Goal 2

Goal 2

Enhance high-impact practices

IU Southeast will enhance the number of high-impact educational experiences (e.g., internships, service learning, research and study abroad) available to students.

Strategies

1. Provide faculty with training to successfully develop and implement high-impact practices.
   
   1. Provide training on different types of career and internship opportunities for faculty integration into curriculum and courses.
   2. Provide training on best practices in service learning and career discovery and preparation learning in courses.
2. Provide high-impact education experiences through collaboration with community partners.
   
   1. Create and market learning communities of two-to-three course clusters that build community and integrate curricular or learning experiences. 
   2. Expand internship and co-op opportunities to enhance the application of coursework in the professional setting.
   3. Expand the number of faculty that integrate service learning into their coursework.
3. Provide high-impact education experiences through intentional, career-focused programming.
   
   1. Expand one-credit career classes in majors that can support it.
   2. Deliver career-educational guidance in each academic program as early as feasible to optimize the student’s ability to attain employment.
   3. Increase the outreach and engagement of the university Career Development Center to students. 
4. Increase opportunities for students to work collaboratively with faculty to develop research and creative projects.
   
   1. Expand the number of programs that provide career experiences, research or creativity projects as a part of the curriculum.
   2. Increase opportunities for students to have virtual and in-person off-campus experiences that enhance learning outcomes, build knowledge and advance career outcomes or decidedness.
   3. Expand the number of programs and students that participate in the IU Research and Creativity Conference.
5. Provide high-impact educational experiences through increased alumni engagement in mentoring and instruction.
   
   1. Increase alumni connections within the classroom
   2. Diversify the current mentoring program by including alumni mentors.
   3. Host more academic program-specific alumni speaking events.