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Academic Program Mix & Development Work Group

Members

Administrators	Faculty	Staff	External/Student
Dennis Nunes (co-chair) Mitch Rubinstein Suellen Rundquist	Michael Connaughton (co-chair) Debra Japp Terry Sheehan Phyllis Greenberg	Annette Day Jeff Rhodes

Current as of 1/2/08. Subject to change.

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Work Group Charge

The Academic Program Mix & Development work group is charged with drafting a recommendation report regarding a planning framework and criteria for new program development at St. Cloud State University. The group also is charged with reviewing the Departmental Planning Guides to make recommendations for opportunities for academic synergies and collaboration. These opportunities could be used in marketing the University to new students, bringing additional funding to campus, and/or enhancing the overall reputation of the institution. The Academic Program Mix & Development work group should focus specifically on:

• New program opportunities
• Interdisciplinary opportunities
• Criteria for program development
• Graduate/applied doctorate program strategy
• Program assessment
• Graduate student research

The recommendation report should include the following information, as appropriate:

1. Research question(s) and data used as a basis for recommendations
2. Situational analysis for SCSU
3. State, Regional and National trends
4. Best practices from peers and others
5. Opportunities for interdisciplinary work
6. Key business processes for redesign
7. Opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency through technology or process improvement
8. Opportunities to engage with or impact St. Cloud and Central Minnesota
9. Facilities implications
10. Technology implications
11. Fundraising or grant opportunities
12. Curricular or other opportunities
13. Impact on enrollment
14. Opportunities to enhance campus/community diversity
15. Identify items that require additional or more detailed planning efforts

The Academic Program Mix & Development work group should work closely with the Faculty Development and Faculty Research work groups and integrate recommendations whenever possible. The work group is responsible for generating an open dialogue with SCSU’s internal and external community and will seek out key individuals and committees that may have information relevant to their charge. It is expected that the work groups will maintain a transparent process and stakeholder input will be reflected in the final recommendation report. Work group meetings should be open to the campus community and announced in advance. Work groups should provide updates on the progress of the work groups regularly through the Academic Action Planning web site and blog and should provide at least one process report by February 18, 2008. The recommendation report needs to be submitted by March 14, 2008 and will be used to inform SCSU’s Academic Action Plan and other institutional planning efforts.