2013-14 NEW Unit Goals for Planning, Assessment, Research and Quality
Goals :
Implementation Strategies:
Outcome indicators :
Susan, lead
• Session(s) held
• Action plan created by 12/31/13
• Implement first phase of action
plan
• Collaborate with Team Unity
working group to incorporate
into spring celebration
• Plan developed by 9/1/2013
• Repeat Team Development
Survey in June 2014 and scores
increase
Use Appreciative Inquiry to get
us to the next level regarding
innovation
Marya Wilson,
facilitator
Develop an action plan related to
Team Unity. Include in plan:
working group:
Cori, Jen, TBD
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General PARQ operations
Responsible:
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Volunteer as a group at a
service related activity in
Menomonie/Eau Claire
Spring celebration
Summer breakfast
(Libby)
Get it Dunn Run
Susan
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Implement next phase of
imaging and S drive cleanup
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Quality
Develop Baldrige Team: a core
group of people that understand
Baldrige and performance
excellence and that represent
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Meridith and Jen
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Progress
Action plan developed for IR
team documents by 7/31/13
Libby implements file clean-up
day in late summer 2013
All staff trained in ImageNow
process for moving and scanning
files
80% of old projects on s drive
and ImageNow cleaned using
guidelines in DMS: PARQ-2108
Team members attend and
present at Baldrige regional
conferences and Quest
Team completes one project
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Stout at Baldrige presentations
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Maintain at least current levels
of involvement in the planning
process
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Meridith, Jen,
Michelle
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Increase focus on celebrating
planning accomplishments
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Jen and Meridith
Strategic Planning and
Accountability
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Plan for Visioning Session in
2014
Revise planning section of
website and reduce the amount
of information posted
Meridith, Jen,
Michelle
Michelle, Meridith,
Jen
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related to performance
excellence
At least 2 team members are
examiners at the state or national
level by end of fiscal year
At least 75% of all faculty/staff
have some level of involvement
with suggesting engagement
session initiatives or in
implementing action items
5% increase in number of
engagement session attendees
Individual thank you notes sent
for engagement session
facilitators and notetakers,
student jobs supervisors
You Said…We Did session in
2014
At least one accomplishment/
recognition daily email
submitted each month
At least one
accomplishment/recognition
wordle given to an individual
each month
Speaker confirmed by 7/2013
Save the date letter sent by
2/2014
Formal invitation letter sent by
5/2014
Agenda sent by 6/2014
Proposal developed by 12/2013
Website revisions completed by
6/2014
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Apply for awards/recognition/
presentations related to the
engagement sessions
Implement phase III of the
student jobs program
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Jen
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AIR grant for funding in 201415
Jon
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Increase the number of funded
positions for 2014-15 to 300.
Retention rate of student job
recipients continues to exceed
that of the campus
One project that costs at least
$100,000 is approved by the end
of the fiscal year
Initial contract completed
Bidding process complete for
phase 2 of project
Prospectus complete by 11/2013
Book contents complete by
4/2014
Book printed by end of fiscal
year
Grant application submitted
Grant received for 2014-15
Spencer Foundation grant
Libby
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Grant application submitted
Grant received for 2014-15
Identify and implement an
alternative to the ACT Student
Opinion Survey
Tammy
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Alternative survey approved by
Cabinet by 10/2013
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Survey instrument finalized
Survey instrument pilot tested
Survey implemented
Marketing plan developed for
getting people to fill out the
survey
Jen
Obtain at least 1 large ($100,000
or more) project by July 1, 2014
Libby
Consult with a marketing
company to market services
Cori
Publish book on facilitation
Applied Research Center
Libby
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Institutional and
Student Research and
Assessment
At least three award applications
submitted
Receipt of at least one award
Finalize Campus Climate Survey
and administer in spring 2014
Meridith and
Tammy
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Complete revisions to ATL
evaluation process
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Sally
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Update performance
management system
Jen
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Information Portal: Get feedback
from power users and use that to
bring more people on board
Susan
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Alumni Follow-up: revise
employer survey process and
Sally
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At least 5% increase in response
rate from 2011 administration
Complete ATL reports by May
1st instead of end of summer so
ATL Committee can review over
the summer.
In May, provide ATL Audit
Committee a shortened executive
report of all evaluations
conducted in the year.
If approved by ATL Audit
Committee, create new summary
reports (include results from all
evaluations) for each of the
departments included in the ATL
evaluations. Reports completed
by first ATL Committee meeting
in the fall.
Proposal developed by 9/1/2013
Complete validity/reliability
review of metrics
Develop cascading scorecard
system
Develop mechanism for
establishing targets at all levels
committee defines power users
Identified powers users
contacted by committee
Identify 20 similar people on
campus and demonstrate portal
Track usage of these 20 users
and follow-up as needed to
encourage use
Attend Provost Council to
explain new employer survey
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pilot new incentives
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Expand salary equity model to
include classified staff and
limited appointments
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Susan and Tammy
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Expand university show rates to
include graduate programs
Implement phase 1 of a revision
to the general education
assessment process
Policies
PolyDASHER: all 10 institutions
submitting data regularly
Revise Sexual Harassment
policy
Sally
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Meridith
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Jen
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Meridith, Michelle
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process
If approved, develop new
employer survey process and
inform Program Directors in the
fall.
Work with Budget Office to
develop process for funding new
incentive (Foundation donation)
Update forms used for Business
Administration major to include
incentive
At least 2% increase in survey
response rate
Proposal for salary equity model
developed
Proposal for salary equity model
approved
Salary equity model
implemented in 2014-15
Work with graduate school to
develop show rates for all
graduate programs in the fall.
2 disciplines pilot common
assessment
2 new disciplines begin planning
for pilot next year on common
assessment
At least 10 institutions have at
least 1 year of data entered.
Policy gets approved through the
policy development process
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Process Improvement Plan
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Develop training modules for student workers using Articulate and/or Camtasia. Consider a module regarding how to develop a data
analysis plan.
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Training and Development Plan
Encourage and support (where fiscally possible) participation in workshops and training sessions, with a goal to pay for each staff member to
attend one off-campus event (or on campus event, if preferred) per year.
Susan – leadership training
Sally- AIRUM or MESI
Meridith – Baldrige examiner training, Higher Learning Commission Annual conference.
Tammy- AIRUM
Michelle – TBD
Cori- TBD for off campus, Microsoft Excel training on-campus (Macros).
Jane-AEA, MESI
Jon— MESI
Jen- Baldrige State Examiner; AIRUM
Libby- MESI; AEA (to present ARC project)
Continue to use some PARQ office meetings, IR team meetings and ARC team meetings for professional development activities. Hold monthly
professional development meetings for IR team and ARC professional staff.
Continue to develop written procedures for critical procedures/responsibilities in order to help in cross-training others and also continue training
for backups. This is done through the DMS system. Goal for 2013-14 is to add/update DMS documents listed on the schedule for 2013-14 and
to share the document with the person designated as back-up.
Susan – Graduate Student Services  update the paper format and create a video
Sally- University Enrollment Model
Meridith – Accreditation liaison processes
Tammy- NSSE Survey
Michelle – TBD
Cori- Student Authorization/new hire process; New Fed AA program instructions
Jane- Course Evaluation Best Practices
Jon- ASPIRE reports; AIM project
Jen- PolyDASHER
Libby- working with Jen on new student training procedures
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Continue membership and participation in appropriate professional organizations. Where fiscally possible, support participation in webinars,
teleconference and other activities sponsored by professional organizations.
Provide job-specific skill development opportunities through representation on committees, as appropriate. Each person to identify one goal:
Susan – Information Portal Steering Team chair; serve on Graduate Education Committee
Sally- member of IRB Committee, member of UW System CDR Redesign Committee
Meridith – Serve as chair of the policy committee, co-chair of the Diversity Leadership Team, member of CAC, SPG, Cabinet,
Enrollment management, retention committee
Tammy- Member of the UW System CDR Redesign Committee
Michelle – continue to work with ESURC
Cori- Positive Action, Ethics and Competition Review Committee (PAECR)
Jane – Survey Clearinghouse
Jon- Professional development grant review committee
Jen- ESURC, Baldrige, Senate of Academic Staff, AIRUM steering committee
Libby- MSAP Program Advisory committee (be liaison between MSAP and ARC/PARQ)
Personal goals. Each person to identify one goal. Goals identified through participatory process which includes feedback from other members of
the team. Goals to be identified by December 2013
Susan –
SallyMeridith –
TammyMichelle –
Cori- strategic planning; facilitation?
Jane JonJenLibby-
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