Concept 30 Outcomes
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A&S Next 2.0
Initiative: A&S Next 2.0
Description: Create career program for liberal arts students not necessarily on a pre-professional track.
Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Existed as a career service program First year as a pitch competition Second year as a pitch competition - A&S Shared Governance Structure
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Arc of Justice
Initiative: Arc of Justice
Description: Initiative created to meet A&S goal of conscience (President’s Mellon Grant).
Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Initiative to meet A&S goal of conscience (President’s Mellon Grant) Art of racial justice (15 faculty members across all five schools) Revived as Arc of Justice sponsoring one project out of the Dean’s start-up (study of mass incarceration) Call for proposals yielded no applicants -
Asia Connect
Initiative: Asia Connect
Description: Created after Humanities Connect, other "connect" programs were formed to strengthen particular social and curricular ties.
Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience, Curriculum
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Group organizer named and group begins to meet/guest speakers invited -
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusivity, and Thriving
Initiative: Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusivity, and Thriving
Description: Hired to address the absence of dedicated attention to TIDE efforts in A&S.
Goal: Community, Conscience
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Administrative planning for goals of community and conscience Assistant Dean trains T&P, search committees, and several other groups on implicit bias; crafts guidelines for peer evaluation of teaching -
Career Profiles for Departments
Initiative: Career Profiles for Departments
Description: Addresses gaps in faculty handbook compliance and strengthens transparency for all faculty on the tenure-track.
Goal: Conscience
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Taskforce on promotion submits report to Dean All departments now have career profiles, with the understanding that they are to be living documents that are updated periodically -
Convocation 2.0
Initiative: Convocation 2.0
Description: Builds a sense of community among A&S students. A&S has no "initiation," whereas students are admitted to Business and Jepson.
Goal: Community, Conscience
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Student speaker nominated by peers for the first time and t-shirts distributed at convocation to newly declared students T-shirt distribution continues for newly declared majors and program revamped for considerations of diversity and inclusion -
Critical Race Connect
Initiative: Critical Race Connect
Description: Created after Humanities Connect, other "connect" programs formed to strengthen particular social and curricular ties.
Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience, Curriculum
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Group organizer named and group begins to meet. Guest speakers invited -
FRC grants funding for collaborative projects
Initiative: FRC grants funding for collaborative projects
Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 First funds were distributed Second cohort begins -
Heightened intentionality around academic program review
Initiative: Heightened intentionality around academic program review
Goal: Conscience, Curriculum
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Theatre & Dance introduces diversity requirement for majors Provost institutes mandatory external review of all units -
Humanities Connect
Initiative: Humanities Connect
Description: Intentional community addresses cohort, belonging, and collaboration among faculty outside of the natural and applied sciences.
Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 First cohort Group evolves to intentional community of students and faculty with 1:1 ratio -
Humanities Fellowship 2.0
Initiative: Humanities Fellowship 2.0
Description: Offers students a cohort-based experience parallel to Integrative Inclusive Science.
Goal: Community, Creativity, Curriculum
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Existed within A&S for students interested in humanities Year 1 — recruits cohort of eight students in program focused on arts, humanities, and career readiness Year 2 — number of students increased to 10 -
Race and Racism
Initiative: Race and Racism
Description: Studies UR’s racial history.
Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience, Curriculum
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Dean calls for comprehensive assessment of the project Project leader submits assessment report to Dean Provost office takes over the initiative -
Sabbatical Fellowship Pilot
Initiative: Sabbatical Fellowship Pilot
Description: Addresses gaps in salary for cohort of faculty earning a year sabbatical, based on application criteria.
Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 First applications vetted by faculty and administrative committee First cohort Second cohort -
Staff Engagement Plan
Initiative: Staff Engagement Plan
Description: Addresses the disenfranchisement of many support staff and gaps in communication with staff without faculty status.
Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Dean and staff leadership craft a staff engagement plan Bi-annual staff meetings begin along with leadership meetings with the Dean -
Structured Mentoring Program for Faculty and Staff
Initiative: Structured Mentoring Program for Faculty and Staff
Description: Builds accountable framework for A&S mentoring program (primarily first year faculty).
Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience, Curriculum
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Dean and staff leadership craft a staff engagement plan Bi-annual staff meetings begin along with leadership meetings with the Dean -
Themed Year for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Initiative: Themed Year for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Description: Builds A&S as a community of learners, build a structure for intellectual enagement
between and among students, faculty, and staff.Goal: Community, Creativity, Conscience, Curriculum
2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 Contested Spaces: Race, Nation, and Conflict Contested Spaces: This Ground Conceptualizing A&S at 30