Cluster 3 – NSpire

NSpire - Ideas for Innovation

April 10, 2019 | In Classroom, Culture, Departmental / Program, Higher Ed, Institutional, Resources, Teaching

Increased External Learning for All Programs

NWC must continue to establish strong, enduring, and multifaceted relationships with regional businesses and organizations. These relationships can take many forms such as responding to a local educational or research need; collaborating to reinvigorate civic culture; partnering to create mutually beneficial programs; and developing experiential learning opportunities. Increasing these relationships will enhance students’ educational experience and offer needed assistance to […]

April 10, 2019 | In Culture, Higher Ed, Institutional, Policy, Resources

Creative Student “Work” Exchange

Students are seeking a lower cost option for college and parents are facing “sticker-shock” for higher education in private colleges. Higher education is facing more enrollment challenges due to costs, but if those costs could be lowered through a work exchange program then more students would be able to financially afford NWC. Furthermore, research has found […]

April 10, 2019 | In Institutional, Resources, Scholarship, Teaching

A Center Focused on the Third Mission

The role of a college is not limited to teaching and research but includes a third mission: to engage with society. To address increasing societal and economic challenges, colleges should be refocusing efforts to link teaching and research to the third mission. The ‘third mission’ is not just a catchy phrase, but is of increasing importance […]