1. New Program Development and Program Reinvigoration

2. Current State is Unsustainable

3. Solution #1 Growth

4. Solution #2 Efficiency

5. 18 is the Magic Number Growth Efficiency Quality/Value UG
Course per Semester
Seats
Class Size
Classes - Perfect Efficiency
Slack Factor
Classes
Realistic
Faculty Load
Faculty
FTE Required
Ratio of Full Time to Part Time
1200 5
6000 18
333
1.20
400 4
100
80:20
Growth
1200 UG
Efficiency
5 Course per Semester
18 Class Size
1.20 Slack Factor
4 Faculty Load
Quality/Value
4 Faculty Load
100 FTE Required
80:20 FT:PT

6. Growth and Efficiency comes from New Program Development and Program Reinvigoration
Mission
Market
Margin

7. Attract more students & offer classes that fill
A Process for Program Reinvigoration In Departments and Deans will examine current program curricula and make changes to achieve growth and efficiency
Examine programmatic innovation, value, market, and efficiency
If no reinvigoration strategies can be identified, programs will be discontinued
Mission critical and other valuable elements of such programs will be preserved
Merging of program elements will be considered
Attract more students & offer classes that fill

8. A Process for New Program Development
Departmental and interdisciplinary groups will develop two page proposals
New program proposals will be presented at January in-service
Feedback will be solicited from the faculty and from other Marian constituencies
The Academic Planning Group will make recommendations to the VPAA
Select proposals will be invited to develop a full proposal and go through governance process for approval
Implementation of approved proposals will be determined by VPAA

9. Today’s Activities
Departments Discuss Program Reinvigoration
What signature experience(s) will demonstrate the value of a Marian degree in X? What will students get if they come here to major in X that they won’t get elsewhere?
Interdisciplinary New Program Discussion

10. Discussion of Other Academic Initiatives

11. Discussion Items Graduate education Student-centered academic calendar
Sustainable Open-Source Initiative (SOSI) Full year course registration
Fall and spring colloquy Academic vision statement
Academic events calendar Utilizing Linkedin for alumni updates
New printing and IDEA systems Scholarships for high impact practices
Professional development

12. Graduate Education
The Dean of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Program Advisory Council will lead a process that develops a vision and plan for building a culture of graduate education at Marian University.

13. Sustainable Open-Source Initiative (SOSI)
Professional development funds of up to $5000 annually, for a period of three years, will be made available to departments that adopt open source materials for their classes.

14. SOSI Benchmarks The benchmark for funding will be as follows:
Year 1 = 80%
Year 2 = 90%
Year 3 = 100%
The 100% adoption level may require that some materials are purchased by the university for students.

15. SOSI Resources Camtasia – Content Creation
Intellus – Open Education Resource Curation
Camtasia – Content Creation
Models/Pathways and OER Resources
The Office of Academic Affairs will be in contact with Department Chairs over the summer regarding how these resources will be made available to faculty.

16. Fall and Spring Colloquy
September 29, 2017 – Faculty Research
May 4, 2018 – Student Research
It is not intended for classes to be suspended for either colloquy day. A schedule of events will be published by the Office of Academic Affairs and faculty can decide whether to hold class or have students attend events in lieu of classes.

17. Academic Events Calendar
Institutional calendar – Tiered Events
Academic events calendar
Submit events for academic year
Title and tentative date
Due Monday August 21, 2017

18. New Systems
Printing IDEA

19. Professional Development
Faculty development grant procedures – see attached memo
Faculty development opportunities
Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) Professional Development Standards
Minimum professional standards in technology
Professional development plans
Badging system - options and opportunities

20. Student-Centered Academic Calendar
Post Labor Day class starts
Fall and spring break timing

21. Three Year Rolling Course Schedule and Full Year Course Registration
Fall 2017 October 1: Course Offerings for 2 academic years out are due from Deans (19-20) October 31: Course offerings for 2 academic years out are posted on SabreNet (19-20) November 15: Final Changes for upcoming academic year are due to Deans (18-19) December 1: Summer Trad reset for current academic year to Deans (Summer 2018) Spring 2018 March 1: POEs for 3 academic years out available on Registrar’s Page on MyMarian (20-21) April( ?): Registration for next academic year Fall 18, Winter 19, Spring 19, Summer 19 (18-19)

22. Academic Vision Statement
A Marian University education engages all students as partners, supporting their individual learning styles and developing their strengths.  Throughout their coursework in the liberal arts and the professions, our students learn by reasoning and doing and by applying their knowledge to developing real world solutions.  Collaborating in a community of scholars, our students are challenged, supported and mentored to develop the essential and integrative competencies they will need every day.  A Marian education transforms students intellectually, personally and spiritually; students are inspired to reflect upon their own lives and the lives of others and to improve the world around them.

23. Utilizing Linkedin for Alumni Updates
Current practices
Conversation to be continued…

24. Faculty and Staff Scholarships
Support for High Impact Practices
Common Intellectual Experiences
Learning Communities
Writing Intensive Courses
Collaborative Assignments and Projects
Undergraduate Research
Diversity/global Learning
Service Learning, Community-Based Learning
Internships
Capstone Courses and Projects