Transforming the University: Final Recommendations of the Task force on Collegiate Design: GC/CEHD

Abstract

The mission of the General College (GC)/College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) task force was to develop a set of recommendations for designing a new college that would build on the strengths of GC, CEHD, the Department of Family Social Science and the School of Social Work in order to become a national model for teaching, learning, and human development, consistent with the University’s goal to become one of the top three public research universities in the world. The task force began by identifying the values that would inform its deliberations and recommendations. These included: Commitment to Excellence; Diversity/Inclusion; Access → Effective Support →Academic Success; “Cross-fertilization” of interests of faculty/students across the College and University; High quality instruction/teaching expertise; Civic/Public Engagement; Sense of community among faculty, staff, students, and alumni; and Greater connections to PreK-12 and to MnSCU.