| Staff and administrators to review goals, meet PMP midyear review deadline Human Resources has set Feb. 28 for completion of all Performance Management midyear reviews. To help staff and administrators meet that deadline, American Weekly has printed below the 2005–2006 university and division goals for review. In an interview with American Weekly published in the Oct. 18, 2005, issue, Interim President Neil Kerwin stressed how important it is for the community to commit to the university goals, which are tied to the university’s ongoing 15-point plan. “We’ve made tremendous progress on implementation of the [15-point] plan, but there are areas that still require work,” said Kerwin. The number one priority is “to complete the campaign and to ensure the many academic goals and objectives . . . in that campaign are achieved.” Integrally tied to the campaign is, “the need to continue making very strong progress on the academic mission of the institution.”
University Goal
CAMPAIGN FOR AnewAU
We will focus on the $200 million campaign as an ongoing priority essential for AU’s success for the near future; having reached the campaign mid-point in terms of dollars raised, we must renew our commitment to achieve campaign success. (Point #1 of the 15 Points)
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Division Goals
• Academic Affairs:
» The leadership of the units that comprise academic affairs will further specify the campaign goals for their areas and set and achieve objectives for AY2005–06 in the areas of fund raising and alumni development in collaboration and agreement with development. • Finance:
» Actively support the university’s capital campaign and provide all requested assistance in a timely, professional, and collaborative manner. • Development:
» Campaign total to reach $120 million in cash and pledges, along with maintaining an alumni participation rate of 20 percent and raising $20 million in cash income. » With our colleagues in other departments, develop marketing and communication strategies to keep the messages of AnewAU fresh and compelling to targeted constituents, such as alumni, faculty–staff, parents, and key prospects.
• Campus Life:
» Continue to cultivate AU parents, alumni, trustees, and friends for the AnewAU campaign and to generate at least $100,000 in gifts for campus life endowments and programs.
• International Affairs:
» Contribute to the success of the capital campaign by encouraging voluntary contributions from all staff members and pursue funding for campus-wide international initiatives.
University Goal
EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY
We will continue to improve efficiency and reduce costs in campus operations through consolidating services, eliminating overlapping positions, outsourcing as appropriate, and using management technology, especially in dealing with the increasingly complex web of compliance issues. (Point #5 of the 15 Points)
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Division Goals
• Academic Affairs:
» Develop process improvements and adopt technology to increase efficiency measurably. » Evaluate and improve Web sites, optimizing resources and sharing expertise in the development, mounting, and maintenance of superior designs. » Employ a new strategic decision-making process for awarding financial aid to enhance recruitment. » Expand the use of technology to enrich the quality of students’ educational experiences. • Finance:
» Improve responsiveness, reliability, accuracy, and professionalism as measured by a two-percentage (2 percent) point increase in ratings of satisfied and very satisfied as measured in the customer satisfaction survey. » Improve efficiency by implementing one process improvement initiative in each office. » Minimize university risk by identifying and managing potential areas of risk and ensuring compliance with changing federal regulations. • Campus Life:
» Enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of campus life programs and services by regularly reviewing and meeting compliance requirements and by continuing to streamline service delivery through the application of technology and customer training programs. • International Affairs:
» To improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of providing services to students related to study abroad, including enhancement of the processes for advising students, and assisting them with application and enrollment, financial issues, and reentry requirements; and to pursue international agreements that will be of financial benefit to the university.
University Goal
ENGAGEMENT
We will strengthen AU’s commitment of intense engagement in Washington and abroad as a premier global university through our educational efforts, programs, outreach, internships, and service-learning opportunities, with a particular focus on the successful implementation of the University College. (Point #3 and Point #6 of the 15 Points).
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Division Goals
• Academic Affairs:
» Develop new efforts and refine existing programs that enhance learning contacts that faculty have with students outside the classroom. » Evaluate the University College pilot to assess its success relative to goals and to inform the planning for an expanded pilot for AY06–07. » Establish a more visible and active presence of the university’s academic leadership in the Washington metropolitan area. » Found and expand academic programs abroad that tie to existing program curricula and requirements in the academic units. » Work with student leaders to facilitate more effective student participation in committees, including those of the Faculty Senate. • Finance:
» Actively support initiatives designed to enhance the university’s engagement in the Washington area and enhance its global reputation. Provide assistance with strategic planning, assessment, advice on financial and facility issues, and any other requested information in a timely, professional, and collaborative manner. • Campus Life:
» Orient campus life programs to achieve specified learning outcomes for students, particularly as they relate to intensive engagement in Washington and abroad; we will contribute to the success of the University College pilot program. • International Affairs:
» Give students a unique set of opportunities to understand the world while at AU and through their study abroad, and find innovative ways to bring the world to campus to help students understand how their lives and education are intimately related to the international community. » Strengthen AU’s commitment to intense engagement as a premier global university by: continuing to expand and diversify our AU Abroad programs; further developing our Abroad at AU program with the goal of expanding enrollments and ensuring the integration of the program’s participants in all aspects of campus life; and pursuing additional opportunities for enlarging the university’s international presence. » Assist in the establishment of American-style universities abroad and to connect their work with AU in a manner that enhances both institutions. » Continue to strengthen, both financially and programmatically, the Center for North American Studies and the Center for Democracy and Election Management, and to undertake efforts to help enhance the work of other international centers and councils on campus.
University Goal
INCLUSIVENESS
We will undertake strategic efforts to enhance AU’s profile as a values-based institution with strong and historic commitments to diversity, social justice, dignity, human rights, and civility towards one another and the larger society. (Point #11 of the 15 Points)
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Division Goals
• Academic Affairs:
» Showcase the university’s strong and historic commitments to inclusiveness and other related, long-held AU values through bold academic programming. » Work within the boundaries set by the University of Michigan decision to increase the diversity of the student body at all levels. » Persist in efforts to diversify the faculty by maintaining current patterns in the hiring of new faculty. » Increase the number of participants in the WINS program. • Finance:
» Human Resources will explore ways of making the university work environment even more inclusive. • Campus Life:
» Help to recruit and retain domestic minority and international students and staff through targeted outreach activities; build on our efforts to make civility a hallmark of the AU community and to engender commitment to AU’s values of Inter-nationalism, Diversity, Ethics, Action, and Service [IDEAS]. • International Affairs:
» Enhance our linkages with other campus units, both academic and administrative, and thereby enhance our contribution to the attainment of university-wide goals and values. |
