Institute Outcomes

  1. Develop an appreciation of the change process, the various roles played in the change process, the phases of change, and the role of resistance.

  2. Analyze the tools and skills that one needs to be an agent of change within one’s own work environment.

  3. Develop the draft of a strategic plan document. The strategic plan will contain the following: a vision statement, a mission statement with objectives, operating principles, measurable outcomes, an operating plan, a resource plan (that includes internal funding, collaborative funding, external funding, and grant writing), a management plan, annual activities, a faculty recruitment plan, a marketing plan, an assessment plan, and a communication plan.

  4. Determine the design specifications for a Center of Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Discuss topics such as physical space, location, a resource library, meeting places, a learning environment, capital resources, and interfaces with other units and spaces.

  5. Develop a network by working with colleagues from around the country and sharing ideas, problems, resources and collaborative projects.