Submit Feedback

The university welcomes any feedback from our community on the proposal. Comments and suggestions received are reviewed by the Steering Committee as they adapt and finalize the proposal.

Please email feedback@stcloudstate.edu.

Summary of Feedback Received

We appreciate the thoughtful feedback shared by members of our campus community. Below is a summary of the key themes we’ve heard so far:

Proposal Process

• A desire for greater transparency around the data and rationale that informed specific elements of the proposal.
• Interest in forming smaller planning groups to explore ideas and alternatives for particular aspects of the plan.
• Questions about the timing of the proposal and why it was not shared earlier in the process.
• Requests for clarity on when the proposal will move from the planning phase to implementation.
• Recognition of the need to update job descriptions as roles and responsibilities evolve with institutional changes.

Merging Colleges

• Concerns about the timing and structure of dean searches, including whether national searches are the most effective approach.
• The need for clear planning around how work will be managed during the transition period.
• A call for a holistic approach to finalizing college structures to ensure functional alignment.
• Support for retaining OAS positions and recognition of their evolving roles.
• Questions about the proposed faculty size within each college and how this impacts leadership and operations.
• Concerns about merging HuskiesAdvance with the Honors College due to differing missions and resource disparities.

Lindgren Childcare Center

• Strong concern for supporting student-parents and the critical role the center plays in their success.
• Recognition of the center’s value as a learning site for education and nursing students.
• Feedback that closing the center mid-academic year creates significant hardship for families.
• Acknowledgment of the limited childcare options available in the St. Cloud area.

Title IX and Institutional Equity

• Concerns that moving these functions to Human Resources could create a conflict of interest.
• Recognition of the time and effort it took to establish a separate office for these responsibilities.
• Emphasis on the symbolic and practical importance of having a vice president over these functions who reports directly to the president.

Academic Advising

• Advisors feel their work is not fully understood by administration, emphasizing their role in coaching, advocacy, and holistic student support.
• Strong connection between advising and student retention/success was highlighted, and worries about losing recent retention gains tied to the current advising model were expressed.
• Questions about maintaining consistency if advising shifts into individual colleges.
• Concern over the elimination of the Executive Director role, which provides essential coordination and leadership across advising, as well as concerns about supervision capacity and expertise if deans oversee advising.
• Fear of losing professional advisor positions, which are seen as critical to student success.