Joint Strategic Planning Committee

Thursday, October 2, 2003

1:00-2:30 pm

Green Hall Conference Room

 

Attendance: Robert L. Carothers, Ann Morrissey, Beverly Swan, Bob Beagle, Tom Dougan, Judy Beckman, Mary Hollinshead, Bill Rosen, Michael Rice, Faye Boudreaux-Bartels, Earle Degraphenried, Soledade Surrette

Announcements:

The President announced that he is soliciting proposals from the deans, vice presidents and directors for the Capital Campaign. He said he will meet with the Dean's Council and would like for any campaign items to come through this group.

Bob Beagle explained Marts and Lundy would assist the University in conducting a feasibility study to test the receptivity of donorship to marketing with regard to the campaign.

Strategic Plan Metrics

Chris Wessells, who oversees Institutional Research, gave a presentation on the strategic plan metrics. The topics he presented included:

Discussion ensued regarding specific strategic plan metrics as Chris Wessells provided clarification about how the numbers and metrics were derived. (See related handouts)

Follow up discussions on academic planning report:

Faye Boudreaux-Bartels raised concerns about the use of the PCA and it accurately affecting what the University decides to measure. Provost Swan responded that other programs that might not do so well in the PCA are given additional considerations with regard to other value added aspects. The Provost gave the Ocean Engineering department as an example of one that continues to be supported. There was discussion about the metrics and how the University plans to measure retention.

The long-term strategy for starting and tracking data by Institutional Research and on behalf of the University's strategic plan was discussed. Aspects of a potential academic planning "dashboard" measurement were discussed and the PQR with data metrics was mentioned as one strategy that might be integrated. Consideration was given to the question: What are the 5 things we could measure that could be indicative of quality? Faye Boudreaux-Bartels cited the need for identifying measurements and metrics that measure what we intend to measure and contribute to our goals. For example with regard to retention, she raised the issue of measuring small class size, faculty interacting with students and other such factors that have been cited as positively impacting retention.

It was noted that further discussion would be necessary to measure things, which traditionally haven't been measured.

Further clarification was provided with regard to a question about FTE 's and faculty positions that are phased out and it was explained that these positions go back to the Provost for consideration and reallocation.

 

Meeting adjourned at 2:40 p.m.