March 11, 2024
Dear Colleagues,
Thanks to all who have participated thus far in campus visioning for 2030+ discussions – from members of the President’s Select Committee who began the work in Nov-Dec, to all of last week’s participants in the CSUCI for 2030+ Webinar and follow-up Campus Forum on March 5 & 6. You can take a deep dive into all of this work posted on my Communication page.
For a faster route to the highlights, see:
- March 5 Webinar
- Slides
- Video: What is CSUCI's vision for 2030+? What does "One Health” mean?
- President Yao (22:00-28:20)
- President's Select Committee's One Health Working Group (28:20-48:40)
- Discussion (48:40-51:30)
- President Yao: From Strategic Directions to Strategic Planning/CSUCI for 2030+ (51:30-53:00)
- March 6 Campus Forum
- Slides
- Video introduction of a Ventureño Chumash online dictionary, with Matthew Vestuto, Chair of the Barbareño Ventureño Band of Mission Indians explaining its significance and connections to our vision for 2030+
- Brainstormed values, purposes, and impacts of CSUCI for 2030+
- Brainstormed vision statements for 2030+, translating the idea of “One Health” into a clear, aspirational, and actionable vision statement for our next decade and beyond
- President’s Select Committee Report (Feb 2024)
Continuing synchronous and asynchronous conversational opportunities will be taking place through April, as we move from brainstorming to identifying our vision statement for 2030+. Please watch for invitations to join in.
Meetings with the Select Committee and with the campus community at large have been incredibly energizing for me. From the feedback I’ve received, I know they have been for many others, too. While the March 1 EAB presentation on Reckoning with Relevance: State of the Sector was sobering, given the profoundly changed landscape of higher education today compared to when most of us were earning our post-secondary degrees, how we are meeting this moment is invigorating and inspiring. More importantly, it is action oriented.
One of things that stood out to me from the EAB “Reckoning with Relevance” presentation was a quote from Alvin Toeffler, who said, “The illiterate of the 21st Century are those who cannot unlearn and relearn.” It is undeniable that the status quo in higher education has been undone. The remaking is on our watch.
We are in a moment in the history of higher education – and in the history of our nation and world – that is incredibly challenging. It is also incredibly charged with possibility. Please attend the March 13 Campus Forum if you’re able, From Visioning to Strategizing, in the Grand Salon from 9-11am (RSVP).
Sincerely,
Richard Yao, PhD
President