Commission of 150 Summer Update

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Nebraska Commission of 150 co-chairs Will Thomas and Donde Plowman give an update on the planning process. The The project involves 150+leaders who are working to chart the university’s future, revise the mission and values statements and develop the strategic goals that will illuminate the path toward distinction and impact for the next 25 years.

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[00:00:05.850]Hi, I'm Will Thomas.
[00:00:07.770]And I'm Donde Plowman.
[00:00:09.360]Together we co-chair the Nebraska Commission of 150.
[00:00:13.980]Let's imagine the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
[00:00:17.467]in 25 years.
[00:00:18.440]Higher education will look very different.
[00:00:21.030]What do we want our students to experience?
[00:00:23.530]What research will have the greatest impact?
[00:00:26.070]How will we serve Nebraskans, the nation, and the world?
[00:00:29.730]How should we renew and reimagine our land-grant mission
[00:00:33.570]for the 21st century?
[00:00:35.360]Chancellor Green has charged the N150 Commission
[00:00:38.680]to think boldly about these important questions Will
[00:00:41.410]just raised.
[00:00:42.243]And to envision the best University for the next generation.
[00:00:47.430]The Commission brings together a team
[00:00:49.310]of leaders and innovators unrivaled in Nebraska's history.
[00:00:53.490]Alumni, business leaders, faculty, staff, students,
[00:00:57.980]donors, regents, and friends.
[00:01:00.910]More than 350 people participated
[00:01:03.640]in brainstorming sessions in April.
[00:01:06.490]And the Commission has gathered several times
[00:01:08.980]to discuss what bold innovations our campus could launch
[00:01:13.400]to meet the future needs of students and society.
[00:01:16.720]Subcommittees are meeting this summer to come up
[00:01:18.960]with goals and strategies.
[00:01:21.250]That's right, Donde.
[00:01:22.670]We want all voices to be heard in this process.
[00:01:25.950]The fact is, higher education is changing quickly.
[00:01:29.720]Universities are in a global competition for talent.
[00:01:33.160]We need to ask: What makes
[00:01:34.970]the University of Nebraska-Lincoln distinctive?
[00:01:37.940]And what goals will set us apart as a national leader
[00:01:41.570]among public research universities?
[00:01:44.490]At every step,
[00:01:45.530]we have heard bold, inspiring, and important ideas.
[00:01:49.910]Here's one example.
[00:01:51.540]What if students could customize their degree program
[00:01:54.480]and put together modules or themes of knowledge areas
[00:01:59.650]and experiences they wanted to lead
[00:02:02.250]to the future they were building for themselves?
[00:02:05.680]Here's another major theme that has consistently come up:
[00:02:09.070]Project-based learning.
[00:02:11.100]Every student might participate in a multiyear,
[00:02:14.080]multidisciplinary, team-based research project.
[00:02:17.860]Student-led, project-based, engaged learning.
[00:02:22.020]That could be the hallmark of the Husker experience.
[00:02:25.780]Participants in our open sessions talked
[00:02:27.720]about purpose, what the University is for.
[00:02:31.320]One person put it this way:
[00:02:33.267]"UNL needs to be a national leader
[00:02:35.490]in student growth--academic, personal, and professional--
[00:02:40.300]this needs to be baked into everything we do."
[00:02:43.220]And here are some of the key themes we have heard so far.
[00:02:47.060]A University such as ours exists for the public good.
[00:02:52.550]Our research should meet core societal challenges.
[00:02:56.440]Every student should engage in research while they're here.
[00:02:59.900]We are a community where every interaction matters.
[00:03:03.700]And this is where teaching, research,
[00:03:06.480]and community service transforms lives.
[00:03:10.630]Our project is on a quick timeline to coincide
[00:03:13.570]with the University's 150th anniversary in 2019.
[00:03:18.090]And we hope to complete a first draft
[00:03:19.890]of our recommendations by late summer.
[00:03:22.550]We'll seek feedback from our broad University community
[00:03:25.700]during the fall, and we'll send recommendations
[00:03:28.450]to the Chancellor by Thanksgiving.
[00:03:30.920]We need your input during those fall semester sessions.
[00:03:35.000]We expect some lively discussions.
[00:03:38.287]That's right.
[00:03:39.120]Thanks for watching our update.
[00:03:40.330]We'll be talking to you very soon.
[00:03:42.070]And, next time, we're going to throw in a surprise.
[00:03:45.930]Thank you and Go Big Red.
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