A key area of discussion for the Academic Operations Core Team has been starting to define what it means in specific, operational ways for VTSU to be a hybrid university that supports all students in all locations and all modalities. Several of our sub-teams are beginning to identify a set of tools and practices that represent an important foundation to support the student experience at VTSU, such as through the use of a common appointment scheduling tool.
All the sub-teams and affiliated groups have been very busy this summer with specific projects. Our libraries, career services, and advising sub-teams are continuing early development work on their projects, the programs team is working through reviews of academic policies for VTSU, faculty leaders are continuing to work towards a draft governance model, academic program faculty are working to complete curriculum designs for review in the fall, and the general education group is working to address questions and details in its proposal for VTSU’s Connections General Education program.