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Published
February 25, 2020

Planning for: Effective Data Analytics

Interview with Colleen Carmean, former associate vice chancellor for academic innovation, University of Washington-Tacoma, about effectively using data to improve teaching, learning and business operations.
Abstract: In the Spring 2020 SCUP Trends report, most colleges and universities excel at collecting data, but struggle when it comes to effectively using that data to improve teaching and learning or business operations. According to the article, the key to success is a robust cross-institutional strategy that engages multiple stakeholders.

But what does that look like in practice? We reached out to Colleen Carmean, former associate vice chancellor for academic innovation, University of Washington-Tacoma, for her insights.

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Published
October 11, 2019

5 Ways to Use Environmental Scanning

By: The SCUP Learning Team: Sadie Wutka, Director of Content Strategy | Nicholas Santilli, Senior Director of Learning Strategy

The practice of environmental scanning is often a first step in the strategic planning process. Typically, planning teams engage in an exhaustive analysis of the internal and external forces acting on the institution to set the planning context. But should scanning the internal and external environment be limited to the early phases of strategic planning?

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Published
September 6, 2019

Higher Ed’s Missing Link: Turning Your Big Data Into Institutional Change

By: Sadie Wutka, Director of Content Strategy, SCUP

Most think there’s a tension between access and excellence—you have to choose one of the two. Not so, according to two planners from University of Texas El Paso (UTEP). Read this short recap from their presentation at the SCUP 2019 Annual Conference.

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Published
August 9, 2019

Get a Week’s Worth of Strategic Planning Done in One Day

By: Sadie Wutka, Director of Content Strategy, SCUP

In one eight-hour day, six teams came together to perform scanning, analysis, and prioritization activities, all toward one goal: setting “positive, but not delusional” strategic directions that would be the basis of the college’s strategic plan.

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