Thursday, February 16, 2012

On Reserve: Academic Program Prioritization Resources

The following books--discussed by Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Robert Neely as they pertain to the TWU Academic Program Prioritization initiative for 2012 and universities' need for change--are on reserve at the Blagg-Huey Library on the Denton campus:

Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services: Reallocating Resources to Achieve Strategic Balance
by Robert C. Dickeson


Increasing economic concerns make (this) an invaluable resource for those who want and need to implement a proven step-by-step approach to reallocating resources in tough times. Thoroughly revised and updated, Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services includes new recommendations from the field; communication strategies for more successful campus implementation; a new section on the sources of hidden costs; and a Prioritization Process and Implementation workbook designed to help administrators avoid costly mistakes. Amazon

The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education From the Inside Out
by
Clayton M. Christensen and Henry J. Eyring

The Innovative University
illustrates how higher education can respond to the forces of disruptive innovation and offers a nuanced and hopeful analysis of where the traditional university and its traditions have come from and how it needs to change for the future. Through an examination of Harvard and BYU-Idaho as well as other stories of innovation in higher education, Clayton Christensen and Henry Eyring decipher how universities can find innovative, less costly ways of performing their uniquely valuable functions. Amazon

For assistance with these or any other reserve materials please contact the Circulation Desk of the Blagg-Huey Library at 940-898-3719.

--Kris Reed