6 ideas to consider

1. Develop knowledge, respect and validation of differing values, cultures and beliefs in students, faculty and staff 6 ideas to consider

2. Implement the UW System Climate Survey and develop an action plan based on the results. • UW-Stout is part of a 3rd round of UW System institutions to participate in the Climate survey • Survey has been developed by a consultant, Sue Rankin • Survey will be administered during spring semester 2011

3. Focus attention on developing and implementing an Inclusive Excellence action plan… • Diversity Leadership team conducted a series of listening sessions with faculty, staff and students • The committee is in the process of reviewing that feedback and developing an action plan • Action plan will be finalized and implemented in fall 2010, and will be updated annually

4. Implement the proposal for the Faculty Diversity Exchange pilot program… • Visiting faculty network diversity program in STEM centered on: • Sustainability • Nanotechnology and Materials Science • First step is 2-4 day visit of the HBCU faculty to Stout

5. Implement the proposal for the Faculty Diversity Exchange pilot program… • Once partnership is established, faculty member will have a visiting appointment for one academic year plus summer support • Long-term goal: create a research center where visiting teacher/scholars can conduct research

6. Implement plans to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of minority students… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/diverspro.pdf 1. Community Capacity Assessment 2. Targeted Hmong and Hispanic Marketing 3. Increased outreach 4. Financial Needs

7. Implement plans to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of international students… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/interpro.pdf 9 items: Geo-targeting, transfer fairs, MOU’s, ESL, contracts with agents, web presence, personal connections, translate recruitment materials into other languages

8. Implement plans to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of Veterans… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/vetpro.pdf 1. Marketing campaign 2. Web presence 3. Defer application fee payment 4. Strengthen relations w/armed forces offices 5. Presence at military functions 6. Veteran’s Center

9. Expand early and ongoing experiential learning opportunities including undergraduate applied research and entrepreneurship 7 ideas to consider

10. Achieve 100% participation in experiential learning… • This was one of the ideas considered for a University Priority in fall 2009 • Currently approximately 80% of undergraduate students participate in experiential learning (old definition) • Data not currently available for new definition

11. Develop and implement a required freshmen seminar course… • http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/recruitpro.pdf (item #3)

12. Expand learning communities to enroll greater numbers and achieve 2015 targets… • http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/recruitpro.pdf (item #1)

13. Examine gateway courses for freshmen… • http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/recruitpro.pdf (item #4)

14. Develop a proposal for a service learning center… Phil Lyons

15. Civic Engagement Goals • “…is a way for institutions to effectively engage… in ways that (1) strengthen the communities, (2) better educate students, and (3) create a better country” (C.W. Curtis, AASCU, 2005).

16. UW-Stout Institutional Values “James Huff Stout turned toward the morning of life. The past did not awe him; the future alone lighted his path. He wrought a new venture in schooling that paved the way for vocational education (2). He did more to bring the joys of reading to the lonely masses of Wisconsin (1) than any man in his generation. He had a nobility of spirit that saw down through the years… He was an inextinguishable light, ever blazing with fresh ideas that were to spread beauty, cheer and enlightenment into the dark corners of his beloved state and the wider world (3).”

17. Social Responsibility SLS Community Service Survey NSSE Student Engagement Questions ACT Alumni Outcomes FACULTY INVOLVEMENT UW-Stout Values Statement UW-Stout, a respected innovator in higher education, educates students to be lifelong learners and responsible citizens in a diverse and changing world through experiences inside and outside the classroom that join the general and the specialized, the theoretical and the practical, in applied programs leading to successful careers in industry, commerce, education, and human services.

18. Civic Engagement “Active learning invites students to bring their life experiences into the learning process, reflect on their own and other perspectives as they expand their viewpoints, and apply new understandings to their own lives. Provide students with opportunities for experimentation through programs focused on engaging students in various learning experiences.” Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs – Principle One: “Engage Students in Active Learning.”

19. CAS Standards for Higher Education Common Institutional Learning Outcomes • Intellectual Growth • Effective Communication • Enhanced Self Esteem • Realistic Self Appraisal • Clarified Values • Collaboration • Independence • Meaningful Interpersonal Relationships • Leadership Development • Social Responsibility • Appreciating Diversity • Satisfying and Productive Lifestyles

20. Social Justice Leadership The Ally Center for Civic Engagement and Social Responsiblity Student Intercultural Competence and Civic Responsibility Student Intercultural competence and Civic Responsibility Community Organizing, Americorps/VISTA, Sustainability efforts Multi-campus Alternative Breaks and Leadership Experiences Volunteer Service SOS –Answer the Call Academic Collaboration & Service Learning Infrastructure

21. Expand opportunities for undergraduate student research… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/upideas.pdf From the UP survey: • Utilize technology to expand undergraduate research • Work to provide higher-profile information dissemination that encourages student participation across Stout’s campus in research • Integrate undergraduate research experiences into undergraduate programs across campus • Provide research equipment for students to collect and analyze qualitative data

22. Implement the Polytechnic learning recommendations… 5 actions to “endorse, disseminate, and promote” the learning goals and resources discussed in the study’s findings: • The Senate endorses the learning goals and resources statement. • The Senate disseminates this information to departments, program directors and individual faculty and engages them in discussion of how they are and can implement the goals in their courses and programs.

23. Implement the Polytechnic learning recommendations… 3. …promotes the learning goals and resource statements by posting them on the Senate website, indicating to relevant Senate committees and to faculty that this information should be used by them as a guideline for developing and evaluating courses and programs. 4. …explores w/the Provost the possibility of opening the discussion to other stakeholders and adopting the learning goals as part of Stout’s statement on the meaning of the Baccalaureate degree 5. …should work with the Provost’s office to find innovative ways to address the resource needs indicated in the report.

24. Further develop and execute integrated enrollment management 5 ideas to consider

25. Implement the proposed Alcohol Use Prevention Plan Joan Thomas

26. Implement plans to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of graduate students… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/gradstupro.pdf 7 items: communicating with applicants, Qualified Leads, profiles for each program, communicating with no shows, web orientation video, update graduate advisor database, Recruitment plus

27. Implement plans to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of transfer students… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/transfpro.pdf • Advisor day • Posters with business reply cards • Transfer Tuesdays • 2+2+2 seed grants • Outreach to 2 year MN colleges

28. Implement plan to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of traditional students… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/tradstupro.pdf • CRM recruitment plus • Utilize alumni • Reallocate scholarship money • Purchase ACT and multicultural names • Recruitment in MI and IL

29. Implement plans to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of distance education students… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/depro.pdf 10 items: Policy audit, Marketing, Increase course offerings, enrollment assessment criteria, Market research, Increase retention and grad rates, greater visibility, training, surveys, infrastructure

30. Focus on Sustainability: Implement Key Elements of the President's Climate Commitment and Educational and Applied Research Initiatives 5 ideas to consider

31. Develop and implement the energy conservation policy and the waste reduction policy… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/sustaintopics.pdf

32. Develop and implement the purchasing policy and sustainable transportation policy… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/sustaintopics.pdf

33. Develop and implement the sustainable building policy and sustainable human resources policy… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/sustaintopics.pdf

34. Integrate sustainability into the curriculum… From UP survey: http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/upideas.pdf • Classroom experiences • Research projects • General education courses • Incorporate into all classes

35. Increase visibility of sustainability… From UP survey: http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/upideas.pdf