Overview of the strategic priorities for the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island, presented to the faculty by Renee Hobbs on September 7, 2012.

1. 9/27/12
Memorial Union Ballroom – 6 p.m.
University of Rhode Island
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2. Harrington School Faculty Meeting, September 6, 2012
Today’s Objectives
Identify goals and priorities for 2012-2013
Introduce key elements of new initiatives
Share information about upcoming events
Engage with the process: Help us build the future
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3. Our Vision
The Harrington School of Communication and Media prepares graduates who
are effective thinkers, creators and collaborators, well-prepared for
citizenship, careers, and life in a rapidly changing global economy.
MISSION
Working together, we use the power of information and
communication to make a difference in the world.
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Build
Increase the
Interdisciplinary Make Real-World
Flexibility and
Clusters to Learning
Reach of the
Advance an Integral Part of
Program
Research & the School
Teaching
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4. Camp Harrington
Through a faculty development
process, we began the planning and
development of strategic change
through interdisciplinary dialogue.
June 5 – 6 – 7
June 18 – 19 – 20
LOCATION: Bay Campus, GSO
Graduate Education
Interdisciplinary Majors
GSLIS & Journalism
Digital Boot Camp & Media/Technology Issues
Experiential Learning
Back-to-School Welcome Event
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5. Identify Goals and Priorities, 2012 - 2013
WHO ARE WE?
Harrington School of Communication and Media
Think. Create. Collaborate.
HOW WE WILL IMPROVE?
Expect More
Share, Learn and Play
Increase Visibility
Collaborate to Create the Future
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Working together, we use the power of information and
communication to make a difference in the world.
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6. Identify Goals and Priorities, 2012 - 2013
WHO ARE WE?
Harrington School of Communication & Media
Think. Create. Collaborate.
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7. Identify Goals and Priorities, 2012 - 2013
HOW WILL WE IMPROVE?
Expect More  More reading, writing, speaking,
listening, thinking & collaborating
 More digital and technology
assignments & activities
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8. Curriculum Renewal
Programmatic & Personal
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9. THE HUB
@LLRC
Equipment checkout
and just-in-time
digital technology
learning lab
301 Swan Hall
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10. Identify Goals and Priorities, 2012 - 2013
HOW WILL WE IMPROVE?
Expect More  More reading, writing, speaking,
listening, thinking & collaborating
Curriculum Renewal
 More digital and technology
assignments & activities
THE HUB@LLRC
Share, Learn and Play  Increase student leadership
 Build relationships with alums and
community leaders
 Informal social interaction deepens
relationships across departments and
programs
 Interdisciplinary clusters talk, plan &
take action
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11. Harrington Rangers
peer advisors &
brand ambassadors
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12. Harrington School Book Club
KICK-OFF
Friday, September 21
3 – 4:30 p.m
Hardge Forum
Multicultural Center
We’re reading:
Creating Innovators
By Tony Wagner
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13. Faculty Job Shadowing
Spend a day
with a
member of
the
Harrington
School
Executive
Advisory
Board
Contact: Rebecca Schiff
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14. Cluster Seminars
Bring Faculty and Graduate Students Together
for Conversation that Leads to Action
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Build
Interdisciplinary
Digital & Media Literacy Clusters to
We use the power of communication to explore new forms of Advance
expression and communication, helping people develop the full range of Research &
competencies required to participate and succeed in a digital culture.
Teaching
Communicating Science
We use the power of communication to support the creation of
environmentally sustainable communities, translating science in ways that
enable public participation, collaboration and conflict resolution through
environmental campaigns, social marketing, rhetoric and discourse.
Engaged Communication and Action
We use the power of communication as a form of civic action,
working with local and global communities to address issues of equity and
social justice, using leadership, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking to
help improve the quality of life for people across the region and around the
globe.
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15. 9/27/12
Memorial Union Ballroom – 6 p.m.
University of Rhode Island
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16. Identify Goals and Priorities, 2012 - 2013
HOW WILL WE IMPROVE?
Expect More  More reading, writing, speaking,
Curriculum Renewal listening, thinking & collaborating
 More digital and technology
assignments & activities
THE HUB@LLRC
Share, Learn and Play  Increase student leadership
 Build relationships with alums and
Harrington Rangers
community leaders
Harrington Book Club  Informal social interaction deepens
Faculty Job Shadowing relationships across departments and
Cluster Seminars programs
 Interdisciplinary clusters talk, plan &
Ignite Harrington
take action
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17. Identify Goals and Priorities, 2012 - 2013
HOW WILL WE IMPROVE?
Increase Visibility We communicate a
coherent and unified
Website Revision message about
what we value,
On the Road what we do well, and
where we are
heading.
Collaborate to Create the Future
Ranger Hall renovation
Strategic Planning Process
Fundraising
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18. Identify Goals and Priorities, 2012 - 2013
WHO ARE WE?
Harrington School of Communication and Media
Think. Create. Collaborate.
HOW WILL WE IMPROVE?
Expect More
Share, Learn and Play
Increase Visibility
Collaborate to Create the Future
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Working together, we use the power of information and
communication to make a difference in the world.
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