Theme # 3: Learning as an Institution
Attempts at Strategic Planning
Attempts at G. E. Reform
Campus Master Plan (Envision 2035)
Working Across Traditional Boundaries
Research Questions: Since the last WASC re-accreditation review, diverse groups and individuals have participated in the formulation of several campus-wide initiatives. Some have been implemented, while other equally worthy initiatives have fallen by the wayside.
What characteristics of the processes used to move various initiatives forward have contributed to their eventual fate?
Can we identify relationships between specific procedural characteristics and implementation of an initiative?
How could these relationships be used to move ongoing and future campus initiatives forward?
How have we utilized "core resources" effectively to advance specific initiatives?
How can we continue to build on our successes?
Proposed areas of focus include:
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G. E. Reform: why has the most recent proposal been implemented, while earlier proposals died on the vine? Which efforts to institutionalize the new G. E. have been most successful?
On-going and earlier coordinated planning processes: how important to the eventual implementation or demise of each were an open budget process at all levels? What role was played by the establishment of explicit links between university goals and assessment?
Campus master plan (Envision 2035): what role did campus and community involvement play in the success of this initiative?
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Cross-divisional cooperation: under what conditions have committees and partnerships across traditional boundaries led to the implementation of the proposals put forward? In particular, how has this facilitated disaster preparedness planning?