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OFFICE OF THE PROVOST

ACADEMICSTRATEGICPLANANNUALREPORT–2015-2016ACADEMICYEAR

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TABLEOFCONTENTSIntroduction..............................................................................................................................3

TheFourIntersectingThemes...................................................................................................................3

Trans-InstitutionalProgramAwards...............................................................................4BytheNumbers..................................................................................................................................42016AwardedPrograms................................................................................................................4TIPSImpact–The2015AwardedPrograms............................................................................5TIPSPromotionandRecognition.................................................................................................6

ChancellorFacultyFellowsProgram................................................................................7TheInauguralCohort.......................................................................................................................7The2016Cohort................................................................................................................................8

UniversityCourses..................................................................................................................8BytheNumbers..................................................................................................................................8

Immersion...............................................................................................................................10BytheNumbers...............................................................................................................................10CommitteeFindings/Outcomes.................................................................................................10Immersionretreat..........................................................................................................................11

TheCollegeHalls...................................................................................................................13BytheNumbers...............................................................................................................................13TheMarthaRiversIngramCommons......................................................................................13WarrenandMooreColleges........................................................................................................14TheFutureofVanderbiltandBarnardHalls.........................................................................14

Co-CurricularEngagementExternaltotheCollegeHalls(CEECH).....................15

EducationTechnologies.....................................................................................................16BytheNumbers...............................................................................................................................16DigitalHumanities.........................................................................................................................18LookingtotheFuture....................................................................................................................18

HealthcareSolutions...........................................................................................................19

GraduateEducation.............................................................................................................19

InternationalStrategy.........................................................................................................20

What’sNext?...........................................................................................................................21


INTRODUCTION

THEFOURINTERSECTINGTHEMESTheAcademicStrategicPlanrestsonfourintersectingthemes.Withtheactionphaseinfullswing,theoverlapofthesethefourthemeshasclearlyemerged.Forexample,manyofthefundedTIPssupportground-breakinginnovationsinhealthcareandadvancedigitallearningopportunitieswhilecreatingcutting-edgeimmersionexperiencesforourstudents.

Intotal,morethan650faculty,staffandstudentshavebeendirectlyengagedinbringingtheplantolife.Thereach,however,extendswellbeyondthoseindividuals.ThefundsawardedtotheChancellorFacultyFellowsallowthemtopursuenewandexcitingdiscoveries.Grantssupportingneweducationtechnologieswilladvancelearninginallcornersofthecampus.TherecentlylaunchedUniversityCourseswillofferourstudentsopportunitiestolearnfromcollaborativeteamsofdiversefaculty.

Insum,theinitiativesoftheASPareactivelyenablingfaculty,studentsandstafftotackletoday’smostpressingquestionsandallowingVanderbilttoreachnewheightsinadvancingdiscovery,learningandservice.

Thereportthatfollowshighlightstheeffortsthathavetakenplacethispastacademicyear.


TRANS-INSTITUTIONALPROGRAM

AWARDS

BYTHENUMBERS427Totalfacultyengagedbeginningwiththepre-proposalprocess

13of35“full”proposalswereawardedforfundingin2015-16

105Facultyinvolvedinthe13-awardedproposalsacrossallschoolsandcollegesin2015-16

$4.5Millionintotalfundingforthe13proposals

$12Millionawardedintotaloverthelasttwoyears

2016AWARDEDPROGRAMSFullProgramDescriptions

1. VanderbiltInitiativeforSmart-CityOperationsResearch(VISOR)-SchoolofEngineering,PeabodyCollege,CollegeofArtsandScience

2. VocationsinRacialJustice:Trans-DisciplinaryActivist/Practitioner/Scholar(TAPS)-DivinitySchool,PeabodyCollege,CollegeofArtsandScience,SchoolofNursing,LawSchool,SchoolofEngineering

3. OptimizingHealthandWell-BeinginAdultswithAutismSpectrumDisorders-SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),CollegeofArtsandScience,PeabodyCollege

4. EstablishmentofaWorld-ClassMetabolomicsService-SchoolofMedicine(BasicSciences),SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),SchoolofEngineering

5. AfricaataCrossroads:ChallengesandProspects-CollegeofArtsandScience,SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),BlairSchoolofMusic,PeabodyCollege

6. UnderstandingDigitalDominanceinTeachingandLearning:AnInterdisciplinaryApproach-PeabodyCollege,SchoolofEngineering,CollegeofArtsandScience

7. VanderbiltInitiativeforIntelligentResilientInfrastructureSystems(IRIS)-SchoolofEngineering,CollegeofArtsandScience

8. EngineeringImmunity-SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),SchoolofEngineering9. TowardsaTrans-disciplinaryProgramonDataSciencePolicy-SchoolofMedicine

(Clinical),SchoolofEngineering,CollegeofArtsandScience,OwenGraduateSchoolofManagement,LawSchool

10. AdvancingtheDevelopmentofBrain-BasedMeasuresofTreatmentOutcomesinClinicalTrialsacrosstheLifespan-PeabodyCollege,SchoolofMedicine(Clinical)

Trans-Institutionalprograms


11. VanderbiltProgramforNextGenerationVaccines:IntegratingStructuralBiologywithBigData-CollegeofArtsandScience,SchoolofMedicine(BasicSciences),SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),SchoolofEngineering

12. VINSEI^3:IncreasingImmersionandInnovationinInterdisciplinaryNanoscienceResearchandEducation-SchoolofEngineering,CollegeofArtsandScience

13. TheVanderbiltInternationalPublicOpinionProject-CollegeofArtsandScience,SchoolofMedicine(Clinical),SchoolofLaw,PeabodyCollege

TIPSIMPACT–THE2015AWARDEDPROGRAMSFullProgramDescriptions“Yearone”progressreportsforthe2015recipientsrevealanexcitingandproductiveinauguralyearfortheprogram.Collaboratorsfromadiversesetofdisciplinesareworkingtogethertomaketransformativediscoveries,engagingstudentsalongtheway.Insomecases,theworkisleadingtopapers,invitedtalks,patentapplicationsandindustrysupportandcollaboration.Anumberofstrongapplicationsforexternalfundingarelikelytoresultfromtheseinvestments.Belowaresomeprogramhighlights:

• EthicsofHealthandHumanFlourishing:CommunitiesofCareandEverydayEthicsTheteamestablishedaninterdisciplinarycommunityofscholarsfortheFacultyWorkingGroupanddevelopedatwo-semestercoursethatdeeplyengagesstudentsinthescholarshipandpracticeoftheethicsofcare.A'MeettheProfessors'eventfortheirsequenceofcourseswasheldthisspring,wheretheyengagedstudentsinanobservationexercisecomparingclipsthathighlightedtheconnectionsbetweenempiricalinvestigationandethicalreflection,makingthecasethatstudentfieldworkandqualitativedataanalysiscanmakeanimportantcontributiontonormativecaretheory.15studentswereofferedaplaceinthecourseandtheyhaveawaitinglist.

• TheLaboratoriesforInnovationinGlobalHealthTechnologiesAfieldresearchteamofstaffresearchscientists,faculty,postdoctoralfellowsandgraduatestudentstraveledtoZambiaandoperatedatMachaResearchTrustforsixweekstoevaluatetheversion1.0ofthemagneticallyenabledBiomarkerExtractionandDeliverySystem(mBEADS)device.Thefieldtripandon-campusworkresultedinthreeundergraduateimmersions,engagementof37undergraduate/graduatestudents,andalsosupportedeffortstowardpatentapplicationsandexternalgrantsubmissionstoNIH,GatesFoundation,USAID,andtheProgramforAppropriateTechnologiesinHealth.

• WisdomWorkingGroupTheWisdomWorkingGroup(WWG)immersed18Discovery&Learning(D&L),Fellowseightundergraduatesand10graduatesfromacrosstendisciplinesinhands-onresearchwithfaculty,communityexpertsandprofessionalstaff.Facultycollaboratorsfromacrossnineuniversitydepartmentsworkeddirectlywiththefellowstoadvanceinnovativecross-disciplinaryandcross-sectoralresearch.Yearonewasaresearchand


planningyearforWWGssixcoreprojects.D&LFellowsandfacultyworkedtogethertoconductbackgroundresearchforeachprojectelement,formulatingdetailedworkplanswithspecificgoals,objectives,andactivities.Theresultsincludedliteraturereviews,trainingsessionsandmaterials,focalthemeidentification(frominterviewcoding)aswellasrelationshipbuildingwithpartnersincurrentandnextphasesites.Studentswereimmersedinqualitativeresearchanddataanalysis,presentations,trainings,campusandcommunityevents,healthcaresolutionsdevelopment,technology/digitallearninginnovation,andmentoringwhichwillresultininnovativeapproachestoseekingsuccessfulsolutionstoproblemsfacingourworldinitslocal,nationalandinternationaldimensions.

• ATrans-InstitutionalBigDataInfrastructureatVanderbiltAtestBigDataclusterenvironmentusingninerecycledserverswassetup.TheclusterwasleveragedbyProfessorDanFabbri'sCS3892BigDatacourseinwhich50undergraduateandgraduatestudentslearnedhowtodevelopMapReduceandSparkanalysisprograms.StudentstakingtheBigDatacoursecompletedseveralstructuredtasksusinglargedatasets:analyzingmillionsofsocialmediapoststoidentifytrendingtopics,analyzingWikipedia,andbuildingaGoogle-likesearchengine.Insum,theprojectledto40robuststudentimmersionexperiences,40undergraduatesand10graduatestudentsintheBigDatacourse,andsixundergraduatesenrolledinACCREScholarssummerprogram.

TIPSPROMOTIONANDRECOGNITIONTobetterpromotetheeffortsofTIPsparticipantsandtheirdiscoveries,apromotionalwebpageisbeingdevelopedthatwillhavededicatedprofilepagesforeachTIP.Oncecomplete,astrategywillbedevelopedtomobilizethecontentinhopesofelevatingawarenessandincreasinginternalandexternalrecognitionfortheseimportantprojectsthatareaddressingsomeofsociety’smostpressingchallenges.


CHANCELLORFACULTYFELLOWS

PROGRAMBytheNumbers

28ChancellorFacultyFellows

14selectedinInauguralcohortof2014-15

14selectedin2ndcohortof2015-16

$1.1millionawardedtothe28fellows

$40,000perfellow,annuallyfortwoyears

THEINAUGURALCOHORTListofFellows

Launchedwithakick-offdinnerhostedbytheProvostinMay2015,thefellowscontinuedtogatherduringthe2015-2016academicyearwithgoalsofsharingexperiences,learningabouteachother,andforgingfutureinteractions.Gatheringsincluded:

• MoneyMatters-Ideasforfundsuse• UsingyourResearchinTeaching-CenterforTeaching(teachingfocus)• DinnerwiththeBoardofTrust(professionaldevelopment)• RoundtablewiththeViceChancellors(leadershipnetworking/professional

development)

ThegroupalsogatheredforalunchinitiatedbyfellowAndreaPage-McCawtodiscuss“maintainingourmotivationandkindlingitinourstudents.”

Feedbackfromthefellowsrevealedthattheprogramhasbeensuccessfulatachievingtheprogram’scoregoal–helpingnewlytenuredfacultymaintainandgainmomentumintheircareers.Someofthefundshelpedfacultystartnewprojectsorventureintoareastheyotherwisewouldnothavebeenabletoexplore.Somefacultyusedthefundstodoacoursebuy-outandfinishasecondorthirdbookthatotherwisewouldhaveprogressedmuchslower.Otherhighlightsinclude:

- SeanSeymorehostedaresearchconferenceentitled“TheDisclosureFunctionofthePatentSystem.”HealsoorganizedthefirstAnnualPatentScholarsRoundtable.Heisworkingonpatentresearchforafuturebookregardingpatents.

- KristopherPreacherfundedthreevisitingscholarstogivepresentationswithinhisdepartment,providedsummersupportforagraduatestudent,andtraveledforresearch-relatedconferences.



- ScottGuelchermadeplanstobuyabioreactorwithhisfunds.Thispieceofequipmentwillenablehimtopursuenewresearchontissue-engineeredmicroenvironmentsforcancer.

- MuktarAliyuusedhisfundstopresenthisresearchworkattheConferenceonRetrovirusesandOpportunisticInfections(CROI)inBostonandalsohelpedtobridgeresearchcostsforhisR101studyendinglaterthisyear.

- SharonWeissusedfundsforanewprojectrelatedtoenergystorageandtraveledwithhergraduatestudentstoapremierconferenceinSpain(wheretheywereawardedBestTalkoftheDayawardsandoneBestPosteroftheDayaward).

- BunmiOlatunjiusedfundstoinitiateaneuroimagingstudyexaminingthespecificityofthebrainbasisofdisgustlearningandextinctioninobsessive-compulsivedisorder.

THE2016COHORTListofFellows

ProgramingforthesecondcohortwaslaunchedinMay2016withadinnerhostedbytheProvost.Theprogrammingforbothcohortswillbemodifiedinitssecondyeartokeeptheinitiativerenewedandengaginginresponsetofeedbackfromthefirst-yearfellows.Thegoalistomakesurethecohortsaregettingthemostoutoftheprogramwhileensuringthatweareusingtheirtimeineffectiveways.

Ineffortstoelevateprestigeandprovideplatformstoshowcasethefellows’work,thefollowingpromotionalopportunitieswillbepursuedinyeartwo:

- AdedicatedCFFwebsiteprofileforeachfellowthatshowcaseshowtheyaretakingadvantageoftheprogramandthefunds

- Fellow“Spotlight”mini-featurestoriestoruninMyVU,theOpenDore,schoolnewslettersandotheroutlets

UNIVERSITYCOURSES

BYTHENUMBERS5coursesselectedfrom25submitted

3of5designatedasmulticulturalcourses

10facultyinvolved,representing6schoolsandcolleges

TheinauguralsetofUniversityCourseswasannouncedinFebruary2016.Theprogramwaslaunchedtofosterinterdisciplinaryteachingandlearningandtoofferstudentscoursesthatleverage“OneVanderbilt”andaddress“bigideas”or“grandchallenges.”Twofacultycommittees,onededicatedtoreviewingproposalswithamulti-culturalfocus,assessed25


UndergraduateResidentialExperience


courseproposalsfromfacultyacrosscampus.Thenewcourseswillbeofferedduringthe2016-17academicyearandpotentiallyinfutureyearsafterapprovalbytherelevantcurriculumcommittees.Theyare:

• TacklingBigQuestionswithMobileCloudComputing• SocialEntrepreneurship• HistoricBlackNashville• Justice,MercyandIncarceration• TheNation’sHealth:FromPolicytoPractice

*FullCourseDescriptionsHere

Awebpagewascreatedtopromotethecoursesandcommunicatetostudentshowthecourseswouldfulfilldegreerequirementsforthedifferentschools.


IMMERSION

BYTHENUMBERSEngagedinImmersioncommitteeworkand/ortheQEPdevelopmentprocess:46Faculty28Staff23Students4Committees

15campusleadersatspringplanningretreat

44QualityEnhancementPlanproposalssubmittedforconsideration

COMMITTEEFINDINGS/OUTCOMESCommitteedeliberationsandcommunityfeedbackledtothefollowingconclusionsregardingtheimmersionprogramatVanderbilt:

• Tangibleacademicproductshouldresultfromtheexperience;• Eachstudentshouldcreateanindividualizedlearningplanasamechanismtokeepthem

accountablethroughouttheirundergraduatecareer;• Acorecomponentisengagementoutsidetheclassroominordertodevelopskillsand

knowledge;• Anetworkofsupportforstudentmentoringshouldbedeveloped

Thecommitteealsosettledonafour-categorystructuretoshapeandorganizetheprogrammaticeffortsandtohelpmaketheconceptofimmersionmorereadilyunderstood.Categoriesare:

• International(includingstudyabroad)• Civic&Professional(non-profit,for-profitinternships,servicework)• Research• CreativeExpression

Anumberofsub-committees,advisoryboardsandworkinggroupsalsoexploredquestionssurroundinghowtheprogramwillbeimplementedanddeveloped.Theseinclude:

• LabScience-Thisimmersionsub-committeeidentifiednecessarycomponentsforalaboratoryresearchimmersionprogram,developedahandbooktemplatefordepartments,aswellasarubric,draftedadepartmentalpolicymanualandoutlinedrecommendationsfora3-phaseapproach:

o Phase1:Literaturereview,hypothesisdevelopment,basicmethodsreviewandsafetytraining

o Phase2:Primaryresearch



o Phase3:Completeresearch,dataanalysis,andpresentation• TheFacultyAdvisoryCouncilonInternationalEducation(FACIE)-Theadvisory

committeeissuedthefollowingrecommendationsforstudyabroadthatcanbemeasured,mapped,andreflecteduponinordertodefineimmersivestudyabroadexperiences:

o Broaddefinitionof“studyabroad”toaccommodateprogramsvariableinlengthandscope

o Nomandateforforeignlanguageproficiencyorstudyo Requirepre-planningandpost-studyreflectiono Assessmentonthreekeydomains:knowledge,skills,andattitudeo ExpandsummersupportforGlobalSummerFellowshipso DefineroleoftheGEOandprovisionaccordinglyo Promoteinternationalprogramsasagatewaytoimmersionbeyondone’smajor

• QualityEnhancementPlan-TheQEPisaprogrammaticundertakingthatservesasacriticalpieceoftheuniversity’sreaffirmationofaccreditationbytheSouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsCommissiononColleges(SACSCOC).Theselectedfocusforthe2017QEPisImmersion.TheQEPTopicSelectionCommitteewasconvenedinAugust2015withthechargeofgatheringandvettingimmersion-relatedproposalsfromthebroaderVanderbiltcampuscommunityforuseastheQEP.Thisyearlongprocess,whichincludedsolicitingproposalsandextensivefeedbackfromtheVanderbiltcommunity,resultedintheselectionofDIVE(DesignasanImmersiveVanderbiltExperience).Theplanforthisprogramwillbefullyfleshedoutoverthecomingyear.

IMMERSIONRETREATTheProvost,campusleadersandfacultymemberscametogetherforahalf-dayretreattoreviewprogressmadeto-dateanddiscussprioritiesandnextsteps.Keytake-awaysfromtheretreatinclude:

• Aplanforfacultygovernanceneedstobedevelopedbyspring2017inordertosyncwithadmissionsneedsandtoallowtimefortheschoolapprovalprocess

• Adetailedoperationalplan/programguidewillhelpclarify/informconstituents• Acentralizedmodelofsupportshouldbedevelopedandvetted• Amorerobustcommunicationsplanisneeded,includingkeepingleadershipregularly

informed• Specificstudentpopulationsshouldbeconsideredastheprogramisdeveloped


Anaction-planforthesummerwasimmediatelyputintoplacetoproducethefollowingdeliverablestobevettedbytheVanderbiltcommunityinthefall:

• OpportunityPhaseCommunicationsPlan• QEPImplementationPlan• FacultyGovernanceGuide• StudentHandbook• CentralAdministrativeModel

TheProvostdividedthelaboramongherteamasreflectedintheorganizationalchartbelow:


THECOLLEGEHALLS

BYTHENUMBERS3,003students(nearlyone-halfofallundergraduateslivingoncampus)residedintheCollegeHallssystem:

1,600inTheMarthaRiversIngramCommons

670inWarren(326)andMoore(344)Colleges

104inMcGillHall

89inMcTyeireHall

200inTheMayfieldLodges

TheASPcallsforanexpansionoftheCollegeHalls,vibrantliving-learningcommunitiesthatcreatetransformativeexperiencesthatareasimportanttostudents’collegeeducationastheirworkintheclassroom.IntheCollegeHalls,studentslivealongsidefacultyandgraduatestudentmentors,programmingisfrequentlystudent-ledandinitiated,andresidentialdiningisincorporatedasanexpressionofcommunity.

THEMARTHARIVERSINGRAMCOMMONSAnationallyrecognizedmodelforfirst-yearresidencelife,in2015-16,TheCommonsimplementedanumberofmajorinitiativesinordertocontinueenhancingthefirst-yearexperience,makingVanderbilt’scampusamorediverse,equitable,andinclusiveenvironment.Theseinclude:

• IncreasedtrainingondiversityandinclusionforVUceptors-BeingawareoftheimportanceofthiscomponentofVUceptortraining,threeadditionalmoduleswereimplementedinsummer2016totrainstudentandfacultyVUceptorsonculturalcompetency.

• VanderbiltVisionscurriculumredesign-Infall2016,first-yearstudentswillbenefitfromanumberofenhancementstotheVanderbiltVisionscurriculum,includingafocusonprofessionaldevelopmentskillsandpersonalhealthandwellbeing.

• AdditionstoCommonVU-Infall2016,parentswillhavetheopportunitytoattendanewparentandfamilyorientationprogram.

• ThePortalsProject-eightcampuspartnerscollaboratedtobringThePortalsProjecttotheCommonsfortwomonthsinfall2015.ThePortalsProjectinvitedVanderbiltstudents,faculty,staff,andmembersoftheNashvillecommunitytospeakwithresidentsinMexicoand/orHonduras.Theprojectwascoveredbythelocalmedia,includingWNPRandTheTennessean.



InOctober2015,TheCommonsstaffpresentedattheResidentialCollegeSymposiuminDallas,Texas.GiventhecontinuedexpansionoftheCollegeHalls,Commonsstaffhelpedsharetheirexperiencesandunderstandingsofthelatestresearchandbestpractices.Tothatend,VanderbiltwasselectedamongourpeerstohosttheannualResidentialCollegeSymposiumin2016.

WARRENANDMOORECOLLEGESRecognizingthatreturningstudentsinWarrenandMoorehavethecapacityandenthusiasmtohelpcreatethecommunityinwhichtheybelong,programmingisdesignedtoleadtoself-directedexplorationandfacultyinteraction.Thefollowingarejustseveralofthe250programsthattookplaceatWarrenandMooreinthepastacademicyear:

• Apresidentialdebateseriesthroughouttheyeargatheredstudentsandfacultymembersforscreeningsorfacilitatedconversations.

• “LockedandLoaded:TheSecondAmendmentinthe21stCentury”featuredapaneloffacultymembersfromlaw,politicalscience,philosophyandsociology.

• Thestudent-led“HotTopics”seriesexplorespressingsocietalissuesandwelcomesothercampusgroupsandleaderstotheColleges.

• TheWarrenShowcaseSeriesplacesstudentexpertise,experienceandexpressionfrontandcenter.TheinauguraleventwasapresentationbyanArtsandSciencestudentonhersummerinternshipinPeru.

• Apanelfeaturingstudentswhohadcompletedinternshipsprovidedinformationonhowtofindthemandhowtomakethemostoftheinternshipexperience.

THEFUTUREOFVANDERBILTANDBARNARDHALLSInacademicyear2015-16,fourpresentationswereheldacrosscampustogatherstudentfeedbackontheundergraduateresidentiallivingexperienceandtoshowcasetheproposedarchitecturalplansforthereplacementofVanderbiltandBarnardHalls.Themostfrequentcommentreceivedwas“Wow!”Studentswerewarmlyenthusiasticaboutthearchitecturalplans.Takingstudentcommentsintoconsideration,particularattentionisbeinggiventotheneedsofstudentartsorganizationsinthenewdesign.Floorplansincludetwodancestudiopracticespacesinthebasementandasmallpubliclyaccessibleartgalleryonthefirstfloorthatcanhoststudentorclassprojects.ConstructionbeganonthereplacementforVanderbiltandBarnardHallsinMay2016.Thenewresidencehallisexpectedtoopenforoccupancyinthesummerof2018.


CO-CURRICULARENGAGEMENT

EXTERNALTOTHECOLLEGEHALLS

(CEECH)

InApril2015,theCEECHtaskforce(chargedwithdevelopingprogrammingproposalsforco-curricularfacultyandgraduate/professionalstudentinvolvementinresidenciesexternaltothecollegehalls)issuedareportwithseveralproposalstoincreasestudentengagementandenhanceundergraduateresidencelife.

InresponsetotheCEECHreport,theOfficeofHousingandResidentialEducationincreasedfacultyengagementthroughhallmarkresidentialprogramsacrossmultiplenon-livinglearningcommunityresidences,includingBranscombQuadrangle,CarmichaelTowers,andHighlandQuadrangle.EventsincludedCasualCoffeeHoursonAlumniLawn(17studentattendants,5professorsengaged);FacultyDinnersinBranscomb(48studentattendants,6professorsengaged);CarmichaelTowersTuesdays(217studentsengagedacrossfourevents);CarmichaelFacultyDinnerwithLecturerRebeccaChapman;andHighlandQuadrangleFacultyDinners(7facultydinnersinMarchandApril).

Inaddition,fourofthegroup’srecommendationswereadoptedforpilotingandareeitherindevelopmentoraremovingforward:

Fulllistofrecommendations

• Co-curricularFellowsProgram–ThisprogramisaneffortbeingcoordinatedbytheOfficeofHousingandResidentialEducation(OHARE)todeveloptrans-institutionalliving-learningcommunitiesnotcentereduponabuilding.OHAREhassubmittedthefinaldraftproposalfortheprogramandwillfurtherdiscusstheefficacyoftheprogram’sintegrationintoajointventurebetweenResidentialEducationandAcademicAffairs.

• Co-curricularSupperClubs-AdevelopinginitiativeinpartnershipwiththeVanderbiltStudentGovernment(VSG)fordinnereventsfocusedonparticularthemes.

• ExtendingConnectionstoFirstYearHouses-LedbyDeanVanessaBeasley,thisprogramaimstopromoteconnectionsbetweenupperclassstudentsandtheirfirst-yearhouses.Infall2015,theTowershosteda“CommonsThrowbackEvent”–wherehundredsofstudentsmingledwithFacultyHeadsofHousefromTheIngramCommons.

• Short-TermFaculty-in-Residence-Thispilotprogramconsidersanapartmentconfigurationforshort-termresidencebyafacultymember.TheinauguraleventcameinMarchwhenViceProvostCynthiaCyrusresidedwithstudentsinBranscombQuadrangle.TheprogramincludedadinneranddiscussionfocusedonImmersion



VanderbiltonMarch29,andanopen-door“hang-out”forstudentsandCyrustodiscusstopicsofinterestoverdessertonMarch30.CyrusalsometwiththeresidentadvisorstaffduringtheirweeklymeetingsandparticipatedinanRAdutyroundofthearea.Attheconclusionofthetwo-dayprogram,nearly100studentshadtheopportunitytoengagewithCyrus.

EDUCATIONTECHNOLOGIES

BYTHENUMBERS8separatecommitteesconvenedin2015-16

• VIDLAdvisoryBoard• EducationalTechnologyStrategyCommittee• AssociateDeansAdvisoryPanelonClassroomTechnology• BlackboardFacultyAdvisoryCommittee• TaskForceforCourseEvaluationToolSelection• StudentTechnologyCommittee• TaskForceforEducationalTechnologyBigIdeas• FacultySenateOnlineEducationTaskForce

42faculty,21staff,and5studentsservedonthecommittees

20GrantsawardedthroughtheVanderbiltInstituteforDigitalLearning’s(VIDL)InnovationGrantProgram

$46,073awarded

37digitallearningprojectssuccessfullyimplemented

14,376,188totalpageviewsinBlackboardand188,058totalactiveusers

12MOOCSofferedinvolving14facultymembers,reaching216,862learners

400staffand80studentsreachedthroughEdTechRoadshows

DIGITALLEARNINGPROJECTS–HIGHLIGHTS

Atotalof37digitallearningprojectswereimplementedin2015-16,sixofwhicharehighlightedbelow:

• TinyLanguages-Infall2015,VanderbiltofferedK’iche’Maya,HaitianCreole,andTibetanthroughadigitallearninginitiativewiththeUniversityofVirginiaandDukeUniversitytopromotetheteachingandpreservationofendangeredlanguages.Classes


weretaughtonallthreecampusesusinghigh-qualityvideoconferencingandtelepresenceclassrooms.Duringclass,studentsatoneuniversityinteractedwithstudentsatpartnerschoolsinreal-time,facilitatingaface-to-facedigitallearningexperience.

• VIDLEdTech“How–To”OnlineResource-Inspring2016,theVanderbiltInstituteforDigitalLearninglaunchedanonline“how-to”guideknownasthe“EdTechResourceFinder.”Thiswebresourceconnectsfaculty,staff,andstudentstothetoolsoncampuspromotingdigitallearningandeducationaltechnologyintheclassroom.ExamplesincludeteachingwithBlackboard,flippingaclassroom,orcreatingdynamicpresentations.Thewebsitealsohighlightscampussupportcentersforthemostcommoneducationaltechnologyresourcesoncampus.

• VIDLInnovationGrants-TheVanderbiltInstituteforDigitalLearninglaunchedthe

InnovationProgram,whichprovidedmonetarygrantsandawardstoavarietyofcampusconstituents,includingfaculty,undergraduateandgraduatestudents,aswellasstaff.In2015-16,35discreteapplicationsornominationswerereceivedinvolving107campusmembers,and$46,073wasgranted.

• VIDLSelf-ServeStudioforVideoCreation-TheVanderbiltInstituteforDigitalLearninglaunchedtheSelf-ServeStudioforVideoCreationinJanuary2016.Thestudioprovidesastate-of-the-artfacilityforfaculty,students,andstafftoproducehigh-quality,Web-readyvideosforeducationaluse.Sinceitscreation,98usersfromacrossfiveoftheundergraduateandgraduateschoolshavereceivedtrainingtoutilizethestudio.

• CourseraPartnership-VanderbiltcontinueditsrobustpartnershipwithCourserain2015-16,with12uniqueMOOCSofferedby14Vanderbiltfacultymembersreachingover216,862learners.Inspring2017,threenewMOOCswerelaunched,includingCaseStudiesinPersonalMedicine,UnderstandingMusicBusiness,andJavaforAndroid.

• “Ed-TechRoadshows”-LeadersfromtheJeanandAlexanderHeardLibrary,VIDLandtheCenterforTeachingvisitedstudentsandfacultytodiscusseducationaltechnology—


fromcurrentdigitallearninginitiativestostrategiesforincorporatingtechnologyintotheclassroom.TheroadshowsprovidedaforumforcommunitymemberstoaskcampusexpertsaboutdigitallearningatVanderbilt.Inthe2015-16academicyear,theroadshowsreachedapproximately400facultyandstaffand80studentsacrosstheuniversity.

DIGITALHUMANITIESVanderbiltUniversityreceiveda$1.5milliongrantfromtheAndrewW.MellonFoundationtoestablishanewCenterforDigitalHumanities.Thetrans-institutionalinitiativewillfurtherVanderbilt’scommitmenttobecominganationalhubofinnovativedigitalhumanitiesscholarship.Faculty,graduatestudentsandpostdoctoralfellowswillhavefundingopportunitiesthroughnewcompetitiveMellonFellowshipsintheDigitalHumanities.ThecenteralsowillhostanewjointdegreePh.D.programandacreativemedialab.ThePh.D.program,ComparativeMediaAnalysisandPractice,willadvancethecriticalinvestigationofmodernmediacultureandtheinnovativedesignofmediaobjects.Thelabwillfeatureopenspaceforresearching,teaching,meetingandtinkeringandserveasahubforfacultyandstudentsinterestedintheintersectionsofart,technology,scienceandculture.Thecenter,settoopeninButtrickHallinfall2016,alsowillhostconferences,workshops,lecturesanddemonstrations.

LOOKINGTOTHEFUTUREAcademicyear2015-16providedtheopportunitytostrategicallyplanforfutureinnovationineducationtechnologies,including:

• CourseManagementSystem(CMS)Assessment-TheUniversity’scoursemanagementsystemisacriticalelementofthefacilitationofteachingandlearningbyintegratedtechnology.ACMSneedsassessmentisunderwaythatsolicitsbroadinputfromacrossthecampusanddevelopsaclearvisionforCMSuseatVanderbilt.Theneedsassessmenthasincludedopenforums,pilotcourseofferings,andwrittenandoralfeedbackfromfaculty,students,andstaff.Theneedsassessmentwillinformthepotentialadoptionofanewcoursemanagementsysteminsummer2017.

• Ed-TechPodcasts-WorkhasbeguntorecordeducationaltechnologypodcastsinpreparationtolaunchapodcastseriesinAY16-17thatfocusesondigitallearningoncampusandbeyond.PodcastswillfeaturetheCenterforTeaching,theJeanandAlexanderHeardLibrary,andtheVIDL,amongothercampusexperts.

• OnlineRevenueGeneratingPrograms-Owen’sManagementFundamentalscourseiscurrentlyinproductiontobelaunchedinthefallonCoursera.Itisexpectedthat500studentswillenrollinthefirstiteration,withincreasedenrollment(andrevenue)eachyearoverthecourseofthreeyears.


HEALTHCARESOLUTIONSOverthecourseof2015-16,healthcarecliniciansandresearchersacrosstheuniversityandthemedicalcenterwereprimarilyfocusedonplanningthefinancialandlegalseparationofVanderbiltUniversityandVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenter(VUMC).LeadershipusedtheASPasthephilosophicalinspirationtoguidethedevelopmentoftheAcademicAffiliationAgreementsandnumerousMOUsthatgovernoperationspostseparation.Theover-archinggoalwastoensurecollaborationscontinuetoflourishpost-transition.

In2015-16,theTIPSawardsprogramservedasaprimarymechanismforsupportinghealthcarerelatedcollaborations.Inaddition,theUniversityCourse,“TheNation’sHealth:FromPolicytoPractice”servedtoadvancethetrans-institutionallearningapproachtohealthcaresolutions.

Lastly,anumberoffacultyandadministratorsmettoconsidernewjointdegrees,graduatecertificatesandothereducationalprogramsrelatedtothehealthcaresolutionsinitiativesthatwoulddrawonfacultyfrommultipleschools.TheMedicalInnovatorsDevelopmentProgram,anewfour-yearPhDtoMDtrainingprogram,waslaunched.TheprogramistailoredtoengineersandappliedscientistswithexistingPhDdegreestofillanunmetneedforappliedphysician-scientistswhocansolveclinicalproblemsbytranslatingdiscoveriesina)imaging;b)informaticsandsystemsdesign;and/orc)medicaldevicesintovaluableinnovationthatwillimprovethelivesofourpatients.

GRADUATEEDUCATIONTheASPrecognizestheimportanceofmakingcriticalimprovementsingraduateeducationatVanderbiltinordertoremaincompetitive,attractthebeststudentsandsupportthemwhiletheyareheretopreparethemforvariedcareersinadynamicallychangingmarket.Effortsunderthefourthemessupportthosegoals,inadditiontoafocusedeffortundertakenwiththelaunchoftheGraduateEducationStudyGroup.

ThispastyearnewlyappointedDeanoftheGraduateSchoolMarkWallacetookthehelm,armedwiththerecentlyreleasedNewVisionforGraduateEducationreport.WearealsonowpoisedtobuildinfrastructurethatwillbringourgraduateandprofessionalstudentstogethertofurtherenrichtheirtimeatVanderbilt.Successfromthepastyearinclude:

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- CompletedmoveoftheGraduateSchoolofficesfromKirklandHalltoAlumniHallandhostedthreeopenhousestowelcomefaculty,postdoctoralfellowsandgraduatestudentstothenewAlumniHallhome

- BeganbuildingnewofficesinAlumniHallforpostdoctoralaffairs,careerdevelopmentanddiversity/internationalaffairs(ongoing)

- TransitionedallpostdoctoralfellowsundertheumbrellaoftheGraduateSchool- Careerdevelopmentofficesaw11%increaseinstudentsseekingservices- Organized,participatedin,orpartneredon24careerorprofessionaldevelopmentevents- Continuedtoexpandeffortsintherecruitmentofstudentsfromunderrepresented

backgrounds,including:o VU-EDGEhostedfive(5)undergraduateinternsinthe2015VanderbiltLeadership

AllianceSummerResearch-EarlyIdentificationProgram(SR-EIP).Workedthisyeartoexpandthenumberofslotsinthisprogramto7-9.

o HostedThirdAnnualVanderbiltNationalNameExchangeDiversityFair,attendedbyover30recruitinginstitutionsandover300interestedstudents.

o HostedsixthAnnualVU-EDGEPre-VUPhDRecruitmentEvent,attendedby31students.Fourteenof21eligibleapplicantswereadmittedtoPhDprogramsinsocialscienceandSTEMdisciplines.

- ViceChancellorEricKopstainconvenedacommitteetoexplorefutureplanningforgraduateandprofessionalstudenthousing.

INTERNATIONALSTRATEGYInternationalinitiativescutacrossallaspectsoftheuniversityand,consequently,eachofthethemesoftheASP.Fromenhancingtheundergraduateresidentialexperiencewithqualityimmersionexperiences,tousingthelatesteducationtechnologytoolsforlearningrarelanguages,toforgingglobalhealthcarepartnerships,toadvancingtrans-institutionalprograms,Vanderbilt’sglobalreachiscriticaltotheuniversity’sreputationandinfluence.Internationalpresenceisalsoessentialtoourmissionto“shapethefutureofhighereducationandtofosterthecreationofknowledgethattogetherimprovethehumancondition.”

EffortsthisacademicyeardirectlyrelatedtotheASPinclude:

• Internationalimmersionexperiences:AsnotedintheImmersionsectionofthisreport,theFacultyAdvisoryCommitteeonInternationalEducation(FACIE)issuedasetofrecommendationsonhowtomakestudent’sabroadexperiencesmorerigoroussothat

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everystudenthasanexperiencethatpositivelyimpactstheirworld-viewsandpreparesthemforlife-longlearning.

• Strategyexploration:InNovember2015,theProvost,withsupportfromfacultyandstudents,preparedapresentationtotheBoardofTrustontheuniversity’sinternationalstrategywithafocusonLatinAmericainparticularwherethe“OneVanderbilt”influenceisclear.Throughmulti-facetedundertakings,ourfacultyandstudentsengageincuttingedgediscoveryandlearningtherebycreatingaspringboardtomakearealpositivedifferenceinthelivesofpeopleinLatinAmerica.TheBOTsessionservedasaforumtoexplorehowthe“OneVanderbilt”trans-institutionalapproachthathasbeensosuccessfulinLatinAmericamayinspireabroaderinternationalstrategyfortheuniversity.Inaddition,tothe“OneVanderbilt”approach,theProvostoutlinedotherguidingprinciplesinherOctoberOpenDorenewsletterthatwillinformstrategydevelopmentincludingbuildingagrassrootsfoundationtoidentifyopportunitiesforgrowthandenhancingcommunicationstoshowcaseourglobalreachandimpact.

• Trans-InstitutionalProgramAwards-Anumberofthe2015and2016TIPsawardstakefacultyandstudentsaroundtheglobe:

o AMulti-disciplinaryApproachtoAssessingHealthcareinBrazilo TheLaboratoriesforInnovationinGlobalHealthTechnologies(LIGHT)o AfricaataCrossroads:ChallengesandProspects

AlloftheseeffortslaythegroundworkfortheinternationalstrategyworkinggroupthattheProvostwillconveneinthefall2016tochartthecourseahead.

WHAT’SNEXT?TheActionphasewillcontinueasprogramslikeTIPsandtheChancellorFacultyFellowspreparetoenterintothe3rdawardcycle,andthenutsandboltsofimmersionwillbeoutlinedandvettedbythecommunityinanticipationofafall2018launch.Workwillcontinueonbuildingoutthecollegehallsandbringingco-curricularengagementtoallresidencesoncampus.Theuniversity’smajoronlineportals,administrativeandeducationtoolswillcontinuetobereviewedandenhanced.AndwiththeVU/VUMCtransitionfinalized,arenewedfocuswillbeplacedonadvancingthejointMD/PHDprogramsandothereffortsrelatedtothehealthcaresolutionsfocusarea.

ASPleadershipwillalsolaunchtheImpactphasethisyear,torunconcurrentwiththeactionphase.Manyprogramsareinfullswingandrequiremorein-depthanalysistoidentifysuccessesandopportunitiesforrefinementandimprovement.Aswemoveintothisconcurrentphase,a


seriesofstorieswillbereleasedinthefalltoshowcasetheimpactsofinvestmentsmadetodateandtopreviewwhatliesahead.

SignificantprogresshasbeenmadetodateinimplementingtheAcademicStrategicPlan.Allacrosscampus,thedecisionsandinvestmentsmadecanbeseencomingtolife.Itisclearthattrans-institutionalismandtheothercorepremisesoftheplanarefurtherinfluencingtheVanderbiltcultureaswecollectivelyseektoenhancetheeducationexperienceforstudentsandadvancediscoveriesthathaveapositiveimpactontheworld“inservicetohumanity.”

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