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Building Scholarship to Support College Baccalaureates…

MacEwan’s ExperienceCommunity College Baccalaureate Association

2007 Annual Conference – New Orleans

Mike Henry Susan MayAssociate Dean of Business Associate VP, Academichenrym@macewan.ca mays@macewan.ca

Grant MacEwan CollegeEdmonton, Alberta, Canada March 2007

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Baccalaureates at MacEwan

Alberta’s first public college to offer baccalaureates -

Bachelor of Arts (2006)

Bachelor of Child and Youth Care (2006)

Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (2007)

Bachelor of Commerce (2007)

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Post-Secondary Organizational Paradigms (Nemetz and Cameron, 2006)

Research Focuses on pure research and publication records (e.g.

traditional universities)

Clinical Focuses on best practices, performance, initiative and

creativity (e.g. medical schools)

Teaching Focuses on knowledge and skill, teaching and assessment

materials, pedagogical tools and research (e.g. community colleges)

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Scholarly Activity

Shift from traditional research to scholarly activity

Research is only one type of scholarly activity

Scholarly Activities must extend beyond the classroom and contribute to or advance the individual’s discipline

Examples: organizing conferences & workshops, writing case

studies, consulting, writing/publishing books and articles, producing literary and artistic works

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Strengths of College Scholarship

Responds to real needs/observations

Uses several core competencies of faculty members, not just traditional research competency

Provides best practices in discipline and pedagogy

Encourages “comprehensive excellence” over pure research exclusively

Emphasis is on dissemination rather than publication

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“Made in MacEwan” Approach

To encourage a Culture of Research / Scholarly Activity / Artistic Creation

Create this culture through Grassroots Interventions, not corporate model

StructuresPoliciesPragmatic Strategies

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Examples of Structures:

Research Council

Research Officer

Research Grants

Faculty Commons

Strategic Plan

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Impacts of Structures:

“Enabling”

Grass roots, early adapters approach

Faculty leadership with peer review

Linking research/faculty development/teaching

Concrete help to faculty to get started

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Examples of Academic Policies:Research and Scholarly Activity

Code of Conduct for Integrity in Research

Ethical Review of Research with Human Subjects

Animal Care and Ethics

Academic Freedom

Faculty Evaluation

Endowed Chairs and Scholars

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Impacts of Academic Policies:Demonstrate compliance with national standards

Create eligibility to administer external grants

Educate College about opportunities / responsibilities

Situate research/scholarly activity into faculty role and performance

Demonstrate principle-based approach

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Examples of Strategies:Broad and inclusive definitions of research / scholarly activity

Web page information and resources

Annual Reports

Research Showcase

Publication of Abstracts

Town Halls

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Impacts of Strategies:

Raise profile

Create “buy in” and acceptance

Provide concrete assistance to facultymembers

Highlight achievements (grants, publications)

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Impact of Strategies (con’t)

Celebrate successes

Demonstrate relevance/links to teaching & students

Document links/benefits to communities

Engage faculty in strategic planning centrally and in faculties/schools

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Building Scholarship…Challenges and Decision-Points (Hazenlkorn)

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Building Scholarship at MacEwan’sSchool of Business

Establishing a Faculty Development Fund & Policy to support faculty members

Formal education, attending conferences, research projects

Recruiting new faculty who have research interests and experience that align with our vision.

Establishing collaborative relationships with research institutions and external advisors

Creating a “Visiting Scholar” position

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Challenges to Cultural Change

Providing sufficient resources scholarly activity must be supported with time

(course releases and sabbaticals) and direct funding (research grants)

Establishing frameworks and structures (e.g. peer review process, grant administration)

Determining which activities are eligible for support

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Strategies for Facilitating a Cultural Shift

Build on existing strengths first

Encourage faculty to use their personal interests as a springboard to scholarly activity

Encourage faculty to make connections with other academics

Ensure institution, department, and program support

Think long-term, big-picture, future-orientated

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Thank you!

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