Where do we begin?
Featured Service
One of the questions we hear most often is:
We know we need support but we’re not sure how to start?
Our Academic Portfolio and Institutional Health Diagnostic offers an accessible first step. Through a focused review of institutional documents and thoughtful conversations with key leaders, we identify five priority opportunities or risks and facilitate a conversation about practical next steps.
You don't need to arrive with a perfectly defined project or a polished scope. If your institution knows something needs attention but is still working out the right questions or path forward, we can begin there... together.
Review of enrollment, curriculum, assessment, and strategic documents
Two or three leadership interviews
Identification of five priority opportunities or risks
A facilitated findings session
Affordable rate, subsidized by grant funding
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If you're interested in learning more and discussing how Chalk and Compass can support your institution, please select an appointment below.
Price transparency
Academic Portfolio and Institutional Health Diagnostic options are often a school’s first engagement with Chalk and Compass so we’ve constructed common packages with set prices, subsidized through grant funding to make support accessible to all institutions.
You don’t need a perfectly defined project or a polished scope for these services. Each package creates a manageable first step toward understanding what needs attention, where opportunities lie, and what to do next. Choose a package based on the number and level of programs you would like to have reviewed.
A closer look. A clearer next step.
FOCUSED START
Programs Reviewed: Up to 3
Degree Levels: Undergraduate or Graduate (Select One)
Turnaround: 3 weeks
Leadership Reviews: 2
Finding Session: 60 minutes
Best Fit: A department, a small institution, or a specific group of programs
Cost: $2,500
Our Focused Start diagnostic helps art and design institutions take a closer look at up to three undergraduate programs and understand what deserves attention next. Through a review of enrollment, curriculum, assessment, and strategic documents, along with two leadership interviews, we identify five priority opportunities or risks. You’ll receive a concise findings brief and a 60-minute facilitated discussion to translate those insights into practical next steps.
At $2,500, with a three-week turnaround, this package offers a manageable starting point for a department, small institution, or selected group of programs. Bring a question, a concern, or a sense that something needs attention. We’ll help you begin.
See the connections. Discover the possibilities.
BROADER VIEW
Programs Reviewed: Up to 6
Degree Levels: Undergraduate and Graduate
Turnaround: 4 weeks
Leadership Reviews: 3
Finding Session: 75 minutes
Best Fit: A broader portfolio at one degree level or for programs with multiple degree levels
Cost: $3,750
Our Broader View diagnostic helps art and design institutions explore up to six undergraduate or graduate programs and understand the connections across their offerings. Through a review of enrollment, curriculum, assessment, and strategic documents, along with three leadership interviews, we identify five priority opportunities or risks. You’ll receive a concise findings brief and a 75-minute facilitated discussion to translate those insights into practical next steps.
At $3,750, with a four-week turnaround, this package supports a broader portfolio review at one degree level. Whether you’re considering program renewal, shared resources, or emerging possibilities, you don’t need every question settled before we start. We’ll help you find a useful direction.
Connect your programs. Chart your institution’s future.
FULL PICTURE
Programs Reviewed: Up to 10
Degree Levels: Undergraduate and Graduate
Turnaround: 6 weeks
Leadership Reviews: 3
Finding Session: 90 minutes
Best Fit: An institution seeking a connected view across degree levels
Cost: $5,000
Our Full Picture diagnostic helps art and design institutions examine up to ten programs across undergraduate and graduate levels and understand how their portfolio works together. Through a review of enrollment, curriculum, assessment, and strategic documents, along with three leadership interviews, we identify five priority opportunities or risks. You’ll receive a concise findings brief and a 90-minute facilitated discussion to translate those insights into practical next steps.
At $5,000, with a six-week turnaround, this package offers a connected view of academic strengths, challenges, and possibilities across degree levels. Bring your big questions, competing priorities, or ideas for what comes next. We’ll help you chart a path forward.
Every package includes:
A dedicated member of the Chalk and Compass advising team - a highly professional, good humored, consultant with extensive experience in art and design higher education relevant to your institutional needs
A focused review of existing enrollment, curriculum, assessment, and strategic documents.
Thoughtful conversations with key institutional leaders.
Identification of five priority opportunities or risks across the programs reviewed.
A concise written findings brief with recommended next steps.
A facilitated findings session to discuss priorities, questions, and possible directions.
A few details to keep the scope clear: Each distinct degree offering counts as one program; undergraduate and graduate degrees in the same discipline count separately. Turnaround begins once the agreed documents are received and interviews are scheduled. The diagnostic uses existing institutional information; additional data collection, market research, or implementation support can be scoped separately.
Accessible pricing: These packages are designed as affordable entry points for creative institutions.
Unsure where to begin? Use the form above to schedule a 30 minute introduction meeting to tell us what’s on your mind and we’ll help you choose a starting point.