Academic Planning Town Hall Meeting March 29, 2004 University of Cincinnati: Leading in the 21 st Century

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

Action Teams - Review Purposes : – Translate clusters of themes into action plans – Set a time-horizon 5 years out – Envision significant impact beyond the university – Consider the themes, imperatives distributed at the last meeting Method – Work in small groups – Convener/co-convener roles – Create deliverables for each Town Hall Meeting – Involve people beyond those attending Town Halls

“You are here” 12/8 Town Hall 1/29 Town Hall 2/12 Town Hall 2/24 Town Hall 3/8 Town Hall 4/8 Town Hall 3/29 Town Hall 4/20 Town Hall May 2004 Round #1 Local Input Meetings Round #2 Local Input Meetings Operations Group Meetings Group Forms Context Big Ideas? Consider Input Work On Plan Work On Plan Respond To Feedback Plan v2.0 Plan Unveiled/ Inauguration Vetting Process

Action Team Project Co-chairs will give a brief report about the 7:30 a.m. meeting Describe barriers and enablers related to your plan Develop a few key strategies that will have the greatest impact on reaching the vision

Barriers and Enablers What barriers and enablers are likely to be encountered in moving from the current state to the future state? In what ways can the barriers be overcome, avoided, eliminated or removed? In what ways can the enablers be leveraged to reach the vision?

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Key Strategies Create a list of strategies – Identify the 1-3 strategies that must be done first – Describe the outcomes of acting on these strategies

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Action Steps A description of the recommended “first steps” related to the strategies. Who needs to commit to this? Who needs to be involved? What stakeholder groups need to be included? What other resources are needed? Who will be responsible for what activities? What is the timeline from start to positive impact? What funding mechanisms should be used? What is the expected economic benefit, if any, to the University?

Next Steps Please submit a copy of your completed work product by April 6 th. Next Town Hall Meeting is April 8 th. – Action teams meet from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. – Location: Event Pavilion.

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