GOALS AND FOUNDATION. land-grant university with interna2onal dis2nc2on. challenges and opportuni2es facing higher educa2on ins2tu2ons.

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3 GOALS AND FOUNDATION 1. To advance as a global land-grant university with interna2onal dis2nc2on. 2. To strategically address the challenges and opportuni2es facing higher educa2on ins2tu2ons. Envisioning the campus of the future Sanjay Raman and Kathryn Albright Advancing as a global land-grant ins2tu2on Chris Barre8 and Paul Knox Discovering new funding models Tom Dingus and Lara Khansa Preparing students for the world in which they will live and work Jill Sible and Ma8hew Wisnioski

A GENERATION FROM NOW Life and work will be more global, mobile, technology-mediated, specialized, interconnected; less steady/stable Students will seek knowledge, exper2se, opportunity, flexibility,

4 A GENERATION FROM NOW Life and work will be more global, mobile, technology-mediated, specialized, interconnected; less steady/stable Students will seek knowledge, exper2se, opportunity, flexibility, jobs; but also purpose and meaning The campus will comprise heterogeneous networks and innova2on hubs facilitated by technology Virginia Tech must reflect the world in which students live and work, differen2ate itself with unique value and personalized educa2on; be sustainable, adaptable, and reflexive Brennan Caddigan, A Hundred Years from Now, 1914

5 VT-SHAPED PEOPLE VT-shaped students with: Disciplinary depth Interdisciplinary capaci2es Purpose-driven engagement

COMMUNITIES OF DISCOVERY Human-centered environments Engage the whole person, cul2vate empathy, inclusive, a culture of mentoring Empowering

6 COMMUNITIES OF DISCOVERY Human-centered environments Engage the whole person, cul2vate empathy, inclusive, a culture of mentoring Empowering opportuni2es Flexible, experien2al, interdisciplinary Purpose-driven learning Real-world projects on ma8ers of concern in collabora2on with mul2ple stakeholders

INTEGRATIVE INNOVATION HUBS Research InsAtutes Living/Learning Communi<es VT Carilion School of Medicine Pamplin College of Business Startups Classrooms Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Engineering

7 INTEGRATIVE INNOVATION HUBS Research InsAtutes Living/Learning Communi<es VT Carilion School of Medicine Pamplin College of Business Startups Classrooms Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Engineering Innova<on/ Maker Space Complex Societal Problem Studios Architecture and Urban Studies Science Industry Research labs Agriculture and Life Sciences Veterinary Medicine Commons Natural Resources and Environment Human-Centered Smart Environments

8 GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT HUBS PROJECTED UNIVERSITY HUMAN-CENTERED SMART ENVIRONMENTS

9 HUMAN-CENTERED SMART ENVIRONMENTS Living labs Augmented reality/telepresence Complex Societal Problem Virtual environments Complex system simula2ons

10 APPLYING DISCIPLINARY EXCELLENCE TO COMPLEX PROBLEMS Specific disciplinary envelopes occur with the academic factoring of complex problems. Disciplinary excellence and important problems thus yield des2na2on areas. Complex Proper<es of a Societal Problem Feed the World Defined Des<na<on Area

11 GLOBAL LIVING LABORATORY Network of many actual problemsituated disciplinary ins2tu2ons, forming a living laboratory of distributed ins2tu2ons. Feed the World Build the World

Maker Space Studios Urban and Regional Planning Biology Environmental Science and Extension

12 INNOVATION HUB Water Systems Global Change Center Startups Living/Learning Communi<es Classrooms Neuroscience Human Development Economics Sociology Civil and Environmental Engineering Innova<on/ Maker Space Studios Urban and Regional Planning Biology Environmental Science and Extension Industry Research labs Public Health EducaAon Commons Environmental ConservaAon Human-Centered Smart Environments

13 A CONTEMPORARY FUNDING VISION Moving forward as a global land-grant university, Virginia Tech will develop and implement innova2ve and agile financial models dedicated to academic excellence, world-class research, and Ut Prosim, while advancing access and affordability.

philanthropy Crea<ng new partnerships Evalua<ng Value to

14 2047 FUNDING MODEL Agile funding strategies Genera<ng new learnercentered revenues Developing world-class philanthropy Crea<ng new partnerships Evalua<ng Value to Experience (VTX) World-class research Ut Prosim Academic excellence

2016 à 2026 à 2047 We are always students VT cul2vates

is the campus students access learning wherever and

adap2ve, customizable, inclusive, to each learner;

15 2016 à 2026 à 2047 We are always students VT cul2vates discovery from childhood throughout life2me Whole world is the campus students access learning wherever and whenever they need it Evolving pathways curriculum is adap2ve, customizable, inclusive, to each learner; unbound from grades and credit hours Framework for con2nuous innova2on

INCLUSIVEVT AND SGA: THE CONTEXT FOR EQUITY AND SOCIAL DISPARITY IN THE HUMAN CONDITION

INCLUSIVEVT AND SGA: THE CONTEXT FOR EQUITY AND SOCIAL DISPARITY IN THE HUMAN CONDITION Planning for a Strategic Growth Area at Virginia Tech October 24, 2016 Mission and Goals of VT of the future Today