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Academic Affairs Update. Fall 2014. A little good news. Grants/external funds S-stem McNair Carlson company New programs, new faculty and staff New opportunities Community engagement. Master Academic Plan. Update of MAP progress and priorities for 2014-15 online:
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Academic Affairs Update Fall 2014
A little good news • Grants/external funds • S-stem • McNair • Carlson company • New programs, new faculty and staff • New opportunities • Community engagement
Master Academic Plan • Update of MAP progress and priorities for 2014-15 online: http://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/affairs/strategic_planning/
2014-15 priorities Fiscal Sustainability • Student retention: • Relationships and the residential experience • Four year course rotations (plan to move to centralized scheduling by fall 2016) • Intrusive student advising • Campus community building (the feral cats) • Expand articulation agreements and transfer • BSU Center at Anoka-Ramsey CC • Review curriculum size and time to degree • New programs
Distinctively BSU • Liberal education pathways and diversity • Community engagement • Centerfor community partnerships • Bemidji Community Theater and Watermark Regional Arts Center • Community concierge • Welcome back students • Leadership academy • Assessment
Internationally Competitive • Expanding enrollment of international students • Education and work abroad opportunities • Visiting professor program
Organizational • Grants office • BSU college reorganization • NTC
Facilities • Current construction and remodeling • Sanford/Memorial • Bensen • Future construction and remodeling • Hagg-Sauer
Other? • Questions and issues of concern