Focusing on the Program Portfolio Part II: Innovation
Understanding Academic Growth Strategies
Partner Event
This is part two 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 II: Innovation
Plans to expand the program portfolio vary by institution and discipline, yet often succumb to a similar set of failures. In this session, learn about the opportunities and roadblocks inherent to new program launch, and how the revitalization or expansion of existing programs can also serve as a growth lever.
Topics covered include:
- Hallmarks of promising new program opportunities
- Hidden stumbling blocks of program expansion
- Analysis of the competitive landscape
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, February 10, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 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 I: Effectiveness—Making the Most of Your Resources to Meet Student Needs
- Part III: Design—The Risks and Rewards of Reimagining Academic Structures
