Present: Dan Grube, Anna McFadden, John Habel, Leroy Kauffman, Debbie Justice, Edna Waldrop, Bill Haggard, Leila Tvedt, Allen Lomax, Gary Jones, AJ Grube
Feedback:
- Ditto – “AA5 Hell" – Must reduce red tape.
- May need greater emphasis on learning and processes that promote meaningful learning. Perhaps have a “learning” direction.
- Strategic direction #5 - Extend “health minded lifestyle” for entire university community or fac/staff and students
- How does WCU's document compare to system document and documents of other institutions?
- Assessment will be key- How do we ensure that the SP will be a “living, breathing” document?
- Should there be greater emphasis on assessment- perhaps a direction for assessment?
- Explain to campus how dollars/funding will be tied to University Strategic Plan
- Concept of University “community” – Cat Tran can only be used by students. Practices such as this do not reflect/encourage “community.”
- Identify/examine barriers to creating a more diverse community.
- Strategic direction #6 - Why single out international students as bullet point? Why not emphasize students of minority (broad, inclusive term) status? - recruitment and programming.
- Relationship with Cherokee Nation- may warrant recognition as Strategic goal under #6 – Retention and graduate rates among the lowest.
- “Life of the mind” (ethics, intellectual development, etc.) vs. “Commercialization” (regional and economic development engagement, etc.) Our document reflects “life of mind” – See CHE article.
- Educating students for immediate employment – is this appropriate? Should acknowledge importance of Liberal Studies/Liberal education. Addressing “lifelong success in careers” may be helpful. Being self-fulfilled on an individual level is valuable.
- Disconnect between statements in core values section and strategic directions.
- Language proficiency in addition to English?
- Collaboration with community educational institutes (K-12, CC, public and private, etc.) should be stressed? Perhaps expand strategic direction #2- students from Russia - Charles Taylor.
- Flexibility to respond to crisis - employee proud of university.
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