Focusing on the Program Portfolio Part I: Effectiveness
Making the Most of Your Resources to Meet Student Needs
Partner Event
This is part one of our three-part series designed to help deans review academic offerings.
Most universities and their colleges share the same core priorities—financial sustainability, enrollment growth, research output, and student success among them—but few are successful in aligning program structures, growth strategies, incentives, and evaluation with those priorities. The metrics we use as deans and academic administrators (such as six-year graduation rates) are often both imprecise and lagging, making it difficult for department chairs to understand the role their faculty play in advancing a university’s strategic efforts.
From faculty hiring to curriculum development to promotion and tenure, deans and department chairs make or influence myriad decisions that impact the viability of their programs, and therefore, the strategic priorities of their colleges and universities.
Join EAB expert David Attis in this three-part series designed to help university deans conduct a holistic analysis of the program portfolio to develop new strategies for long-term success.
Part I: Effectiveness
In an ever-changing environment, it is easy to overlook the basic hygiene necessary to ensure good stewardship of academic and administrative resources. This session explores the infrastructure necessary for a sustainable program assessment process.
Topics covered include:
- Identifying academic program value drivers
- Determining departmental goals and metrics
- Collecting accurate and appropriate data
- Gathering faculty input on designing assessment process
Session
Attendance is best suited for College Deans, Associate/Assistant Deans in Charge of Academic Affairs/Programs, or Dean’s Chief of Staff.Â
- Monday, January 13, 2025 | 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Other Sessions in the Series
Register for the other sessions in our three-part Focusing on the Program Portfolio series:
- Part II: Innovation—Understanding Academic Growth Strategies
- Part III: Design—The Risks and Rewards of Reimagining Academic Structures
