Strategic Planning

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Strategic Planning

• College
• Division
• Biology Department

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Examples of reforms facilitated by institutional
planning

• Further integration of mathematics and computer
  science in the biology curriculum
• Retooling the faculty will require that the
  institution invest in faculty development
• In light of the challenges in obtaining research
  grants, institutions will need to make a greater
  commitment to providing intramural funds

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Divisions at Morehouse College

• Science and Mathematics
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Business and Economics

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Strategic Planning

• College
• Division
• Biology Department

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Departments in the Division of Science and
Mathematics

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Psychology

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Selected Early Objectives of the Division of
Science and Mathematics

• To enhance learning among students
• To foster development of interdisciplinary
  curricula and research
• To promote the development of faculty
• To plan the strategic development of the sciences
  and mathematics at the College

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Division-led Projects to Achieve Objectives

• Provide a competitive start-up package and 50
  release from teaching for 2 years
• Sponsor workshops on Teaching and Learning
• Hired an instructional technologist who has led
  effort to put course material online
• Support the implementation of PLTL in gatekeeper
  courses across the Division

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Division-led Projects to Achieve Objectives
(cont.)

• In conjunction with the Development Office, the
  Division has raised funds towards establishing a
  5 million research endowment fund
• Supported the development of interdisciplinary
  minors in Neuroscience and Bioinformatics
• Supported the development of a grant to HHMI
  which includes hiring an interdisciplinary
  faculty member.

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Division-led projects to Achieve Objectives
(cont.)

• Provided financial support to establish a
  state-of-the-art teaching demonstration
  laboratory
• Coordinated the development of 5 year strategic
  plans for the 6 departments in the Division

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Areas of Department Focus

• Faculty Vitality and Distinction
• Student Development
• Research
• Enhanced Productivity and Quality Assurance

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Some Common Department Objectives

• Support efforts of faculty in submitting grants
  for research and educational program development
• Promote interdisciplinary education among
  students
• Foster integration of research in the curriculum
• Improve assessment of the curriculum for majors

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College Goals in the new 5 year Strategic Plan

• Enhance classroom instruction
• Promote and support faculty research
• Support an undergraduate research program

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Lessons Learned

• Align reform in the Biology Department with
  Strategic Planning at the College
• Seek to play a role in setting College
  (University) goals and objectives
• Use Division of Science and Mathematics or some
  other administrative unit larger than the Biology
  Department to support and coordinate reform
• Check to be sure that reform priorities of the
  Biology Department are on the list of fundraising
  priorities of the Institutions Development
  Office
• External funding is needed to catalyze reform
  until the benefits of reform are clear to the
  administration.

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