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Conversations With Central Administration

 Central administration is not creating curriculum; rather, it is encouraging the faculty to understand limitations and embrace broad institutional visions.
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Developing a Four-Year Baccalaureate Degree in Applied Psychology

 What does it take to plan for and move from a two-year to a four-year institution and implement a baccalaureate degree in applied psychology? Here’s how Kwantlen University College (BC) did it.
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Distance Education

 Learn how a partnership between Florida State and the US Army planned for and implemented tailored MSW degrees.
Webinar Recordings

From Academic Program Decisions to Results

 The decision-making process is only the beginning—how do you build a robust program portfolio in a way that ensures educational quality, financial sustainability, and meets the needs of your students? We will provide real-world examples of ways to effectively build quality online programs and courses that improve student access and retention, including performance metrics and faculty engagement.

This is part three of a three-part program series, “Integrated Planning to Build a Thriving Academic Program Portfolio.”

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Getting in the eGame

 The University of Kentucky understood the importance of technology in preparing students for the digital world. With public-private partnerships, it sought opportunities to be an industry leader in leveraging that capacity for its students, faculty, staff, and the community.
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Instituting a New Degree Program

 Change in higher education rests on the skills of administrators and their knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of various planning approaches described in this case study.
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Linking Strategic Planning and Graduate Education
Report

Smart Building, Smart Campus

 This is a SCUP Fellow Research Project Final Report for the 2019–2020 program. This report explores the hypothesis that user-centered design would better address STEM student needs and could increase the likelihood of a broader adoption of remote labs.
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The Creation of an Integrated Services Division to Advance University Strategic Initiatives

 Combining the typically siloed services required to support the strategic work of universities into one department results in more effective integrated planning and institutional advancement.
Example Plans

Transform, Inspire, Grow

 This overview describes the strategic plan’s five high-level strategies and a few tactics for each.