Develop knowledge, respect and validation of differing values, cultures and beliefs in
students, faculty and staff
6 ideas to consider
Implement the UW System Climate Survey and develop an action plan based on the results.
• UW-Stout is part of a 3rd round of UW System institutions to participate in the Climate survey
• Survey has been developed by a consultant, Sue Rankin
• Survey will be administered during spring semester 2011
Focus attention on developing and implementing an Inclusive
Excellence action plan…
• Diversity Leadership team conducted a series of listening sessions with faculty, staff and students
• The committee is in the process of reviewing that feedback and developing an action plan
• Action plan will be finalized and implemented in fall 2010, and will be updated annually
Implement the proposal for the Faculty Diversity
Exchange pilot program…
• Visiting faculty network diversity program in STEM centered on:– Sustainability– Nanotechnology and Materials Science
• First step is 2-4 day visit of the HBCU faculty to Stout
Implement the proposal for the Faculty Diversity
Exchange pilot program…
• Once partnership is established, faculty member will have a visiting appointment for one academic year plus summer support
• Long-term goal: create a research center where visiting teacher/scholars can conduct research
Implement plans to increase enrollment,
retention and graduation of minority students…
http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/diverspro.pdf 1. Community Capacity Assessment
2. Targeted Hmong and Hispanic Marketing 3. Increased outreach 4. Financial Needs
Implement plans to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of international
students…
http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/interpro.pdf
9 items: Geo-targeting, transfer fairs, MOU’s, ESL, contracts with agents, web presence, personal connections, translate recruitment materials into other languages
Implement plans to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of Veterans…
http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/vetpro.pdf
1. Marketing campaign2. Web presence3. Defer application fee payment4. Strengthen relations w/armed forces offices5. Presence at military functions6. Veteran’s Center
Expand early and ongoing experiential learning opportunities including undergraduate applied
research and entrepreneurship
7 ideas to consider
Achieve 100% participation in experiential
learning…• This was one of the ideas considered for a
University Priority in fall 2009• Currently approximately 80% of
undergraduate students participate in experiential learning (old definition)
• Data not currently available for new definition
Develop and implement a required freshmen
seminar course… • http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/
planning/spgretreat/2010/recruitpro.pdf (item #3)
Expand learning communities to enroll greater
numbers and achieve 2015 targets… • http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/
planning/spgretreat/2010/recruitpro.pdf (item #1)
Examine gateway courses for freshmen…
• http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/recruitpro.pdf (item #4)
Develop a proposal for a service learning
center… Phil Lyons
Civic Engagement Goals
• “…is a way for institutions to effectively engage… in ways that (1) strengthen the communities, (2) better educate students, and (3) create a better country” (C.W. Curtis, AASCU, 2005).
UW-Stout Institutional Values
“James Huff Stout turned toward the morning of life. The past did not awe him; the future alone lighted his path. He wrought a new venture in schooling that paved the way for vocational education (2). He did more to bring the joys of reading to the lonely masses of Wisconsin (1) than any man in his generation. He had a nobility of spirit that saw down through the years… He was an inextinguishable light, ever blazing with fresh ideas that were to spread beauty, cheer and enlightenment into the dark corners of his beloved state and the wider world (3).”
Social Responsibility
SLS Community
Service Survey
SLS Community
Service Survey
ACT Alumni Outcomes
ACT Alumni Outcomes
NSSE Student
Engagement Questions
NSSE Student
Engagement Questions
FACULTY INVOLVEMENT
UW-Stout Values StatementUW-Stout, a respected innovator in higher education, educates students to be lifelong learners and
responsible citizens in a diverse and changing world through experiences inside and outside the classroom that join the general and the specialized, the theoretical and the practical, in applied programs leading to successful careers in industry, commerce, education, and human services.
“Active learning invites students to bring their life experiences into the learning process,
reflect on their own and other perspectives as they expand their viewpoints, and apply new understandings to their own lives. Provide
students with opportunities for experimentation through programs focused
on engaging students in various learning experiences.”
Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs – Principle One: “Engage Students in Active Learning.”
Civic Engagement
CAS Standards for Higher Education Common Institutional Learning Outcomes
• Intellectual Growth• Effective Communication• Enhanced Self Esteem• Realistic Self Appraisal• Clarified Values• Collaboration• Independence
• Meaningful Interpersonal Relationships
• Leadership Development• Social Responsibility• Appreciating Diversity• Satisfying and Productive
Lifestyles
The Ally Center for Civic Engagement and Social Responsiblity
Student Intercultural competence
and Civic Responsibility
Student Intercultural Competence
and Civic Responsibility
Social Justice
Leadership
Community Organizing,
Americorps/VISTA, Sustainability efforts
Volunteer Service SOS –Answer the
Call
Multi-campus Alternative Breaks
and Leadership Experiences
Academic Collaboration
& Service Learning
Infrastructure
Expand opportunities for undergraduate student
research… http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/
spgretreat/2010/upideas.pdf From the UP survey:• Utilize technology to expand undergraduate research • Work to provide higher-profile information dissemination that encourages
student participation across Stout’s campus in research • Integrate undergraduate research experiences into undergraduate
programs across campus • Provide research equipment for students to collect and analyze qualitative
data
Implement the Polytechnic learning
recommendations… 5 actions to “endorse, disseminate, and
promote” the learning goals and resources discussed in the study’s findings:
1. The Senate endorses the learning goals and resources statement.
2. The Senate disseminates this information to departments, program directors and individual faculty and engages them in discussion of how they are and can implement the goals in their courses and programs.
Implement the Polytechnic learning
recommendations… 3. …promotes the learning goals and resource statements by
posting them on the Senate website, indicating to relevant Senate committees and to faculty that this information should be used by them as a guideline for developing and evaluating courses and programs.
4. …explores w/the Provost the possibility of opening the discussion to other stakeholders and adopting the learning goals as part of Stout’s statement on the meaning of the Baccalaureate degree
5. …should work with the Provost’s office to find innovative ways to address the resource needs indicated in the report.
Further develop and execute integrated enrollment management
5 ideas to consider
Implement the proposed Alcohol Use
Prevention Plan Joan Thomas
Implement plans to increase enrollment,
retention and graduation of graduate students…
http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/gradstupro.pdf
7 items: communicating with applicants, Qualified Leads, profiles for each program, communicating with no shows, web orientation video, update graduate advisor database, Recruitment plus
Implement plans to increase enrollment,
retention and graduation of transfer students…
http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/transfpro.pdf
1.Advisor day2.Posters with business reply cards3.Transfer Tuesdays4.2+2+2 seed grants5.Outreach to 2 year MN colleges
Implement plan to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of traditional
students…
http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/tradstupro.pdf
1.CRM recruitment plus2.Utilize alumni3.Reallocate scholarship money4.Purchase ACT and multicultural names5.Recruitment in MI and IL
Implement plans to increase enrollment,
retention and graduation of distance education students…
http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/depro.pdf
10 items: Policy audit, Marketing, Increase course offerings, enrollment assessment criteria, Market research, Increase retention and grad rates, greater visibility, training, surveys, infrastructure
Focus on Sustainability: Implement Key Elements
of the President's Climate Commitment and Educational and Applied Research Initiatives
5 ideas to consider
Develop and implement the energy
conservation policy and the waste reduction policy…
http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/sustaintopics.pdf
Develop and implement the purchasing policy
and sustainable transportation policy…
http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/sustaintopics.pdf
Develop and implement the sustainable building policy and sustainable human resources policy…
http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/spgretreat/2010/sustaintopics.pdf
Integrate sustainability into the
curriculum… From UP survey:http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/
spgretreat/2010/upideas.pdf • Classroom experiences• Research projects• General education courses• Incorporate into all classes
Increase visibility of sustainability…
From UP survey:http://www.uwstout.edu/static/bpa/planning/
spgretreat/2010/upideas.pdf