Reenvisioning the Undergraduate Experience at UVU January 4

Re-envisioning the Undergraduate Experience at UVU January 4, 2018

Agenda � Welcome � Introductions � Facilitation Format � Ground Rules- Yours and Ours � Speakers � Hopes and Fears � Readings and other Musings � Chairs

Introductions �Keep the whole thing to 60 seconds or less �Name �UVU Affiliation � If UVU employee- How Long? �One thing we should know about you that is interesting, odd or you just like sharing- be careful �Do you want name plates? �Food and Beverages?

Facilitation Format �Not your typical facilitation- traditional ($125 -150 K) �Those facilitating work here and with you- we know things and will participate as such �Chairs will conduct formal activity of group and assist with facilitation planning �This is evolving as we go- each week will determine our next week �We want you involved- if you have an idea share it �Working Groups- Homework, etc. �Large group facilitation is not an easy task- We need you fully involved and committed

A Few Ground Rules for Now � OURS � All discussion moves thru the facilitator or chair � Time Limits required- see below � We aggregate- 1: 3 -6 -12 � Move around- do not sit in the same place and with the same people- we will move you � YOURS- decision time � How long can anyone speak? Suggestion: 60 seconds for an individual and 4 -5 minutes for a group � Can the group censor or remove a participant? If so, How? � Absences- how are they treated- substitutes and how many? � What else?

Invited & Possible Speakers � USHE Representative: Gregory Benson- January 11 th � UVU IR- Tim Stanley- January 18 th � Robert Grow- Envision Utah � Ryan Caldwell- CEO MX � Clayton Christensen- Harvard � David Ulrich- Michigan � Carol Dweck- Stanford � Dixie St. - Nancy Hauck � Phyllis “Teddi” Safman- USHE � Craig Israelson � Paul Le. Blanc- Southern New Hampshire Univ. � Thomas Bailey & David Jenkins- Redesigning America’s CC � Brenda Kowalewski- Weber St.

Hopes �Cohesive/Interconnected/inter-disciplinary outcome that faculty & students can embrace �Relevant (real world) and fluid/flexible so that students have multiple paths but also we update with regularity �Act in the best interest of the students~ Get beyond protecting “turf” (courses) and program interests �Committee is free to really explore change and will embrace that idea �Learning Outcomes will drive work- assessable �Students can understand “why” General Education

Fears � Committee will get “bogged down” in turf wars and not focus on student success � Committee is “cover” for decisions already made- move to “job training” or other such bottom line goals � We will never finish or make “substantial” changes and waste our time- ROI will be minimal � Hard decisions must be made and no one will be willing to make those � This is really about killing Ethics and Values, science courses and physical education- these will be “turf” protected � We will not seek real change but rather hold on to a modified version of what we already have- maintain the status quo

Readings and Other Musings �What was interesting from the readings? �Is there something everyone should read or watch? �Do you want to have a “feed” of possible readings or was this enough? �Do the readings suggest sub-groups that might investigate certain topics or areas of interest?

Chair Elections �Elect chairs today or nominate and elect next time? �Duties � Conduct Business of Committee as needed � Attend weekly planning meeting with facilitators � Help provide campus updates on committee work � Act as a voice for committee as needed � “Other” as process evolves