Last summer, President Caboni asked each of his Cabinet members to share their goals for this academic year. As the new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, I worked with the deans and my other direct reports (Associate Provosts, Registrar, etc.) to develop some broadly impactful goals that now direct the work currently being done by our division not only this year, but for the next several years to come. Our initiatives and success as a division involves all faculty and staff in academic departments along with the administrative offices that report to Academic Affairs.
Not surprisingly, the overarching goal for the Division of Academic Affairs is STUDENT SUCCESS. Nearly everything we do can be tied to STUDENT SUCCESS either directly or indirectly.
All of these goals are consistent with the WKU Strategic Plan,
Climbing to Greater Heights,
and are as follows:
- Post-CAPE, launch both new and improved innovative and market driven academic programs that will attract a diverse body of undergraduate, graduate, and non-traditional students.
- Implement efficient electronic curriculum, personnel, and workload processes.
- Ensure a positive SACSCOC outcome.
- Foster mutually supportive and productive partnerships between the Division of Academic Affairs and the Division of Enrollment and Student Experience with the ultimate goal of increasing enrollment, persistence, and graduation rates.
