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It has been great to see so many more people on campus this fall; the increased presence of students, faculty and staff builds the feeling of community that makes WOU special. I know people are concerned about enrollment and fiscal pressures, but it seems like we may have turned an important corner by bringing in more new students than we did last year, even if our overall enrollment was down. Our enrollment management teams are working hard to continue this positive trajectory and increase the number of students at WOU.<\/span><\/p>\n I am pleased by the level of engagement we have seen from the College Restructure Taskforce. They have worked hard this summer and fall. I appreciate the engagement of the broader campus community and their willingness to give constructive feedback to the Taskforce, who have used this feedback to refine their work. I expect that the Taskforce will submit their final report and recommendations in December or early January. After that, President Peters and I will study the final report and recommendations. I anticipate that we will also put together an implementation team this winter to start the process of making changes to our structure; I don\u2019t anticipate the changes will be made for Fall 2023, but possibly Fall 2024. There is also the possibility that the changes could be done gradually over the next couple of years.<\/span><\/p>\n I want to remind people about the College Restructure Taskforce charge. Here is some language from the College Restructure Taskforce\u2019s charge and potential outcomes:<\/span><\/p>\n The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has eight divisions spanning traditional liberal arts and sciences along with professional and pre-professional programs. The College of Education has three divisions that encompass far more than educator preparation programs. This structure served us well once.\u00a0 But over time, and through the evolution of programs and student interests, this structure may have created silos and workload inequities for academic program leaders, faculty and staff. As we consider developing new programs at new degree levels (e.g., professional doctorates), now is the time to re-examine, re-align and re-balance WOU\u2019s academic programs so that our structures serve our current needs and position us to thrive in the future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n This restructuring has the potential to:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n The college restructure initiative has the potential to more equitably distribute the workload in the colleges and to possibly align programs in a way that takes advantage of their similarities to facilitate greater collaboration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I hope the rest of the quarter and academic year go well for you. I also hope you are able to make a positive impact, directly or indirectly, on the lives of our students. After all, the students are both the reason WOU exists and why so many of us find such great satisfaction in our work here.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014Provost Rob Winningham<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”32px|||16px|false|false” border_width_left=”3px” border_color_left=”#C4C6C8″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”in-this-issue” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||11px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”#dates” button_text=”Important Dates” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_border_width=”0px” button_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”8px||8px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”#oer” button_text=”WOU OER Stipend Program: Schedule Change” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_border_width=”0px” button_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”8px||8px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”#leaders-summit” button_text=”Willamette Promise: Student Leaders Summit” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_border_width=”0px” button_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”8px||8px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”#new-staff” button_text=”New Staff in Academic Affairs” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_border_width=”0px” button_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”8px||8px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#c4c6c8″ divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Cover photo by WOU’s own Seyed Shahrokni, who works in the Center for Academic Innovation. Thanks, Seyed!<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”dates” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#872027″ custom_padding=”16px||16px||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”color: #fff;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” positioning=”none” max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” positioning=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”36px” position_origin_a=”center_left” width=”100%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Nov 24-25: Thanksgiving break (campus closed)<\/p>\n Dec 2: Last day of classes<\/p>\n Dec 5-9: Finals week<\/p>\n Dec 13: Grades due<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”oer” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”29px|0px|25px|||” border_width_bottom=”5px” border_color_bottom=”#DB0A29″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” custom_padding=”|32px||32px|false|true” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_text_align=”center” min_height=”50px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|12px|0px|false|false” border_color_bottom=”#db0a29″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Western Oregon University Open Educational Resources (OER) Stipend Program is moving its call for proposals (CFP) from Fall 2022 to Spring 2023<\/span><\/strong>. Moving the CFP from fall to spring term will give awardees an entire year to complete their projects, including Summer 2023.<\/p>\n The primary goal of WOU\u2019s OER Stipend Program is to significantly reduce course materials and textbook costs for students, and at the same time provide access to high-quality, pedagogically creative, open educational content for teaching, learning, and research.<\/p>\n To learn more about the WOU OER Stipend Program and application process, review the WOU OER Stipend Program webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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