Work on Academies has been progressing rapidly. Last year a steering committee of 20 members and subcommittees of more than 70 additional faculty and staff from across the college worked to gather information and feedback and develop a plan for moving forward with an academies model. During 2014/2015 the committees will complete the planning phase and prepare for implementation. The first students in the pilot group will be admitted into the Academies beginning this fall and will arrive on campus in fall 2015!
The Academies Roadmap Project is a college-wide exciting and engaging review of our current practices for serving students through all phases of contact, in and out of the classroom. The overarching goal is to develop an intentional college-wide structure (academies) to increase student persistence, retention, engagement and goal accomplishment including graduation. The term “Academies” is being used to describe the entire model. Based on the program that they apply for, students will be admitted to a “School” within that model. The six schools will be the: School of Arts and Humanities; School of Business, Hospitality, and Entrepreneurialism; School of Community Engagement and Development ; School of Health Related Sciences; School of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM and Applied STEM) and the School of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies.
For more detailed information please see the attached report on the progress and plans for Academies.
Laurel Sanger, Kate Smith, Marcus Watts
Academies Steering Committee
08/28/2014
Attachments:
 Academies-Where are We Now.docx
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