Dear Colleagues,
This spring, Provost Rob Winningham initiated and convened a College Restructure Taskforce composed of WOU staff, faculty, and administrators. The aim of the Taskforce is to recommend an equitable and sustainable academic structure that utilizes existing resources. Efforts to capitalize on division and unit-specific knowledge are reflected in the Taskforce’s constitution. Nonetheless, Taskforce members are focused on the totality of WOU’s academic programs and do not serve as division-specific representatives. Please feel free to reach out to any Taskforce member if you have questions or want to provide input. We also encourage you to share your ideas and questions using the form linked below.
At our June 15th retreat, the Taskforce:
- discussed our collective SWOC analyses (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges) and identified a range of issues and concerns that motivate our work;
- brainstormed communication strategies for sharing information with the campus community;
- strategized in breakout groups (Steering Committee, Communication, Workload/Equity, Current Structure & Comparators);
- and established an agenda, assignments and addressed logistical needs for the next meeting on June 29th.
To minimize the burden on Taskforce members, the Communication Committee will be issuing updates via email from the Provost’s Office and posting these regular meeting summaries to the Taskforce webpage: https://wou.edu/provost/rtf/
As mentioned previously, we have also created a Google form where you can anonymously share input and ideas with the Taskforce. We encourage you to take a few minutes (or more!) to share ideas, examples or concerns you would like to make sure the Taskforce considers. The knowledge, expertise and perspectives of the entire campus community are critical to the college restructure effort.
