UK Campus Invited to Strategic Plan Town Hall
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 7, 2014) — The UK campus is invited to a series of "Town Hall" events: opportunities to learn about, engage with and provide feedback for "see tomorrow." The University of Kentucky Strategic Plan.
The first event, which will focus on trends in higher education, will take place from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, in the William T. Young Library Auditorium.
The event is designed to facilitate a robust discussion about the trends in higher education as the university develops its next Strategic Plan; iwin, a research collaboration between the UK Colleges of Social Work, Business and Economics and Public Health will lead the discussions. The representatives from iwin will compile the feedback to share with the strategic planning committee.
The current trends that the strategic plan working groups have identified include:
- Changing Finances and Sustainability of Funding Sources
- Redefining the Purpose of Public Higher Education
- Greater Accountability
- Increased Use of Technology
- Increased Internationalization
- Changing Undergraduate Population and Curriculum
- Challenges in Graduate Education: Ph.D., Master’s, and Professional Degrees
- Changes in Research Funding
- The Changing Professoriate
"To have a discussion about the trends that are shaping the future of higher education as well as the University of Kentucky represents an important starting point for developing our Strategic Plan," said UK Provost Christine Riordan. "President Capilouto and I believe that, to develop a plan for our future, we need to fully understand the context of where we are now."
The second event in the series, which will also focus on trends, will take place from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, in room 234 of the UK BioPharm Complex.
MEDIA CONTACT: Sarah Geegan, (859) 257-5365; sarah.geegan@uky.edu