Ad Hoc Bridge Program Implementation Committee: 2013–15
September 2014
Members: Lily Copenagle, Annie Downey, Mary James*, Albyn Jones, Laura Leibman, Julie Maxfield, Pancho Savery
Charge: to create a pilot bridge program for one or two years, beginning January of 2015, and to devise mechanisms for assessing the program and deciding whether to continue with that or a similar program. The committee should consult the work of the Strategic planning groups E (pp.4-5) and J (pp.8-12).
E
Group J, in concert with Group E, explored this idea in much greater detail in pp.8-12 of their report, but their recommendation is the same: “We have concluded that Reed students would likely be well served by a bridge program that combines a multiple-week intensive January term session with a variety of follow-up academic skill workshops offered throughout the academic year.” Group J reviewed programs at other schools, and considered how it might work from many angles.
Faculty who have shown a strong interest in implementing this bridge program in the past, and so might constitute a good group to pick the brains of or draw on for staffing, include: Kris Anderson, Ann Delehanty, Wally Englert, Margot Minardi, Jeff Parker, Jerry Shurman, Irena Swanson. In addition, the following have expressed interest in bridge programming more generally include: Michael Breen, Mark Burford, Libby Drumm, Ariadna Garcia-Bryce, Arthur Glasfeld, Marat Grinberg, Maureen Harkin, Alex Hrycak, Robert Knapp, Chris Koski, Lena Lencek, Tamara Metz, Luc Monnin, Hyong Rhew, Suzy Renn, Sonia Sabnis, Marc Schneiberg.