Dare to Dream

Initiatives

Design Element 1 – Commitment to Growth

1. Private Institution Out-of-State Recruitment Model
2. International Student Recruitment
3. Five State Recruiting Initiative
4. Graduate School Recruitment
5. Improve Student Retention
6. University Name Change

Design Element 2 – Commitment to Life-Long Learning

1. Restructure and Expand the Virtual College
2. Review Virtual College Teaching Models

Design Element 3 – Commitment to Entrepreneurship

1. Explore the Entrepreneurial Potential of University Teaching and Research
2. University Create, Own and Operate Businesses
3. New Entrepreneurial Development Program
4. Create University Support Staff

Design Element 4 – Commitment to Intellectual Fusion

1. Leadership Institute
2. Math and Science Education Institute
3. Information Assurance Institute
4. Biosciences Institute

Design Element 5 – Commitment to Social Relevance

1. Realignment of the Departments within the College of Education and Technology
2. Change the Name of the Art Department to Include Design
3. Create a Hospitality Management Program
4. Create Professional Science Masters Program
5. Create Environmental Health Science Program
6. International Business and Economics
7. Petroleum Geology
8. Community Agency Management
9. Chinese
10. Asian Studies
11. Arts Management
12. Political Leadership and Public Service
13. Change Carnegie Classification to Include Community Engagement

Design Element 6 – Commitment to Global Engagement

1. Review and Establish Global College of an Office of International Education
2. Foreign Language as a Degree Requirement

Design Element 7 – Commitment to Learner Outcomes

1. Writing Across the Curriculum
2. Oral Communication Skills
3. Computer Skills