MAP; Strategic Plan; and

Internationalization

BSUFA Senate MeetingSpring 2013

Master Academic Plan and University Strategic Plan

MAP Strategic Plan

Academic Beliefs Academic Mission Academic Core Values Academic Programming

Priority Areas Goal Areas Definitions Process

Mission Vision Themes Values Goals Initiatives Work Plan

Academic Vision/University Vision

MAP Strategic Plan

Bemidji State University will offer students an exemplary educational experience, both residential and online. Regardless of a student’s chosen pathway to a degree, BSU students will demonstrate growth in academic learning, in living BSU’s core academic values, and will rank number one within the MnSCU System on…

As a leading regional public university in the Upper Midwest, Bemidji State University will be an international magnet for educational excellence, innovative instruction and enrichment through service.

Academic Mission/University Mission

MAP Strategic Plan

Bemidji State University is an undergraduate institution with specialized and distinct graduate programs where academic content and delivery of that content is grounded in the principles of social justice and democracy.

Through distinguished teaching, discovery and diverse experience grounded in liberal education, Bemidji State University prepares graduates who are confident, compassionate and inspired to lead lives of character and significance in their chosen field.

Academic Core Values/University Values

MAP Strategic Plan

Creative and critical thinking.

Living democratic principles.

Inclusion of students, staff, faculty and administrators in all aspects of university life.

Highly interactive, relevant and engaging teaching and learning environments.

Respect Integrity Diversity Wellness Leadership

Academic Programming Priorities/Signature Themes

MAP Strategic Plan

Health and human capacity Personal and social

responsibility Learning, knowing, and

understanding the role of business related activities

Writing/reading/speaking/listening across the university

Curricular integration, particularly in liberal education

Environmental stewardship International/multicultural

understanding Civic engagement Access to educational

opportunity Appreciation for the rich

heritage of BSU and northern Minnesota

Academic Goal Areas/University Strategies

MAP Strategic Plan

Financial sustainability Distinctiveness Internationally competitive Organizational

Connect to our communities

Liberal Arts Innovation, Access,

Persistence & Student Success

Education of Enduring Worth

Due to reductions in state aid…increasing dependence on tuition and external funds. …new budgeting models …future faculty and staff positions…support the master

academic plan …future faculty positions be interdisciplinary …willing and able to contribute to the liberal education

of our students, both on-ground and online …80/20 program model…

MAP Goal Area 1: Financial Sustainability

Goal 1: Enhance and strengthen University outreach. …service learning, internships, mentorships, community advocacy, field

experiences, class projects, practicums, etc. …partnerships...

Goal 2: Explore new opportunities for community members to engage students, faculty, and staff to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity on campus. …new partnerships & collaborations. …BSU Leadership Academy. …new ideas to engage external stakeholders. …external community…

UPC Strategy A: Connect to our communities

Goal 3: Improve coordination and oversight of community engagement and service learning opportunities. …common understanding of civic engagement… …(e.g. Creation of an Office of Community Engagement ) …advisory group of campus and community members…

Goal 4:Access and promote ongoing community and civic engagement activities.   …annual assessment of outreach activities… …demonstrate the socio-economic impact of service learning and other

partnerships… …external needs assessment… …comprehensive review every five years of community engagement

activities… …Carnegie Foundation Community-Engaged Campus.

UPC Strategy A: Connect to our communities

…we are much more than a school to work site. As a public, regional university, we also have a civic responsibility and moral obligation to enhance the intellectual, social, and cultural capital of northern Minnesota. …We choose to be distinctively different from regional public and private universities through the following…

MAP Goal Area 2: Distinctiveness

Infuse the AAC&U’s essential learning outcomes and high impact practices in the BSU’s general education program.

Establish additional graduation requirements that support the MAP.

Create a freshman seminar and a senior seminar (capstone) that infuse “problem solving” models to promote integrative and interdisciplinary thinking.

Provide faculty enrichment opportunities focused on enhancing pedagogy.

UPC Strategy B: Liberal Arts

…entire university community must be globally astute and able to help prepare Bemidji State University students for living, working, and learning anywhere on the planet…

MAP Goal Area 3: Internationally Competitive

Goal 1. Foster a creative university environment that supports the implementation of new ideas…

Initiatives: …specifically identify and define root causes of barriers to

creativity and innovation on campus. Establish a Center for Creativity & Innovation… Promote an environment of innovation and creativity… Promote an environment of learning, knowledge and

competence in students…

Strategy C: Innovation, Access, Persistence & Student Success

Goal 2. Design and implement innovative strategies that demonstrate and celebrate collaboration and partnering with students, faculty and staff. Promoting a culture of innovation with students, faculty and staff who are all aligned for the common good and benefits that come through true collaboration and a mutually supportive organization.

Initiatives: …requiring all degree programs to offer a variety of experiences

beginning in the freshman year with potential employers, the community and across university departments…

Develop and promote a university wide system to expand the availability of individualized and competency based learning…

Create and implement a capstone “last year experience” course for graduating seniors…

Strategy C: Innovation, Access, Persistence & Student Success

Goal 3. Create an individualized student plan model for success that includes purposeful advising … Initiatives: Implement a student advising skill training program for faculty

and staff. Identify and implement personalized learning and retention

strategies… Identify and incorporate soft skill development strategies for

students throughout the university curriculum… Develop and disseminate a master 4-year campus course

schedule. …uniform faculty/staff photo directories for every

department/office on campus.

Strategy C: Innovation, Access, Persistence & Student Success

…We believe it essential to always evaluate the organizational structure of the university and the academic units within the university, moving where needed to improve efficiencies, enhance quality, and provide opportunities that help us live our vision, mission and values while meeting our strategic goals.

MAP Goal Area 4: Organizational

Inputs (internal university capacities/resources)◦ Organize existing ongoing data collection(s)

Graduate income Graduate rates Student employment And so on Accountability: Doug Olney’s office?

◦ Major capstone experience Students required to demonstrate learning appropriate to their major Departments decide how to accomplish this (internship, capstone, etc.) Accountability for measurement: Major programs

◦ Alumni Survey 10 general questions (classroom experience, non-classroom experience) 10 program specific questions Accountability: Academic Affairs & Departments

◦ Advisory Boards Developed & administered by programs Accountability: Academic Affairs & Departments

 

UPC Strategy D: Education of enduring worth

Outputs (external performance of graduates)◦ Task: identify employers/ internship supervisors/ CEOs/ HR

managers Then: generate conversation about (1) whether programs are

preparing students appropriately? And (2) is the communication process with BSU a valuable experience for employers?

Accountability: Academic Affairs or Faculty Senate?◦ Students/Families

Was the BSU experience valuable preparation for career? This should be longitudinal process Accountability: Doug Olney’s office?

◦ Community at large (This has not been defined at present)

UPC Strategy D: Education of enduring worth

Comment period November 2012 through January 2013 Revisions/edits by deans’ council in February Work plan/timeline with assignments created by deans’

council in February Hard copy distribution of proposed final draft went out in

March for comment Taken to M&C/BSUFA senate in March Work plan implementation in fall 2013

MAP Process

Drafting in small and large groups throughout 2012-2013 Draft out for review now through April External focus group reviews in March and April Editing of draft end of April Proposed first ‘final draft’ end of April/first of May Proposed final draft goes through M&C process Approval of final draft in fall 2013

UPC Process

Becoming Internationally

Competitive

Becoming Internationally Competitive 10% of BSU residential population is international

At least 120 BSU students will go abroad each semester

Increase # of visiting professors to 4/year

Support at least 5 faculty abroad each year through CIEE or work abroad opportunities

Internationally Competitive: Recruitment

Partnered with CIBT to recruit international students and link us to quality universities for BSU students to go abroad at an affordable rate• NTC and ICC partnership

KGIC Global Learning Center and intensive English to BSU January 2014

Summer camps for international students with local middle school

University-wide internationalization team

Redefine the Director of International Relations role and international recruiter position

CIBT Education Group Inc.

Internationally Competitive: Recruitment Member of American Association of State Colleges and

Universities international consortium with CAEIE/CIEE for 1+2+1 dual degree programs

25 U.S. universities 42 Chinese universities PathPro route with two-year colleges

Programs to consider and number of seats available?

Creation of course equivalencies and guides

Internationally Competitive: BSU Students Revise International Studies program Affordable semester abroad agreements. Each location will host

10-15 BSU students each semester: Weifang U, China Liaoning U, Shenyang, China (revised) U of Reykjavik, Iceland U of Comoros Islands, Comoros HELP University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea Global Institute of Management and Economics, Dalian,

China Beijing Institute of Science and Technology, China Capital Normal University, China

Internationally Competitive: BSU Students Semester abroad agreements to sign this spring or summer

• U of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland • CIBT International College of Guangzhou U, China• Sprott-Shaw Degree College, Vancouver, Canada

Semester abroad renewals/reviewing• Aalborg U, Denmark• Tampere Polytechnic, Finland• Magdeburg U, Germany• Vaxjo U, Sweden

Semester abroad seeking partnerships • Two universities in Argentina• Two universities in Brazil

Semester Abroad Grid

Copy of Semester Abroad Grid 4 1 13.xls

Internationally Competitive: BSU Students Two full scholarships to Guangzhou U and

Liaoning U for BSU students available now

‘Passport program’ credential for students in development, led by Tom Beech

CIBT provides 6 positions for BSU students to work abroad each Chinese educational term BSU Student electronic music ensemble

(Voltage) plus their faculty mentor will visit Weifang U mid-May through mid-June

Faculty research abroad opportunities through CIEE: 3 slots filled for summer 2013 for faculty to research abroad

Faculty coordinator (Janice Haworth) will assist faculty and students in pursuing international grants with Fulbright, Rhodes, Bush opportunities for students and faculty

Faculty/staff pool for taking students for semester abroad

Faculty teach abroad/exchange opportunities:• Weifang U, Weifang, China• GIME, Dalian, China• Liaoning U., Shenyang, China• HELP, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia• BIST, Beijing, China• Capital Normal, Beijing, China• Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea

Internationally Competitive: Faculty and Staff

Internationally Competitive: Community

Meetings with local civic groups

Meetings with local leadership group: Greater Bemidji

Meetings with local Bemidji Chamber of Commerce

Media publicity

Thank you!

Enjoy spring in balmy Bemidji