Goal One
Global
Strategic Partnerships
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Goal 1
Establish and ensure an
interdisciplinary University focus that mandates overall high quality and
continued
competitiveness and effective involvement of
global strategic partners in the marketing and delivery of
programs and operations.
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Strategies
- Evaluate the internal
goals and objectives of the University.
- Benchmark models of
interdisciplinary education to assess
overall quality.
- Develop an
operational model to transform the
University to an interdisciplinary paradigm
with a global focus.
- Support
interdisciplinary initiatives, and
- Establish mechanisms
to describe and promote the new operational
model to University stakeholders.
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Activities
- By November 2001, the
FUTURES Planning and Resource Council will
begin the conversion of the University from
a traditional model of higher education to
one that incorporates an emphasis on
interdisciplinary programs by appointing two
taskforces.
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The first
taskforce will: |
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Define
"interdisciplinary" for the
University by identifying the Best
Practices of universities,
government, and industry as they
relate to interdisciplinary and
cross-functional tasks. |
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B. |
Create a globally
focused interdisciplinary model for
the University involving strategic
partnerships. |
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The second
taskforce will: |
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A. |
Develop a
strategy to present the
interdisciplinary model to
University stakeholders in a manner
that will garner University and
public acceptance and support. |
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Create a
marketing program to brand the
University's interdisciplinary
initiative. |
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| Expected
Outcome
The development of an
interdisciplinary model for educational program
delivery that adds value to the University and
is supported by internal and external
stakeholders. |
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