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 babyÖ±²¥app and to reduce inefficiencies in administrative resources.