ACADEMIC AND STUDENT LIFE Johnson & Wales
University will create an exciting learning community offering programs that
are distinguished by their relevance, excellence and rigor as well as a high
quality of instruction. Outside the classroom, student life will be characterized
by opportunities for personal and intellectual growth.
To accomplish this aspiration, the university will achieve these goals:
GOAL Attain and maintain excellence
in all academic programs by
- Undertaking improvement-oriented reviews of all existing programs to measure
and ensure their continued relevance, excellence and rigor;
- Promoting, identifying and sustaining signature programs on each campus
and in each college and school;
- Reconstructing robust bachelor’s degree programs in the College
of Business and The Hospitality College to reflect the elimination of two-year
programs in these colleges;
- Pursuing specialized accreditation for the College of Business;
- Developing a JWU food safety gold standard in the College of Culinary
Arts;
- Partnering with Career Development in the re-engineering of experiential
education;
- Encouraging and facilitating innovative program development and new delivery
mechanisms;
- Renovating M.B.A. programming to ensure its relevance, excellence and
rigor.
GOAL Foster high-quality instruction
to enhance student learning by
- Developing and implementing a program for faculty evaluation and development
aimed at promoting student learning;
- Continuing to systematically support innovative pedagogies and practices
aimed at enhancing for active-learning;
- Enhancing technological support for instruction including the initiation
of e-learning.
GOAL Develop and implement a
comprehensive research-based student retention program on each campus by
- Developing the research function necessary to support campus retention
planning;
- Undertaking a comprehensive retention audit on each campus;
- Fashioning a vigorous retention plan for each campus.
GOAL Cultivate a campus culture
that enhances the personal development and civility of all students by
- Strengthening academic partnerships with student affairs;
- Incorporating best practices in the development and implementation of campus
life programs, including student participation in the formation, development and evaluation of those programs;
- Developing and implementing programs that reflect the diversity of our institution.
