Action Items Implementation Master

	ACTION ITEMS FROM UW ACADEMIC PLAN 1999 - 2004									DRAFT MASTER LIST
			Responsible	Begin	Completion	Financial				COMMENTS
Category	Item #	ACTION ITEM	Party	Date	Date	Consequences
		Cost (-); Save (+); Generate (G); Neutral (0)				-	+	G	0
		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	Develop performance goals for the M.S. in Finance.	VPAA	09/01/99	12/31/99				x	Dean and department head will coordinate.
	94	Replace Small Business Management major with a program in entrepreneurship.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01				x	Dean of Business will coordinate.
		COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
	95	Eliminate undergraduate programs in Industrial Technology, Business Education, and Family and Consumer Science Education. Articulate with community colleges regarding absorbing these curricula.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01		x			Deans of Education and Outreach will coordinate.
10	96	Eliminate graduate specialties in Educational Psychology, Library Media, and Applied Science and Technology.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/00		x			Dean of Education will coordinate. Freeze new entries 9/1/99.
11	97	Combine off-campus master's in Teaching and Learning and the Teacher as Leader program.	VPAA	01/01/00	04/30/00		x			Deans of Education and Outreach will coordinate. Complete during AY 99-00.
10	98	Focus doctoral offerings on Educational Leadership, Counselor Education, and Curriculum and Instruction.	VPAA	01/01/00	04/30/01		x			Dean of Education will coordinate.
	99	Enhance the fast-track certification of post-baccalaureate students.	VPAA	01/01/00	12/31/00			x		Dean of Education will coordinate.
	100	Produce College of Education department plans.	VPAA	09/01/99	12/31/99				x	Department heads will coordinate.
		COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
10	101	Increase Ph.D. production in Engineering.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/03	x				Dean of Engineering will develop a plan by Dec. 99
1	102	Monitor faculty job descriptions and performance.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/03		x			Already begun. Myron coordinates. Linked to AA Database. Implement by 10/1/99.
	103	Continue articulation with community colleges.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/03	x		x		Dean of Engineering will coordinate.
	104	Offer M.S. in Engineering via distance-learning technologies. Explore interdisciplinary M.S. in Engineering Management.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01			x		Deans of Engineering and Outreach will coordinate.
	105	Establish undergraduate Engineering Business course.	VPAA	01/01/00	04/30/00	x				Deans of Engineering and Business will coordinate.
	106	Coordinate Earth System Science program with new B.A. degree in Geology and Earth Sciences.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01					Deans of Engineering and A&S will coordinate.
6	107	Emphasize teaching and research in water resources.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/03	x				Dean of Engineering will develop a plan by Apr. 00. New faculty hire in Civil Engineering?
		COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
	108	Increase extramural funding in the college.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/03			x		Dean and department heads will develop a plan by Apr. 00.
	109	Increase the production of bachelor's degrees in Dental Hygiene.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/03	x		x		Deans of Health Sciences and Outreach will coordinate.
	110	Phase out Medical Technology program.	VPAA	09/01/99	12/31/99		x
	111	Establish self-sustaining budget for School of Pharmacy.	VPAA	01/01/00	04/30/03			x		Dean of Pharmacy will develop a plan by Apr. 00.
	112	Assess viability of Health Education major.	VPAA	01/01/00	04/30/00		x			Dean of Health Sciences will coordinate.
	113	Lower tuition to assess its impacts on enrollment in the MSW.	President	01/01/00	04/30/01	x				Dean of Health Sciences, VP for Finance, and AVP for Enrollment Management will coordinate.
	114	Institute a dedicated WIND course prefix.	VPAA	01/01/00	04/30/00				x	Dean of Health Sciences will coordinate.
		ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
	115	Eliminate the Center for the Advancement of Ethics.	VPAA	08/01/99	12/31/99		x			Essentially done.
11	116	Move instructional designer positions in the Outreach School to the Center for Teaching Excellence.	VPAA	01/01/00	04/30/00				x	Dean of Outreach will coordinate with CTE Director.
	117	Consider establishment of a Student Academic Success Center.	VPSA	01/01/00	12/31/00	x		x		VPSA will coordinate with Academic Affairs and relevant departments.
	118	Enhance faculty development in student outcomes assessment.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01	x
	119	Reorganize data analysis units.	VPR	09/01/00	04/30/01				x	VPR will coordinate with affected units.
		ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
	120	Transfer the Business Assistance Center to UW Research Products Center.	VPR	09/01/99	04/30/00				x	Current Academic Affairs and college budget commitments?
	121	Develop strategy to promote economic development and commercialization of science and technology.	VPR	09/01/99	04/30/00	x		x		Associate or Assistant Vice President for Research?
6	122	Strengthen research in natural resources, materials and composites, and computational science and information technology.	VPR	09/01/99	04/30/03	x		x		EPSCoR.
6	123	Strengthen energy-related research.	VPR	09/01/99	04/30/03	x		x		EPSCoR.
6	124	Expand GIS capacities in undergraduate and graduate coursework and service activities.	VPR	09/01/00	04/30/03	x				Link SDVC. Use EPSCoR to jumpstart.
	125	Broaden the scope of Cooperative Extension Service.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/03				x	Link to community/economic development.
	126	Establish the Wyoming Research Products Center as a pilot project of Wyoming Business Council.	VPR	09/01/99	04/30/00	x		x
	127	Re-establish collaborations with Western Research Institute.	VPR	09/01/00	04/30/01				x	Permanent director?
	128	Develop prospectus for Wyoming Research Park.	VPR	01/01/00	12/31/00				x
	129	Establish an Economic Development Roundtable.	VPR	09/01/00	12/31/01			x	x	VPR with President and Special Assistant for External Relations.
	130	Assess demand and costs for undergraduate program in tourism and hospitality.	VPAA	01/01/00	04/30/00				x	FCS off the table, G&R lead with Business and AG.
	131	Replace undergraduate major in Small Business Management with new program in entrepreneurship.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01	x		x		Dean of Business will coordinate.
		UW AS A STATE POLICY RESOURCE
6	132	Enhance IENR and SENR.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/03				x	Better integration of the two.
	133	Establish a Statewide Public Affairs Research Center.	VPR	09/01/00	04/30/01	x				VPAA, or VPR?, cross colleges.
	134	Prepare leaders for Wyoming's public policy challenges.	President	09/01/01	04/30/03				x	#132, #133 - Research or Academic Affairs?
		WYOMING'S CULTURAL RESOURCES
	135	Install integrated information access system for library, archives, and museums.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/01	x				$600k allocated from end-of-year funds in FY2000.
	136	Initiate a trial program for electronic journals.	VPAA	09/01/99	12/31/00	x				$20k already allocated.
	137	Examine Art Museum and American Heritage Center budget issues.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01				x	Permanent stabilized funding.
	138	Reallocate funding for the arts through the Office of Cultural Outreach.	VPAA, VPSA	09/01/00	04/30/01	x		x		Revise wording - funding not through cultural outreach.
	139	Locate an administrative home for Centennial Singers.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01				x	Current funding sources.
	140	Establish an administrative umbrella for the Libraries and AHC.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01					Impact on administrative needs.
	141	Realign other collections and information services under one organization.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01
	142	Consider membership in Association for Research Libraries.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/01					Send team to Texas (Myron, Keith, Donal).
	143	Examine space needs for libraries and cultural collections.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/01					Expand current analysis for library academic plan this year.
	144	Refocus AHC's archival policies and record retention schedules.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01					Involve advisory board? Legal counsel?
		CENTRALIZED POSITION CONTROL
1	145	Develop a centralized position management process.	VPAA	08/01/99	12/31/99					Implementation schedule - highest priority. Discussions to begin 8/23 (retreat). Tom & Myron co-chair. Use UNC Charlotte draft.
		WORKLOAD POLICY
1	146	Eliminate TRS, discourage use of formula-driven performance appraisals, develop post-tenure review policies.	VPAA	08/01/99	12/31/99				x	Eliminate TRS by memo. Call for UniReg revision. Myron will chair PTR implementation.
1	147	Require individual job descriptions for faculty and academic professionals.	VPAA	08/01/99	12/31/99				x	Underway. Same as AI 102.
		GAINSHARING
1	148	End gainsharing.	VPAA	08/01/99	12/31/99				x	Eliminate via memo to Deans and Dept. Heads.
		RETIREMENT-RECALL
1	149	Implement a retirement-recall plan.	VPAA	09/01/99	12/31/99		x			Implement for spring retirements 2000. Currently waiting for Faculty Senate comment/revision.
		FACULTY AND STAFF SALARY POLICIES
8	150	Revise supplemental pay policy for faculty.	VPAA	01/01/00	04/30/00				x	Admin. & violators on committee.
8	151	Develop incentive bonuses for faculty and staff.	VPAA	01/01/00	12/31/00					One-time salary enhancements.
	152	Examine funding of staff reclassifications.	VPF	09/01/00	04/30/01				x	Spend yearly savings from reclassifications more systematically, involve HR.
		RESEARCH-RELATED INCOME
2	153	Review indirect-cost and released-time practices.	VPR	01/01/00	12/31/00					Bill Gern will chair.
	154	Develop flexible salary policies for externally-funded employees.	VPAA	01/01/00	04/30/00			x	x	Coordinate with #149 save committee?
		FINANCING OFF-CAMPUS DEGREE PROGRAMS
8	155	Revise job descriptions to include off-campus teaching.	VPAA	01/01/00	12/31/00					Off-campus becomes part of load, priority for hiring. Begin AY 99-00.
4	156	Establish flexible tuition policy for entrepreneurial courses.	VPAA	01/01/00	12/31/00		x			Policy approval from Trustees. Information item to Trustees in September. Judy Powell to chair. Draft to AA.
8	157	Establish incentive-based salary scale for entrepreneurial programs.	VPAA	01/01/00	12/31/00					Coordinate with #149 and #153. Judy Powell responsible. Coordinate with AI 150.
4	158	Establish single tuition rate and delivery fee for outreach courses offered via Online UW and WGU.	VPAA	09/01/99	12/31/99				x	Implement asap. Information item to Trustees in September. Judy Powell responsible. Draft to AA.
11	159	Develop mechanisms to cover costs for distance education.	VPAA	09/01/99	12/30/03					Goal which will be accomplished by other action items.
11	160	Reassign academic positions from Outreach to academic units.	VPAA	09/01/99	12/31/99				x	Begin process/notification immediately.
		TUITION RATES
4	161	Restructure tuition policies.	President	09/01/99	12/31/01		x			Coordinate with #161. Committee appoint. with charge. Myron to chair. ASUW representation.
		TUITION BY CREDIT
4	162	Convert to a per-credit billing policy.	President	09/01/99	12/31/01	x	x			Short-term costs, long-term gains. Same as AI 161. Complete report by Spring 00.
		DEVELOPING A GRADUATE ENROLLMENT PLAN
10	163	Develop a graduate enrollment management plan.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01			x	x	Graduate Council, deans, Grad. Dean. Assoc. VP Enroll Mgmt. Law School status as part of this effort. Charge letter to Steve Williams.
5	164	Implement graduate stipend enhancements for market-impacted disciplines.	VPAA	09/01/00	04/30/01	x				Creep Funding? Revie and analysis by end of Fall semester. Charge Steve Williams.
5	165	Allocate graduate assistantships to diversify admissions.	VPAA	09/01/99	04/30/01					Status of women and minority program. Evaluate current efforts. Part of grad enrollment plan?
10	166	Cap number of years of eligibility for state-funded graduate assistantships.	VPAA	09/01/99	12/31/99				x	Charge to Graduate Council and deans.
		ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
8	167	Assess policies and procedures that impede faculty involvement in economic development.	VPR	01/01/00	04/30/00				x	Coordinate with research-related income items. Bill Gern responsible.
5	168	Alter residency rules for new UW employees for tuition purposes.	President	08/01/99	12/31/99					Action item. Trustees meeting.

	Legend:	VPAA = Vice President for Academic Affairs
		VPSA = Vice President for Student Affairs
		VPIA = Vice President for Institutional Advancement
		VPR = Vice President for Research
		VPF = Vice President for Admin & Finance
		VPIT = Vice President for Information Technology
		Assoc VPSA = Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Director of Admissions.