This document discusses the creation of a new college through merging different departments and programs. It outlines the reasons change is wanted and needed, including improving current conditions. The desired outcome is to shape the future while respecting the past. Various stakeholders in the change process are identified, including faculty, staff, administration. Core beliefs that will guide the new college are establishing a connection between faculty and student research, promoting career development and an inclusive work environment. The new college's mission will be to generate, integrate and disseminate knowledge in a learner-centered environment across various domains including information science, library science, computing and more.

1. Creating a New College
Merging Information, People
and Technology
A Case Study
J e f f A l l e n
H e r m a n T o t t e n

2. Change
 Why is Change Wanted?

3. Change
 What are Current Conditions?

4. Change
 Why is Change Needed?

5. Change
 What is the Desired
Outcome?

6. Politics of Change
 Permission

7. Politics of Change
 Process and Timeline

8. Politics of Change
 Formal Players
Faculty
Staff
Systems Administration
Academic
Administration

9. Politics of Change
 Informal Players
Champions
Power Brokers

10. Beliefs are Important
Mutual Survivability

11. Beliefs are Important
One faculty

12. Beliefs are Important
A Connection between
Faculty and Student
Research

13. Beliefs are Important
Career
Development

14. Beliefs are Important
Inclusive and
Comfortable
Work Environment

15. Beliefs are Important
Performance and
Innovation

16. The Multiplier
We expected:

17. The Multiplier
We hoped:

18. The Multiplier
We are realizing:

19. Information is core to
knowledge.
Knowledge is core to human
endeavor.
Human endeavor is core to
research and learning.
Learners are core to the
College and the future.
Meaning and context are
core to learning.
Values and Beliefs
Information is core to
knowledge.
Knowledge is core to human
endeavor.
Human endeavor is core to
research and learning.
Learners are core to the
College and the future.
Meaning and context are
core to learning.
In order to shape the future,
it is important to respect the
past and attend to the
present.
Preparation for success in
the workforce is important.
Knowledge is advanced
through systematic research
and the organization,
management,
use/application of
information.
Discovery, application,
integration, teaching,
collaboration, assessment
and evaluation are
fundamental to learner-
centered education.
Information access is critical
to societal well-being.
Societal well-being is
enhanced by the nurturing of
the whole individual and

20. College Mission
Our mission is to generate, integrate, and disseminate
knowledge in a learner-centered environment. We advance
domains of knowledge in information science, library
science, computing and technology systems, learning and
cognition, and human performance.
Vivid Description
Our College will continually evolve as we operate within a
nexus of learning, research, information, and technology to
facilitate the creation and assimilation of knowledge,
innovation, and performance. The College will attract high
quality faculty, students, and staff to lead its evolution.
Graduates will have choice placement and advancements
in their fields. Our faculty, staff, and students will continue to
rise to leadership positions in their professions and advance
the body of knowledge of our field.

21. Dr. Herman Totten
Professor and Dean
College of Information
Herman.Totten@unt.edu
Dr. Jeff M. Allen
Professor and Interim Chair
Department of Learning Technologies
Jeff.Allen@unt.edu