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A holistic approach to culture change on campus: a new model of liberal arts education

A holistic approach to culture change on campus: a new model of liberal arts education. AASHE 2013 Matt Mayberry & Jensen Morgan Green Mountain College. Green Mountain College Poultney, VT. Big Hairy Audacious Goal. Transformation to a New Model. Sustainability 2020 Transformation.

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A holistic approach to culture change on campus: a new model of liberal arts education

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  1. A holistic approach to culture change on campus: a new model of liberal arts education AASHE 2013 Matt Mayberry & Jensen Morgan Green Mountain College

  2. Green Mountain CollegePoultney, VT

  3. Big Hairy Audacious Goal

  4. Transformation to a New Model Sustainability 2020 Transformation New culture Performance Uncertain transformation period TO ? FROM Old culture Metrics are our navigation system Time 2013 2020

  5. Authentic Sustainability Transparency Resilience Engaged Community Narrative Credibility Ongoing Reassessment and Improvement Incorporates Social Justice Guiding Principles

  6. Sustainability 2020 Metrics See Aaron Witham’s talk: “Shooting for the STARS and beyond” Tuesday, 2:00 – 2:30pm, Music City Center, 101D Human Capital • Health and well-being • Personal development • Problem solving/creativity • Systems thinking/sustainability • Entrepreneurial skills • Breadth of knowledge • Depth of knowledge in areas of primary expertise • Grit Social Capital • Trust • Associations • Diversity and inclusion • Effectiveness of telling the story Natural Capital • CO2-e emissions • Fossil fuel usage • Campus/regional biodiversity and ecosystem health index • Diversion rate • Solid waste volume • Impact-weighted campus purchases • Embodied energy in campus food purchases • Scope 3 carbon emissions associated with campus purchases • Alumni impact assessment Financial Capital • Enrollment-related metrics • Revenue/expense metrics • Financial resilience metrics • Affordability metrics • Compensation and equity metrics • Economic impact metrics • Built environment metrics

  7. Developing and analyzing metrics in the classroom

  8. Boots on the Ground Sustainability 2020 Metrics

  9. Culture change (Schein) Artifacts Visible organizational structures and processes Espoused Values Strategies, goals, philosophies Unconscious, taken-for-granted beliefs, perceptions, thoughts and feelings. Basic Underlying Assumptions “Culture change, in the sense of changing basic assumptions is . . . difficult, time consuming, and highly anxiety provoking.” Ed Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership

  10. Culture Shift #1 FROM: ACTIVITIES TO: OUTCOMES ü • Initiatives • Being rewarded for starting things • More activity is better • Input metrics • Overarching goal: achieving authentic sustainability • Closing the loop • Better results are what count • Output metrics Sustainability 2020 Metrics

  11. Culture Shift #2 TO: REFLECTION-IN-ACTION FROM: APPLICATION • Liberal Arts Curriculum + co-curriculum are separate • Education is preparation for work • Sustainability is vocational • Our case study is us: individual, school, community • Meaningful Work begins now • Transformative learning requires doing/reflecting

  12. A New Model of Liberal Arts Education • Developing intellectual tools and skills: problem solving, analytical thinking. • Acquiring practical know-how needed to get things done in real communities: producing results. • Discovering exciting career interests and opportunities. • Using achievements at GMC as a springboard for future work. Practical Skills Career Experience Meaningful Community Work Liberal arts foundation • Engaging in meaningful and innovative sustainability work. • Enhancing the region economically, socially and/or ecologically. • Examining the nature of the good and human nature, of politics and ideals, of religion and meaning. • Providing an intellectual and ethical foundation for sustainability. See Lucas Brown’s talk: “A design-build block semester,” Tuesday, 3:30 – 3:50pm, Music City Center, 208A

  13. Culture Shift #3 FROM: TEACHING TO: CO-LEARNING • Faculty as experts • Static syllabus • Students go through transformation • Faculty as fellow travelers • Dynamic syllabus • Community goes through transformation

  14. Transformation to a New Model Sustainability 2020 Transformation New culture FROM: TO: Performance Activities Application Teaching Outcomes Reflection-in-Action Co-learning Old culture Metrics are our navigation system Time 2013 2020

  15. Solving Two ProblemsAt Once Global Sustainability Crisis Crisis in Higher Education

  16. Questions?

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