‘Quality-Enhancing and Innovative Initiatives’ CategoryPage 2
Co-Curricular Leadership Development Initiatives
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Develop, advance, and implement a co-curricular leadership development initiatives. Additional explanation: This effort should include leadership program support, training for staff and advisors of student organizations, and the implementation of adventure and expedition components of experiential leadership education. This recommendation was placed in the Quality-Enhancing and Innovative Initiatives […]
Implementing Gustavus Brand
Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Implement Gustavus’s brand repositioning through a marketing campaign. Additional explanation: Gustavus’s extensively researched, creatively realized new brand identity will have a far greater impact if it is shared beyond the standard Admission and Advancement communications and institutional website. Key competitors in Minnesota are virtually ubiquitous, on billboards, […]
Minimize Environmental Impact
Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Use materials and practices that minimize the production of material waste, transportation, and the corresponding energy and water inputs. This recommendation was placed in the Quality-Enhancing and Innovative Initiatives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Create a Presidential Environmental Sustainability Advisory Group to promote best practices […]
Reduce Energy Consumption
Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Strive to reduce energy consumption in all that we do and to shift energy consumption to renewable sources (e.g., wind turbine, solar, a more environmental-friendly and cost-effective tennis center). This recommendation was placed in the Quality-Enhancing and Innovative Initiatives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Create […]
Interdisciplinary Program Enhancements
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Enhance the student experience in interdisciplinary programs through: Guest professorships and lectures on campus; Collaborating with local community partners; Study-away opportunities; Student/faculty research opportunities; Attending and presenting at conferences; Mentoring relationships with alumni; Increased advising relationships with interdisciplinary faculty. This recommendation was placed in the Quality-Enhancing and Innovative […]
Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library Staffing
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Appropriately staff the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library to meet the increasing demands to support faculty and students in their ability to use expanding and evolving resources to improve student learning. This recommendation was placed in the Quality-Enhancing and Innovative Initiatives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Substantially […]
Campus Safety Projects
Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Complete over the next ten years the following long-term campus safety projects: well-lit Campus Drive bike path/pedestrian sidewalk, keyless entry for all buildings, automatic fire protection systems in all buildings, multi-layered emergency notification for entire campus, stand-by electrical generation. This recommendation was placed in the Quality-Enhancing and […]
Presidents’ Climate Challenge Initiative
Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Work intentionally on meeting the goals set forth in the Presidents’ Climate Challenge Initiative (e.g., carbon emission reduction) and on other aspects of energy sustainability. Additional explanation: Stewardship has been a Gustavus tradition. “Environmental Sustainability” frames stewardship with goals of continuous improvement and balancing inputs and is […]
Theme-based Student Housing
Recommendation from the Community Engagement Task Force: Implement a structure to support a minimum of 25 percent of student housing be theme-based, including communities that link building assignment and academic courses with a faculty advisor. Additional explanation: Over the next five years this would involve: Designing a new master plan for Gustavus residence halls that […]
Broadcasting of Campus Lectures and Concerts
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Create a structure and process to provide a full schedule of lectures and concerts to a wider audience using technology. Additional explanation: This includes the creation of the program development, marketing support, recording technology and staff support, and digital repository. This may include the use […]