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Jeremy Webster, campus dean of 51ĀŅĀ× Zanesville, is one of three people recognized nationally as a 2018-2019 Society for College and University Planning Fellow. The fellowship is a one-year program designed to recognize and develop higher education leaders who will help build or will contribute to the body of higher education planning knowledge.

ā€œThe valuable research from our SCUP Fellows contributes to our understanding of higher education planning processesā€, said SCUP President Michael D. Moss. ā€œOur members are tremendously interested in their topics and look forward to their research outcomes each year."

Fellows, chosen after a competitive process, network with higher education leaders; are coached by SCUP members to expand their knowledge of planning; initiate and complete a research project of their choosing; and share the outcomes of their project with constituents. 

ā€œThrough the SCUP fellowship, Jeremy has the opportunity to bring his innovative ideas and pioneering solutions forward to better 51ĀŅĀ×,ā€ said President M. Duane Nellis. ā€œWe are thrilled to have faculty and staff who want to not only improve the University, but further their scholarly activity along the way.ā€  

For his research project, Webster hopes to learn effective planning strategies for collaborative projects with 51ĀŅĀ× Zanesvilleā€™s co-located institution, Zane State College.

In the coming months, he plans to contact co-located campus leaders and arrange visits to their campuses to interview them about planning methods for joint projects. 

ā€œI am especially interested in developing expertise that will lead to innovative solutions for surmounting the obstacles that inhibit collaboration and shared governance,ā€ Webster explained. ā€œCan collaborative planning processes lead not only to greater shared governance and budgetary efficiencies, but also to an improved student experience and academic programming?ā€ 

To read more about the SCUP fellowship, visit .