
Webinar
Building and Scaling an Institutional HIPs Initiative
March 4, 2021
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Building and scaling an institutional high-impact practices (HIPs) initiative at any institution is full of familiar challenges (gaining buy-in, supporting faculty, ensuring equity, assessing quality) as well as many that may be less familiar (addressing marketing needs, tracking experiences, etc.). This webinar shared Georgia College’s efforts to address these challenges through GC Journeys, a faculty-driven HIPs initiative. GC Journeys asks students to complete five high-impact practices during their undergraduate experience and maps their core curriculum to AAC&U’s Essential Learning Outcomes.
This webinar also explored the scope of challenge and opportunity associated with launching ambitious, large-scale HIPs initiatives. The panel shared best practices to support such initiatives and include the voices of faculty who are leading these transformative experiences.
Moderators
Tia McNair
Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director of the TRHT Campus Centers, AAC&UC. Edward Watson
Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Quality, Pedagogy, and States Initiatives, AAC&U
Panelists
Costas Spirou
Provost, Georgia CollegeJordan Cofer
Associate Provost for Transformative Learning Experiences, Georgia CollegeCynthia Alby
Professor of Education, Faculty Director for GC Journeys, Georgia CollegeHasitha Mahabaduge
Associate Professor of Physics, Georgia College