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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 […]
Nobel Conference Partnerships
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Leverage the Nobel Conference to build partnerships with other organizations and institutions. This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships and Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Leverage the Nobel Conference to build partnerships with other organizations and institutions. This recommendation was placed is Tier 1 and […]
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 […]
Study-Away Course Development
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Increase the number of faculty to allow for course release time to develop courses and pilot projects for study-away experiences. This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Increase the number of faculty to allow for course release time to develop […]
Environment Collaborations
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Support efforts to connect, more creatively, the environmental vocations of the Linnaeus Arboretum, the Environmental Studies Program, and the Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation. This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships and Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Support efforts to connect the environmental vocations of […]
Cultural-related Professional Development
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Provide funds to support faculty travel to cultural-related conferences or other related professional development activities. This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Establish a faculty development program to provide opportunities for faculty to explore issues of globalism and multiculturalism, including […]
Interpretive Center Expansion
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Enlarge the Melva Lind Interpretive Center to create a significantly larger facility. Additional explanation: This would include a larger meeting space, a remodeled area to better accommodate classes as well as serious interpretive exhibits, expansion of the kitchen space, access to bathrooms without disrupting the meeting space, office […]
Gustavus Heritage Website
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Develop an entertaining and engaging web-based multi-media resource for students, faculty, staff, and alumni about Gustavus’ Lutheran, Swedish, and Swedish Lutheran roots to provide a common understanding of Gustavus’ roots and heritage. This recommendation was placed in the Quality-Enhancing and Innovative Initiatives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the […]
Community Service Center Infrastructure
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Expand the infrastructure of the Community Service Center to meet existing needs from faculty members, students and community partners to empower engaged student learning through community partnerships. This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships and Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Expand the infrastructure of the […]
Learning and Living Communities Assessment
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Develop an assessment tool to measure student learning outcomes related to learning and living communities. This recommendation was placed in the Personal Growth and Development Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Develop an assessment tool to measure student learning outcomes related to learning and living communities. This […]