Finishing what we started
Let me take you back in time nearly a decade. During my time as president at West Chester University, PASSHE undertook a comprehensive system redesign effort. We began by examining our system from top to bottom — in great detail — to understand where change was needed. It was a phenomenal effort that gathered input from thousands of students, faculty, staff and others over the years. When PASSHE began the process, we were already experiencing a significant decline in enrollment, making it clear that we could not continue with business as usual and expect to thrive. In the years since, we made bold decisions and substantial changes including integrating six universities into two, leveraging our scale and collective strength through shared services, and launching a systemwide student information system that would open the door to program sharing and course sharing like never before. While we should celebrate the progress we have made, it’s apparent that we ...