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Developing a Focused, Short-term Strategic Plan

Agenda for Today’s Meeting • Overview of UAA 2020 concept • Introductions of UAA 2020 team • Identification of UAA 2020 operational subcomponents • Communication Plan • Data Collection Plan • Goals Specification Plan • Core Values Specification Plan • Goals Selection Plan • Implementation Plan • Organizing for Communication and Data Collection Plans

Motivations for • Our current plan date is 2017 • Need to focus energies of UAA staff, faculty and students positively • Complex, dynamic, challenging environment • Need for UAA to be a shaper of its destiny

If we don’t know where we are going any road wil ill l get us th there

By workin ing toward Common Goals ls we can go fu further

Expected Outcomes of • Identification of UAA’s Core Values • Galvanizing positive energies of faculty, students, and staff • Achieving a smaller set of goals of enduring value • Integration of differentiated planning processes at UAA

Procedure and Ti Timeli lines • Announcement: 9/28-29 • Needs Assessment & Core Values Identification: 9/30-11/15 • Goal Development and Specification: 11/15-12/17 • Goal Selection: 12/7-1/10/17 • Core Values Selection: 11/16-1/10/17 • Implementation Plan Development: 1/11/17-5/1/17

Communication Plan • Timeline: 9/29-Plan fulfillment in 2020 • Outcomes: • Explanation: meaning and functioning of planning at a high-level • Motivation: encouraging participation, support data-collection • Information: periodic communication of results, engaging interest • Fulfillment: marking milestones…tasks completed, goals achieved • Repertoire of tools: • Website and social media • Campaigning by leaders: regular, serial online communication and retail • Integration with all UAA communication channels and collateral material

Data Collection Plan • Timeline: Until November 15 th • Data to be collected: • Core Values • Platforms of Excellence • Institutional Gaps • Methods: • Survey • Focus Group

Needs Assessment & Core Valu lues ID ID • Robert Stein leads the exploration of UAA’s core values • Needs Assessment input gathered through survey instrument and self-study open-forums (early October through early November) • Needs Assessment will be grounded in core values, platforms of excellence, and gaps inhibiting further achievement • Input will be consolidated and made available 11/15

Goal l Develo lopment and Specification • UAA work units will transform Needs Assessment into SMART goals (11/16-11/30) • With direction from unit leaders and UAA 2020 team, UAA’s units will collectively develop and identify 10-12 priority SMART goals by 12/7

Goal l Sele lectio ion • University-wide meeting will be convened December 7-9 timeframe • Representatives of each unit will work to select 6 SMART goals from the larger set and to further develop the goals • 6 finalist goals will be made public with solicitation of input regarding ‘pros/cons’ of each • Chancellor’s Cabinet and FCCD convene before 1/10/17 to select the three goals constituting UAA 2020

Goals Implementation • Leadership appoints implementation planning team with guidance to operationalize based on project management principles • Plan and constituent project implementation teams are ready to go 5/1/2017 • Implementation teams are carefully selected based on knowledge, skills, resources and dispositions

Remain inin ing Questio ions and Is Issues • IT and survey research support • Constitution of UAA 2020 team • Roles of unit leaders throughout UAA • Other questions?