Focus 20102007 Listening Session

Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen

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Strategic Planning Group

Fall 2007

Overview

Participatory Planning Process

Strategic Planning Group

FOCUS 2010 Accomplishments

Summer Retreat Topics

Participatory Planning

Faculty, staff and students have direct, unfiltered and unedited communication with university administration

Develops a broader understanding of the needs of the entire organization and develops a commitment to the emerging priorities

Improves quality of resource decisions

Clarifies line-of-sight to the university goals, priorities and strategies

Focus 2010 Goals

1. Prepare alumni for success.

2. Create a learning community that supports and encourages the engagement of its members in active learning.

3. Achieve national leadership and excellence in educating students in the theory and application of a broad range of technologies.

4. Strengthen the on-campus organization by focusing on UW-Stout’s unique mission within the UW System.

5. Create a school outside a school enterprise that serves learners statewide, nationally, and internationally.

Annual Planning Process

Fall Listening SessionsFall/Winter Chancellor’s Advisory Council Budget Planning

Winter Budget Planningat Division/College Level

Chancellor Communicates

Final Plan Institution-Wide

Strategic Planning GroupSummer Retreats

Stakeholder Visioning Summer 2008

Foundation Board

UW System Officers

Industry

Board of Regents

Cooperative EducationService Agency

Economic Development Specialists

County and City Administrator

State Dept of Public Instruction

Unions

Legislators

University Administrators

Technical CollegesK-12 Schools

Faculty Staff and Students

Strategic Planning GroupMembership

Chancellor’s division representatives:• Chancellor Sorensen• Sue Pittman• Jan Jordan• Doug Wahl• Doug Mell• Donna Weber• Bob Meyer

Provost’s division representatives:• Julie Furst-Bowe• Janice Coker• Cindy Gilberts

ASLS division representatives:• Diane Moen• Phil Lyons• Meridith Wentz

Classified representatives:• Robin Sweeny• Cally Henderson

Faculty Senate representatives:• Jerry Kapus• Forrest Schultz• Vice Chair (vacant)• Renee Howarton• Juli Taylor

Senate of Academic Staff representatives:• Dennis Shaw• Jerry Addie• Brenda Swannack• Lelah Lugo

Student Senate representatives:• Mike Lubke• Chad Johnson

Deans:• John Murphy• John Wesolek• Carol Mooney• Mary Hopkins-Best• Joan Thomas

Strategic Planning Group

Charge: Deploy the strategic planning model

Role during listening sessions:

– Listen to the comments from the faculty, staff and students

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Achieve Nat’l Leadership in Technology

Prepare Students for Success

Create a Learning Community…

School Outside a School

Strengthen the On-Campus Organization…

Focus 2010 Accomplishments:Prepare students for success

Curricular incubation center

5 new academic programs

Minority scholarships

Exceptional placement rate

Improving graduation rates

Focus 2010 Accomplishments:Create a learning community…

Increased enrollment

Targets

Segments Trends

FYE program

Math and writing labs

Minority faculty/staff liaison and Minority faculty/staff network

Focus 2010 Accomplishments:Achieve Nat’l Leadership in Technology

e-Scholar program

Content Management System

ImageNow

Growth in distance education courses

Growth in co-op program

Focus 2010 Accomplishments:Strengthen On-campus Organization

Polytechnic designation

Substantial grants and contracts

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Focus 2010 Accomplishments:School Outside a School

Leader in transfers from technical colleges

Increase in customized instruction enrollment

Summer Retreat Topics: Information Technology

Retreat questions:

How can we help students work and communicate effectively with digital technologies?

What is the dream classroom?

What about technology incubators?

What’s next in our e-Scholar environment?

How should the administrative and student support areas participate?

Summer Retreat Topics: Information Technology

Retreat Themes:

Adaptability and flexibility

Humanize technology/balance

Assess what’s working/what’s not

Disruptive change

“Future proofing” facilities and employees

Communication

Need for standards

Expectations for students

Summer Retreat Topics: Enrollment Management

Retreat questions

What is our targeted enrollment for 2010 to 2015?

How do we retain students?

How do we enroll and retain a diverse student body?

What are the financial and resource implications for students and the university?

Summer Retreat Topics: Enrollment Management

Retreat themes

Enrollment management is a campus-wide initiative

Expand program array

Target new markets

Expand enrollments/offerings

Continue doing what works

Assess the success of initiatives

Summer Retreat Topics: Polytechnic Marketing

Retreat questions:

How can we further communicate the benefits of the polytechnic designation?

What are some effective ways to introduce the marketing plan to the campus?

How can we effectively communicate the new internal marketing process?

Summer Retreat Topics: Polytechnic Marketing

Retreat themes:

Inspiring innovation—how and where to use?

Introduce to the campus and provide opportunity for celebration

Must communicate polytech benefits to external community

Define polytech in understandable way

Summer Retreat Topics: Program Alignment

Retreat questions:

Are there other issues that should be considered?

Are there other models to examine?

How can we best communicate with faculty and staff?

How can we evaluate effectiveness in 5 years?

Summer Retreat Topics: Program Alignment

Retreat themes:

1: College of Education and Health Services; College of Management; College of Design and Humanities, College of STEM

2: School of Education; College of Health and Human Services; College of Management; College of Arts and Letters; College of STEM

3: College of Allied Health and Education Services; College of Management; College of Arts and Letters; College of STEM

4: Dean of Faculty; Dean of Undergrad and Grad programs; Dean of Research, Outreach and Industry

5 ways to provide input

Participating in the fall 2007 listening sessions

Contributing to the anonymous, online message board

Completing the University Priorities comment card distributed at the sessions

Recommending ideas to faculty, academic staff, or student senate representatives

Recommending ideas to your college or division councils who can bring to the attention of the appropriate member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Council