1	“Gearing Up for Greatness” The New Academy Work Group
2	GOAL The New Academy Working Group Creating a new, world-class, student centered university which will empower Jackson State University students to successfully compete and become leaders in a technologically-advanced and dynamic global marketplace in 2013 and beyond.
3	OBJECTIVES The New Academy Working Group Anticipate the critical competencies which students in the New Academy must master to compete in 2013. Identify learning systems that will assure the competitiveness of students in the New Academy. Identify resource needs to develop the New Academy. Implement strategies to create the New Academy.
4	SOME KEY QUESTIONS The New Academy Working Group DEFINING THE NEW ACADEMY What will be the vision and mission of the New Academy? What are future projections for higher education? What are the future driving forces which will impact higher education in 2013?
5	SOME KEY QUESTIONS (cont’d) The New Academy Working Group IDENTIFYING COMPETENCIES What competencies must a student possess to be competent in 2013? What competencies will empower a student to be competitive beyond 2013?What learning processes must be developed to respond to the higher education, economic, technological, and global environments of 2013?
6	SOME KEY QUESTIONS (cont’d) The New Academy Working Group LEARNING SYSTEMS What instructional technologies will be most effective in helping students master required competencies for 2013? What teaching methods will be most effective in 2013? What credentials should faculty in the New Academy possess?
7	SOME KEY QUESTIONS (cont’d) The New Academy Working Group RESOURCES What resources are needed to effectively and efficiently address the mission and objectives of the New Academy? What resources (current and future) must be tapped to sufficiently support the New Academy? What overall efficiencies can be instituted to assure the New Academy’s competitiveness in 2013?
8	SOME KEY QUESTIONS (cont’d) The New Academy Working Group STRATEGIES What actions are needed to transition the current Academy into the New Academy by 2013? How will be gauge our progress in creating the New Academy by 2013? How can the support and participation of all University constituencies best be garnered for a successful transition to the New Academy?