Strategic Imperative Three: Educational Innovations

Advance graduate education to anticipate the needs of a rapidly changing world. Look to the future with flexibility and nimbleness.

Strengthen multidisciplinary education and degrees and create new in-demand interdisciplinary degrees and certificate programs.

Promote cross-disciplinary collaboration in the creation of new offerings and provide guidance and assistance throughout the proposal process.
Help programs update existing degree curriculum to allow greater flexibility and breadth in graduate training.
Reduce barriers for students to pursue interdisciplinary experiences and degree credentials, including graduate certificates and digital badges.

Reimagine graduate programs to broaden access and decrease cost.

Increase access to graduate programs by improving infrastructure and support for current and future online and hybrid degrees.
Enhance pathways to graduate programs from undergraduate populations.
- Promote new and expanded Bachelor’s-Accelerated Master’s (BAM) programs.

Promote additional and continued innovation in graduate offerings.

Create new in-demand and impactful master's degrees.
Develop a framework outlining the process and policies for creation and implementation of new degrees.
Improve campuswide incentives and support models for new master’s and professional degrees.

Improve processes and support that facilitate academic student success.

Invest in or prioritize the use of technology to improve the experience of students, staff and faculty and to reduce inefficiencies in administrative resources.

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