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ACADEMICSTRATEGICPLANANNUALREPORT–2016-2017ACADEMICYEAR
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TABLEOFCONTENTSIntroduction..............................................................................................................................3
Trans-InstitutionalProgramAwards...............................................................................4BytheNumbers..................................................................................................................................4ACTION..................................................................................................................................................4IMPACT.................................................................................................................................................5NEXTSTEPS.........................................................................................................................................9
ChancellorFacultyFellows...................................................................................................9BytheNumbers..................................................................................................................................9ACTION................................................................................................................................................10IMPACT...............................................................................................................................................10NEXTSTEPS.......................................................................................................................................10
UniversityCourses...............................................................................................................11BytheNumbers................................................................................................................................11ACTION................................................................................................................................................11IMPACT...............................................................................................................................................11NEXTSTEPS.......................................................................................................................................12
ImmersionVanderbilt........................................................................................................12BytheNumbers................................................................................................................................12ACTION................................................................................................................................................12NEXTSTEPS.......................................................................................................................................14
TheCollegeHalls...................................................................................................................14BytheNumbers................................................................................................................................14IMPACT...............................................................................................................................................15
EducationTechnologies.....................................................................................................15BytheNumbers................................................................................................................................15IMPACT...............................................................................................................................................16NEXTSTEPS.......................................................................................................................................17
GraduateEducation.............................................................................................................17ACTION................................................................................................................................................17NEXTSTEPS.......................................................................................................................................18
InternationalStrategy.........................................................................................................18ACTION................................................................................................................................................18NEXTSTEPS.......................................................................................................................................19
Conclusion...............................................................................................................................19
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INTRODUCTION
ACTION&IMPACT
Whenitwaslaunchedin2014,theAcademicStrategicPlanaspiredtoshapethefutureofhighereducationandtofosterthecreationofknowledgethattogetherimprovethehumancondition.Nowinitsthirdyearofimplementation,manyoftheprogramsbornefromtheplanhavebeguntobecomeavibrantpartoftheuniversity’sfabricandarefacilitatinglastingandmeaningfulchange.Thetrans-institutionalapproachoftheplanitselfishelpingtoenhancetheundergraduateandgraduatestudentexperiencewitheffortsfocusedontopicsrangingfromEducationalTechnologiesandResidentialEducationtoUniversityCoursesandGraduateEducation.
TheTrans-InstitutionalPrograms(TIPs)awardsarestartingtoproducemeasurableoutcomesascollaborativeteamscomprisedoffacultyfromacrosscampuscontinuetoaddresssomeofsociety’smostpressingproblems.TheUniversityCoursesprogram,rootedinthecross-collegeteachinginitiative,launchedlastyearaswellwithmorethan80studentsenrolledacrosstheinauguralcohort’sfourclasses.TheImmersionVanderbiltinitiativeprogressedthispastyearaswell,withtheunveilingofitsnewwebsite,theintroductionofthefourimmersionpathwaysandtherolloutoftheiSeminar
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series.Whilestillgatheringinput,thefacultyinthefourundergraduateschools/collegesareengagedindesigningandapprovingtheirplansfortheImmersionVanderbiltinitiative(plannedlaunchfortheenteringfirst-yearstudentsintheFall2018).WorkinggroupsfortheGraduateEducationandInternationalStrategyinitiativesareintheprocessofsolicitingfeedbackandpreparingrecommendationsfornextsteps,whileEducationalTechnologyinitiativessuchMOOCs,theLeadingLinespodcastseries,andtheBOLDFellowsprogramarepermeatingdiscoveryandlearninginallcornersofcampus.
AmorerobustandcomprehensivecommunicationsplatformwasrolledoutduringthispastyearwithanoverhauloftheAcademicStrategicPlanwebsiteandtheintroductionofablogsite(VUBreakThru)thatgivesfacultyandstudentsinvolvedwiththeTIPsandUniversityCoursesinitiativesaplatformfromwhichtheycancommunicatekeydiscoveries,researchbreakthroughsandmuchmore.Featuressuchasaninteractivetimelinethatdocumentskeymilestonesofeachinitiative,andadynamicsliderthatrotatesthroughhighlightsfromeachofthePlan’sfourpillarsarejusttwoofthenewwebsite’shighlights.Inaddition,thenew-lookwebsiteservesasacentralhubforreporting,trackingandpromotingeffortstiedtotheplan.Theplan’sinitiativesandprogramsalsoeitherhaveorwillhavetheirowndedicatedwebsitesorwebpageswithinprovostareasastheybecomesustainedandinstitutionalizedpartsofVanderbiltUniversity.
TRANS-INSTITUTIONALPROGRAMAWARDSBYTHENUMBERS
272Totalfacultyengagedbeginningwiththepre-proposalprocess13of31“full”proposalswereawardednewfundingin2016-17,and2existingprogramswereapprovedforadditionalfunding
140Facultyinvolvedinthe15-fundedproposalsacrossallschoolsandcollegesin2016-17
$7.7Millionintotalfundingforthe15proposals
$19.7Millionawardedintotaloverthelastthreeyears
ACTIONInSpring2017,13newprogramswerefunded.ProjectsincludeidentifyingbestpracticesinpublicpolicyfortheLGBTcommunity,leveragingthe“autismadvantage”tofuelworkplaceinnovationandunderstandingthecomplexityoflifeatthesingle-celllevel.
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2017FundedProgramsFullProgramDescriptions
1. AdaptiveeBooksforBuildingChildren’sLanguageSkills–SchoolofEngineering,PeabodyCollege,SchoolofMedicine(Clinical)
2. AddressingtheEpidemicofHPV-AssociatedCancers –SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),PeabodyCollege,SchoolofNursing,SchoolofEngineering
3. BiomedicalMicroscopy–Immersion,Innovation,Discovery(BioMIID)atVBC –SchoolofMedicine(BasicSciences),CollegeofArtsandScience,SchoolofEngineering
4. CenterforAutismandInnovation –CollegeofArts&Science,SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),SchoolofEngineering,OwenGraduateSchoolofManagement
5. DataScienceVisions–CollegeofArts&Science,SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),SchoolofMedicine(BasicScience),SchoolofEngineering,PeabodyCollege
6. VanderbiltBrainInstitute-CollegeofArtsandScience,SchoolofMedicine(BasicSciences),SchoolofEngineering,PeabodyCollege
7. MaterialsDurabilityandEnvironmentalResearchHub–SchoolofEngineering,CollegeofArtsandScience,SchoolofMedicine(Clinical)
8. AReinvestmentinCryo-ElectronMicroscopyatVanderbilt–SchoolofMedicine(BasicSciences),SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),CollegeofArtsandScience
9. UnderstandingtheComplexityofLifeOneCellataTime –SchoolofMedicine(BasicSciences),SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),CollegeofArts&Science,SchoolofEngineering
10. VanderbiltLGBTPolicyLab–SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),CollegeofArtsandScience,DivinitySchool,LawSchool
11. TheVanderbiltMicrobiomeInitiative –CollegeofArts&Science,SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),SchoolofEngineering
12. VandyReach:PuttingObesitySciencetoWork –CollegeofArtsandScience,SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),PeabodyCollege,LawSchool,OwenGraduateSchoolofManagement
13. VUSATInitiative(BringstogethertheresourcesofEngineering,Anthropology,Earth&EnvironmentalSciencesandAstronomytodesignanddevelopaSpace-basedplatformtostudytheevolvingecologyonearth)–SchoolofEngineering,CollegeofArtsandScience
FullProgramDescriptions–2015FullProgramDescriptions–2016
IMPACTFacultyfromacrosscampusareworkingtogethertomaketransformativediscoveries,engagingstudentsalongtheway.Throughtheprogramsfaculty,studentsandstaffhostevents,publishpapers,garnernationalmediamentions,secureexternalfundingandindustrysupport,andsubmitpatentapplications.
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Intermsofsheernumbers,morethan250facultymembersandhundredsofstudentsfromeachofVanderbilt’s10schoolsandcollegesareworkingtogethertoaddresstopicsrangingfromhealthcareandeducationaltechnologiestotheenvironmentandbigdatathroughtheTIPsprogram.Additionally,TIPsprojectshavesecuredmorethan$12millioninexternalfundingandproducednearly500undergraduatestudentimmersiveexperiences.Approximately300graduateandprofessionalstudentsalsohavebeeninvolvedwithTIPsprojectsduringthepasttwoyears.TheTIPsprogramhasbecomeasignificantavenueforlaunchingnewimmersionopportunities.UndergraduateimmersionexperiencesincludeindependentresearchprojectsinAfrica,fieldworkinBrazil,summerinternships,labandsocialscienceresearch,seniordesignprojects,ethnographicfieldworkatcommunitysitesandoutpatientclinicsinandaroundNashville.Nationalmedia,includingtheWallStreetJournal,NationalGeographic,NBCNewsandNationalPublicRadio,haveshowcasedTIPsprojects.InNovember2016,theViSE-affiliatedlabSTORMwasfeaturedinanNBCNewsarticletitled“Robotsvs.Cancer:HowTechisTacklingBiden’sMoonshot.”InJune2016,ViSEwasmentionedbytheWallStreetJournalinitsstory“SixNewMedicalTechnologiesWorthWatching.”TheProgramforMusic,MindandSociety,meanwhile,hasseenanincreaseinattentionrecently,withNationalPublicRadioandtheBBCvisitingcampusthisspringtolearnmoreaboutthegroundbreakingresearchassociatedwiththeproject.Belowaresomespecificprogramhighlights:
• TIPs2015–NetsBlox:DigitalLearningTechnologyforComputerScienceEducationLedbyVanderbiltProfessorofComputerEngineeringAkosLedeczi,theprojectteamhasdevelopedaprogramcalledNetsBlox,anintuitivevisualprogrammingplatformthatusesdistributedprogrammingandthecomputationalthinkingbehindit,asateachingtool.DuringtheSpring2017semester,LedecziintroducedNetsBloxinhiscollegeclassroomwithCS1103,arequiredcourseforallnon-computersciencemajorsintheSchoolofEngineering.WhilethemainfocusofthecourseistoteachprogrammingusingMATLAB,thecurriculumstartedwithtwoweeksofNetsBlox’svisualprogrammingtohelpwiththesteeplearningcurveofstudyingcomputerprogrammingfromscratch.TheprojecthascaughttheeyeoftheNationalScienceFoundation,winningtwoseparategrants.Firstcameatwo-year,$300,000STEM+ComputingEAGERgranttoacceleratetheprogram’sdevelopment.Then,inpartnershipwithStanfordUniversityandSRI,Vanderbiltreceivedathree-year$2.5millionSTEM+Computinggranttohelpadvancenewmultidisciplinaryapproachesto,andevidence-basedunderstandingof,theintegrationofcomputinginSTEMteachingandlearning.
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• TIPs2016–AfricaataCrossroads:ChallengesandProspectsAninterdisciplinaryteamoffacultyfromtheCollegeofArts&Science,PeabodyCollege,BlairSchoolofMusicandSchoolofMedicine(Clinical)hascometogethertobuild–forthefirsttimeatVanderbilt–aninterdisciplinarycommunityofAfricaniststoexplorethewidespreadnotionthatcontemporarysocio-economic,culturalandpoliticalindicatorsdemonstratethatAfricanowstandsatapivotalpoint–markedbybothinfinitepossibilitiesandlingeringchallenges.ThispastApril,theprojectsponsoredVanderbilt’sfirst-everAfricaWeektohelpraiseawarenessofopportunitiestoengagewithArica.Theweeklongeventservedastheculminationofthefirstyearoftheproject.Itfeaturedguestlecturers,paneldiscussions,anAfricandrumclinic,Africandancelessonsandathree-dayTeachInwitheightVUprofessorsexploringtopicssuchastheglobalhealthcrisis,Africanpolitics,thelegaciesofNelsonandWinnieMandelaandmuchmore.Hundredsofpeopleattendedtheeventsacrosscampus,andorganizersarealreadystartingtothinkaboutplansforasecondAfricaWeeknextspring.
• TIPs2016–VanderbiltProgramforNextGenerationVaccines–IntegratingStructural
BiologywithBigDataTheprojectteamenrolledeightgraduateandpost-graduatetraineesintotheirtrainingprogram,witheachtraineeco-mentoredbyatleasttwofaculty.Severalmajorequipmentpurchasesweremade,includinganexpansionoftheACCREhigh-performancecomputingcenter.TeammembersorganizedtheVanderbiltSymposiumonModelingImmunity,whichattractedapproximately100attendeestocampusfortheApril27eventthatfeaturedexpertinternationalspeakersandprojecttraineespresentingtheirworkduringapostersession.AnewprogramwebsitewasalsolaunchedduringYear1.Industrysupportandcollaborationareexpectedmovingforward,andprojectorganizersplantosubmitapplicationsforexternalfundinginthecomingyears.
• TIPs2015–ViSE:BringingEngineersandSurgeonsTogetherHostedapproximately22seminarswith34speakersthroughouttheyear,withanaverageattendanceof64.Fifth-annualend-of-yearsymposiumattractedmorethan100attendeesandfeaturedkeynotespeakerandapostersession.SecuredthreeseparateNIHgrants,totaling$3,876,240tosupportfutureresearch.InternationalcollaborationshavebeenformedwithforeigninstitutionsinIreland,England,Italy,NetherlandsandtheUnitedKingdom.SixundergraduatestudentswillbeimmersedinViSE-affiliatedlabsthissummerforinternships.
ToshowcasetheimpactoftheTIPsprogramandencouragebroaderparticipation,eachprogramhasadedicatedwebpageontheStrategicPlansite.Additionally,anewblogsiteentitledVUBreakThruwaslaunchedtoallowforfacultyandstudentsinvolvedwiththeseprojectstheopportunitytosharetheirexperiences.
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InMarch2017,theinauguralTIPsFairwashostedtogiveTIPsparticipantstheopportunitytointeractandlearnfromeachotheraswellasacquaintnewfacultywiththetrans-institutionalapproach.Theevent,whichattractedmorethan100facultymembers,featuredmorethanhalfofthecurrentlyawardedprojects.InadditiontogivingTIPsfacultyaplatformfromwhichtheywereabletocommunicatethehighlightsoftheirresearch,theeventhelpedtoseedfurthercollaborationandsparkedengagingconversationsamongsttheattendees.Toprovideadditionalsupportfortrans-institutionalresearchandresearchmorebroadlytheProvost’sInitiativestoEnhanceResearchandScholarship(PIERS)waslaunched.Theinitiative’smottois“shapeopportunity;seizeopportunity,”reflectingitsinterlinkedgoalsofshapingthenationalresearchdialogueandseizingopportunitiestosupportresearchandscholarshipinanincreasinglycompetitiveinternationalenvironment.Coreactivitiesunderthisinitiativefromthisacademicyearinclude:
• WebsiteReorganizationandDesign–TheResearch@Vanderbiltwebsitewasredesignedandrelaunchedtodirectfaculty,studentsandstafftoresourcesandtopromotetheground-breakingdiscoveriesandscholarshipbyVanderbiltfacultyandstudentswithinthecontextoftheAcademicStrategicPlan.
• VanderbiltUniversityResearchCouncil–ThecouncilwasestablishedtoevaluateprojectstoincreaserecognitionandestablishVanderbiltastheleaderinimportantandemergingthematicareasofresearchandscholarshipandintrans-institutionallearninganddiscovery
• SponsoredProgramsAdministration–Researchadministrativeprocesseswerecohered
andstreamlinedunderAssistantProvostforResearchAdministrationandOperationstoincludesponsoredprojects,researchintegrity,exportcontrol,andvisas.InFY17,2,354proposalsweresubmitted;891awardswerereceived;andfundedproposalsamountedto$225,836,459.
• EnhancedLimitedSubmissionsProcess–Newprocesseshavebeenimplementedto
selectVanderbiltproposalsforlimitedsubmissionopportunitiesatFederalR&Dagenciesandfoundations,andacoordinatedeffortwasmadewithVUMCtodevelopstandardoperatingproceduresforcoordinationbetweenVUandVUMC.
• LeveragedProposalOrganizationandDevelopment–Thisprogramprovidessupport
servicestoadvancefaculty-ledproposaldevelopmentforprestigiousorcomplexextramuralsponsorshipofresearch.
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• IndustrySponsorshipofR&D–TheCenterforTechnologyTransferandCommercializationtookonpromotingindustrysponsorshipofR&Dasoneofitscoreobjectivesandwillbeworkingwithfacultyaspartofalargerefforttosupportanddiversifysponsorshipofresearch.VU319,apotentialnewdrugforAlzheimer’sdiseaseandschizophreniadevelopedbyVanderbiltUniversityscientists,wasadministeredJuly29,2017tothefirstvolunteerenrolledinafirst-in-humanphase1clinicaltrialattheVanderbiltInstituteforClinicalandTranslationalResearchwithtrialsongoing.
• ResearchInformationTechnologySpecialProject–AworkinggroupoffacultyandIT
staffdraftedasetofrecommendationsfornewandenhancedservicesandinfrastructuretoservetheneedsofVanderbiltresearchers.
• OakRidgeNationalLab(ORNL)Collaborations–Aseriesofvisitsbetweenleadership
andresearchersatORNLandVanderbilthavetakenplacetopromotecollaborationsbetweentheinstitutionsandincreaseVanderbiltresearchers’accesstoORNL’suniqueinstrumentsandfacilities.
NEXTSTEPSGiventhelevelofattendanceandparticipationattheTIPsFair,asecondfairwillbehostedinSpring2018.Theeventwillbeexpandedtowelcomeallawardedprograms.Forthefourthawardcycle,additionalworkshopswillbeheldtohelpfacultywriteproposalsthatfosterdeepercollaborationamongfacultyandsetthemupforsuccess.Inaddition,wewilltargetoutreachtofacultyinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencestofurtherdiversifytheportfolioofawards.
CHANCELLORFACULTYFELLOWS
BYTHENUMBERS40ChancellorFacultyFellows
14selectedinInauguralcohortof2014-15
14selectedin2ndcohortof2015-16
11selectedin3rdcohortof2016-17
$1.56millionawardedtothe40fellows
$40,000perfellow,annuallyfortwoyears
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ACTIONTheChancellorFacultyFellowsannounceditsthirdcohortwith11newfellowsthisyear.
Programmingincluded:
• DinnerwithDeanoftheMarthaRiversIngramCommonsVanessaBeasleyandfirst-yearstudents
• DinnerwiththeVanderbiltUniversityBoardofTrust
• Paneldiscussiononbeingpromotedfromassociatetofullprofessor
IMPACTAsakeytoolforfacultydevelopmentandretention,fellowshaveenjoyedaddedfreedomtoinnovateandadvancetheirworkwiththeadditionalfunding.Feedbackfromfellowsrevealedthatthefundingadvancedtheirworkinimportantwaysfromallowingthemtopurchaseequipment,presentresearchatconferences,hirestaff,reduceteachingload,takeasabbatical,forexample.
SelecthighlightsofFellowstodate:
• DerekGriffith,associateprofessorofmedicine,healthandsocietyandmemberofthe2016cohort,launchedtheCenterforResearchonMen’sHealthandthe2017TNMen’sHealthReportCard.
• JuliánHillyer,associateprofessorofbiologicalsciencesandmemberofthe2016cohort,waselectedpresidentoftheAmericanSocietyofParasitologists.
• ChristopherLoss,associateprofessorofpublicpolicyandhighereducationandhistoryandmemberofthe2016cohort,co-editedandpublishedTheConvergenceofK-12andHigherEducation:PoliciesandProgramsinaChangingEraandsignedacontractwiththeUniversityofPennsylvaniaPressfortheforthcomingFrontandCenter:AcademicExpertiseanditsChallengesinthePost-1945UnitedStates.
• RachelTeukolsky,associateprofessorofEnglishandmemberofthe2015cohort,receivedaSummerStipendsawardfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities(NEH)forhercurrentbookproject.
NEXTSTEPSFeedbackfromthefellowsindicatedthattheywantedtolearnmoreabouttheeachother’sresearch,learnaboutinstitutionalprioritiesandparticipateincareerdevelopmentprogramming.Nextyear’sprogrammingwillfeaturestructuredopportunitiesforthefellowstopresenttheirresearchtoeachother,engagewithuniversityleadershipandhaveopportunitiestointeractwithChancellorFacultyFellowsfromprioryears.
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UNIVERSITYCOURSES
BYTHENUMBERS(2016-17)6coursesselectedfrom13submitted2of6designatedasmulticulturalcourses15facultyinvolved,representing6schoolsandcolleges
ACTIONThesecondsetofUniversityCourseswasannouncedinFebruary2017.Thenewcourseswillbeofferedduringthe2017-18academicyearandpotentiallyinfutureyearsfollowingapprovalbytherelevantcurriculumcommittees.Theyare:
• DataScienceMethodsforSmartCityApplications• DesignThinking,DesignDoing• TheHistoryandScienceofBrewing• Race,PlaceandPower• RhythmofChange:AfricanMusicandAfricanPolitics• VirtualRealityforInterdisciplinaryApplications
FullCourseDescriptionsHereAwebpagewascreatedtoshowcasetheapproachtolearningandtooutlinetostudentshowthecourseswouldfulfilldegreerequirementsforthedifferentschools.Additionally,anewblogsiteentitledVUBreakThruwaslaunchedtoallowfacultyandstudentsinvolvedwiththesecoursestheopportunitytosharetheirexperiences.
IMPACTTheUniversityCoursesprogramenjoyedanincrediblysuccessfulfirstyearin2016-17withallfourofthecoursesofferedreachingfullenrollment.Launchedtofosterinterdisciplinaryteachingandlearning,thisprogramoffersstudentscoursesthatleverage“OneVanderbilt”andaddress“bigideas”or“grandchallenges.”Theinitiativebringstogetherfacultyfromdifferentdepartments,teachingasubjectfromtwodifferentpointsofview.Forexample,inJustice,MercyandMassIncarceration,professorsfromtheDivinitySchoolandtheLawSchoolexploredthemoralandlegalramificationsofourcountry’scurrentformofpunishment.InTheNation’sHealth:FromPolicytoPractice,aprofessorfromtheSchoolofMedicineteamedupwithaprofessorfromMedicine,HealthandSocietytoexaminewaysthathealthreformatthenationalandstatelevelstricklesdowntolocalcommunities,andviceversa.Theideaoftakingstudentsoffcampustoenrichthelearningexperiencewasalsoincorporatedbythreeofthecourses.Forexample,studentsfromHistoricBlackNashvillevisitedThe
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Hermitage,FortNegley,FiskUniversityandtheNashvilleLibraryArchives.MeanwhilescholarsinJustice,MercyandMassIncarcerationclassexpandedtheirlearningthroughavisittothePublicDefender’sOfficeandalocalprison.CollaborativeproblemsolvingwasutilizedintheTacklingBigProblemswithMobileCloudComputingcourseasstudentsfromEngineeringandArts&Scienceformedteamstodevelopmobileapplicationsforreal-lifeclients.Oneteam,forexample,workedwithDr.HeidiSilvertodevelopamobileapplicationtoimprovemalnutritionscreeningatVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenter.AnotherteamtookupaprojectthatoriginatedintheLawSchoolandcreatedamobileapplicationforLegalAid.ThetoolallowsTennesseanstomakesmarterdecisionsduringthelegalprocess.ThefeedbackfromthestudentsenrolledinthefirstyearofUniversityCourseswasoverwhelminglypositive.Onestudent,whowasenrolledintheTacklingBigProblemswithMobileCloudComputingcourselastfallsaid,“Theclasswasundoubtedlyadefiningmomentinmycollegeexperience.Thevolumeofcross-collegeinteractionbetweenvaryingdisciplinesandprofessionallevelswouldnothavetranspiredwithoutthestructurethiscourseprovided.”
NEXTSTEPSDuringtheSpring2017semester,theOfficeoftheProvosthostedaUniversityCoursesworkshoptoshowcasetheprogramandprovidebestpracticesasitrelatestopreparingaproposalanddraftingasyllabus.SeveralfacultymemberswhotaughtaUniversityCourseduringthe2016-17academicyearwereon-handtosharetheirexperiencesandspeakwitheventattendees.AsecondUniversityCoursesworkshopwillbeheldthisfalltohelpfacultyinterestedintheprogramdraftaproposalandsyllabus.
IMMERSIONVANDERBILT
BYTHENUMBERS3Undergraduateschoolsapprovedimmersionasagraduationrequirement10Roadshowpresentations10i-Seminarsoffered19Committeemembersin2016-201750PeopleattendedDesignasanImmersiveVanderbiltExperience(DIVE)bootcamps
ACTIONImmersionVanderbiltcallsforeachundergraduatestudenttoparticipateinanintensivelearningexperiencethattakesplaceinandbeyondtheclassroomandculminatesinthecreationofatangibleacademicproject.TheinitiativetookseveralstepsforwardduringtheAY16-17year.LedbyViceProvostGeer’soffice,theImmersionVanderbiltCommitteelaunchedanew
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website,createdtheiSeminarseriesand–viaRoadshowpresentations–begancollectingfeedbackfromfacultyandstaffabouthowtheProvost’sOfficecanbestsupporttheschool/collegeeffortsfortheprogram.
• Roadshowpresentationsweredesignedtosupporttheprocessofgaininginputfromtheundergraduateschoolsandanswerquestionsraisedbythecurriculumcommitteesandcouncilsoftheundergraduateschools.Committeemembersmetwithfacultyfromeachundergraduateschooltorelaykeyprogramcomponentsandthinkaboutthebestwaystoimplementtheprogram.
• I-SeminarsthroughtheCommonswereintendedtopreparestudentstopursuetheirpassionsthroughrigorous,compellinganduniqueprojects.LedbyafacultycohortthatincludedfacultymembersfromeachofVanderbilt’sfourundergraduateschools,iSeminarswereofferedforthefirsttimeduringtheSpring2017semester.
• CommitteeOutreach–CommitteemembersheldmeetingswithpotentialcampuspartnerstodevelopideasforconnectingImmersionVanderbilttotheirexistingprograms.
Asaresultoftheseefforts,curriculumreviewcommitteesandfacultycouncilsinPeabodyCollege,BlairSchoolofMusicandSchoolofEngineeringapprovedImmersionVanderbiltasagraduationrequirementforfirst-yearstudentsstartinginFall2018.DIVE(DesignasanImmersiveVanderbiltExperience)
AsacomplementtoImmersionVanderbilt,theuniversity’sQualityEnhancementPlan(QEP),whichisarequiredpartoftheuniversity’saccreditation,focusedondevelopinganimmersionprogramforstudents.Afteracompetitiveandcampus-wideprocess,inMay2016,aproposalknownasDesignasanImmersiveVanderbiltExperience(DIVE)waschosenastheQEPandwasfurtherdevelopedbyacommitteeoffaculty,studentsandstaff.TheprogramplanwaspresentedtotheSouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsCommissiononCollege’sOn-SiteCommitteeinSpring2017,and,pleasedwiththeconceptandplan,gavetheuniversitythegreen-lighttomoveforwardrecommendingnoofficialchanges.ProgramspecificsincludedfourwaystofacilitatetheDIVEexperience,whichwillbelaunchedinFall2017:
1) BootCamps:Inordertoprovidebroadcampusexposuretohuman-centereddesigns.Opentoundergraduates,graduateandprofessionalstudents,staffandfaculty.
2) DIVECo-curricularProjects:TheOfficeofActiveCitizenshipandService(OACS)willformcohortsinFall2017.
3) EnhancedExistingCourses:CourseDesignInstitutefeaturedadesignthinkingtrackforfacultytobetterimplementhuman-centereddesignintotheircoursesinMay2017.DIVE-approvedcourseswillbeofferedinavarietyofdepartments,suchasTheatre,HumanandOrganizationalDevelopment(HOD)andMechanicalEngineering.
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4) UniversityCourses:“DesignThinking,DesignDoing”willbetaughtforthefirsttimeinFall2017byDavidOwensandRogersHall.Thecoursewillprovideanintroductiontotheoriesandpracticesofdesign.
NEXTSTEPSTosupportthelaunchofImmersionVanderbiltnextstepsinclude:
• LaunchingtheProvost-supportedOfficeofImmersionResourcesinFall2017.• WorkingwithOACS,DIVECohortswillbelaunchedinFall2017aroundthethemesof
affordablehousing,theexperienceofdisplacedpersonslivinginNashvilleandfoodwaste.Thiswillprovidestudentswithauniqueopportunitytoworktogetherwithlocalnon-profitorganizationstoaddresscommunity-identifiedchallengesininnovativeways.
• SupportingtheCollegeofArtsandScienceasitsfacultydeliberateaboutImmersionVanderbilt.
• Meetingwithpotentialcampuspartnersandcontinuingtobuildtheprograminfrastructure.
• PreparefortheprogramtoofficiallylaunchinFall2018.
THECOLLEGEHALLS
BYTHENUMBERS2,763students(nearlyone-halfofallundergraduateslivingoncampus)residedintheCollegeHallssystem:
1,647inTheMarthaRiversIngramCommons
706inWarren(344)andMoore(362)Colleges
100inMcGillHall
109inMcTyeireHall
201inTheMayfieldProject
TheAcademicStrategicPlancallsforanexpansionoftheCollegeHalls(alsoreferredtoasresidentialcolleges),vibrantliving-learningcommunitiesthatcreatetransformativeexperiencesthatareasimportanttostudents’collegeeducationastheirworkintheclassroom.IntheCollegeHalls,studentslivealongsidefacultyandgraduatestudentmentors,programmingisfrequentlystudent-ledandinitiated,andresidentialdiningisincorporatedasanexpressionofcommunity.
ConstructiononthenewE.BronsonIngramCollegecontinuesandremainsonscheduleforopeninginFall2018.Inaddition,WestEndneighborhoodplanningdiscussionswereheldwith
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students,staffandalumnitogaininputonplanningforpotentialResidentialCollegesatTarpleysite,followedlongtermbytheResidentialCollegesatTowersproject.TheDeanofStudentscoordinatedeightforumswithstudentgroupstodiscusstheWestEndNeighborhoodBeautificationproposal,andhelpedselectafirmtoincorporatethepotentialfutureresidentialcollegesintotheWestEndNeighborhoodandafuturegreenway.
Residentialcollegeprogrammingcontinuestoexpandacrosstheuniversity.OntheMarthaRiversIngramCommons,newprogramsrangefromi-Seminars(seeImmersionsection)toenhancedVisionsmodulespromotingresiliencyandstudentwell-being.AtWarrenandMooreColleges,weeklybreakfastsinthefacultydirectorhome,called“CerealSundays,”encouragedcommunaldiningandfacultyvisitsofferedadditionalopportunitiesforstudent-facultyinteraction.ExcursionstoMammothCave,CumminsFalls,theNashvilleSymphonyandaNashvillePredatorsgamesoldoutinminutes.Andnewhugelypopularprogramslike“PinsandNeedles”(asucculentplantingproject)broughttogetheradiversesetofstudentsfromthesamehallwhomightnothavespenttimetogetherotherwise.
IMPACT• AccordingtotheQualityofLifeSurvey(QLS),a majority of students (81.1%) attended at
least one program per semester that a residence hall sponsored – an increase of 2% over last year.
• Additionally,first-year students (95%), students living in a living learning community (96%) and Warren and Moore residents (90%) attended more residence hall sponsored programs than the general student population.
• In general, the vast majority of students, regardless of type of residence hall in which they resided, participated in residence hall sponsored events.
• New housing options, such as Warren and Moore College Halls, provide students with even more opportunities to engage, and after three years of existence, students in Warren and Moore are attending more events than peers in non-living learning community housing.
The QLS is administered by the Office of the Dean of Students to all undergraduate students annually in December-January. This survey was last administered in December 2016-January 2017, and analysis above is from this most recent survey administration.
EDUCATIONTECHNOLOGIES
BYTHENUMBERS10separatecommitteesconvenedin2016-17,including:
• AcademicAffairsApplicationOversightCommittee• AssociateDeansAdvisoryPanelonClassroomTechnology• CourseManagementSystemAdvisoryCommittee
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• DesktopSupportFacultyAdvisoryCommittee• EducationalTechnologyEffectivenessCommittee• EducationalTechnologyStrategyCommittee• FacultySenateOnlineEducationTaskForce• LibraryDigitalProjectsSupportCommittee• TechnologyReviewStandingCommittee• VIDLAdvisoryBoard
67faculty,38staff,and8studentsservedonthecommittees
18grantstotaling$45,647awardedthroughtheVanderbiltInstituteforDigitalLearning’s(VIDL)InnovationGrantProgram
4,800downloadsofLeadingLinespodcast
9digitalscholarshipworkshopshostedbytheJeanandAlexanderHeardLibrary
16MOOCSofferedinvolving23facultymembers,reaching256,574learners EducationalTechnologieseffortscontinuedtomakesignificantstridesduringthe2016-17academicyear,keepingVanderbiltonthecutting-edgeofdigitallearningadvancements.BetweentheintroductionoftheCenterforDigitalHumanities,thetransitiontoBrightspaceasitsnewcoursemanagementsystem,thelaunchofthesecondseasonoftheLeadingLinespodcast,theunveilingofadditionalMOOCsandthesuccessfulimplementationofanewcourseevaluationsystem,2017wasabanneryearforVanderbilt’seducationaltechnologies.
ACTION• Vanderbiltand2U,acloud-basedsoftwarethathostsonlinecoursework,executeda
contracttobeginworkproducingprofessionaldegreeprogramsatPeabodyCollege.Enrollmenthassofarexceededexpectations.
• Brightspacewasselectedasthenewcoursemanagementsystem,replacingBlackboardinsummer2017.Theselectionwasmadebyacommitteeoffaculty,staffandstudentsfollowinganeeds-assessmentandvendor-selectionprocessorganizedbytheCenterforTeaching.
• TheCenterforDigitalHumanitiesopenedonJanuary26,creatingadynamichubinButtrickHallforscholarlyprojectsusingdigitaltools.
• Justice,Mercy,andMassIncarceration,taughtbyGrahamReside,willlaunchasaMOOCinMay.ThiscourseisthefirstMOOCfromtheDivinitySchool.
IMPACT• Followingareviewofpractices,Vanderbiltsuccessfullyimplementedanewcourse
evaluationsysteminFall2017.ParticipatingschoolsincludedtheBlair,Arts&Science,
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Divinity,TheGraduateSchool,PeabodyCollegeandtheSchoolofEngineering.Thenewsoftwaresystemwasutilizedinover45,000evaluationsinFall2017.
• TheLibraryexecutedsemester-longprogramminginconjunctionwithPlaces&Spaces:MappingScience,anexhibitof100datamapsandinteractivecomponentscuratedbytheCyberinfrastructureforNetworkScienceCenteratIndianaUniversity.
• VanderbiltInstituteforDigitalLearning(VIDL)andtheCenterforTeachingproducedthesecondseasonofLeadingLines,apodcastabouttheuseofeducationaltechnologyinhighereducation.
• VIDLlaunchedafourcourseCourseraspecializationinconjunctionwiththeOwenGraduateSchoolofManagemententitled“BusinessEssentialsforManagers.”Uponcompletionofthefour-courseseries,participantswillreceiveacertificateofcompletionfromVanderbilt.
NEXTSTEPS• AssociateProvostJohnSlooplaunchedauniversity-widecommitteeondigitalliteracy
chargedwith:o Providingadefinitionofdigitalliteracythatwillapplytoundergraduate,
graduateandprofessionalstudent.o Recommendingcurricularandco-curricularinitiativestofacilitatethe
developmentofthedigitallyliteratestudent.o Arecommendationfromthecommitteewillbeforthcomingthisfall.
GRADUATEEDUCATIONACTIONTheAcademicStrategicPlanrecognizesgraduateeducationasapriorityareaoffocusthatcutsacrossallfourpillars.WemustmakecriticalimprovementsingraduateeducationatVanderbiltinordertoremaincompetitivewithpeerinstitutionsandattractthebeststudents.Furthermore,Vanderbiltmustinvestinresourcestosupportthosestudentswhiletheyarehereinordertopreparethemforvariedcareersinadynamicallychangingmarket.Thispastyeartheuniversityfocusedonplanningforimprovinggraduateandprofessionalstudenthousingoncampus.Astudentsurveywasconductedtocollectfeedbackregardinghousingoptionsforgraduateandprofessionalstudents.InconjunctionwithFutureVU,thecampuslanduseplanningprocess,aworkinggroupwasformedtotackletheissueofgraduateandprofessionalstudenthousingoncampus.
Inthefallof2016,theChancellorannouncedthata$300millionendowmentwouldbebuiltoverthenextseveralyears.Theendowmentwillsupportbothgraduateeducationandresearch.BuildingontheworkoftheGraduateEducationStudyGroup,theProvostlaunchedacollaborative,rapidcycleprocess,andanadhocfacultycommitteewhodevelopedashort
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reportidentifyingfourproposedthematicareasforfutureinvestmentingraduateeducationandresearch:
o CreatingnewgraduatePh.D.scholarshipso Supportinggraduatestudentcareerdevelopmento Launchingandsustainingglobalengagement,andinterdisciplinaryandtrans-
institutionalresearcho Launchingfundraisinginitiativestocreatenewendowedchairsandfaculty
fellows.
NEXTSTEPSFurtherrefinementoftheseareasoffocusbeganinthesummerof2017andwillcontinueintothefall.AdditionalfeedbackfromnewfacultyworkinggroupswillbegatheredinthefalltoreviewdesignsforthegraduatePh.D.scholarshipandeducationprograms,andtochargetheworkinggroupswithdesigningimplementationplans.
INTERNATIONALSTRATEGYACTION
DevelopinganinternationalstrategytostrengthenandadvanceVanderbilt’sinternationalresearch,scholarshipandcreativeexpressionwhileraisingtheglobalprofileoftheuniversityasaresearchinstitutionisthechargeoftheInternationalStrategyWorkingGroup(ISWG),whichcomprisesfacultyfromawiderangeofdisciplines.Likegraduateeducation,Vanderbilt’sinternationalstrategyimpactsallpillarsofthestrategicplan.Thisyear’sfocushasbeenworkingonwaystoelevatetheglobalprofileofVanderbiltasaresearchinstitution,commensuratewithitsnationalprominence.Additionally,theVanderbiltcommunityhascalledformoreinternationalengagementasawaytopromotediverseculturalandacademicperspectives.
Toensurethattheuniversitydevelopedarobuststrategythecommitteetookathree-prongedapproach.Theyevaluatedexistingpractices,researchedbestpracticesbeyondVanderbilt,andgatheredextensivefeedbackfromtheVanderbiltcommunity.OpportunitiesforVanderbiltfacultymembersacrossallschoolstointeractwiththeworkinggroupincluded:
• Afaculty-widesurveytobetterunderstandthefaculty’senergyandpassionforthetopic;responsewasextremelypositivewith571responsesreceived.
• TownhallmeetingsinPeabodyCollege,CollegeofArts&Science,SchoolofEngineeringandtheMedicalSchool.
• Brainstorminglunchesthatincludedinvitedrepresentativesfromallschools.
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• MeetingswiththedeansandrelevantassociatedeansfromeachofVanderbilt’s10schoolsandcollege,alongwithmanyothershigh-rankingadministrators–includingViceChancellorsandViceProvosts.
Fromthiswork,thegroupproducedanexecutivesummarywithfourprimarygoalsthatbuildonVanderbilt’sstrengthsandsupportstheAcademicStrategicPlananditscommitmenttoequity,diversityandinclusion:
• Bringmoreinternationalvisitorsandgraduatestudentstocampus,andprovideon-campushousingforinternationalvisitors.
• Developandimplementacomprehensive,university-wideinternationalmediaandoutreachstrategy.
• Adaptadministrativestructurestobettersupportandfosterinternationalresearchacrosstheuniversity.
• Createaninstitutespecificallytaskedwithspearheadingtheseefforts.
NEXTSTEPSOverthecourseofthe2017summer,theworkinggroupiscompilingafullreporttobereleasedinthefall2017andusedasatooltogarnerfeedbackontherecommendationsandnextsteps.
CONCLUSIONThepositiveeffectsoftheAcademicStrategicPlanextendwellbeyondwhatwasinitiallyenvisionedordirectlyarticulatedintheplan.TheTIPsandtheChancellorFacultyFellowsinitiativesnotonlydirectresourcestoVanderbilt’smostpromisingcollaborationsandleadingfaculty,theyserveasimportanttoolsforfacultydevelopmentandretention,helpingthemtaketheircareerstothenextlevel.NewdigitaltechnologieslikeMOOCsareexpandingVanderbilt’sinternationalreachandreputation.Andperhapsmostimportantly,allofourinitiativesoffersignificantopportunitiestofurtherVanderbilt’scommitmenttoequity,diversityandinclusion.Frommulti-culturalUniversityCoursesonRace,PlaceandPowerandTIPsonHealthcareintheU.S.South,toexpandedmentalhealthandwell-beingprogramminginthecollegehalls.
ThecollaborativeprocessthatbeganintheVisionphaseandcontinuestodaythroughtheActionandImpactphaseshascreatedavenuesthroughwhichallinthecommunitycansharetheirvisionforthefutureofVanderbilt.TheprocesshasfurtheredourOneVanderbiltspiritandcollaborativeapproachtotakingonthemostexcitingopportunitiesandchallenges.