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Educating The Next Generation of Leaders. Strategic Plan Update Presentation to the Board of Trustees October 17, 2012. Five Broad Principles. Civic Engagement. 21,451.25 total service hours 519 students completed service 77 faculty/staff completed service with college sponsored program - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Educating The Next Generation of Leaders
Strategic Plan Update
Presentation to the Board of TrusteesOctober 17, 2012
Five Broad Principles
Civic Engagement■ 21,451.25 total service hours■ 519 students completed service■ 77 faculty/staff completed service
with college sponsored program■ 350 students in service-learning
courses = 7,153.25 hours in the community
■ 131 community agency partnerships
Civic Engagement■ 19 President’s Volunteer Service
Award Winners■ Reflected in Ethical Life service-
learning courses■ Deeply integrated into Strategic
Initiatives:– Living Learning Communities– First Year Experience
Global Connectivity■ Expanding Study Abroad opportunities is
an important Strategic Initiative■ We have seen significant increases in all
indicators:
Global Connectivity■ Students abroad for academic
purposes:– 2009-2010: 4– 2010-2011: 22– 2011-2012: 31
• 41% INCREASE FROM 2010-2011!
Global Connectivity■ Agreements with international
institutions– 2009-2010: 0– 2010-2011: 1– 2011-2012: 4
– Seoul Women’s University, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Linnaeus University
Global Connectivity■ Connects to many other strategic
initiatives as well:– Global Studies Major (6 majors currently)– Living Learning Communities
• All 3 LLC’s traveling to Costa Rica this year
Global Connectivity■ 2011-2012 trips
– John Cigliano took a group of students to Guyana
– Nursing students went to Belize– Suzanne Weaver received faculty
development funding to do research in Nepal
Women’s Leadership■ Women’s Leadership Institute is an
important strategic initiative– Arlene Peltola named coordinator of
WLI– Partnership with Power of Women–Women’s Business Summit hosted at
CCC in June with Gloria Steinem as the keynote speaker
Women’s Leadership Institute
■ Undergraduate Leadership Certificate■ Executive Leadership Academy
– Launching series of 5 seminars on topics such as: Effective Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Effective Communication, Working for Change, and Career Strategy
– Aimed at entry level working women to mid-career working women
Women’s Leadership■ Office of Leadership and Student
Development– Leadership Office positions available
2012-2012: 281– Average number of leadership positions
per student leader: 1.39– Percentage of traditional students in
leadership positions: 26%
Women’s Leadership■ Explicitly connected to strategic
initiatives:– First Year Experience–Women’s Leadership Institute
Scholarship, Creativity, Liberal Arts
■ In 2011-2012– Faculty published 10 articles, 1 book
chapter and one Readers Theatre script– Faculty made 25 presentations
professional conference– Faculty were featured in 2 art
exhibitions, acted in 1 play
Strategic Initiatives
SAGE■ Expansion into on-line learning
■ Focus on community outreach
Pan-European MFA in Creative Writing
■ Not originally a Strategic Initiative, but part of initiative to increase graduate programming
■ Inaugural class will begin residency in Dublin in July 2012
■ http://mfa.cedarcrest.edu/
Pan-European MFA inCreative Writing
■ 5 students in distance mentoring with published authors
■ Mentors include Gwyneth Lewis, Poet Laureate of Wales
On-line business degree■ Launch of first fully on-line
undergraduate major■ Business administration■ Flexible: students can choose to do any proportion of courses on-line, from 0-100%
Child Welfare Certificate■ 24 students enrolled■ Combined with
– Social Work– Criminal Justice– Psychology– Business
Global Studies Major6 majors, 1 minor
Living Learning Communities
■ Year 3 (2012-2013)■ C.R.E.A.T.E (Community Art)■ C.A.R.E. (Social Justice)■ E.A.R.T.H. (Environmental
Stewardship)– Trip to Costa Rica planned for Spring
2013– Incorporating entrepreneurship
Media Studies/New Media
■ Convergence Lab opened Fall 2011■ 2 Media Studies majors, 1 New Media
major
Multicultural Center
Multicultural Center■ Location in Butz■ Formation of ALANA student group■ Talking Circles■ Multicultural Teas■ Other programming
Reading Specialist:14 students enrolled
Writing Resource Initiative
■ Partially implemented■ Pitch the on-line journal of Art and
Literature
■ http://www.cedarcrest.edu/ca/pitch/index.shtm
Art Therapy
■ After one complete academic year, we have 33 majors enrolled.
■ Added half-time faculty in Art Therapy
■ Actively planning for a Master’s■ Building Art Therapy Studio in
Alumnae Hall
MSN – Reading Hospital■ Not originally a strategic initiative■ Proposal solicited by Reading
Hospital in December■ 12 students currently enrolled