January 10, 2020

Graduate College Executive Committee Meeting

January 10, 2020

• • Welcome - Dr. Toni Repetti, Chair

  • Old Business

    • Shorelight initiative update

    • Grad Faculty Handbook review

    • Grad Faculty Online Training - Considerations for next GCEC

  • New Business

    • Grad College Student Handbook as part of Program Handbooks

    • Strategic Planning: 2020 - 2025

      • Stop Planning! Inside Higher Ed article

      • Peer examples

        • Penn State (note inclusion of History; reference Vision & Mission)

        • Duke University (note formatting: Goal; Overview; Objective; Strategies; Metrics)

        • Michigan State University (note Values)

        • UC Davis (note website design for SP page; note Vision, Mission + Values; note Strategic Priorities & final report format)

        • UCF (university, not graduate plan: note aspirational statement, Our Impact, and Our Promise)

        • University of Arizona (note Mission diagram; structure of the college; Vision, Mission & Values)

      • Our Strategic Plan

        • Letter from Dean: where we’ve been, where we are, where we’re going; successes, challenges, opportunities; plan framework

        • GC History, Structure & Org Chart

        • Vision & Mission Statements

        • Guiding Principles & Values

        • Planning Goals (linked to Top Tier Plan)

          • Objectives

            • Strategies

              • Metrics/Indicators of Success

        • Preview our DRAFT Strategic Plan here.

      • Proposed process & timeline

        • GC Internal planning sessions by mid-January

        • DLC input on January 9th

        • GCEC on January  10th

        • Deans, Chairs, Provost’s office, Grad Coordinators’ Workshop on January 15th 

        • GPSA presentation on 2/3/20

        • Grad student workshops (breakfast, lunch, evening) the week of Feb. 3rd

        • Finalize with GCEC in February

        • Finalize with Council at subsequent meeting

        • Submit to Top Tier & Provost by end of spring semester

  • Upcoming Events

    • Jan. 15th: 8:30-11am Campus Strategic Planning Workshop -TAM Alumni Hall

    • Feb. 7th: 10am-Noon Curriculog Workshop

    • Feb. 21st: 10am-Noon Curriculog Workshop

    • Feb. 29th: GPSA Research Forum