Strategy, Impact, and Academic Partnerships at WICHE

The strategy, impact, and academic partnerships team at WICHE creates opportunities for academic and student success leaders on campuses and at systems across the West to collaborate, have important conversations, exchange information, and grow in their professional careers.

Academic Partnerships

WICHE facilitates affinity-based membership groups for academic leaders in the WICHE region. Issues facing members are universal across higher education, but the opportunity for personal networking around these issues is what makes belonging to these groups the most valuable.

Community and technical college academic leaders

The Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders is an interstate membership organization of higher education leaders at two-year technical and community colleges and systems based in the western region.

University academic leaders

The Western Academic Leadership Forum is an interstate membership organization of higher education leaders at four-year colleges and universities and systems based in the western region.

Collaborations and Learning Circles

Based on concepts put forth by the above-mentioned affinity-groups, WICHE secures funding and subject matter experts and facilitates the creation of cross-state collaborations and learning circles. These collaborations last anywhere from one-ten years.

Administrative and student success holds

No Holding Back is a community of practice comprised of two- and four-year institutions are working with WICHE and AACRAO to develop public-facing resources for so that institutions can (re)evaluate their administrative and/or student success hold policies to improve student success.

Student transfer

The Technology and Partnerships for Transfer Success project, administered by WICHE, is pairing a four-year university or university system with a two-year college or technical school in unique partnerships. Staff from each school (including but not limited to academic advisors, registrars, and information technology professionals) will work together on piloting technological solutions to improve pathways for students transferring between the two postsecondary institutions.

Leadership Development Opportunities

WICHE provides leadership development opportunities to senior faculty members, deans, and associate vice provosts. One- and two-year cohort-based fellowships offer one-to-one and small group opportunities for aspiring senior academic leaders in higher education to gain professional development, exchange and engage with peers, and build a strong network.

Academy for the Humanities

The WICHE Academy for Leaders in the Humanities is a two-year leadership development program for aspiring academic leaders with a background in the humanities.

Leadership academy

The Western Academic Leadership Academy is a year-long professional development program for academic leaders aspiring to become chief academic officers in the WICHE region’s postsecondary sector.

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