Imagine …
UCCS: Coming of Age in the 21st Century
Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak
CU Board of Regents
June 27, 2007
Imagine a campus where …
Great futures begin
Every student is valued, challenged, transformed
Diversity is our strength
Innovation and creativity occur daily
Growth means change, discovery, connectedness
and opportunity
And the possibilities are limited only by
imagination
Coming of Age in the 21st Century
Inclusive, Academically Rigorous, Connected
• Student Success
• Quality and Excellence
• Resource Development, Planning, Management
Student Success
Great futures begin here
Create a Vibrant, Engaged Campus Community
Strategies
Measures
•Improve student retention •Improve retention by 2%
•Enhance social, cultural,
recreational experiences
•Increase cultural,
recreation activities
•Create new opportunities
for faculty-student
engagement
•Increase faculty
participation in student
events
Student Success
Great futures begin here
Expand Student Access through Vigorous Growth
Strategies
Measures
•Enhance recruitment
•Increase enrollment 2% yearly
•Increase financial aid, •Improve retention 2% yearly
scholarships, support
•Multi-year packages by 2009
•Attract diverse students
•Increase diverse population
•Expand to 10,000 by
2012
Student Success
Great futures begin here
Customize an Individual Learning, Development
and Leadership Experience
Strategies
Measures
•Provide student support •Increase by 5% new
students enrolled in individual
•Set high standards
learning plan and portfolio
•Experiential and
•Measure student outcomes
integrative learning a
hallmark
•Pilot programs in place for
2008-2009
Quality/Excellence
Our Students are our Strength
Provide Excellence in Learning
Strategies
Measures
•Guarantee high-quality
comprehensive educational
experience
•Develop 8-10 experiential and
integrative learning opportunities
•Provide effective
infrastructure to support
faculty development
•Expand technology use
•Revise department P&T criteria
•Faculty mentor program by 2008
•Learning Management System,
student portals, wireless network
Quality/Excellence
Our Students are our Strength
Transform Today’s Potential into Tomorrow’s Leadership
Strategies
Measures
•Expand leadership
programs
•Measure enrollment and diversity
in leadership programs
•Provide leadership in
sustainability
•Increase conservation projects,
communication, education
•Expand inclusiveness
•Event sponsorship among
diverse communities
•Increase opportunities for
faculty and staff to develop
•Increase faculty and staff
development by 10%
Quality/Excellence
Our Students are our Strength
Invest in Growth of Research and Creative Works
Strategies
Measures
•Conducive environment
•Double external funding by 2014
•Collaboration opportunities
•Increase faculty/student
opportunities
•Recognition and reward
•Centers of excellence
•Expand conference participation,
host award ceremonies
•Connect strengths to
community need
•Develop 3 new research efforts
•Convene campus/community task
force
Quality/Excellence
Our Students are our Strength
Expand Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Strategies
Measures
•Faculty collaborations for
multi-disciplinary work
•Develop 2-4 multi-disciplinary
projects by 2010
•Campus innovation initiative
•Increase patents, license
agreements, disclosures by 10%
•Plan N. Nevada
•Build N. Nevada
•Grow Total Resource
Development
•Complete plan by Dec. 2007
•Complete financial model, begin
site planning by 2008
•Grow TRD 10% annually
Quality/Excellence
Our Students are our Strength
Promote Diversity and Assure Inclusiveness
Strategies
Measures
•Embrace diversity
•Measure increases in diverse faculty,
staff, students
•Cultivate campus
climate
•Commit to cultural
competency
•Make diversity and
inclusiveness integral
•Increase teaching, research, service of
diversity issues
•Develop, implement diversity training
•Adopt inclusive definition of cultural
competency, diversity
•Align campus goals with diversity plan
Quality/Excellence
Our Students are our Strength
Become a Sustainable Campus
Strategies
Measures
•Provide leadership,
knowledge, communication
to inspire action
•Recognized regional leader in 5
years
•Create living laboratory
•Support innovations
•Achieve LEED certification on
new buildings, renovations
•Demonstrate decrease in
emission and utilities use,
increase recycling
•Issue awards, recognition
Quality/Excellence
Our Students are our Strength
Build Bridges to the Community, Region, Nation, and World
Strategies
Measures
•Provide intellectual property •Increase licensing activity,
property taken to market
•Lead diversity efforts
•Promote, coordinate campus &
•Meet regional academic
community activities
needs
•Number of programs
•Contribute to region’s
implemented
cultural and intellectual
vitality
•10% regional enrollment
increase
•Enhance postsecondary
participation rates
Resource Management
Strategies to Support the Plan
Distinguish and Communicate Unique Identity
Strategies
Measures
•Inclusive, professional
branding process
•Branding task force, plan
by Dec. 2007
•Marketing and
advancement function to
support campus vision
•Marketing function,
budget, structure by July
2007
Resource Management
Strategies to Support the Plan
Steward Natural Environment, Build Infrastructure to
Foster Discovery and Establish a Sense of Place
Strategies
Measures
•Ecologically conscious facility
development
•Number of LEED certified
buildings
•Meet capital construction
commitments
•Complete current authorized
projects on time, in budget
•Plan for new construction
•Timely capital construction
budgets to System, CCHE
Resource Management
Strategies to Support the Plan
Inspire Alumni to Connect and Grow
Strategies
Measures
•Comprehensive alumni
communications program
•Expand alumni base
•Strengthen outreach with
graduating students
•Increase college-based
connections
•Build alumni-student relations
•Assess alumni communication
•Increase participation
•Develop University/Collegebased communications plan
•Establish student alumni
association
•Interaction with alumni and
student leaders
Resource Management
Strategies to Support the Plan
Support and Develop Faculty, Staff, and Administration
to Sustain Achievement
Strategies
Measures
•Enable faculty, staff,
administration to realize the
campus vision
•Develop human resources and
organizational infrastructure in
support of campus vision
•Increase faculty and staff
•Survey faculty and staff
•Implement competitive
compensation practice
Resource Management
Strategies to Support the Plan
Secure Financial Future to Stimulate and Sustain Responsible
Growth
Strategies
Measures
•Improve student retention
•Improve retention rates 2% year
•Increase student body to
10,000
•Grow enrollment 2% year
•Stabilize and build financial
resources
•Focus on Total Resource
Development
•Increase TRD by 10% year
•Campus budget revenue
exceeds expenses
•Increase philanthropy
Budget Assumptions
Keys to Success
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COF increases 3% annually
Fee for Service equitable distribution
Tuition increases 4% annually
ICR increases 4% annually
GF increases with student growth
Base costs increase 5% annually
Financial Aid increases
Capital project investments
Imagine …
Coming of Age
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10,000 students
New programs
New faculty & staff
New facilities
Imagine …
America’s premier regional
comprehensive
research university