President of BSU
1500 Birchmont Dr NE #3
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: (218) 755-2011
Fax: (218) 755-2749
Strategy D: Strengthen our Capacity to Provide an Education of Enduring Worth
Chair - Dr. Troy Gilbertson
Group Members: Troy Gilbertson, Tom Fauchald, Doug Olney, Pat Rogers, Rob Bollinger, Dean Frost, Karl Salschieder
Student success (completion, placement, meaningful engagement in society) is a collaborative effort.
Goals & Initiatives
- Inputs (internal university capacities/resources)
Initiatives:
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Organize existing ongoing data collection(s)
- Graduate income
- Graduate rates
- Student employment
- And so on
- Accountability: Doug Olney’s office?
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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
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Alumni Survey
- 10 general questions (classroom experience, non-classroom experience)
- 10 program specific questions
- Accountability: Academic Affairs & Departments
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Advisory Boards
- Developed & administered by programs
- Accountability: Academic Affairs & Departments
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Outputs (external performance of graduates)
Initiatives:
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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?
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Students/Families
- Was the BSU experience valuable preparation for career?
- This should be longitudinal process
- Accountability: Doug Olney’s office?
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Kristopher Williams | April 10, 2013 at 3:03 pm
Yes, making data collection easy to input and access would be nice. Our department uses four different systems to collect data because of limitations of each system. Finding something that would do it all or integrate with other systems would likely be better. This would reduce or eliminate the need for the multiple entry of data. Something our department knows all too much about.
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Kerry Ross | April 10, 2013 at 9:21 am
This may be one of the most important strategies of the proposed plan. We need to establish one system to collect data, develop clear processes of how to report data, and define what is important to collect (and use). In my division of MnSCU, each campus seems to have a different interpretation of how to report our work through data entry. In my department, we have 3 different systems that collect data.
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