2008 Greater Expectations Institute: Campus Leadership for Student Engagement, Inclusion, and Achievement
June 18-22, 2008 | Snowbird, Utah
Institute Curriculum
"The Institute has given me new insight on how to
communicate
with our college about student learning."
—2007 Participant
Themes addressed in the advance readings, the presentations, and the discussions will include
- raising expectations for student learning;
- making excellence inclusive and engaging diversity as an educational resource and catalyst for institutional renewal;
- creating new designs for academic excellence and effective assessment;
- leading comprehensive educational change and involving students, faculty, and staff in widespread reform;
- examining student performance and closing achievement gaps;
- nurturing students’ cognitive complexity, intercultural learning, and education for personal and social responsibility.
The Institute emphasizes active participation in a relaxed environment that fosters open communication within and across teams and with Institute faculty members who are nationally recognized scholars and practitioners. The schedule features
- daily team time to work on developing a campus action plan;
- plenary sessions, seminars, and semi-structured interactions with other campus teams to discuss research, effective practices, and hallmarks of successful institutional change;
- individual team consultations with Institute faculty to address specific challenges your institution faces in developing learning-centered environments.
The Institute is most helpful for campuses that have made some progress in creating educational environments that foster engagement, inclusion, and achievement for all students. All accredited two- and four-year colleges and universities are eligible to apply. Listed below are examples of campuses that would benefit from sending a team to the Institute:
- If your institution has isolated innovations and you are in search of coherence, the Institute will help your campus team bridge islands of innovation and align resources to foster student achievement.
- If your academic and student affairs units are not collaborating effectively to achieve student learning outcomes, the Institute will provide the venue, time, and expertise to help your team examine and communicate mutual goals for students and develop a plan for coordinated and complementary action.
- If some faculty members want to implement learning-centered educational change while others cherish the status quo, the Institute will offer your team specific strategies to address this challenge and will help team members foster shared commitment toward achieving greater expectations for all students.
- If your campus is preparing for reaccreditation, the Institute will help your team center this work on the essential learning outcomes all students need for the twenty-first century and provide guidance about ways to assess them.
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