Page 9 - RRU Strategic Direction January 2012

“Our research responds to
the critical issues of our time. It is highly interdisciplinary and often spans disciplines. Stakeholders are involved in research design and implementation. Discoveries lead to new opportunities
to expand and enrich our programs and courses.
Our work is guided by three strategic themes: innovative learning, thriving organizations and sustainable communities. Royal Roads’ curriculum is solution oriented and real-world focused and is developed and guided by the research our faculty, students and staff conduct.”
Mary Bernard
Associate Vice-President, Research and Faculty Affairs
“I’m at a whole new level.
The university and this program
in particular have a reputation that precedes them. Whenever I have said to anyone that I was in a Royal Roads program, there has been an immediate acceptance and credibility because of the work everyone else did before you.
It opens many doors.
That being said, there is a reputation to uphold and a standard which is very high. You learn to work to that.”
Ray Freeman
2011 MA, Tourism Management
We collaborate, linking active minds with the present and urgent needs of communities. Our work helps organizations meet their challenges and thrive. For instance, as our population ages and we experience greater transition in the workplace, studies point to the emergence of a diversi ed workforce populated by people with highly variant value
sets and abilities. An examination of this new and evolving intergenerational workplace has only just begun.
Much work needs to be done to better understand
this challenge and support organizations through this fundamental shift. Royal Roads University, through its integrated model of applied research informing our pedagogy to create real-world opportunity, was purpose-built to address this challenge.
We are most proud of the work of our students, who often apply their research to promote value in their own professional organizations and do so with impressive records of success.
the road ahead
The goal was to create a university that was responsive, accessible, applied and relevant–one that gave students
the knowledge and skills needed to help them bring change and to be leaders in their personal and professional worlds.
We have done that. We have an impressive record, based on the tremendous investment and ethic of our people and the satisfaction of our students. We are reaching out to countries around the world eager to access our unique, life-changing learning. As we pursue our international expansion goals,
we will continue to ensure that we remain a nimble, responsive organization that can adapt to meet emerging labour market and community needs both in B.C. and around the globe.
While we have built a strong suite of programs that have provided opportunity for growth and learning for our alumni, we will improve in this important area. We will strengthen our alumni connection through the development of vibrant communities of practice.
By strengthening these bonds and forming new partnerships and networks, we will continue to grow and learn from each other. Our award-winning Learning and Innovation Centre is a place for organizations to connect to our unique research and explore new problem-solving opportunities.
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