Goal I Matrix

Statement of Goal: To provide all full-time students a holistic education that will foster extraordinary learning opportunities through a highly diverse faculty, staff and student body; extensive use of technology; a wide range of high quality out-of classroom learning experiences that engages faculty, staff, and students in the learning process; and an undergraduate curriculum, founded on a strong liberal arts core that enables all students to achieve the ten learning goals.

 

 

Initiatives

Clarification of Charges

Champion(s)

Stakeholders

Possible Measures

1. Implementing the Liberal Studies program to provide the spine of a holistic education.

 

 

Requires an action plan that supports the current efforts of the Liberal Studies Council. While various activities are already underway, there is a great need for university-wide collaboration to implement the four-year program.

The action plan should address:

  • the resources necessary to sustain the program since it involves a higher degree of cooperation among the Colleges and with Student Affairs.
  • faculty training in new pedagogies, especially classroom technologies.
  • structural and financial issues which must be resolved to insure cooperation across units.
  • the relationship of the Liberal Studies Program to efforts to internationalize education and to apply technological resources for curricular enhancement (cf. Goal I/5)
  • experiential learning (cf. Goal I/3 and III/2)
  • linkages with Goal I/4 through capstone experience.
  • creation of a faculty development plan around the multicultural seminar (cf. Goal I/2).
  • creation of a plan to market the new liberal studies program as the centerpiece of a holistic undergraduate education.
  • implementation of assessment model.

 

Michael Mezey

 

Liberal Studies Council

Academic Affairs

Student Affairs

Deans Council

Enrollment Management

Department Chairs

QIC

Internship Directors

 

 

Outcomes assessment which include perspectives from:

  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Employers
  • Alumni

First year retention rates

Formal assessments of First Year Program

 

Goal I Matrix

Statement of Goal: To provide all full-time students a holistic education that will foster extraordinary learning opportunities through a highly diverse faculty, staff and student body; extensive use of technology; a wide range of high quality out-of classroom learning experiences that engages faculty, staff, and students in the learning process; and an undergraduate curriculum, founded on a strong liberal arts core that enables all students to achieve the ten learning goals.

 

Initiatives

Clarification of Charges

Champion(s)

Stakeholders

Possible Measures

2. Enhancing our commitment to diversity to insure it permeates all endeavors within the learning community.

(same as Initiative 4 for Goal II

We must determine the institution=s commitment to diversity and how it is manifested in the learning community and create objectives that are both meaningful and transformative for students, faculty, and staff.

The action plan should address:

  • prioritizing and implementing the findings of previous investigations of diversity at DePaul (MIC and Pope Studies).
  • evaluating past actions and building upon successes.
  • including the international dimension as part of the scope of diversity.
  • developing mechanisms through which conflicts over issues of diversity are resolved within the university.
  • developing a clearing house for information about activities focused on issues of diversity.
  • coordinating different units of the university which focus on issues of cultural diversity.
  • strengthening the office of the Special Assistant for Diversity and other agencies responsible for implementing these prioritized recommendations.
  • reviewing, prioritizing and implementing recommendations for human resources in the MIC and Pope studies.
  • creating faculty development opportunities to enhance curricular materials and pedagogical approaches to reflect diversity.
  • creating a faculty development plan around the multicultural seminar (cf. Goal I/1).
  • developing strategies for using QIC/URC funds for the study of and the implementation of multicultural curricula in all colleges.

 

Maryam Ahmad

Barbara Speicher

Barbara Sizemore

Michael Mezey

 

Deans

Department chairs

Administrative directors

Multicultural student affairs

HR

Special Assistant for Diversity

International Program Committee

Assoc. VP for Academic Affairs

QIC

URC

Residence Life

Recruitment, retention and graduation of diverse students

Recruitment of diverse faculty, staff and administrators

Staff satisfaction

Student satisfaction and longitudinal change

Numbers of course offerings across the university that deal with cultural diversity

Numbers of QIC funded proposals which have a multicultural focus

 

Goal I Matrix

Statement of Goal: To provide all full-time students a holistic education that will foster extraordinary learning opportunities through a highly diverse faculty, staff and student body; extensive use of technology; a wide range of high quality out-of classroom learning experiences that engages faculty, staff, and students in the learning process; and an undergraduate curriculum, founded on a strong liberal arts core that enables all students to achieve the ten learning goals.

 

 

Initiatives

Clarification of Charges

Champion(s)

Stakeholders

Possible Measures

3. Making a quality private education financially accessible.

(Implications for Goal II as well.)

Work on this initiative is important because of our mission commitment to making education financially accessible to a wide range of students. Our action plan should consider:

  • how DePaul can attain a competitive advantage and enrich students= educational experiences through Alearn and earn@ opportunities such as internships and other work linkages.
  • how DePaul can attain competitive advantage by exploring alternative degree programs, such as a 3 year degree, 5 year coop degree, 5 year double degree, etc.
  • how we provide personal counseling to assist students/families in financial planning.
  • how current aid structure affects the diversity of the student body.
  • how debt load affects students= career choices (cf. Goal I/4).
  • how to coordinate financial aid, student employment, internship, coop, and alternative pricing strategies.

 

Jim Doyle

Susan Wallace

David Kalsbeek

Nathan Kelly

Enrollment Management (Admissions, Financial Aid, Career Development)

Student Development

Student Affairs

Financial Accounts

Alumni Relations

College Internship Offices

Department Internships

HR

Student Employment Office

Assoc. Deans (LA&S, Commerce, CTI)

Enrollment

Student Demographics

Numbers of learn/earn opportunities

Numbers of students who take advantage of opportunities offered by implemented changed.

Collection Data

Debt loads of graduates

Default rates on loans

Dropouts for financial reasons

Goal I Matrix

Statement of Goal: To provide all full-time students a holistic education that will foster extraordinary learning opportunities through a highly diverse faculty, staff and student body; extensive use of technology; a wide range of high quality out-of classroom learning experiences that engages faculty, staff, and students in the learning process; and an undergraduate curriculum, founded on a strong liberal arts core that enables all students to achieve the ten learning goals.

 

 

Initiatives

Clarification of Charges

Champion(s)

Stakeholders

Possible Measures

4. Creating and sustaining an effective preparation for post-graduate experience (i.e., career development, graduate school guidance, alumni networks).

(Cf. Linkages with Goals I/3, II/2 and III/2)

 

Action plans for Initiative 4 should address:

  • the integration of specialized training in the major with career guidance/preparation and practical learning experiences in potential workplaces (e.g., internships, coop experiences and practicums).
  • the use of alumni networks to enhance the learning process of our students, as well as providing links for career development.
  • opportunities for alumni to reconnect with DePaul which may ultimately enhance institutional spirit, loyalty and alumni giving.
  • how to use community-based learning experiences to prepare for a wider range of careers and to enhance career choice, e.g., service learning opportunities as linked to training for careers in service (connects with Goal III/2).
  • the development of systematic campaigns to assist students in gaining admission to graduate and professional programs.
  • the development of a coordinated effort focused on the student=s development around this issue from Premier DePaul to graduation.
  • the development of linkages between career preparation and academic advisement.

David Kalsbeek

Teree Foster

Jack Lane

Jim Looney

College Offices

Alumni Relations

Career Development

Internship Offices

Alumni Council

Honors Program

Numbers and variety of internship and practicum opportunities

Student placement

Statistics on alumni involvement in the institution

Alumni giving

Student satisfaction measures

Improved retention

Grad/Prof school acceptance rates

Goal I Matrix

Statement of Goal: To provide all full-time students a holistic education that will foster extraordinary learning opportunities through a highly diverse faculty, staff and student body; extensive use of technology; a wide range of high quality out-of classroom learning experiences that engages faculty, staff, and students in the learning process; and an undergraduate curriculum, founded on a strong liberal arts core that enables all students to achieve the ten learning goals.

 

 

 

Initiatives

Clarification of Charges

Champion(s)

Stakeholders

Possible Measures

5. Using technology to enhance the students= curricular and non-curricular needs.

(same as Initiative 3 for Goal II)

 

Requires an action plan which develops innovative pedagogical approaches using technologies to enable the learner to fulfill his/her educational aspirations.

The action plan should address

  • the transformation of DePaul=s culture to integrate technology in appropriate ways
  • support of departmental and college-based programs to integrate technology into the curriculum
  • distance learning technologies as a mechanism for expanding international outreach
  • implementation of a faculty development program and the continuance of Executive Staff Computer Program
  • networking all classrooms and equipping them with up-to-date technologies..

 

Helmut Epp

Susanne Dumbleton

David Justice

Student and Career Development

Student Affairs

Lifelong Learning

Library Services

Process Facilitation Team

ATD

ITAAG

International Program Committee

Outcomes assessment which include perspectives from:

  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Employers
  • Alumni
  • Staff