ENGAGING AND GROWING FACULTY LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE SYSTEMIC REFORM Dan: messages to faculty Michael: messages to stakeholders Audience: challenges faced & met Audience: an initiative to promote LEAP value Together: reporting out Michael Zimmerman Dan McInerney The Evergreen State College Utah State University LEAP States Summit September 13-15, 2016 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

ENGAGING AND GROWING FACULTY LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE SYSTEMIC REFORM 6 High-Impact Practices of Educational Reform Dan McInerney Professor & Associate Dept. Head, History Utah State University LEAP States Summit September 13-15, 2016 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

BEGIN WHERE PEOPLE ARE, NOT WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO BE faculty passionate about their courses passionate about student success passionate about their disciplines

DISCIPLINARY ADVOCACY

accountability assessment accreditation engage with one’s disciplinary society DISCIPLINARY ADVOCACY

INTEGRATE THE INITIATIVES Do not simply pile up reforms Explain how they connect with one another

What educational practices have a significant impact on student success? What should students know, understand, & be able to do as they complete a major? What proficiencies should all students develop at different degree levels? What pathways, proficiencies, and purposes should Gen Ed achieve? What key areas of knowledge and skill should all students develop in college? How can we align educational outcomes, practices, and policies for 21 st C needs? How do we know if our students demonstrate achievement of outcomes? How can we facilitate transfer & mobility?

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE LEARNING

WORK WITH AN INCLUSIVE NOTION OF “EDUCATORS” contingent faculty adjuncts, part-time, post-docs librarians academic advisors career counselors campus orientation officers

CLARIFY FACULTY’S MULTIPLE ROLES the shift from “my course” to “our curriculum”

CLARIFY FACULTY’S MULTIPLE ROLES the shift from “my course” to “our curriculum”

CLARIFY FACULTY’S MULTIPLE ROLES the shift from “my course” to “our curriculum”

CLARIFY FACULTY’S MULTIPLE ROLES the shift from “my course” to “our curriculum”

OPENING QUESTION: WHAT’S THE MEANING OF A MAJOR – OR A DEGREE? seat time? Carnegie credit hours? grade point averages? required courses? clinical hours? earnings? What majors or degrees represent in terms of numbers. What do majors or degrees represent in terms of learning ?

-How clearly do we define and align the learning developed by our majors, programs and degrees? -How well do we document the learning? -How carefully do we progressively intensify the learning? -How well do different groups (students, parents, employers, communities, policymakers) understand these learning goals? -When do students understand these goals? -when they complete a degree? -when they enter a program of study? -How well do we clarify these objectives and expectations to secondary schools & other post- secondary institutions? THE QUESTIONS ADDRESSED BY LEAP, ELOs, VALUE, DQP, TUNING, AND OTHER INITIATIVES

BEGIN WHERE PEOPLE ARE, NOT WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO BE OPENING QUESTION: WHAT’S THE MEANING OF A MAJOR – OR A DEGREE? CLARIFY FACULTY’S MULTIPLE ROLES WORK WITH AN INCLUSIVE NOTION OF “EDUCATORS” INTEGRATE THE INITIATIVES DISCIPLINARY ADVOCACY

ENGAGING AND GROWING FACULTY LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE SYSTEMIC REFORM Educating Stakeholders: Building the Case Michael Zimmerman Vice President for Academic Affairs The Evergreen State College LEAP States Summit September 13-15, 2016 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Carol Geary Schneider 2003 We’ve all been participating in “a conspiracy of voluntary silence.”

Stakeholders are diverse Faculty and Staff Colleagues Students Prospective Students Parents Legislators Business Leaders Media Outlets General Public

The Most Common Messages College is unnecessary A liberal arts degree is useless

Difference in Annual Average Salary Between College Graduates and High School Graduates YearDifference % % %

Average Annual Salaries of Majors 15 Years After Graduation Classics$75,900 Accounting$74,500 English$65,500 Multi-Media / Web Design$64,900 History$70,200 Nursing$70,200

The Washington Consortium for the Liberal Arts (WaCLA): A Case Study

Other Activities Outreach to Legislators Public Relations Contest Op-Ed Submissions Employer – Educator Forum with AAC&U