ACTION ITEMS FROM UW ACADEMIC PLAN 1999 - 2004

DRAFT MASTER LIST

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ACTION ITEM

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Date

Date

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RECRUITMENT AND COST OF ATTENDANCE

5

1

Expand High School Institute.

VPAA

09/01/00

04/30/01

x

College programs considered, in addition to HSI. Meeting with Duncan Harris and Susan Vialpando in August.

5

2

Apply and enroll via the Internet.

VPSA

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

With VPIT, secure server. Meeting with Jim Hurst, Robert Aylward in August, IATAC comments?

5

3

Consider expanding WUE.

VPSA

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

With Assoc. VPSA, bring into Noel-Levitz project? Comprehensive analysis early Fall semester.

5

4

Enhance community college articulation

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/04

x

Ongoing. Judy Powell responsible. September meeting.

5

5

Enhance non-resident recruitment.

VPSA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

Assoc VPSA with AA and deans review and devise plans.

5

6

Expand roles and responsibilities of the campus community in recruitment and retention.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

Fall Convocation/Incentive Plan. Designed.

8

7

Create incentives for recruitment and retention.

President

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

Financial. Redefine "service" to include outreach/recruitment.

5

8

Bolster undergraduate Admission Office.

President

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

Money to admissions FY 00.

5

9

Increase advertising of UW.

President

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

10

Enhance UW's web site.

President

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

Consultant?

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

5

11

Recruit Associate Vice President for Admission and Enrollment Management.

VPSA

05/01/99

12/31/99

x

Sara Axelson to begin 9/99.

RECONSIDERING FINANCIAL AID

5

12

Distribute all sources of financial aid.

VPSA

01/01/00

04/30/00

x

VPSA with VPA and deans, especially Graduate Scholarships. Review status early Fall 99. Audit Foundation accounts/audit summer $.

5

13

Continue work with Noel-Levitz.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/01

x

Assoc. VPAA and VPSA and Assoc. VPSA, colleges involved. Share information with CC Presidents. OIA to develop packet.

SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT

5

14

Generate privately funded scholarships.

VPIA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

Deans, faculty, staff, VPIA. Develop into capital campaign cost statement.

5

15

Package scholarships to maximize revenues.

VPSA

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

Will involve Academic Affairs and Finance. Review practices with Axelson, Fall 99.

5

16

Refine scholarship renewal policies.

VPSA

09/01/99

12/31/99

Academic Affairs and deans. Recommendations by Dec. Abernethy to chair. Work with AdSAAC.

SUPPORTING PART-TIME AND NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS

5

17

Review rules governing scholarships to part-time and distance students.

VPSA

01/01/00

12/31/00

x

Abernethy and Powell co-chair with Axelson. Recommend by December.

5

18

Promote day-care facilities for families of UW students.

VPSA

09/01/00

12/31/01

x

After Student Affairs plans complete.

5

19

Tailor student aid to meet needs of non-traditional and distance learning students.

VPSA

09/01/00

04/30/03

x

Component of Noel-Levitz review. Same effort as AI 17.

20

Develop certification programs.

VPAA

09/01/00

12/31/00

x

With Graduate Council.

5

21

Consider early-entry graduate programs.

Grad Dean

09/01/99

12/31/00

With Graduate Council. Charge to Steve Williams.

SUMMER SCHOOL

22

Implement summer school recommendations.

VPAA

01/01/00

04/30/00

x

Phased process (10 recommendations); event planning done, calendar Dec. 99. Phase in 10% surcharge.

ENHANCING STUDENT DIVERSITY

5

23

Increase scholarships for minorities and needy students.

VPAA

09/01/00

04/30/03

24

Attract a more diverse student body.

VPSA

09/01/00

04/30/03

x

OIA monitoring program with yearly reports.

ENHANCING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

25

Restore diversity funding.

VPAA

08/01/99

12/31/99

x

VPAA. Implement for AY 99-00.

26

Educate UW community in diversity issues.

VPSA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

NCBI one component of several needed.

IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION

5

27

Design intervention for at-risk students.

VPAA, VPSA

09/01/00

04/30/01

x

Academic Success Center proposal evaluation. Await completion of Student Affairs Plan.

5

28

Expand living-learning communities.

VPAA

01/01/00

04/30/00

x

With VPSA, faculty involvement needed. FIG advisory group and evaluation. Abernethy - Chair.

5

29

Increase articulation with Center for Academic Advising.

VPAA

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

CAA meet with Academic Affairs unit heads once each semester. Abernethy and Hurst oversight.

5

30

Allocate instruction with retention in mind.

President, VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

?

5

31

Consider an Academic Success Center.

VPAA

01/01/00

12/31/00

x

With VPSA and deans. Same as AI 27.

UNIVERSITY-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

3

32

Streamline the University Studies Program.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

x

With deans and University Studies Program Committee. Charge letter early Fall Semester. Results by Spring 00.

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

33

Simplify college-specific course requirements.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

x

Deans assigned responsibility.

34

Impose credit ceilings on college requirements.

VPAA

09/01/00

04/30/00

x

Deans assigned responsibility.

DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS

3

35

Limit baccalaureate requirements to 128 credits.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

x

36

Minimize unnecessary curricular constraints.

VPAA

09/01/00

04/30/01

x

With deans.

37

Investigate professional and interdisciplinary masters' degrees.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

Ongoing process, increased emphasis from Graduate Council.

OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT

38

Refine outcomes assessment.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

x

With deans and Assessment Committee.

39

Pilot competency-based degree programs.

VPAA

09/01/00

04/30/03

x

With Outreach Dean, model program identified.

INTERNATIONALIZATION

40

Integrate internationally-related units.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

With VPSA and faculty committee.

41

Focus international efforts on specific regions.

VPAA

01/01/00

04/30/01

Follows Action Item 39.

42

Enhance campus internationalization.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

43

Utilize faculty with international expertise.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/03

MANAGING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL EFFICIENCY

4

44

Tighten policies governing add/drop, course withdrawals, and course repeats.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

x

Buchanan has committee recommendations. Review and release draft conclusions. Work with President and ASUW.

45

Streamline course approval process.

VPAA

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

Implementation with VPSA.

46

Drop unused courses.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

With VPSA, Registrar implementation.

1

47

Predicate position allocation on efficient use of instructional resources.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

Measures of "efficiency" defined. Memo to OIA for proposal. Review by Academic Deans.

OUTREACH PROGRAMS

11

48

Complete a statewide educational needs assessment.

President

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

With Outreach Dean. Judy Powell responsible. Complete by Dec. 99.

11

49

Determine core and entrepreneurial off-campus degree programs.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

With Outreach Dean and academic deans. Complete by Spring 00.

11

50

Allocate compressed-video time more efficiently.

VPAA

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

Assigned to Outreach Dean.

11

51

Investigate alternatives to compressed video.

VPIT

09/01/99

04/30/01

x

New technologies group. VPIT and Dean Outreach.

11

52

Focus UW/TV on outreach efforts.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/01

x

With Outreach Dean. End of year report May 00.

FOCUSING FOR DISTINCTION

9

53

Develop revised mission statement

President

09/01/99

04/30/00

x

President and Buchanan draft (by convocation?)

UNIVERSITY-WIDE ISSUES

10

54

Reduce the number of doctoral programs and boost degree production.

VPAA

09/01/00

04/30/03

x

Graduate School Enrollment Management, VPR and deans jointly with program review process.

6

55

Consider an undergraduate major in Environment and Natural Resources.

VPAA

01/01/00

12/31/00

x

With VPR and ENR Advisory Groups/faculty. Harold Bergman, chair. Gern oversight. Complete AY 99-00.

6

56

Appoint a study group to examine interdisciplinary graduate programs in ENR.

VPAA

01/01/00

12/31/00

With VPR and ENR Advisory Groups/faculty. Same effort as AI 55.

6

57

Promote course curriculum for ENR issues.

VPAA

01/01/00

12/31/00

7

58

Consult with life scientists from other universities.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

Fall semester 99. Appoint and charge committee.

7

59

Formulate interdisciplinary graduate programs and administration of the life sciences.

VPAA

01/01/00

12/31/00

x

Small core of faculty leaders.

7

60

Coordinate undergraduate life-science instruction.

VPAA

09/01/00

04/30/02

x

Abernethy to chair Life Sciences effort.

61

Strengthen computing, information technology and information management.

VPIT

09/01/00

04/30/01

x

62

Improve articulation of economics courses.

VPAA

01/01/00

12/31/00

With college deans.

6

63

Explore graduate degrees in agricultural, environmental, and natural resource economics.

VPAA

01/01/00

12/31/01

With college deans. Charge to two deans. With hiring plan.

64

Encourage cooperation between AGEC and ECON.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

65

Eliminate underutilized undergraduate degrees.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

x

Dean of Agriculture will coordinate.

66

Retain one degree in Family and Consumer Sciences at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

x

Dean of Agriculture and head of FCS will coordinate.

67

Strengthen collaboration in Child and Family Studies and Human Nutrition and Foods.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/02

x

Dean of Agricutlure and head of FCS will coordinate.

6

68

Consider an SENR undergraduate degree.

VPAA

01/01/01

12/31/01

x

Deans of Agriculture and A&S will coordinate. Same as AI 55.

69

Solicit funding from Office of Surface Mining for a Reclamation Center.

VPR

09/01/99

04/30/00

x

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

70

Enhance international experiences and programs.

VPSA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

10

71

Develop a Ph.D. program in paleoindian archaeology.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/01

x

Dean of A&S, head of Anthropology, and Graduate School Dean will coordinate. Proposal completed by AY 99-00.

72

Integrate Art Museum with art education.

VPAA

01/01/00

12/31/01

x

73

Eliminate broadcasting option within Communication and Mass Media.

VPAA

01/01/00

04/30/00

x

Head of CMM will coordinate.

74

Eliminate the M.S. in Recreation and Park Administration. Encourage efforts in community-based tourism. Integrate the M.P. and M.P.A degrees.

VPAA

09/01/99

12/31/00

x

Head of Political Science will coordinate.

75

Initiate a B.A. in Geology and Earth Sciences.

VPAA

09/01/00

04/30/01

x

Head of Geology and Geophysics will coordinate (with Dean of Engineering).

6

76

Transfer IER to Department of Geology and Geophysics.

VPR

09/01/99

12/31/99

Complete by end of AY 99-00. Gern and Steidtmann to oversee.

77

Consider a graduate group in Mathematics and Statistics.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

Dean of A&S will coordinate with department heads.

78

Articulate with public schools for foreign language instruction.

President

01/01/00

04/30/03

x

79

Recruit in undersubscribed languages.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

Language faculty will develop a plan by Dec. 99.

80

Restructure foreign-language requirements to encourage advanced study.

VPAA

01/01/00

12/31/00

x

Dean of A&S will coordinate.

81

Enhance faculty contributions to advanced language recruitment.

VPAA

01/01/00

04/30/03

x

Head of MCL will develop a plan by Apr. 00.

82

Focus global linkages with foreign institutions.

VPAA

01/01/00

04/30/03

x

x

Director of International Programs will coordinate.

83

Develop a well-subscribed undergraduate degree and service courses in Physics.

VPAA

09/01/99

12/31/00

x

Head of Physics & Astronomy will coordinate.

84

Develop a management plan for WIRO.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/00

x

Head of Physics & Astronomy will coordinate with VPR.

85

Place a moratorium on new admissions to graduate programs in Physics and Astronomy.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/02

x

Head of Physics & Astronomy will coordinate.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

1

86

Implement COB faculty profile approach to assign job descriptions.

VPAA

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

Dean of Business will coordinate. Charge letter to Bruce Forster. In place by the end of AY 99-00.

87

Retain the COB professional student advising center.

VPAA

09/01/99

04/30/03

x

x

Dean of Business will coordinate.

88

Examine funding of the Business Assistance Center.

VPAA

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

Dean of Business will coordinate.

89

Drop COB's 2.5 GPA requirement.

VPAA

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

Dean of Business will coordinate.

90

Reinstate the M.S. in Accounting.

VPAA

09/01/00

04/30/01

x

Department head will develop a plan.

91

Reinstate the Management Information Systems program.

VPAA

09/01/00

12/31/01

x

Dean of Business will coordinate.

92

Assign responsibility for COB Economics and A&S Economics to Economics and Finance.

VPAA

09/01/99

12/31/99

x

Department head will coordinate.

93