Positioning the
University for the
Future
Milt Hakel
August 31, 2007
Clark Kerr
66 institutions have
existed continuously
since 1530
Roman Catholic
Church and
Lutheran Church
Parliaments of Iceland
and of the Isle of
Man
62 universities
Alfonso X, The Learned
• Lived in Challenging
Times
• Wrote on law and
history
• Wrote poetry
• Deposed by Dukes
and his son
“Had I been present at the
creation,
I would have given some
useful hints for the better
ordering of the universe.”
Alfonso X, the Learned,
King of Spain, 1252-1284
“Insight is the sudden cessation of stupidity.”
Edwin Land
Learning goes
beyond knowing
to being able to do
what one knows
Strategic Positioning
Group Members
Don Bell
Bryan Benner
Steve Cady
Linda Dobb
Milt Hakel
Jodi Haney
Bill Knight
Monica Longmore
Gene Poor
Jim Smith
Strategic Positioning
Group Charge
• Explore Alternative Futures and Do
Visioning for the University
– University-wide perspective
• Five Tasks:
– Identify key issues and trends
– Determine dimensions and metrics
– Determine how to relate differently, creatively
and effectively
– Reconceptualize major issues and purposes
– What will we "look like" in 10 years?
Our Students in 2020
Imagine BGSU in 2020
• Possibility-Based Learning in Action
Communities
– Meeting the Problem
– Inquiry and Investigation
– Building Solutions
– Taking Action
• Action Communities and Action Teams
• Tangible Artifacts
The Case for Change
• Demonstrate Accountability
Who Is This Woman,
and Why Is She Famous?
Margaret
Clara Peller
Spellings
The Case for Change
• Demonstrate Accountability
• Promote Student Success
Student
Success
http://regents.ohio.gov/StudentSuccess
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/studentsuccess
The Case for Change
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Demonstrate Accountability
Promote Student Success
State Master Plan for Higher Ed
Assert Our Distinctive Identity
Teach More Efficiently and Effectively
Implement Advanced Practices in
Learning and Teaching
Focus on Learning
Clemson University
Evergreen College
How Plan and Change?
• Preliminary Step: Focus Groups
• Action Community Prototyping
– 5 Action Communities launched in 2008
– 3-year projects launched in 2009
• Conceptual Modeling
• Iterative Consultation
– Collaboration and teamwork needed
• First Systemic Change
– We need a clear goal and a deadline
Among Our Current Assets:
• Students graduate at a rate 12% higher
than forecast from their academic
credentials
• Six year graduation rate is 61%, comparing
well with the 43% rate at peer institutions
• Values initiative is firmly established
• Student learning outcomes have been
defined for the University and all majors
• Electronic portfolios are gaining ground
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On the Folly of
Rewarding “A” While
Hoping for “B”
Stephen Kerr
Shaping Change
• Increase
Urgency
• Build the
Guiding Team
• Get the Vision
Right
• Communicate
for Buy-In
• Empower
Action
• Create ShortTerm Wins
• Don’t Let Up
• Make Change
Stick
From Kotter and Cohen, The Heart of Change, 2002
Jack Matson
• Always Prefer
Intelligent Fast
Failure
• To Slow Stupid
Failure
Positioning the
University for the
Future
Milt Hakel
August 31, 2007