Foundation of the Future
Town Hall Meetings
Sharon L. Vasquez, Provost
Arosha Jayawickrema, VP of Finance and Administration
Katherine Black, R.J. McGivney,Harry Workman, and Norm Young:
Task Force Co-chairs
February 2012
Foundation of the Future
Launch
Outlined by President Harrison in Fall and Spring
Kickoffs and November letter to the campus
1. To review and prioritize all programs – academic
and administrative
2. To identify where to focus resources without
increasing the overall budget
External Environment Scan
• Projected University Revenues
 Steady State Enrollment
 Modest Tuition Increases
• Increasingly Competitive Environment
 Need to Increase Quality, Reputation and
Brand
• Long list of “wants” and “needs”
The Task Forces
Two Task Forces
Academic Programs
Membership comprised of faculty only
Administrative Programs
Membership includes faculty and staff
Common Goals for Both Task Forces
• Develop criteria and design the data and information
gathering phase
• Conduct review of all programs
• Insure integrity and transparency of the process
Charge to the Task Forces:
Assess programs based on…
• University-wide impact or importance
• Clearly demonstrated demand and/or opportunity
• Greater benefit than cost
• Decision making will reflect our strategic
directions, shared values and mission
Roles and Responsibilities
• Champions - Support task force co-chairs, remove
obstacles to completion, help process stay on track
• Sharon Vasquez, Provost
• Arosha Jayawickrema, Vice President, Finance & Admin.
• Consultant
• Larry Goldstein – provide expertise and advice
• Planning Model
• Framework Adapted by Task Forces from the work of R.
Dickeson (Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services,
2010)
Responsibilities of the Task
Forces
1) Create operational ground rules and a decision
making model
2) Determine the definition of a “program”
3) Develop a comprehensive list of all programs
4) Assist in defining a communications plan
5) Develop the qualitative and quantitative review
criteria and “weighting” of each criteria
Responsibilities of the Task
Forces, Cont.
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9)
Develop a format/template for programs reporting
Assist program respondents
Review the returned reports
Assess and make a recommendation on each
program
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Invest
Maintain
Restructure
Divest/conduct additional review
Task Force Activities (to date)
• Determined operating guidelines and ground rules
• Developed the criteria and weighting of each
criteria
• Prepared draft documents for comment
• In process:
• Communicate and seek input
• Manage workflow, complete tasks on schedule and
develop recommendations on each program
Academic Criteria/Weighting
1. Importance To The University Of Hartford (14%)
2. External/Internal Demand (24%)
3. Quality (24%)
4. Income/Costs (24%)
5. Opportunity/Barrier Analysis (14%)
Admin. Criteria/Weighting
1. Importance or Impact to the University (20%)
2. External/Internal Demand (20%)
3. Quality (20%)
4. Fiscal Review (20%)
5. Opportunity Analysis (20%)
Projected Timeline: subject to change
• Town Hall Meetings: Week of January 30
• Public Comment Period for Criteria/Weighting:
January 30 thru February 5
• Review Template Distributed to department chairs/
directors: February 20
• Reports returned to Task Force: approx. April 6
• Task Force Reports forwarded to administration:
July 15
Key Points Regarding the
Program Prioritization
1. Importance of program prioritization to the
Foundation of the Future
2. Commitment of the Task Forces to be careful,
fair, and complete
3. Results of Task Force recommendations to be
vetted by administration
4. An action plan to be submitted in the fall to the
BOR
Foundation of the Future
More information on Foundation of the Future:
http://www.hartford.edu/future
Follow up:
Give comments via Survey Monkey
Check your e-mail box for Task Force Chairs letter and
the survey links
Foundation of the Future
Questions and Discussion