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Initiate as soon as possible with substantial progress demonstrated over the next three years.
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 […]
Teaching Communication and Conflict Resolution
Recommendation from the Community Engagement Task Force: Teach students a process of effective communication and conflict resolution in a civil manner during their First Term Seminar (FTS). Additional explanation: Learning the process is more important than debating a specific topic. By leveraging the FTS, the students learn tools they can use to handle the many […]
Faculty Compensation
Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Fund and maintain faculty compensation that is within the upper 20% of institutions based on agreed-upon peer group. Additional explanation: Employee compensation relates to the College’s values of Excellence and Justice. Employee compensation is the single largest expenditure of the College’s operating budget. If the College is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Quarterly Editorial Advisory Group
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Establish The Gustavus Quarterly editorial advisory group. Additional explanation: Include in this advisory group both on and off campus representatives to provide advice on content and story ideas, set multi-year content themes, and occasionally review the editorial mission. Explore an interactive online version and an opt-out version. This recommendation […]
Human Resource Location
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Relocate the Office of Human Resources. Additional explanation: This would move the office out of the basement of Uhler Hall to a disability-accessible space, providing a more convenient location for job applicants and employees, and removing the exception, to an otherwise campus-wide practice, of having all residence halls secure […]