Past Retreats
Thursday, October 27, 2016
2:00-4:00 pm, Reception to follow, 4-5pm
The Pointe
Invitation
Agenda
Retreat Notes
Program
Readings:
- Convocation Speech by President Conoley
- Relevant portions of the speech to this retreat
- Highly Valued Degrees at CSULB
- Critical Thinking Matrix
- Campus Goals
Summary Responses to Retreat Questions:
- Question 1
- Question 2
- Question 3
Agenda
Setting the Context (PPT)
Readings:
- Center for American Progress, “How Public Universities can Promote Access and Success for All Students"
- NY Times, “Who Gets to Graduate?”
- The Education Trust
- PPIC Closing the Gap
Retreat Data Sources:
- University and College Graduation Rates
- Fall '08 Cohort Retention by College and Ethnicity
Table-Top Questions for Retreat
Agenda
Pre-Retreat Readings
Retreat Agenda (PDF)
Pre-Retreat Readings
- The Road Never Traveled by Andy Bodman
- Live and Learn by Louis Menand
- Habits of the Mind: Lesson for the Long Term
- Our Universities: Why are They Failing? by Anthony Grafton
- Our Universities: How Bad? How Good? by Peter Brooks
- "Do Students Understand Liberal Arts Disciplines?" (Elmore, Pretince, Trosset)
- Association of American Colleges and Universities, Liberal Education: Faculty Work
- Let's Calm Down About Higher Education
- Inside Higher Ed Interview with Author of "Under New Management"
- Future of the CSU
Summary Transcript of Retreat Responses (PDF)
Retreat Powerpoint (PDF)
Pre-Retreat Readings:
- “Information Technology on Campus: By the Numbers”
- “The Mindset List for the Class of 2015”
- “The 2011 Mind-Set of Faculty (Born Before 1980)”
- McHaney, Roger. “Tomorrow’s Teaching and Learning: Timeslicing in the Classroom.” Excerpt from chapter 2 in The New Digital Shoreline: How Web 2.0 and Millennials Are Revolutionizing Higher Education. Stylus Publishing, LLC. Copyright © 2011 Stylus Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved.
- Matt Cutts TED video on “Try Something New for 30 Days” (3-minute video)
If You Want to Read More...
- Robertson, Douglas Reimondo. “Feeling Overloaded? You're Not Alone.” NEA Higher Education Advocate (February 2008)
- Cordell, Ryan. “New Technologies to Get Your Students Engaged.” Ryan Cordell. The Chronicle of Higher Education (8 May 2011)
- “Working Better: How To Make Your Gadgets Work For You”
- “Working Better: How to Use Your Email Effectively”
Post-Retreat Evaluation and Feedback (PDF)
Summary Transcript of Retreat Responses (2011)
- Agenda
- Chair's Presentation
- Retreat Readings Packet (PDF)
Evaluations By Personnel
- Academic Senate Retreat 2010 Evaluations
- Faculty Reflection
- Administrator Reflection
- Staff Reflection
- Student Reflection
Summary Transcript of Retreat Respones (2010)
- Agenda
- Retreat Questions
Summary Transcript of Retreat Responses (2009)
How can the University and the Community best collaborate to promote and improve the “sustainability” of the city and the region?
- Agenda
- Sustainability Readings
- Education Sustainability Powerpoint
- Environmental Sustainability Powerpoint
- Discussion Questions
Questions and Answers:
- Sustaining Health and Quality of Life Q & A
- Sustaining Cultural and Social Diversity Q & A
- Educational Sustainability Q & A (w/out recommendations)
- Economic Sustainability Q & A (w/out recommendations)
- Environmental Sustainability Q & A
Issues and Recommendations:
- Sustaining Health and Quality of Life
- Sustaining Cultural and Social Diversity
- Educational Sustainability
- Economic Sustainability
- Environmental Sustainability
Evaluations:
- Evaluation Questions
Summary Transcript of Retreat Responses (2008)
Student Success & Academic Technology
- Advising Results
- Engagement Results
- Learning/Teaching Results
- Survey Results
Changing the Mission & Vision of CSU, Long Beach
- Mission
- Vision
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