The UW Parkside Flexible Degree Option Exploratory Group was appointed to learn more about the context, mechanism, precedents, process, etc. for offering a competency-based, "flexible degree."  The group will serve as a point of contact and communication about the degree among partners and interested groups internally and externally.  As UW Parkside Chancellor Ford said in a recent communication to the campus, "This group will take the lead as UW-Parkside explores the possibilities of offering an online, flexible, competency-based degree in collaboration with UW-Extension."

Members of the group

• Terry Brown, Provost and Chair
• Lori Allen, Director General Education
• Rob Barber, Chair, University Committee
• Theresa Castor, Director of Assessment
• Fred Ebeid, Dean, College of Business, Economics, and Computing
• Peggy James, Head, Division of Social Sciences
• Kim Kelley, Asst Vice Chancellor, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
• Megan Mullen, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
• Emanuel Otu, Dean, Natural and Health Sciences
• DeAnn Possehl, Asst Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management
• Jane Schaefer, Executive Director, Center for Community Partnerships
• Dean Yohnk, Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
• Vera Kolb, Professor of Chemistry
• Derek Riley, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
• Tom Nelson, T. G. Nelson Co., Managing Director

The group is scheduled to meet on the following dates in Wyllie 357.  UW Parkside faculty and staff are welcome to attend and minutes of the meeting will be posted here.

July 16 11:30-12:30
July 23 1:00-2:00
July 30 1:00-2:00
Aug 13 2:00-3:00
Aug 20 1:00-2:00
Aug 28 1:00-2:00
Sept 4 1:00-2:00