Institutinal Strategic Planning Cuncil (ISPC) Minutes Thursday, January 24, 2013 205 Welch Attendees: Sue Martin, Rauf Hanna, Matthew Evett, Walter Kraft, Bin Ning, Meldy Reifel Werner, Clin Blakely, Ted Cutilish, Mike Fx, James Gallaher, Ellen gld, Derrick Gragg, Jhn Lumm, Matthew Nrfleet, Delitte Representatives Absent: Carl Pwell, Tara Lynn Fultn, Murali Nair Meeting called t rder: 1:00 pm Agenda Items/Key Pints Review guidelines arund develping Strategic Planning Cmpnents Status check in with all Wrkgrups Initial discussin and validatin f Gals and Objectives s far Discussin and Actins All Wrkgrups presented Gals and Objectives they had develped s far. Discussin was held after each presentatin t further enhance and structure the Gals and Objectives. Student Engagement and Success Ø Gal 1: Create and expand purpseful learning pprtunities inside and utside classrms n campus, in the cmmunity and glbally. Ø Gal 2: Supprt students t achieve timely prgress t degree cmpletins by enhanced academic supprt services. Ø Gal 3: Identify and design seamless transitin prgrams and services that facilitate student persistence and graduatin. Ø Gal 4: Fster a campus envirnment and culture that supprt student invlvement and student well-being. Ø Gal 5: Prepare students t successfully and meaningfully interact with peple frm all backgrunds. High Perfrming Academic Prgrams and Quality Research Ø Gal 1: Anticipate and address grwing infrastructure csts f research and schlarship (lab equipment, data curatin, library csts). Objective 1: Supprt emerging graduate prgrams with sufficient infrmatin and instructin resurces needed t achieve and maintain excellence. Objective 2: Cmplete the standardized classrm technlgy prject. 1
Objective 3: Prvide a stable mechanism fr funding large equipment purchases ($100K+). Ø Gal 2: Develp a sustainable prcess fr identifying prgrams t be expanded r created that serve a demnstrated need f the cmmunity/regin. Objective 1: Budget t prvide funding t supprt these new prgrams (e.g. differential tuitin, reduced supprt fr ther prgrams). Objective 2: STEM? Objective 3: GenEd? Ø Gal 3: Increase research t increase external funding and imprve graduate student educatin. Objective 1: Increase spnsred prgrams. Objective 2: Establish endwed chairs that prvide research releases. Objective 3: Decrease faculty s administrative lad t prvide mre pprtunity fr research. Objective 4: Increase start-up funding fr new faculty research prgrams. Objective 5: Increase funding fr sabbaticals. Ø Gal 4: Ensure Faculty/instructr pedaggical skills keep up with technlgical advances in the classrm and nline. Objective 1: Recruit and retain effective faculty. Objective 2: Prvide regular training t faculty fr use f newest nline pedaggy. Objective 3: Increase funds fr faculty travel. Institutinal Effectiveness Ø Gal 1: Fster a diverse, effective, ethical, and respectful wrkplace that supprts the University s missin and values. SMART bjectives yet t be defined, but shuld include such tpics as: ü Effective Quality wrkplace ü Living institutinal values ü Respectful / Civil Envirnment ü Emplyee recgnitin ü Leadership develpment ü Seamless successin planning ü Effective perfrmance management ü Relatinships with bargaining units Ø Gal 2: Prmte institutinal values and pride thrugh effective and transparent cmmunicatins. SMART bjectives yet t be defined, but shuld include such tpics as: ü Cmmunicatins / Academic calendar / timeline / Active sharing f infrmatin ü Crss Unit Cllabratin/ Synergies ü Emergency Management planning ü Image enhancement / Pride in Eastern / University brand slgan: reputatin Ø Gal 3: Streamline ur prcesses and resurces t cntinuusly imprve peratinal effectiveness and fiscal respnsibilities. Nte: This gal may verlap with Sustainable Grwth gals 2
SMART bjectives yet t be defined, but shuld include such tpics as: ü Alignment f budgeting prcess with strategic planning & assessment ü Strategic resurce allcatin ü Operatinal efficiencies / cntinuus imprvement / Review f IT systems and ptential fr imprvement Banner etc. ü Optimal alignment f functins / rganizatinal alignment ü Financial sustainability & stability ü Use f assessment in decisin making (student learning assessment, nnacademic learning assessment) ü Crss Unit Cllabratin/ Synergies ü Custmer service: internal (students, faculty, staff) and external (alumni, cmmunity) Service and Engagement that Imprves the Cmmunity Ø Gal 1: Mutually beneficial partnerships with the cmmunity (Alternatively Imprve Cmmunity Partnerships) Objective 1: Create a university/cmmunity cmmittee t review, update and priritize EMU s Systems Prtfli audit f cmmunity partnerships, events and prgrams. v Cmpile a cmplete list/catalgue f all current partnerships, cmmunity events and cmmunity prgrams. v View this list strategically and priritize the list (e.g. High, Medium r Lw) in terms f whether the activity is aligned with the missin, visin and furthering the university s gals. v Expand and strengthen cmmunity prgrams and activities that supprt EMU s visin, missin and cre values. Eliminate thse that d nt r duplicate thers. Ø Gal 2: Psitive cmmunity perceptins f EMU (Alternatively Imprved cmmunity perceptins f EMU) Objective 1: Create a university cmmunity strategic plan. Lk fr pprtunities t engage cmmunity members visiting EMU and where they live, wrk, play and dine. Objective 2: Create a FTE psitin and tw part-time student internships t versee, enhance and drive cmmunity engagement, fcused n cmmunity prgram integratin, relevance, assessment and reprting. Objective 3: Create a university fund t supprt new cmmunity engagements that supprt EMU's visin, missin and cre values. Invest in public engagement ideas by EMU faculty, staff and students. Chse ideas that align with the cmmunity strategic plan. Ø Gal 3: Understand the impact that cmmunity engagement has n student success.(alternatively Imprve understanding f cmmunity impact n student success) Objective 1: Cntract fr an external study n hw cmmunity engagements impacts students experiences and future success. v Hire an utside cnsulting firm t cnduct this study r seek grant mney t fund a faculty schlarly research study. v Publish and prmte study results. 3
Innvatin Ø Gal 1: Establish a culture f innvatin by recgnizing and rewarding new r creative prgrams and initiatives. Objective 1: Establish Recgnitin Awards that emphasize innvatin in areas f the university by Objective 2: Implement funding fr Innvatin Grants in areas by Objective 3: Establish divisin / department gals fr innvative revenue generatin and cst reductin by Ø Gal 2: Create innvative academic prgrams and new pedaggical techniques. Objective 1: Test the use f MOOCs in different curses by Objective 2: Enhance nline prgrams by Offering new fully nline graduate degree prgrams by Objective 3: Integrate New classrm technlgy by in Ø Gal 3: Maximize innvative use f technlgy t deliver student services. Objective 1: Integrate new technlgies int advising and cunseling prcesses by Objective 2: Assess and implement new registratin technlgies by Objective 3: Implement new technlgy based student activities by Objective 4: Use e-text bks in % f curses by Objective 5: Becme ranked n the tp Scial Media Cllege list by (in publicatin like Student Advisr) Sustainable Grwth University Image / Perceptin Ø Gal 1: Scre amng the tp five universities in Michigan in annual Student-View research (measures awareness and perceptin f high schl students), ahead f majr cmpetitrs (CMU, WMU, Oakland, GVSU, WSU). Ø Gal 2: Imprve safety scres in annual Student-View research (secnd lwest rated attribute in benchmark average cmparisn). Include addressing negative perceptin f Eastern and f Ypsilanti. Ø Ø Gal 3: Imprve academic strength scres in annual Student-View research (lwest rated attribute in benchmark average cmparisn) t tp five. Student Experience Ø Gal 1: Establish prgrams t successfully engage secnd, third, furth year students similar t the prgrams we ffer t freshmen. **Add** Prgrams t address cmmuter ppulatin. Ø Gal 2: Build new REC/IM t state f the art fitness/health center t include Snw Health Center and "health club" style fitness center. 4
Ø Gal 3: Expand "Eagle Pride" by engaging mre current students in campus events and activities. Ø Gal 4: Bring back prgram that had current students participating in recruitment activities at high schls. Ø Gal 5: Create "virtual" tur guide experience that captures Eastern's campus and academic envirnment with the enthusiasm and passin ffered by ur tur guides. Academic Prgrams Ø Gal 1: Successful launch f Physician Assistant prgram. Ø Gal 2: Encurage grwth f successful prgrams that meet reginal market needs (Delitte). Ø Gal 3: Expand alternative delivery f curses t meet market needs. (accelerated curses, nline curses, adult learners) Ø Gal 4: Enhance quality f academic prgrams. Ø Gal 5: Imprve graduatin rates t 60 percent. Ø Gal 6: Develp facilities and peratinal plans t accmmdate grwth. Next Meeting/Adjurnment Small wrk grups - TBD Full ISPC meeting TBD Meeting adjurned 3:00 pm Respectfully submitted, Casey Wster 5