Enhancing the Student Experience Through Innovative Teaching and Learning

III. Enhancing the Student Experience Through Innovative Teaching and Learning

Develop new and innovative academic programs with growth potential by:

appointing a task force of faculty across disciplines to research market trends and to consider new academic programs; and
appointing a task force to explore the growth of strategic online programs to meet student needs and reach students unable to attend classes on campus.

Evaluate and improve academic programs by:

developing a core of general education that creates a “spine” of academic support;
conducting a holistic review of each school and program as well as the organization of schools and departments through the Office of Academic Affairs;
engaging students in academic research and applied research as appropriate to their fields of study; and
enlisting faculty with strong academic credentials who fit the mission of HPU and who desire to make meaningful connections with students.

Create professional development opportunities for leadership and for training and equipping faculty with best practice in pedagogy by:

establishing a center for teaching and learning excellence that emphasizes and supports the pedagogical development of faculty and innovative practice;
standardizing a faculty evaluation process that is connected to the University mission and the Strategic Plan 2023-2028, along with training for evaluators; and
providing funds for faculty to innovate in the classroom by seeking grants and by reallocating current resources.