University Futuring

1. Rhonda L. Dickens
EDU 505.91
THE EVOLUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

2. HISTORY OF NCCU
 North Carolina Central University was
founded in 1909 as the National Religious
Training School and Chautauqua by Dr.
James Edward Shepard. It became the first
public liberal arts institution for African
Americans in the nation. The University is
now a master’s comprehensive institution
that offers bachelors and master’s degrees, a
Juris Doctor, and a Ph.D. in Integrated
Biosciences

3. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
 1939-The college offered it’s first graduate-level
courses in the arts and sciences
 1940-The college established the School of
Law
 1941-The college established the School of
Education
 1986-The college established the
Biotechnology Research Institute

4. Lack of Cultural Diversity
High freshman retention
rates
Low 4-year graduation
rates
Lack of student access to
adequate technology, ie:
computers, printers, copiers
and faxes
Lack of technological
educational opportunities,
ie: distant learning , online
courses and online degree
and certificate programs
ASSESSMENT OF SETBACKS

5. NCCU can evolve its
current level of education
by integrating
Learning Technologies
in an effort to change the
landscape of student
learning
Social Media
Technologies in an
attempt to reach out to a
more diverse population of
students
Internet Technologies to
expand the ways in which
learning is achieved and
materials are presented in
this technological era
VISION FOR NCCU: EVOLUTION

6. Organizational scanning
should be inclusive of all
social, economic, political,
and technological advances
or setbacks that would be
significant indicators of
change for the
organization.
It is very vital that both
observational and
research-based data be
used when scanning for a
more accurate depiction of
the current environment
VISION OF NCCU: FUTURING
 How to Plan for the Future
of NCCU??????

7. PROS CONS
 Futuring techniques could be
used to assist the university in
diversifying their population.
 Students apply for college online,
choose college courses online,
purchase electronic books,
perform research online and
submit assignments solely for
convenience for the university
now so online courses would be
a natural progression.
 Enrollment could grow and be
extended worldwide
 The university may lose the
historical value and traditional
feel.
 Campus may become inevitably
obsolete
 The university may not be
technologically adept to keep up
with the demands of online
 The cost of training and
technology for instructors would
increase significantly
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE OF FUTURING FOR
NCCU

8. MIND MAP
Future
Dreaming
Reshaping
Transforming
Motivation
Expanding Horizons
Growing
Increasing Potential
What is Learning?