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Positioning the University for the
Future
Milt Hakel
August 31, 2007
Clark Kerr
66 institutions have existed continuously since 1530
Roman Catholic Church and Lutheran Church
Parliaments of Iceland and of the Isle of Man
62 universities
Alfonso X, The Learned
• Lived in Challenging Times
• Wrote on law and history
• Wrote poetry• Deposed by Dukes
and his son
“Had I been present at the creation,I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.”
Alfonso X, the Learned,
King of Spain, 1252-1284
“Insight is the sudden cessation of stupidity.” Edwin Land
Learning goes beyond knowing
to being able to do what one knows
Strategic Positioning Group Members
Don BellBryan BennerSteve CadyLinda DobbMilt HakelJodi HaneyBill Knight Monica LongmoreGene PoorJim Smith
Strategic Positioning Group Charge
• Explore Alternative Futures and Do Visioning for the University– University-wide perspective
• Five Tasks:– Identify key issues and trends– Determine dimensions and metrics– Determine how to relate differently, creatively
and effectively – Reconceptualize major issues and purposes – What will we "look like" in 10 years?
Our Students in 2020
Imagine BGSU in 2020
• Possibility-Based Learning in Action Communities– Meeting the Problem– Inquiry and Investigation– Building Solutions– Taking Action
• Action Communities and Action Teams
• Tangible Artifacts
The Case for Change
• Demonstrate Accountability
Who Is This Woman, and Why Is She Famous?
Clara PellerMargaretSpellings
The Case for Change
• Demonstrate Accountability
• Promote Student Success
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/studentsuccess
The Case for Change
• Demonstrate Accountability
• Promote Student Success
• State Master Plan for Higher Ed
• Assert Our Distinctive Identity
• Teach More Efficiently and Effectively
• Implement Advanced Practices in Learning and Teaching
Focus on Learning
Clemson University
Evergreen College
How Plan and Change?
• Preliminary Step: Focus Groups
• Action Community Prototyping– 5 Action Communities launched in 2008– 3-year projects launched in 2009
• Conceptual Modeling
• Iterative Consultation– Collaboration and teamwork needed
• First Systemic Change– We need a clear goal and a deadline
Among Our Current Assets:
• Students graduate at a rate 12% higher than forecast from their academic credentials
• Six year graduation rate is 61%, comparing well with the 43% rate at peer institutions
• Values initiative is firmly established• Student learning outcomes have been
defined for the University and all majors• Electronic portfolios are gaining ground
ePortfolios at BGSUePortfolios at BGSU
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'2004 '2005 '2006 '2007
Accounts
As of 6/24/2006 as of 8/28/2007
http://mhakel.bgsu.epsilen.com
Epsilen Environment
Certified Files / FolderCoursesShare ItReview ItRubricsEmailTake NotesSearchTime TrackerNew York Times Content
Personal Home PageMy ePortfolioShowcaseLearning Matrix ResumeFiles GroupsVisitorsFeedbackLifetime Accounts My Networks
On the Folly of Rewarding “A” While
Hoping for “B”
Stephen Kerr
Shaping Change
• Increase Urgency
• Build the Guiding Team
• Get the Vision Right
• Communicate for Buy-In
• Empower Action
• Create Short-Term Wins
• Don’t Let Up
• Make Change Stick
From Kotter and Cohen, The Heart of Change, 2002
Jack Matson
• Always Prefer Intelligent Fast Failure
• To Slow Stupid Failure
Positioning the University for the
Future
Milt Hakel
August 31, 2007