Goals

Next Steps for 2023-24

Things to Consider

From faculty committee: We can't teach everything, so what are our most essential individual and shared goals?

Defining Mission

We strive to build a just, humane and diverse institution that prepares each student for their career. We believe such an institution is created through community, communication and transparency, as well as flexibility and responsiveness across the institution. We do this for the wellbeing of students, faculty and staff and to better serve student learning and faculty development.

We will develop citizen artists that are prepared with the skills and decision-making ability to enter and remain in their chosen profession. We will accomplish this through hands-on learning, student-led work, teaching to the individual student and developing a life-long love of the arts. We will set our students up for future success by developing their ability to learn beyond the classroom and preparing them for anting field and world.

Think Big

Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.

This is an invitation to fully engage around issues including communication, workload, faculty and student well-being, and safety. We want to partner as a campus in finding unique solutions to our complex problems, knowing that we all want to make things better.

Subcommittee working groups

Collaborative Days (when and what)
Academics and Workload (setting limits)
Ideas for Wellness in the Schedule (Faculty Institute on Wellness and Pedagogy doing work here as well)

Faculty CSI Core Committee

(Could align with faculty plan for Curriculum Review and comparing notes across schools/divisions.)

One representative from each of the seven schools/divisions
- Trusted member of the faculty, with good communication skills and flexible thinking
- Able to be released from 3-credit equivalent part of their teaching load for fall 2023
Engagement expectations:
- Six hours/week of group conversation, communication
- 42 collective hours of work per week on CSI that is faculty-driven
- Funding for deans to hire replacement faculty, in order to create the time and space for this crucial work

Timeline

Summer 2023	Summer Scheduling Committee working group Bi-weekly meetings in June and July to work on campus schedule elements Daniels, Snyder, Wade, Winkelman, Gordon, Gredlein/Williams, Clint Smith
August 2023	First faculty meetings Deans share plan for level of curricular revision anticipated this fall Consider timing of presentation to EPC for fall/through end of February Outline of school- or department-level engagement, frequency of conversations
September 2023	15 (Friday) - Faculty CSI Professional Day (until 5 p.m.) Draft thoughts about a proposed schedule for the day: Morning – 3 hours Provost-supported lunch Afternoon – either full conversation or subcommittee work 19 (Tuesday) - In-Service Day, 12:30-4:30 p.m.
October 2023	19 (Thursday) - Faculty CSI Professional Day Morning – 3 hours Provost-supported lunch Afternoon – either full conversation or subcommittee work 1 or 2 EPC meetings (dependent on schedule)
November 2023	1 EPC meeting
Decembe 2023	1 EPC meeting
January 2024	2 EPC meetings
February 2024	9 (Friday) - Faculty Professional Day 15 (Thursday) - In-Service Day, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 2 EPC meetings All approvals through EPC by end-of-month for 2024-25

CSI Goals

To create a balanced schedule between the two academic semesters, ensuring a consistent amount of contact time in hours/minutes across all programs and the academic year.
To create an integrated block schedule to fit into the yearly academic calendar for UNCSA that contains recurring times for interdisciplinary work while upholding health and wellness and EDIB.
To develop a production calendar that aligns with the structure of the academic calendar.
To develop a strategy that maximizes “Intensive Arts” at UNCSA, leveraging its inherent interdisciplinary opportunities that will enable full participation by all conservatories.
To maintain a high level of rigor and support academic/learning outcomes.
To lead to a sense of wholeness, consistency, and a more integrated experience for students, faculty and staff.