Though the goals and structure of the framework are now well-developed, much work remains in envisioning, planning, and funding initiatives.
To help refine our ideas and plans, we have created a set of widely representative teams with specific charges:
Liberal Arts and the Undergraduate Education
Develop a path to renewing Clark’s liberal arts traditions, including a clear and comprehensive plan for the first-year academic program and undergraduate research experiences; consider a new undergraduate honors program.
Undergraduate Opportunities in Academic Areas of Focus
Assess, prioritize, and develop new undergraduate credentials, synergistic programs, and courses, particularly in the four interdisciplinary areas areas of focus. Develop clear degree and career roadmaps for a number of new majors/degrees proposed.
Graduate Opportunities in Academic Areas of Focus
Assess, prioritize, and develop new graduate degrees, continuing education, and professional credentials, synergistic programs, and courses, particularly in the four interdisciplinary areas of focus. Develop clear degree and career roadmaps for a number of new majors/degrees proposed, keeping mindful of ties to undergraduate programs and continuing education.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programming, Training, and Space
Consider and recommend investments in affinity space, equity and justice programming, anti-racism and anti-bias training, and synergistic DEI collaboration and accountability.
Enhanced Student Experience and Engagement
Develop a vision and operational plan for the graduate and undergraduate student experience to promote student development, well-being, leadership, success, a sense of belonging, and a vibrant and robust campus experience. Areas of exploration will include student support and resources, co-curricular experiences, key campus operations, and facilities.
Faculty Hiring
Develop new processes for faculty searches and for promoting interdisciplinary and synergy hiring.
Campus Sustainability Action Plan
Review Clark’s performance on sustainability metrics and existing goals, and re-establish a comprehensive set of goals and the steps required to achieve carbon neutrality and promote sustainability more broadly through policies and programs on campus.
Global and Climate Change
Develop a plan for a structure to bring together global, climate change, and sustainability activities, and to integrate and coordinate various related course offerings.
New Science Facilities
Develop a vision and mission for a new integrated science building/complex that will inform fundraising and future building plans.
New Athletics and Recreation Facilities
Develop a vision and mission for new athletics and recreation facilities — and the programs that will use them — to inform fundraising and future building plans.
Higgins School of Humanities
Identify ways to expand the role of the Higgins School and its funding.
Clark Projections
Propose an integrated and interdisciplinary way to promote public art and its appreciation across the Clark campus.
Center for Urban Research and Community Engagement
Plan the establishment of the Center for Urban Studies and Community Engaged Research that provides a networked hub, coordination, and oversight for existing and emergent academic programs and partnerships as well as an incubator for new initiatives.
Computing and Data Sciences Consulting Resource Center
Develop a plan to more effectively bring computer science and data expertise to a range of disciplinary research projects.
Health Curriculum
Develop a proposal for an integrated health curriculum and research agenda.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Propose a plan for new programs and a hub of collaboration that empower Clarkies to operationalize ideas that solve problems in our world, from concept to organizational reality.
