"Big Ideas" from Administrative Council Participants at Executive Cabinet Retreat

“Big Ideas” from Administrative Council Participants at Executive Cabinet Retreat Work – 8/6/19 Big Idea 1.

Mandatory Retirement Age

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24-7 University. Multiple forms/times of delivery.

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Outcomes and Results Guaranteed Placement/employment for program completers of certification/credential programs pending employment market… All predicated on aligned and viable programs

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Mission Possible. Helping students move from the Impossible to I’m Possible

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Why UDC? Credits to Cash. We guarantee.

Management development program. Enroll in UDC 9+ credit hours à employment with PEPCO/UPS/Giant/Capital One. Changing Behaviors. Increase capacity.

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Redesign Gen Ed as a 2nd Major! 2 for 1! Gen Ed Theme and Courses: Survival Success Kit. How to make sure you have the skills for survival and success for you, society, the planet

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Faculty Motivational Happy Hour.

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HBCU Big Data Collective – Mid-Atlantic Region. A new big data cooperative consisting of a team of 10 individuals: data architect, data hygienist, data scientist, statistician, visualizer and business analysts.

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“Big Ideas” from Administrative Council Participants at Executive Cabinet Retreat Work – 8/6/19 Big Idea 9.

Wellbeing Safety Net. Connect student needs to resources.

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I am going to college to be a _____. Personalize curriculum to the student’s interest and job they seek. Provide general foundational requirements but upper level courses are designed for the skills for the job they seek.

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What Matters Gets Measured. Becoming an Evidenced-based organization

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Self-Reliance through creating jobs! Every UDC student has a business that they start in year 1.

Each business consists of a team of 3 to 7 students and a corporate sponsor

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What’s in a name? Connecting UDC and community. The question: How does program name define to audience what you’re talking about?

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Student Success Center. Implement professional advising university-wide coupled with a faculty/mentoring program for all students form entry to graduation.

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Blocking and Tackling Manual. Discipline/Priorities

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“Big Ideas� from Administrative Council Participants at Executive Cabinet Retreat Work – 8/6/19 Big Idea

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Community Knowledge Share Online Center.

Connect skills, on-demand selection with predeveloped content or intervention that is customized and in-house credentialing showing skill mastery

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Launch teams of faculty and advisors a assigned to students that cross academic boundaries and focused on coaching and teaching

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Design Your Path. Eliminate all undergraduate majors and replace them with 8 to 10 Meta Majors that allow students to communicate a theme and create the needed flexibility to self-discipline!

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A Specialized UDC for a Specialized Economy.

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Marketing and New Demographics. Maximize easy opportunities through expanding footprint within DC government agencies.

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Capacity Building. Building institutional capacity and relevant skills to truly re-imagine Equity Initiative and being the work of access and mobility.

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Raise tuition, increase salaries to become market competitive, impose greater rigor in hiring, build dorms, and focus on populating all levels of local government with graduates.

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“Big Ideas” from Administrative Council Participants at Executive Cabinet Retreat Work – 8/6/19 Big Idea 23.

Centers for Change à Value Proposition. Do more than educate. Answer the question: what are we solving to? UDC provides solutions/services for the future. Focus on Belonging and Purpose

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Enrollment Growth. Promote the value proposition of a UDC degree. Significant cost reduction for a quality degree and a job.

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UDC. U Do Count. Market ourselves as an alternative where you can come and make a difference to society through our curriculum and research focus on urban sustainability and resiliency (Evergreen Model)

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Experiential Learning: Do to Learn.

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Create a Culture that holds the deliverer accountable for the receiver’s attainment and success.

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Building our village of lifelong learners. Creating a solid sustainable pathway of learning tracks which are designed to fulfill the needs for AA Teachers.

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University-wide professional develop requirements

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Slow down, so you can speed up.

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“Big Ideas” from Administrative Council Participants at Executive Cabinet Retreat Work – 8/6/19 Big Idea 31.

Income Share Agreements (alternative to loans).

Borrow money from the school to fund education.

Agreement between school and student. Agree to pay a portion of salary over pre-determined period of time (sliding scale). If they don’t find a job, they don’t pay it back. Makes institution and student more accountable.

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Adopt Competency-based education model university-wide

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UDC Center for Oppressive Creativity. Oppression has led to many artistic and scientific advances.

We attract a population that can create nontraditional solutions

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No cost or affordable residence housing with living/learning communities geared towards each student’s major

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Guaranteed internship opportunities for graduating seniors.

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Google/Uber Hospitality. (Free Food)

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We Want U. Pop up Stands

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Opportunity Factory @ UDC. Co-locate key creators of opportunity (DCSP, DOES, UDC) at UDC DMPED Industry (“Auto Industry + Suppliers”)

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Symbiosis @ UDC Brand. Create a permanent process of problem-solving with UDC at its center.

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Corporate America Skill Far. System paid for by corporate America

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University supplied computers or tablets for each student with wifi and data cellular plans

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100% Smarter than they think. Motivate and challenge students to succeed and take giant steps

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Recognizing and rewarding faculty for their accomplishments and achievements but no across the board raises and bonuses.

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“How am I serving?” hotline or survey

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Learning Organization

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UDC – Home off Blue Collar Stem. Market our CC programs targeted towards post-HS up to prebachelors. Cybersecurity. Auto & Aircraft.

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Graduation Retention. Engage accepted and committed student data – Develop Best Practice to increase enrollment yield.

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Mode Neutral Course Offerings

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