Insights and Ideas
Themes From Past Discussions
- 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