Academic Restructuring: Taking Action Quickly During Times of Change

Hear from two institutions about how they restructured in order to stay competitive amid changing market demands. (This session covers one of those institutions)

Agenda

To help you understand the conditions and approaches surrounding the restructure at Clarion University, you’ll learn the following:
1) The market conditions and financial realities that required the school to restructure
2) The outcomes of the restructure – both the good and the bad
3) How President Emerita Whitney led the university through the academic restructure, including how she formed an action plan, how she overcame faculty resistance, and how she rethought traditional disciplinary structures
4) The things President Emerita Whitney executed well and the things she wishes she would have done differently