Academic Visioning Dr. Michael Huggins 25 March 2011

Committee Charge Develop a vision, mission, goals and strategic priorities for Academic Affairs for the next 5-10 years Complete the work by Oct 1, 2011 Positions academics as the focal point and driver of the institution Identifies the factors that must be considered Empowers us to define our future. Establishes a data driven process. Answers the question "what should/can we be?“ -Stage 1, due Oct 1 Answers the question "how do we get there?" – Stage 2, after Oct 1

Committee Structure Strong Faculty Representation – 10 of 20 members Representatives from most areas within Academic Affairs External Representation – Tim Wyrosdick, Santa Rosa Superintendent

Structured Process March and April: Environmental Scan of Internal and External environments – Data Gathering & stakeholder/people engagement May: Making Sense of the Data – Identify strategic themes June-July: Develop concept/white papers about strategic themes End of August, Early September: Convene a Vision Conference with stakeholders (Discuss white papers) September: Convene a Goals Conference with Committee – Identify Goals for Vision and Strategic Themes October 1 : submit final report to Provost King

Important Questions Balance/expectations between teaching, research, and service Who are we / what are our strengths and who do we want to become? What are key programs that UWF wants to be known for, how do we match the needs of/strengths of NWF & state, how do we focus and grow them? What type of university does UWF want to be? What are our weakness – faculty, staff, students? How do we retain good faculty/students? How do we make sure we stand for quality? Demonstrate Quality. Define quality?

Environmental Scan Internal Data – Enrollment statistics – Admissions data – Classroom capacity and utilizations – Research data External Data – Regional & national workforce needs – High School graduation projections Internal People – Faculty – Staff – Students – Administration External People – Community – Employers – Military – Government

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