Entrepreneurial Ideas for Kinesiology Departments: A Process-Based Approach
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Higher education is in a period of flux. For many public institutions, state support has decreased over the past decade, resulting in the notion of doing more with less. Using an inverted triangle approach, this article examines how both institutions and departments are coping with their present reality using innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. First, the story of how public institutions in the state of Illinois are responding to decreased state appropriations and declining K–12 enrollments is discussed. Second, a rich example of how one institution completed the strategic planning process—from conceptualization to implementation—is shared. Finally, one department’s multifaceted plan to handle declining state support is shared.
Bellar is with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA. Gilson is with Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. Hannon is with West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
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