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

StudentSuccess

http://regents.ohio.gov/StudentSuccess

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

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Epsilen Environment

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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