Applied Learning

May 25, 2004

Goal One: Provide students, by graduation, the opportunity to blend academic knowledge and applications in and beyond the classroom.
Objective
Action Item / Person(s) responsible / Planning ream
liaison(s) / Date Due / Progress Level
A. Expand opportunity to all departments for students to participate in credit bearing internships, practica or faculty/student projects. / Academic deans / ALSD co-chairs / June 2006 / 3 = 75%
Action Item(s)
• Identify departments which have programs / Academic deans / ALSD co-chairs / May 2004 / 4 = 100%
• Identify programs / Academic deans / ALSD co-chairs / May 2004 / 4 = 100%
• Identify resource person in each department / Academic deans / ALSD co-chairs / May 2004 / 4 = 100%
• Establish point of contact for outside persons seeking interns / WI dean/director, Career Services & Academic departments / Linda Garlinger / April 2005 / 3 = 75%
• Establish website listing departments and programs offered / WI dea/director, Career Services & Academic departments / Linda Garlinger / April 2005 / 1 = 25%
• Establish venue for department contact persons to meet and share
• Re-establish Internships/Practica Committee
• Formalize existing efforts to increase the number and improve the
quality of faculty/student projects, including departmental independent
study, senior recitals and exhibits, SRI and URSI, and to promote the
Multidisciplinary Research Day
• Strengthen role of Travel/Study Committee in promotion and
coordination of both foreign and domestic travel study programs
• Form a working group to promote & coordinate service learning and
volunteer service initiatives / AQIP Action Project workshops (Academic deans, WI dean/director & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs) / ALSD co-chairs
Academic deans / Carol Roever, Monica Nandan & Cary Chevalier, Bob Klostermeyer
Academic deans / Matt Gilmour, Cary Chevalier, Mark Mikkelsen
Director of Extended Campus / Carol Roever, Susan Hennessy & Ken Dagel
Dean of Student Development and Center for Multicultural Education / Bob Klostermeyer & Karl Bell / April 2005
Sept. 2004
Nov. 2004
April 2005
Nov. 2004 / 2 = 50%
2 = 50%
2 = 50%
3 = 75%
1 = 25%
• Encourage establishment of advisory councils of external stakeholders for departments / WI dean/director, Career Services & Academic deans / Linda Garlinger / April 2005 / 1 = 25%
B. Increase to seventy-five percent the total number of Western graduates who have participated in credit bearing internships, practica, or faculty/student projects. / Academic deans, Career Services, WI dean/director & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs / ALSD planning team co-chairs / June 2006 / 3 = 75%
Action Item(s)
• Implement action items in A / Academic deans / ALSD co-chairs / 3 = 75%
• Compare to number of students graduating / AQIP Action Project (Judy Fields) / ALSD co-chairs / June 1 / 4 = 100%
• Link with co-curricular transcript / Co-ordinate work on this Action Item with IT Planning Team / ALSD co-chairs / I
Goal Two: Provide additional opportunities for students to participate in international and/or multicultural experiences.
Objective
Action Item(s) / Person(s) responsible / Planning team
liaison(s) / Date Due / Progress Level
A. Seek to raise the number of international students at Western to five percent of the student population. / Enrollment Management Committee / Bob Klostermeyer / I
Action Item(s)
• Establish Office of International Students / I
• Establish Committee of International Faculty to advise on Recruitment/
Retention for international students / I
• Explore International/Exchange program for students / Director of Extended Campus & Travel/Study Committee / Susan Hennessy / April 2005 / 2 = 50%
B. Double the number of students involved with travel/study programs. (Target 300) / Deans Council & Director of Extended Campus / ALSD co-chairs / June 2006 / 2 = 50%
Action Item(s)
• Establish Committee on Travel/Study / Director of Extended Campus & Travel/Study Committee / Carol Roever, Susan Hennessy, Ken Dagel & Karl Bell / Complete / 4 = 100%
• Develop Faculty & Student Guidelines for Travel/Study / Director of Extended Campus & Travel/Study Committee / Carol Roever, Susan Hennessy, Ken Dagel & Karl Bell / Complete / 4 = 100%
• Encourage cooperation with existing Travel/Study Consortia / Director of Extended Campus & Travel/Study Committee / Carol Roever, Susan Hennessy, Ken Dagel & Karl Bell / On-going / 2 = 50%
• Provide scholarship funding for Travel/Study / Director of Extended Campus, Travel/Study Committee, Foundation & Institutional Scholarship Committee / ALSD co-chairs / On-going / 2 = 50%
• Invite faculty interested in sponsoring Travel/Study to join Travel/Study Committee / Director of Extended Campus & Travel/Study Committee / Carol Roever, Susan Hennessy, Ken Dagel & Karl Bell / On-going / 4 = 100%
• Generate new and expand existing Travel/Study Programs / Director of Extended Campus & Travel/Study Committee / Carol Roever, Susan Hennessy, Ken Dagel & Karl Bell / On-going / 2 = 50%
C. Develop, implement, and maintain international and/or /multicultural experiences for students. / Travel/Study Committee & Center for Multicultural Education / Karl Bell / On-going / 2 = 50%
Action Items(s)
• Expand student organization of International students / Victoria “Y” Wacek, Stever Potter & Center for Multicultural Education / Karl Bell / On-going / 3 = 75%
• Offer workshops and panels to serve as venue for international students to share with campus / Center for Multicultural Education / Karl Bell / On-going / 3 = 75%
Goal Three: Recognize and expand applied learning activities in coursework.
Objective
Action Item / Person(s) Responsible / Planning team
liaison(s) / Date Due / Progress Level
A. Encourage and support increased applied learning techniques and pedagogy through a variety of means. / AQIP Action Project Workshops (Academic deans, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, WI dean/director) / ALSD co-chairs / April 2005 / 2 = 50%
Action Item(s)
• Establish common definition for applied learning / ALSD planning team & Academic deans / ALSD co-chairs / May 2004 / 4 = 100%
• Provide forum for faculty to discuss and encourage applied learning at department level / AQIP Action Project workshops (Academic deans, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, WI dean/director / ALSD co-chairs / April 2005 / 2 = 50%
B. Identify funding sources to support applied learning activities. / WI dean/director, Foundation & Academic deans / ALSD co-chairs / April 2005 / 1 = 25%
Action Item(s)
• Investigate existing applicable
scholarships / Financial Aid, Foundation & WI dean/director / ALSD co-chairs / April 2005 / 1 = 25%
• Establish scholarships through Foundation and Alumni Office / Foundation, WI director & Institutional Scholarship Committee / ALSD co-chairs / June 2007 / 1 = 25%
• Develop applied learning funds as resource for faculty and students / WI dean/director & Academic deans / ALSD co-chairs / April 2005 / 1 = 25%
• Establish guidelines and expectations for outside constituency involved in applied learning (develop qualitative assessment instrument]) / AQIP Action Project (Consultant working in cooperation with Academic deans, academic departments & WI dean/director) / ALSD co-chairs / April 2005 / 1 = 25%
• Seek community business partnerships / WI dean/director, Career Services & Academic departments / Linda Garlinger / June 2007 / O
C. Market opportunities for applied learning available at Western. / Director of Public Relations and Marketing / ALSD co-chairs / June 2007 / O
Action Items(s)
• Coordinate with Marketing Committee / ALSD co-chairs & WI dean/director / June 2007 / O
• Promote applied learning as Western Advantage externally / Marketing Committee / June 2007 / O
• Promote applied learning to businesses through Chamber publication & acti*vities / Marketing Committee / June 2007 / O
• Promote applied learning to internal customers through Griffon Edge, RO’s, etc. / Dean of Student /Development / ALSD co-chairs / June 2007 / O
• Encourage departments to promote applied learning through brochures, websites, etc. / Marketing Committee / Academic departments / June 2007 / O
• Use college seniors who have experience in applied learning to give testimonials to high school students / Marketing Committee / Academic departments / June 2007 / O
D. Create awards to recognize outstanding activities in applied learning. / I
Action Items(s) / I
• Develop criteria and establish value of awards / I
• Make awards available to faculty, staff, or students in appropriate venue / I
• Publicize awards before and after / I

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