We cannot, and I know that the best of us will not. Not when our long-term health is at stake. We must maintain what is best, and make it available to as many students as possible. Participate by being innovative, by thinking up a way to make your classes come alive, or by offering your knowledge more effectively through new configurations or the use of new technology. Participate by thinking of new ways to reach prospective students or retain current ones.
Nothing is off limits, nothing is off the table.
Raise the question in your departmental meetings. Academic departments are a creature of this century. Now is the time to bring every good idea forward. Now comes the time for solutions. We hope that most of those who gave their time and imagination in Phase One will continue to participate, but we also want to significantly expand the circle.