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Now is the time for action to prepare the next generation of leaders. This is the impetus for our strategic plan, 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 Bold & Boundless.

To reach our strategic goals, we must compel and support students of all backgrounds to choose 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网, persist and thrive; we will prioritize engaged learning to maximize our students’ potential; and we will provide real-world learning experiences to prepare them to lead in their communities and in the world. For 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 Bold & Boundless to succeed, student success will be our focus.

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Students engage passions in summer research projects

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欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 awarded $25,000 Teagle Foundation grant to support first-year course, faculty development

The Cornerstone: Learning for Living planning grant positions the college to apply for a Teagle Implementation grant, which could bring $150,000 or more to 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网.

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欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 launching Success Teams

Beginning fall 2024, every 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 student will be paired with a Success Team, a multi-pronged team.

Resources and documents

Bold & Boundless: This document was developed by the Strategic Planning Commission and approved by the 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 Board of Trustees in late January 2024. This is the foundation for our strategy. It is the base from which other resources will be developed for use with other groups, including alumni and other external constituents.
Bold & Boundless goals: This one-page PDF outlines the three strategic goals of Bold & Boundless and how they will build a student-ready college experience.
Bold & Boundless tactics and efforts: This PDF shares a thorough overview of the guiding strategy, goals, tactics, efforts and impact measures for Bold & Boundless.
Online proposal form (or PDF version): The Implementation Council developed this form to invite others to contribute initiatives that align with Bold & Boundless. Several ideas have already been proposed using this framework, which is central to sharing great work by members of our community to advance Bold & Boundless.
- Have an idea, but not sure how to bring it to life? See the Bold & Boundless 5-step process, which shares how to effectively make the case for funding a B&B initiative.
Preliminary list of exemplars: Members of the Implementation Council started a list of efforts that model what we hope to see more of through implementation of Bold & Boundless. This list reinforces that 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 is already on a pathway to maximize student potential, prioritize engaged learning and connect through partnership.

欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 the implementation council

Within the traditional structures for shared governance, members of the implementation council will work collaboratively with campus stakeholders to facilitate and provide oversight of the college’s strategy to ensure success.

Members of the Implementation Council include:

Kent Barnds, Executive Vice President for Strategy & Innovation and Vice President of Enrollment (chair)
Lindsay Adolphs, Assistant Vice President, CORE and Community-Engaged Learning
Irene Karedis Borys, Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Brand Communications
Greg Domski, Associate Dean of the 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网
Chad Gunnelson, Director of Cross Country and Track & Field
T?ooane Molapo, Director of Institutional Research
Liz Nino, Executive Director of International Enrollment
Dr. Ann Perreau, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Audiology Clinic Coordinator
Dr. Michael Reisner, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Director of the Upper Mississippi Studies Center
Farrah Roberts, Director of Well-being and Resiliency
Lori Roderick, Associate Vice President of Development
Dr. David Thornblad, Associate Professor of Business Administration

欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 the strategic planning process

Within a month of her inauguration as 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网’s ninth president in October 2022, Andrea Talentino initiated the process that would lead to the school’s strategic plan, 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 Bold & Boundless. The first stage involved a series of listening sessions held across the campus and facilitated by members of 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 senior administrative leadership.

To re-think the curriculum whereby all students participate in multiple structured engaged learning opportunities, regardless of major or department, will produce career-ready graduates with real-life problem solving and project management skills that employers want and need.

Tom Weigand '85, founder, IWI Ventures, and 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 trustee

Participants were given three overarching strategic priorities – neighborhood and place, purpose and distinction, and transformational engagement – which were discussed within the framework of 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网’s mission and values. Participants were asked to name 3-4 areas of strategic focus, with thought given to possible operational actions and measurable outcomes related to each.

Listening sessions continued through January 2023, when a Strategic Planning Commission (SPC) was formed to work with consultants from Academic Leadership Associates (ALA) in identifying and defining the areas of strategic focus that would comprise the plan. The SPC included faculty, students, staff and two trustees, and met regularly throughout 2023. Consultants visited Rock Island to meet with members of the campus community and worked closely with the SPC’s three co-chairs, one each from faculty, administration and board.

Members of the Strategic Planning Commission include:

Ashley Allen, OSID
Jacob Bancks, Music
Kent Barnds, Executive Vice President for External Relations
Jacob Bobbitt, Business Office (tri-chair)
Anna Castro, TRIO
Shelley Cooper, Theatre Arts
Nathan Frank, Physics
Lauren Hammond, History
Jennie Hemingway, Title IX
Wendy Kelley, Admissions
Charles Kim, Trustee
Kiki Kosnick, World Languages, Literature, and Culture
Addison Larson, Student
Dan Lloyd, Athletics
Doug Parvin, Philosophy
Melinda Pupillo, Campus Ministries
Michael Reisner, Environmental Studies
Evan Sammons, Advancement
Laura Schnack, Student Life
Nadia Schwartz, Accounting
Alvin Theccanat, Student
David Thornblad, Business Administration (tri-chair)
Tom Weigand, Trustee (tri-chair)
Xiaowen Zhang, Political Science
Mindy Zumdome, Human Resources

As 2023 drew to a close, the SPC worked with President Talentino to prepare its report to the board, and 欧洲杯网投_欧洲杯外围app-投注官网 Bold & Boundless came into sharper focus. At the Board of Trustees 2024 planning retreat, held on campus in January, the plan received its official endorsement from the board.

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