At Indiana State, we recognize the critical impact of innovative curriculum on preparing students for their futures. Our academic programming is designed and continuously improved to meet the evolving needs of 21st-century learners and the regional and global workforce.

Our Purpose 

Through industry and community partnerships, we combine high-impact practices and experiential learning to help students apply their developing skill sets, gaining lifelong transferable skills and real-world opportunities in discipline-specific fields.  

Recognizing the diverse pathways through which today’s students come to us, we incorporate stackable credentials, credit for prior learning opportunities, and completion-friendly programs. Aligning with workforce demands and prioritizing student success, we provide an accessible, future-forward curriculum that equips our graduates to make an immediate impact on Indiana, the nation, and the world. 

Objective 

This initiative will ensure a vibrant and future-focused array of programs, supported by high-quality instruction and sufficient resources to sustain growth and remain competitive. Toward this end, the University will:  

  • Conduct a university-wide, holistic review of all academic programs.  
  • Evaluate the relevance and responsiveness of majors, minors, and certificates to student and workforce demands.  
  • Identify curricular innovations, potential collaborations, faculty expertise, and emerging resource allocation and pedagogy needs to support student success.   

Key Actions 

The University will take the following actions in support of Initiative 1: 

  • Establish a cross-unit Program Review Task Force to initiate this process and collaborate with relevant areas including Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, Finance, and Career Center. 
  • Integrate program-level reviews of discipline-specific best practices and trends with Program Review Task Force recommendations to increase interdisciplinary offerings and enhance faculty access to relevant professional development opportunities that align with emerging workforce demands. 
  • Develop an implementation roadmap to increase faculty participation, update curriculum, effectively allocate resources, and establish a sustainable system for regular, innovation-focused program review.

Initiative 1: Key Performance Indicators

100% of academic programs will complete on-time program review over the next 7-year cycle.

90% of academic programs will submit action plans for innovation and improvement as evidenced by program review findings.

75% of academic programs will demonstrate impact of program review action plan implementation between year 3 and 4 of the program review cycle.

Reduce overall time for new and revised program and course proposals from proposal stage to resolution (between 9 – 12 months).

Regular faculty are actively engaged in curricular and course innovation.