Future of the University of Saint Joseph

1. Future of the University of Saint Joseph April Duquette Future of Education Professor Foster 10/20/12 A scenario created using Futuring and trends in education

2. University of Saint Joseph • University successfully serving 2000 students • Undergraduate women’s liberal arts college • Founded in 1932 by the Sisters of Mercy • Launched Pharmacy program in 2011 • Changed title from Saint Joseph College in July 2012 • Universities Core Values • Catholic Identity • Commitment to Women • Compassionate Service • Academic Excellence • Respect/Integrity • Hospitality • Multiculturalism/Diversity

3. Technology on Campus • Current technology used: • SMARTboardsor projectors in all classrooms • Computers in all classrooms • Blackboard utilized for some classes • Tablet computing used in some classes • Technology advances that could be made easily • Mobile Apps • App allowing for both academic and recreational use • Athletic updates • Event times and dates • Email and Blackboard access • Tablet use allowed in all classrooms • Cost effective E-books • Note taking • Internet access

4. Futuring Methods • Scanning • Data collection • Find trends in media • Focuses on trends, not events • Scenarios • End product of futuring • Shows possibilities of the future • Negative in that organizers can have drastic scenarios • Time consuming

5. Universal Futuring Model Data Gathering Projection Forces Analysis Wild Cards Scenarios Gaming Modeling Visioning Scanning Polling Trend Monitoring Interviewing Brainstorming Webbing Historic Gathering Quantitive & Qualitative Methods Demographic Economy Government Ecology Society Culture Technology *Figure 3 from Lessons from Management: Using Strategic Planning Concepts to Develop a Universal Futuring Model

6. Online Classes • Sufficient training needs to be provided for teachers wanting to instruct online classes • Students can lack relationship building skills • Tasks like bios, buddies, service learning, scavenger hunts, and discussion questions have students work in groups

7. E-readers • Insufficient highlighting and note applications for older students • E-readers all offer different fonts and sizes, putting students on different pages • Can be positive for younger students, using animation and sounds • E-readers can utilize multiple intelligences

8. Positive Opportunities for USJ • Students on campus feel like a family • More educational opportunities • Employ professors from all over the country • More online learning opportunities • Connect with other educational institutions • Lower on-campus costs through online classes

9. Negative Opportunities for USJ • Disconnect between unqualified educators and students who are technologically informed • High drop-out rate because of online learning • Need to implement better professional development • Maintaining a title as a “women’s college” • Not jumping into programs too quickly

10. Action Steps for the University • Market the University across the country, instead of just in New England • Hire new faculty specializing in online learning • Hiring in major departments like the registrar and advising in order to aid the higher student population • Expand the internet database system to accommodate new programs and more students • Train all faculty and staff in technology on campus and technology that may be implemented

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13. The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.(2012). Graduation rates:six-year graduation rates of bachelor's students-2009. Retrieved from http://www.higheredinfo.org/dbrowser/?year=2009 &level=nation&mode=map&state=0&submeasure= 27 • University of Saint Joseph. (2012, June 13). Six year graduation rates, fall 2009. Retrieved from http://www.usj.edu/about/administrative_offices/of fice_of_institutional_research_and_planning/fact_book/fact_book_09- 10/grad_rates.html • University of Saint Joseph. (2012, July 2). Our core values and mission statement. Retrieved from http://www.usj.edu/about/core_values.html • World Future Society. (2012). Scanning. Retrieved from http://www.wfs.org/node/400