Office of the Provost

Energizing the Educational Environment

Goal:
KU will strengthen its teaching and mentoring to position all students for lifelong learning, leadership, and success.

Outcomes:

  1. Improved retention and graduation rates.
  2. Students empowered to make informed decisions about their learning through consistent, high-quality advising and mentoring.
  3. Students connected to KU intellectually and emotionally, from first-year through capstone experiences.
  4. Enriched educational experiences for students through experiential learning and redesigned courses.
  5. Students initiated for life-long learning through renewed, goal-based general education curricula.
Bold Aspirations

Bold Aspirations is the strategic plan for KU, comprising individual plans for the following:

Office of the Provost
Mar 03
Bold Aspirations Visitor and Lecture Series: Michael Goodrich
03:30 pm
Mar 23
Bold Aspirations Visitor and Lecture Series: Maryemma Graham
05:30 pm
Apr 09
Bold Aspirations Visitor and Lecture Series: Ayesha Hardison, Langston Hughes Visiting Professor, Ohio University
03:30 pm
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