‘Tier 2’ Category
Initiate as soon as possible with substantial progress demonstrated over the next six years.
Expand and Renovate Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Expand and renovate the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library to enable students to continue to engage with original research, have access to an in-depth collection, and have an effective environment in which to study. Additional explanation: The library continues to evolve to meet curriculum demands and […]
Support for Student Study-Away Experiences
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Develop and facilitate an intentional pre-experience and re-entry initiative for students following a study-away experience. Additional explanation: This would require providing the appropriate staff and funding to the Center for International and Cultural Education and may include opportunities for student reflection, re-connecting with their study-away cohort, or sharing […]
Support for Study-Away Participants
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Develop a continuum of connection and support for study-away participants. Additional explanation: Require pre-departure, study away, and post-immersion opportunities tied to all student immersion experiences. Create avenues to encourage connection and sharing of experiences among students on campus and those studying away. These could include the […]
World Religions Faculty Position
Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Create an additional tenure line in the Religion Department for a World Religions position. Additional explanation: Currently 9 of the 10 tenure lines in the department are positions in Christian theology, ethics, and scriptures. The current need for this position has been filled by a series of one-year term […]
Leadership Conference
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Create and fund an annual leadership conference featuring alumni and other external resources for present and future students. Additional explanation: This event will foster student development by increasing student’s knowledge of the variety of leadership opportunities that come out of a liberal arts education and encouraging networking with […]
Publication Endowment
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Establish an endowment to cover cost of publication and dissemination of faculty work. Additional explanation: Faculty members in a variety of disciplines are expected to contribute to the cost of publishing. Subvention fees, page costs in the science, and competition entry fees in the visual […]
Alumni Global and Multicultural Award
Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force: Create an award (e.g. Cultural Competency Award) to honor alumni involved in global and/or multicultural efforts that exemplify the Gustavus’s values and commitment in that arena. This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Create an award to honor […]
Comprehensive Employee Wellness Model
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Create a comprehensive employee wellness model (physical, spiritual, emotional, mental), with a goal that 100 percent of employees participate in at least one aspect of the program each year. Additional explanation: Study private industry for best practices. This could expand current offering of health and wellness education seminars, fitness […]
Signature Program in Community Engaged Learning
Recommendation from the Community Engagement Task Force: Develop a “signature” program in the area of community-engaged learning. Additional explanation: As community engagement emerges as a point of distinction for the College, there should also emerge a signature model/program/event to embody this point for the campus and to showcase to the broader community, alumni, parents, and […]
Study-Away Assessment
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Regularly review study-away opportunities to ensure the majority of experiences are building cultural competency by having students be immersed in another culture (domestic and/or abroad). This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Create guiding principles, establish student learning outcomes, develop […]