Innovation

Innovate pedagogically and programmatically to maximize our students’ potential.

2020 Tactics

• RCAS launched interdisciplinary courses in collaboration with Student Success and Engagement, e.g. Blueprint for College Success.
• Completion of New Program Launch policy on academic program innovation.
• Significant revisions made to academic programs including MEd, MS in Information Management, MBA, Theatre Arts, Corporate Communications, MA in Mediation and Conflict Resolution.
• Expansion of Bachelor of Professional Studies into new majors.
• Brennan School of Business redesigned graduate education with “mix and match modules” to deliver executive education and a redesigned/shorter MBA.
• New cohort of undergraduate and graduate faculty in a research community working on curriculum innovation and reform (summer 2020 through spring 2021). The psychology department is innovating across its major in six courses. Other disciplines/programs in the cohort are: Criminology, Critical Reading Writing and Speaking, Education, Fashion, Management, Marketing, Social Work, and Transitions.

2020 Progress Points

• Expansion of the Health Sciences Simulation Center by 3200 square feet to include three additional patient rooms, a pediatric patient and an upgraded audio/visual system. 
• New academic programs approved including BAS in Informatics, BS in Health and Wellness, MA in Youth Literature, Special Education minor, Drivers Education Endorsement, Professional Writing minor, BBA in Entrepreneurship.
• Creation of Dominican University Playbook for Online Learning.
• Experiential education included as a requirement of the new core curriculum

Challenges/Areas of 2021 Focus

• Enrollment of adult students.