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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 15th
• 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?