Campus development
Campus initiatives
Whatever the age of a campus, there are new themes, issues and initiatives that serve to improve its service to students. While the entire campus community is likely involved in these campus wide initiatives, faculty members often play a major role in getting the word out by infusing the goals, mottos or procedures into all of their various interactions with students.
Creating a new college
College campuses are divided into manageable units called schools, divisions or colleges in order to run programs effectively and efficiently. As these units grow, or as demand for new disciplines increases, it may become necessary to create new colleges, either from scratch or by dividing existing entities. Faculty members have key roles in the development of programs, majors, or dividing existing ones into the new units of organization. This service can be time consuming and critical to the functioning of the institution.
New campus centers
Some college campuses expand their reach into new communities through development of centers that may be funded initially through grants as satellites of a main campus. Once enough faculty and students engage in research in an area or around a particular topic the critical mass may indicate the need for a center. Faculty members are instrumental in the development of these centers, and the time spent on initiating these new entities provides an important service to the campus community.
Campus Initiatives
Spirit of Place: Crafting a Campus Ecology in North New Mexico Rhythm
Guido-DiBrito, F. & Chavez, A.F., Terrain.org, a journal of the built and natural environments
What does it mean to craft a college campus in the spirit of the place it serves? This young University of New Mexico – Taos campus explores the journey of creating a place that resonates with the environment it resides within.
Creating a New Kind of University: Institutionalizing Community-University Engagement
Percy, S., Zimpher, N. & Brukardt, M.J., Eds. (2006). Anker Publishing Company, Inc.
This book builds on “A Time for Boldness” which describes the processes and results of UW-Milwaukee’s effort to commit to engagement. In this new book the editors explore institutional transformation through university-community collaboration.
About Campus Connect
California State University San Marcos
This program offers participants a broad perspective of CSUSM and how the divisions, departments are interconnected. Twenty-five participants representing a broad cross-section of the campus are selected each year, and over nine class sessions they learn what other employees do to support the mission of the university and meet its strategic priorities.
Creating a New College
Transforming the University, Creating a New Design College
Solomonson, K. & Yust, B., Co-chairs of the CALA/CHETask Force, Report of the CALA/CHE Task Force (February, 2006)
This report outlines the process and deliverables of the task force, including the name and mission of the college, areas of strength, collaborations and partnerships, public engagement, advancement, and the design, structure and organization of the new college.
Creating a New American University
YouTube, Arizona State University
This video explores the plans and process undertaken to create a new campus.
New Campus Centers
University of Chicago to Open New Center in Beijing, Building on Legacy of Collaboration
University of Chicago News (April, 2010)
This article describes the collaborative effort that led to a center that will become a home for research and education for University of Chicago undergraduates, graduate students and faculty working in China, as well as Chinese students and researchers representing a wide array of institutions.
Role of Faculty
Role of the Faculty in Institutional Development
Traverso, S. (2003). Liberal Education, Vol. 89. Questia: Trusted Online Research
This article excerpt suggests a role faculty should expect to play with respect to institutional development, and emphasizes that the way faculty meet the ongoing transitions in higher education makes a difference.
