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Noble, Dorottya B.; Mochrie, Simon G. J.; O'Hern, Corey S.; Pollard, Thomas D.; Regan, Lynne – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2016
In 2008, we established the Integrated Graduate Program in Physical and Engineering Biology (IGPPEB) at Yale University. Our goal was to create a comprehensive graduate program to train a new generation of scientists who possess a sophisticated understanding of biology and who are capable of applying physical and quantitative methodologies to…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Integrated Activities, Graduate Study, Biology
Johnson, Sabrina – Principal Leadership, 2011
Schools across the country are seeking creative ways to meet the high demands of school accountability. For example, in Montgomery (AL) Public Schools, "turnaround specialists" work at the direction of the local system's board of education. The district decided to treat turnaround specialists as partners who work with school principals…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Specialists
Public Agenda, 2012
"Building Institutional Capacity for Data-Informed Decision Making" is the third installment of the Cutting Edge series, which aims to help colleges engage faculty, scale successful interventions, and create a strong culture of evidence through use of data to strengthen their institutional change and student success efforts. Though the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Community Colleges, Organizational Change, Decision Making

Montgomery, Bruce A.; Hesse, Martin L. – Planning for Higher Education, 1990
The use of environmental scanning to link the external environment to institutional strategic planning is exemplified in Michigan State University's approach. The university's program is described, and in an appended section, 25 external tendencies are presented and related issues, trends, and events outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Planning, Futures (of Society)

Rowley, Daniel James – Planning for Higher Education, 1997
Colleges and universities should approach strategic change by establishing three kinds of key performance indicators (KPIs): mandated (state-mandates or other imposed objectives); management (determined by the administration); and derived (from the special intentions of institutional units). By assembling the three kinds of KPIs, the strategic…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning, Evaluation Criteria
McClure, Polley Ann; Williams, James G. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
In 1988, Indiana University's separate academic and administrative computing units were not responding to changing user demands. In merging and reorganizing the systems, the university tackled problems shared by many institutions and gathered information that can encourage and forewarn others in similar efforts. The project's history, process, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education
Donald, A. Wayne; Naff, Michael – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
The process used to engineer and manage major organizational change at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is described. Issues include defining change, gaining support, organizing to facilitate change, staff development, establishing project strategies, and measuring success. The role of the institution's information…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Higher Education, Information Technology
McClure, Polly Ann; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
At Indiana University, budget problems and the information explosion led to a project, financed by a computer company, integrating information technology (IT) into administrative functions. The administrative workstation project increased IT knowledge and use by key administrators, resulting in greater productivity and creativity, improved…
Descriptors: College Administration, Creativity, Employee Attitudes, Higher Education
Bernbom, Gerald; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
Through integration of administrative information systems across diverse technology platforms and opening access to institutional data, Indiana University has begun to expand the concept of academic information systems. The university's experience has resulted in conclusions and guidelines for other institutions to use in AIS planning and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Strategies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs
Chan, Susy S. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
In July 1993, DePaul University integrated its information technology and service functions under a new division of University Planning and Information Technology, consolidating formerly fragmented services to achieve a unified direction for information technology closely aligned with university goals. This case study discusses the framework,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, Change Strategies, College Administration
Luker, Mark; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
Recently the University of Wisconsin-Madison merged three existing but disparate technology-related units into a single division reporting to a chief information officer. The new division faced many challenges, beginning with the need to restructure the old units into a cohesive new organization. The restructuring process, based on structural…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Cybernetics, Higher Education

Andrade, Sally J. – Planning for Higher Education, 1998
The context of and the participatory strategic planning process at the University of Texas, El Paso, from 1993 to 1996 is described. The internal and external factors that influence the intensive interactive process are reviewed; the university's conceptual framework for strategic planning is described; and the role of the university's planning…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning, Higher Education

Lonabocker, Louise – College and University, 1996
An August 1996 conference on innovation in college student services is described, including discussion of the University of Delaware's student services model, common factors in program development identified by participants, common barriers, and the innovations undertaken at a number of diverse higher education institutions around the country.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning, Conferences
Hyatt, James A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1993
The approach used at the University of Maryland at College Park to address the problem of shrinking resources is described. The institution's strategic restructuring involved assessment of existing revenue generation and resource use and development of alternatives. Thorough self-assessment and clearly articulated priorities are seen as essential.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Decision Making, Higher Education

Stevenson, Malcolm – Higher Education Management, 1992
The consequences for the library of computerization at the University of Bradford (England) are examined. Options for the future development of library services are considered, with attention given to the lessons learned from and issues raised by the implementation of a new library system incorporating advances in information technology.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Administration, College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs