{"id":2091,"date":"2020-10-23T11:58:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T18:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/?p=2091"},"modified":"2020-10-23T11:58:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T18:58:57","slug":"recast-new-academic-directions-20-21-workgroups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/2020\/10\/recast-new-academic-directions-20-21-workgroups\/","title":{"rendered":"RECAST | New Academic Directions 20\/21 Workgroups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From:<\/strong><\/a> McAvity, David <mcavityd@evergreen.edu>
Sent:<\/strong> Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:50 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Colleagues, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am writing with information about\u00a0the New Academic Directions\u00a0(NAD)\u00a0implementation and planning work that will be happening this year. As I mentioned\u00a0at the first faculty meeting of the year, we are taking a phased approach to\u00a0NAD\u00a0starting\u00a0with\u00a0strategies what will substantially increase enrollment and create a path to\u00a0financial\u00a0stability.\u00a0\u00a0Some\u00a0components\u00a0will\u00a0move\u00a0forward with\u00a0implementation<\/em>\u00a0this year, some\u00a0will enter a\u00a0planning<\/em>\u00a0phase for\u00a0implementation\u00a0starting\u00a0next year,\u00a0if\/once\u00a0funding can be identified\u00a0and plans are developed, and some elements need further\u00a0design and development<\/em>\u00a0either for feasibility analysis or to incorporate feedback from the feasibility team\u00a0and feedback sessions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty input and advice will be a critical piece of the\nnext stage of the NAD.  To that end, we are currently seeking faculty\ninterest for participation on the NAD workgroups listed\nbelow.  The highest priority workgroups are\nnoted with an asterisk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a particular interest in serving on any of\nthese NAD workgroups, please send an email to JuliA Metzker (metzkerj@evergreen.edu<\/a>). These workgroups will count\ntowards faculty governance and will be included in a general call for\ngovernance opportunities next week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will \u201ckick-off\u201d\nthis next phase of Evergreen\u2019s New Academic Directions at the Curriculum\nPlanning Retreat.  In addition to providing time for workgroups\nto convene, there will be opportunities for deeper conversation and\nlistening available to all faculty. Please plan to join this launch event\non Wednesday, November 4th<\/sup> 1:00-\n4:00 pm.  Details are forthcoming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certificates* <\/strong> 
\n(implementation)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Membership: 5-6 faculty, aiming for\none faculty member from each CAT, working with the Standing Committee on the\nCurriculum, who will play a role.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: Build capacity to offer high-quality,\ncompetitive certificates that bring new students to Evergreen and allow\nEvergreen students to “stack” credentials as they progress towards\nmatriculation.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expectation: Advise the Certificate Programs\nImplementation team by providing faculty perspective on certificate systems and\npolicy development. Develop a systematic ongoing process for reviewing and\napproving proposals for certificates and use that process during the year to\nstart 4-8 certificates by Fall 2021.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paths of Study* <\/strong> 
\n(implementation)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Membership: CAT Leaders plus 2-3\nother interested faculty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: Assist the Paths of Study workgroup during\nthe 2020-21 academic year to develop and carry out a plan to fully implement\nPaths of Study at Evergreen.  This will provide fully integrated academic\nsystems that will improve the awareness of current and prospective students\nregarding the paths of study available to them and the curricular options\nwithin and between Paths.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expectation:  CAT Leaders will assist the\nworkgroup with the overall implementation of this project, and particular\nelements, including:  1) developing and implementing a shared and\nconsistent strategy for coordinating path development and communicating paths\nto the different audiences for Paths; 2) Assist with crafting a process for\ndeveloping and approving new paths, retiring existing paths, updating path\nnames and merging paths, and assist with implementation of that process when\nthe details of an undergraduate schools model are clear.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holistic Advising – Advising\nRoles, Structures and Expectations* <\/strong> 
\n(planning)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Membership: 4-5 faculty from among\nthe path convenors  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: Develop a student-centered advising\necosystem that integrates advising for high-quality\nacademic decisions and effectively coordinates delivery of student\nservices in support of holistic student success.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expectation: Work collaboratively with\nIESS, SAL, and other student facing staff to make\nrecommendations for the faculty role\nin holistic advising. Align advising structures\nwith Paths of Study.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holistic Advising – Academic\nPolicy and Practices Review* <\/strong> 
\n(design and development)<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Membership: 5-6 faculty, aiming for one faculty member from each CAT.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: To improve equitable access to learning and\ncredit for students by creating guidelines for faculty to create syllabi,\ncommunity agreements, and credit policies that are equity-producing, transparent,\nand promote student success and belonging.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expectation: In collaboration with a team of\nstaff, faculty, deans and directors, review policies and practices for\ndeveloping syllabi, community agreements, and credit policies; to identify\nbarriers to students and to develop guidelines for equitable practices.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

School of Graduate and Professional Studies <\/strong> 
\n(design and development)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Membership:\nOne faculty member from each graduate program and 2-3 other faculty members\ninterested in creating professional studies and workforce development offerings\nand credentials within this school.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: To create a proposal for a School of\nGraduate and Professional Studies that increases enrollment in graduate\nprograms and new professional studies credentialing programs, while realizing\nresource efficiencies through coordination of administrative and support\nsystems.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expectation: In collaboration with a team\ncomprised of graduate faculty, deans, graduate directors and assistant\ndirectors to develop a proposal for review by the feasibility team.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

School Design \u2013\nUndergraduate School(s) <\/strong> 
\n(design and development)<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Membership: 5-6 faculty, aiming for\none faculty member from each CAT working with the Standing Committee on\nthe Curriculum.  Native Pathways Program and Evergreen\nTacoma may develop proposals in coordination with this group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: To develop a proposal with timeline for\ndeveloping, marketing, and launching an undergraduate schools\nmodel proposal that is recommended through a faculty vote in Fall 2020 after\nfeasibility analysis and approval by Senior Leadership.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expectation: In collaboration with a team of\nfaculty, directors, deans and staff in enrollment services and college\nrelations develop a plan for phased implementation of the schools model by fall\n2022.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hybrid-Online Learning<\/strong> 
\n(professional development followed by design and\ndevelopment) <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Membership: 8-10 Faculty interested\nin Hybrid-Online Learning   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: Develop\ncapacity among Evergreen faculty to design and deliver\nhigh-quality, experiential learning in online and hybrid modalities.\nAdvise on the creation of certificates, coordinated studies programs, and\/or\ncourse sequences that can be offered in low residency or online modes\naccessible to part-time or remote students.   Offer 3-4 pilot\nonline courses or programs beginning Fall \u201821. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expectation: Complete a funded online teaching\ncertification as part of a community of practice supported by Academic\nTechnologies and the Learning and Teaching Commons. Advise the  certificates workgroup\nin the development of proposals for\ncertificates that feature low residency\noptions.  Participants will use what they\u2019ve learned, to\ndevelop and teach online, hybrid, or low-residency classes or\nprograms during the 2021-2022 academic year.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workforce Development <\/strong> 
\n(design and development, with fall 21 initial\npilot, possibly with additional adjunct faculty lines)<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Membership: 3-4 faculty with an interest\nin workforce development  
\nGoal:   Conduct\nan analysis of state and federal programs that support workforce development, identify\nfunding sources. Connect those programs to Evergreen strengths. As a pilot,\ndevelop a set of courses that will address real-time needs for workforce\ndevelopment, looking at statewide data related to workforce, such as those\nemerging from COVID-19, among other data points. These courses would launch in\nfall 2021.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expectation:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Develop a proposal\nfor workforce development programs at Evergreen, to include certificate\nprograms and low residency options. Work closely with curriculum team and CAT\nleaders to develop pilot course proposals and identify faculty needs and\nresource requirements to start in fall 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capstone <\/strong> 
\n(design and development)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Membership: Ideally one\nfaculty from each Path <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: Build upon the capstone work from this\nsummer to further develop capstones as a strategy to improve curricular\ncohesion for students.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expectation: Work collaboratively with faculty in\nyour Path group and capstone stewards from other paths to finalize a capstone\nproposal for review by Curriculum Area Team (CAT) Leaders and the Student and\nAcademic Life Leadership Team (SAL-LT).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curricular Initiatives: <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following are\nnot formally NAD governance groups. They are included here\nto signal that faculty groups may come together to develop these\ncurricular components of NAD this year, in the form of curriculum and\npath planning.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psychology Path*<\/strong> 
\n(design and development, with fall 21\ninitial pilot, possibly with additional adjunct faculty lines) <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: Develop a path of study in psychology that\nincludes multicultural perspectives to prepare students for human services\ncareers (teaching, psychiatry, human resource professionals, etc) and\ngraduate school in psychology.  The path of study should aim to integrate\nfull- and part-time pathways to degree and include hybrid-online or low\nresidency options.  Collaborate with faculty, CAT leaders, and NAD\nleadership to craft a proposal for a psychology Path of Study at Evergreen\nduring winter and spring quarter 2021.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate Action and Sustainability<\/strong> 
\n(design\/development and planning, with fall\n2022 initial pilot)<\/strong>  
\nGoal: Create\na climate action and sustainability sequence of courses and programs\nvisible in the 2022\/2023 curriculum connecting to the path curriculum\nas outlined in the summer 2020 proposal.  Develop a plan to\napproach funding sources to fund the proposed Climate Action and\nSustainability Center. Adapt the proposal to incorporate\nfeedback from the faculty retreat to\nincorporate climate science more explicitly as a main\nthread, appealing to a broader spectrum of students. Consider\ndeveloping a certificate proposal through the certificate process,\nand design ways to provide low residency and\npart-time options that will be accessible to adult students and\nworking professionals with some college and no degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interdisciplinary Art and Design<\/strong> 
\n(design\/development and planning, with fall 2022\ninitial pilot)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal: Design an Interdisciplinary Art and\nDesign curriculum for 2022\/2023 that integrates\ndesign, visual arts, media arts\/studies, and computer\nscience. Consider adding technology more explicitly as a main thread\nof the proposed curriculum, reflecting market analysis that this is\nan area of high student interest.  Develop a plan to find and\napproach funding sources to fund the proposed Center for Interdisciplinary\nArt and Design (and Technology?). Consider developing a\ncertificate proposal through the certificate process, and design ways\nto provide low residency and part-time options that will be\naccessible to adult students and working professionals with some college and no\ndegree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

David McAvity<\/strong> | he-him | Interim Provost and Vice President for\nStudent & Academic Life | The Evergreen State College | 360.867.6400<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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