Process

Pillars

The College of the Arts Meta-Strategy is divided into six pillars. 

1. Adaptive and Distinctive Curricula
2. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as Functional Catalysts
3. Shared Governance
4. Student Experience Lifecycle
5. Research and Creative Work
6. Resource Cultivation and Allocation

Themes

Discussions on the themes are intended to surface threads of values or overarching ideas that guide all of the Meta-Strategy pillars. 

1. Students First
2. Cultivating New Knowledge in the World
3. Foregrounding Public Impact
4. Data-Informed Decision-Making and Building Efficient, Adaptive Systems
5. A Commitment to Continual Transformation toward Justice and Equity
6. Defining and Redefining Excellence

Working Groups

Six working groups compile a current state analysis and future recommendations for each of the Meta-Strategy pillars in Fall 2019 by hosting town halls and meeting with constituents across the college. The working groups' efforts inform the writing of the Meta-Strategy in the Spring 2020 semester.

Working groups consist of five members:

• 1 chair
• 2 faculty outside discipline of chair
• 1 staff member
• 1 student

Working Group Members

Pillar One: Adaptive and Distinctive Curricula 
Peter Carpenter, chair | Email
Laura Dallman
Jenny Lee
Chuck Pickeral
Amy Lao 

Pillar Two:  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as Functional Catalysts 
Osubi Craig, chair | Email
Trent D. Williams, Jr.
Megan Sheridan
Carlos Cordero
Wildlin Pierrevil

Pillar Three: Shared Governance 
Lynn Tomaszewski, chair | Email
Jay Watkins
Jennifer Setlow
Barb Mitola
India Brooks 

Pillar Four: Student Experience Lifecycle: 
Kevin Orr, chair | Email
Matt Morgan
Phillip Herr-Klepacki
Layne Thue-Bludworth
Matthew Limerick 

Pillar Five: Research and Creative Work 
Jill Sonke, chair | Email
Moe Beitiks
Angelos Barmpoutis
Research Assistant II TBA
Kimberly Thomas 

Pillar Six: Resource Cultivation and Allocation 
James Oliverio, chair | Email
Jemmie Robertson
Tiza Garland
Lula Dawit
Cassandra Urbenz 

Provocateurs

Provocateurs are a resource to help the college integrate and foreground the themes discussed at the Fall Symposium into the Meta-Strategy process. Provocateurs interpret and integrate these themes into the town halls, working group meetings, report outs, and other appropriate conversations. 

Provocateurs

Dionne Champion
Marshall Haning
Chris Kozak
Porchia Moore
Anthony Offerle
Colleen Rua