Given all the discussions recently about moving to Integrated Clusters, including the recent sessions...
The Move to Clusters – Some Ideas on Structure and Evolution (Part 2)
The Integrated Cluster models that are being developed today should be viewed as transitional...
The Move to Cluster – Shared Leadership
Shared leadership is extremely important to the success of the Integrated Cluster model as...
President’s Suggested Readings
These suggested readings were recommended during President’s Birx’s University Day 2017 remarks as references for our cluster transformation …
Redefining the Educational Landscape
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future,” former president John F. Kennedy once commented. This trenchant observation could easily be the rallying cry for Plymouth State President Donald Birx….
Creating the Future Together
Walking into the third-floor office suite of Plymouth State University’s newly appointed president, the impression is immediate: this is a place of creativity and vision. Beautiful artwork by Plymouth State students occupies places of pride on virtually every surface…
The Four Tools of Clusters
As I see it there are four tools currently available that we could adapt...
The Impact of Clusters on PSU’s Academic and Administrative Structure, Gen Ed, and First Year Seminars
One of the points that came out of the University Days’ discussions and questions...
Why Clusters: A Holistic and Integrative Education that Links Research, Education, and Service in a Way that Builds a New PSU Culture and Creates a Lasting Legacy for our Children
This last “why” of clusters pulls all the previous elements together. Most of us...
Why Clusters: A Streamlined and Empowered Administrative Structure
One of the things our change consultant said that he learned from us was...