Context Small Private New Hampshire University 1932 Founded as for-profit accounting school 1968 Non-profit b

1. Taking a Stakeholder Approach to General Education Reform Kimberly Bogle Jubinville, Sport Management, Diana Polley, English Nicholas Hunt-Bull, Provost’s Office Context Small Private New Hampshire University 1932 Founded as for-profit accounting school 1968 Non-profit business-oriented college 2001 Change to University status and new comprehensive focus Why changes to the Core? Original “Core” built for the old business school New Core in 2006/7—Failure?! Started again in 2008, with implementation Goal of 2012 Community Other Stakeholders Parents—they pay! Government(s)—Pell Grants, Regulatory oversight, Zoning, etc. Alumni—benefit from improved reputation Others Accreditors Increased community involvement Employer needs Students Outcomes-based model Accountability Transparency Assessment focus Course choice Career focus Curriculum linked to “real world” General Education Program Faculty Trustees Drive curriculum change Territoriality “Change fatigue” Assessment “Phobia” Strategic Plan Accountability Career focus Embedded assessment President & Administration Staff Lessons Learned & Further Challenges 100% of stakeholders never buy in Groups have incompatible demands Often to satisfy one stakeholder you must deny another Time spent vs. quality of product Theory vs. practice Part of design team New program is extra work Challenges of change Retention Outcomes-based model Transparency Resources Implementation of this project is supported by a grant received from the Davis Educational Foundation established by Stanton and Elizabeth Davis after Mr. Davis’s retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc.