The Steering Committee compiled a document for the President that provided a summary of Phase 1 and offered key recommendations for further exploration and possible implementation to achieve the goals of the project. The Steering Committee Co-Chairs submitted the report to the President for his consideration.
Note the introduction of the report is included here with a link to the full report following.
Sustaining Excellence Project
Santa Clara University
June 12, 2017
Executive Summary
Introduction
This Executive Summary from the co-chairs of the “Sustaining Excellence” project, endorsed by the Steering Committee, summarizes the project and its key recommendations to Fr. Michael Engh, President of Santa Clara University. It is divided into five parts.
Part I: Context briefly summarizes the challenges facing higher education in the United States with an emphasis on special factors for Santa Clara University as a Catholic and Jesuit institution. It also sets forth President Engh’s charge to the entire community.
Part II: Process describes the process over the last six months and the contributions of the Working Groups, Steering Committee and community in this project.
Part III: Recommendations reflects the Steering Committee’s most significant recommendations, broken into:
- 30 Key Ideas and
- 8 “Game-Changing” Themes
Part IV: Additional Notes acknowledges some important topics that were not a primary focus of the Steering Committee, given the work of other Task Forces and ongoing processes.
Part V includes some recommendations for implementation, breaking the types of activities necessary into various categories. It also contains a recommendation for spurring a culture of innovation and efficiency going forward.
Note: This document was revised on August 21, 2017 in order to add the “Idea #” column to the chart to help provide consistency in the project moving into the future. No other changes to the document submitted by the Co-Chairs have been made.