Positioning the University for the Future

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Positioning the University for the Future

• Milt Hakel
• August 31, 2007

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Clark Kerr

• 66 institutions have existed continuously since
  1530
  
• Roman Catholic Church and Lutheran Church
• Parliaments of Iceland and of the Isle of Man
• 62 universities

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Alfonso X, The Learned

• Lived in Challenging Times
• Wrote on law and history
• Wrote poetry
• Deposed by Dukes and his son

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Had I been present at the creation,I would have
given some useful hints for the better ordering
of the universe.

• Alfonso X, the Learned,
• King of Spain, 1252-1284

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Insight is the sudden cessation of stupidity.
Edwin Land
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Learning goes beyond knowing to being able to
do what one knows
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Strategic Positioning Group Members
Don Bell Bryan Benner Steve Cady Linda Dobb Mi
lt Hakel Jodi Haney Bill Knight Monica Longmor
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Gene Poor Jim Smith
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Strategic Positioning Group Charge

• Explore Alternative Futures and Do Visioning for
  the University
  
• University-wide perspective
• Five Tasks
• Identify key issues and trends
• Determine dimensions and metrics
• Determine how to relate differently, creatively
  and effectively
  
• Reconceptualize major issues and purposes
• What will we "look like" in 10 years?

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Our Students in 2020
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Imagine BGSU in 2020

• Possibility-Based Learning in Action Communities
• Meeting the Problem
• Inquiry and Investigation
• Building Solutions
• Taking Action
• Action Communities and Action Teams
• Tangible Artifacts

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The Case for Change

• Demonstrate Accountability

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Who Is This Woman, and Why Is She Famous?
Margaret Spellings
Clara Peller
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The Case for Change

• Demonstrate Accountability
• Promote Student Success

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Student
Success
http//regents.ohio.gov/StudentSuccess
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http//www.bgsu.edu/offices/studentsuccess
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The Case for Change

• Demonstrate Accountability
• Promote Student Success
• State Master Plan for Higher Ed
• Assert Our Distinctive Identity
• Teach More Efficiently and Effectively
• Implement Advanced Practices in Learning and
  Teaching
  

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Focus on Learning
Clemson University
Evergreen College
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How Plan and Change?

• Preliminary Step Focus Groups
• Action Community Prototyping
• 5 Action Communities launched in 2008
• 3-year projects launched in 2009
• Conceptual Modeling
• Iterative Consultation
• Collaboration and teamwork needed
• First Systemic Change
• We need a clear goal and a deadline

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Among Our Current Assets

• Students graduate at a rate 12 higher than
  forecast from their academic credentials
  
• Six year graduation rate is 61, comparing well
  with the 43 rate at peer institutions
  
• Values initiative is firmly established
• Student learning outcomes have been defined for
  the University and all majors
  
• Electronic portfolios are gaining ground

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ePortfolios at BGSU
as of 8/28/2007
As of 6/24/2006
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http//mhakel.bgsu.epsilen.com
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Epsilen Environment
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?Certified Files / Folder ?Courses ?Share It ?R
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?New York Times Content
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On the Folly of Rewarding A While Hoping for
BStephen Kerr
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Shaping Change

• Increase Urgency
• Build the Guiding Team
• Get the Vision Right
• Communicate for Buy-In

• Empower Action
• Create Short-Term Wins
• Dont Let Up
• Make Change Stick

From Kotter and Cohen, The Heart of Change, 2002
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Jack Matson

• Always Prefer Intelligent Fast Failure
• To Slow Stupid Failure

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Positioning the University for the Future

• Milt Hakel
• August 31, 2007