Chris Crawford, Interim Provost Presentation to New Faculty Orientation November 4, 2013

 A system of processes designed to improve the organization through incremental and transformational change  Systemic  Processes  Improvement  Incremental change  Transformational change

 Fort Hays State University provides accessible quality education to Kansas, the nation, and the world through an innovative community of teacher-scholars and professionals to develop engaged global citizen-leaders.  Vision  To be the fastest growing institution in the region  To enroll students by 2020

 Changing landscape of higher education  Tuition ownership and SB345– 2000  AQIP  Spellings Commission – 2005  KBOR Foresight  Higher Education Reauthorization Act – 2010  Institutional constraints  Access - tuition and marginal growth  Accountability  Student demography  Faculty demography

 Higher Learning Commission – regional accreditation  Benefits and weaknesses  Three tracks  Academic Quality Improvement Program Pathway  Standard Pathway  Open Pathway  AQIP Categories

 “Faculty want to work for a great institution. The institution provides the resources to make that occur.”  Central to quality improvement  Commitment to excellence  Reciprocal responsibilities, shared governance  “Glue that binds”  Separates public and private institutions

 Your role is central!  Outstanding learning experiences  Consistent, but improving  Scholarship and service support the university mission  More than content providers, assessors, faculty of record…you are responsible for the learning outcomes of our graduates  Shared governance, processes

Chris Crawford, Interim Provost Presentation to New Faculty Orientation November 4, 2013