  6. Graduate Programs • Graduate Programs Strategic Plan– Faculty led process • Development of focused mission • Identification of strategic goals • Propose initiatives to achieve goals

  7. Graduate Programs Strategic Plan • Strengthen organizational and financial infrastructure • Promote Interdisciplinarity • Build a systematic and valid process of assessment and review • Achieve greater competitiveness of programs • Develop a system to support and grow graduate programs

  8. Institutional Diversity and Inclusion • On going and summer Initiatives • Review policies and procedures that may unintentionally create real or perceived barriers to an inclusive environment • Developed a faculty learning community to ensure diversity is being embedded into the curriculum (pedagogy and content) and that learning outcomes are achieved. • Partnering with affinity groups (faculty and students) on campus to ensure that all faculty/staff search committees have appropriate representations

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