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Should the dispense with its 鈥渁grarian鈥� calendar in favor of a March to Thanksgiving academic year?

Would it make more sense to reorganize the University around interdisciplinary centers, rather than traditional departments and colleges?

Should a multimodal mix of remote and in-person learning continue even beyond the COVID-19 pandemic?

These are the kinds of 鈥渂ig ideas鈥� that a 人妻少妇专区 committee is soliciting from staff, students, faculty, and alumni鈥攁nd from the broader Rochester community. The deadline to submit ideas is July 31.

Called Project Imagine, the effort was established by Provost Rob Clark who has charged a 21-member committee with coming up with at least 10 鈥渂ig and bold ideas that challenge our assumptions of what鈥檚 possible鈥� by early September, along with an initial assessment of the limitations and advantages of each.

The committee is led by Ray Dorsey, a Medical Center neurologist and director of the , and facilitated by Julia Maddox, director of at the 人妻少妇专区 Libraries.

Dorsey says the current historical moment is an opportunity for the institution to go back to square one to explore whether there are better ways to operate鈥攂eyond the pandemic and financial crisis.

鈥淭he impetus is that universities are going to have change in this 鈥榥ew world,鈥� and so rather than being reactive, let鈥檚 be proactive in reimagining the University,鈥� says Dorsey.

鈥淵ou know, having 500 people crowded into a lecture hall probably was never a great idea anyway,鈥� Dorsey says. 鈥淪o why not take a blank piece of paper and think about how best to conduct education?鈥�

In his charge to the committee, Clark wrote: 鈥淭he University has a window of opportunity to reimagine its future post-pandemic. The shelter-at-home approach to controlling the spread of the coronavirus has forced our nation to rethink the way we work and to adapt in ways that we did not previously consider鈥攕ome better and some not.

鈥淲hen this pandemic has been addressed, the world will have been forever changed. We can either embrace the change and find ways to lead or react to the change and follow.鈥�

The ideas 鈥渃ould serve as the seeds for strategic planning and as ways to both differentiate and ensure the future of our University,鈥� Clark says.

鈥榃e would love to get 10,000 ideas鈥�

The committee is seeking ideas from the widest possible audience.

鈥淲e recognize the University does not exist in a bubble,鈥� says Maddox. 鈥淲e are influenced by, and we influence, everyone in our surrounding physical community鈥攖hose who we collaborate with on purpose, and those who are impacted by us without our knowledge.鈥�

Their ideas will be welcomed.

鈥淥ne of the guiding principles of this project is to be egalitarian,鈥� Maddox adds. 鈥淩egardless of where an idea comes from, it will be evaluated and vetted with the same care and consideration as if it came from the president of the University.鈥�

Adds Dorsey: 鈥淲e would love to get ten thousand ideas from a thousand people. And if those people are from the city of Rochester, or the ideas are from a 人妻少妇专区 alum, or anyone else intrigued with thinking about ways to reimagine the University, that鈥檚 fantastic.鈥�