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Academic Affairs. Dec. 4, 2012. Three divisions. Academic Affairs/The Colleges Enrollment Management Research and Economic Development. Academic Affairs. An intentional, integrated and experiential UG education Linked courses Alignment with specific competencies Expanded honors program
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Academic Affairs Dec. 4, 2012
Three divisions • Academic Affairs/The Colleges • Enrollment Management • Research and Economic Development
Academic Affairs • An intentional, integrated and experiential UG education • Linked courses • Alignment with specific competencies • Expanded honors program • Expanded learning communities • The Colleges • Support for existing programs • New program development
New Program Development • Strategic initiatives leveraging existing strengths • UG Forensic specializations– Chemistry, Biology and Criminal Justice • UG and Grad Analytics program – Business, Statistics and Information Systems • Specialized master level business programs – Sales, Healthcare • Accelerated Bachelor/Master programs • Joint graduate programs with international partner universities • New alternative delivery program • Media and Communications online professional masters • Blended Masters in Educational Administration
Academic Affairs • Faculty • Contract with BGSU-FA • Faculty Development • Higher Learning Commission • Facilities • Decision Support Systems – Analytics
Enrollment Management:Recruit, Retain and Graduate • Recruitment Strategies • Traditional UG student population • Scholarship shift, yield, new programs • Non-traditional UG student population • Leverage articulation agreements, focused regional strategy, “finish what you started” campaign • Graduate Students (full-time and part-time) • Marketing, allocation of scholarships, New programs • International Grad and UG • Embassy visits, leveraging alumni, ESL programs • Alternative Delivery Methods(On-line, Hybrid, Weekend, Evening programs) • Increase visibility of existing programs • Develop additional alternative delivery methods of existing programs • Develop new programs
Historic Freshmen Retention Rates (%) Engage the student….retain the student
Retain and Graduate • Academic and Administrative Policies and Procedures • Support and Feedback for Students • Progress Reporting, Learning Commons • Academic and Career Advising (including programs for undecided majors and pre-professional) • Academics • Linked Courses, First-year Academic Seminar • Assessment of Student Learning • Expanding internship programs • Faculty Support and Development (grants and integration of centers) • Alignment of teaching space to support active learning pedagogy
Research and Economic Development • Importance of Research • For faculty • For students • For BGSU • BGSU’s role in our region
BGSU • Role of Technology • Recruitment, Teaching, Assessment, Coaching/Advising, Placement, Research Everything we do
For Discussion:BGSU commitment to students • Four year graduation commitment • Experiential education opportunity for every student (internship, study abroad, service learning, applied capstone, etc.) • Success based scholarships • For qualified students, the ability to graduate debt free of tuition and fees