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Faculty Productivity

Planning for Higher Education Journal

Cost and Productivity Analysis for Higher Education: A Look at the Boston College Approach
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Faculty Mentoring: What the Boyer Commission Forgot

 A proposed mentoring program using “strategic collaboration” to improve learning by motivating and enabling faculty to become better undergraduate teachers is suggested in support of the Boyer Commission’s goals.
Blog Post

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

 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.
Conference Presentations

Open-concept Faculty Neighborhoods for More Collaboration and Communication

 Traditional, siloed faculty offices are no longer the best option for serving student and staff needs.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Transforming Data into Meaningful Information

 Leaders in two different accreditation regions share best practices and lessons learned from their integrated planning evolution and its impact on operational efficiency and student learning.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Unbundling the Issue of Faculty Productivity

 Unbundling how faculty spend their time is a key driver of higher education purpose, institutional intent, and cost. It deserves to be unbundled into its component parts.
Example Plans

Utah Board of Higher Education Strategic Plan 2021

 Strategic plan for the university system developed by the state’s board of higher education.