Campus Conversations Summaries

October 23rd 12-1 pm Facilitators: Marcus Embry and Robbyn Wacker

Group 1

Making difference to students
Respect and trust others on campus
- Safe environment
- Listened to
Ownership participatory values
- Articulation
- Reinforcement
- Accountability
- Voice
Empowering community
- Voice
- Rewards, compensation concerns
Opportunities for members of community
- Creates value
- Opportunity for growth and involvement
Working together
- Communication
- Student focus
- Shared mission
- Shared vision

Resources
- Internal/external
  - Advocacy
Solid leadership
- Knowledge
- Durability
- Accountability
- Courage/vision
Action/results
Articulate how to implement mission
Productive collaboration/partnership
Recruit and retain faculty and staff
- Resources
- Compensation
- Caring
- Respect and listening
Value teachers and staff
FUN-being engaged
Trust
Identity and specificity

Size of UNC- it allows for possibilities of personal connection
Collaboration is important- important to be heard and have action taken- sometimes happened
Supportive deans/colleagues; like to build on this and increase network with new faculty
Match between jobs description/professional strengths “good fit”- make it work for programmed department
Small groups of students who accomplish big tasks idea (eg. Asian students and outreach students are high point; rewarding to see what students can do!
Hands on education
Personal contact increases
“Quality of life” for students and faculty- size we are permits this- quality of learning
Quality of “University Community” that exist now is great/outstanding

University/individual program’s size can be variable across campus and self determined within university; thoughtfully approached
A university that has the financial resources that allow “us” to provide the “Quality experience” for students, faculty and staff.
Provide rigorous curriculum without losing connection we have between students and faculty
Financial support for students
Aspects of “student’s life are being addressed (culture issues/needs, student’s color)
Delivers it’s programs relative to student need and resources (eg. Having access to computers to take online classes over the internet)
Cultural centers that are supported, updated, and active
A university that has consensus about what we are good at ad can do (and what we are not good at and cannot do)

Attention to diverse student’s and diverse academic perspectives
International experiences; Global
Liberal acts education
Honesty articulate our limits (faculty and administrator) as a university; such as our size, quality of education and financial
Have faculty who want to stay here – retain quality faculty