Insights and Ideas is back!

This fall, we had two more great Insights and Ideas sessions and the series will return in the Winter 2026 semester!  We'll soon be sharing dates for these sessions which will create space to discuss topics that matter to you with President Mantella, Provost Drake, and the campus community. You’ll also gain deeper insight into university priorities and key initiatives while taking part in meaningful conversations that connect you directly with university leadership.
 

• Embracing the whole student and being involved in their success both in and out of the classroom is critical to who we are
• Promote and resource a culture of care, especially as the university community deals with increasing changes and stresses
• Expand opportunities to increase partnership between staff and faculty
• Be vocal in sharing our pride in areas of equity and building a welcoming atmosphere 
• Integrate PSS into campus community activities more frequently
• Understand that progress sometimes requires letting go of things that are familiar
• Strengthen the process and expand opportunities to enhance participation in and communications of university decisions
• Convey support for and build a common framework for shared governance
• More small gestures are needed as they help strengthen morale
• Prioritize hiring full-time faculty as part of the planning for university growth and accommodating increasingly complex student needs
• Align priorities with institutional goals, it's time to think holistically and proactively and to lay out and share thoughtful plans and not simply fill gaps
• As GVSU's strategic plan enters its next phase, realize that GVSU remains a young institution and tensions are part of growth and context.  We can and will prevail.
• In research, there are opportunities for collaboration across the university to build on our current success and add new directions
• GVSU is a leader in the area of health and should explore ways to magnify that work and messaging and expand the offerings to new areas
• Sharing our Laker pride more often; we are far too humble
• Focus on equity as it comes to compensation and employment opportunities at GVSU
• Leverage technology to create opportunities and meet students' basic needs
• Focus on marketing our immensely talented students to employers and institutions
• Foster cross-departmental collaboration to inspire idea-sharing, innovation, and research
• Uphold the university's core values while navigating a rapidly evolving political landscape
• Offer comprehensive training and guidance to faculty and staff on the ethical use of artificial intelligence
• Promote equitable experiences across all faculty positions
• Champion high-quality research that aligns with and enhances who we are as a university
• Discussion of the need for clarity surrounding significant focus and how to be equitable and allow faculty to lean into their strengths and passions
• The importance of taking a holistic view of the student journey, including both vertical and horizontal views
• The need to develop muscle strength on communications
• Collaboration circles that stretch across multiple areas can scale success