Academic Planning
Town Hall Meeting
January 29, 2004
Academic
Planning
Process

 Welcome
 President Zimpher
 Discussion: Expectations
 The Context for Change at UC
 Break
 Discussion: Changes
 The Process of Change

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Discussion: What are “21 st Century
Issues?”
 Discussion: Where are the Big
Ideas?
 Feedback and logistics
 Next Steps
 Closing remarks

Academic Planning
Town Hall Meeting
January 29, 2004
Academic
Planning
Overview
Nancy L. Zimpher, PhD

• Population
• Health care disparities
• Cities
• Intellect
• Citizenship

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI:
Leading in the 21st Century

• Early consultation
• Listening Session:
December 8, 2003
About 45 participants
Students
Faculty
Cabinet
Deans

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• January 29-April 20, 2004
More than 150 invitees
7 meetings, four hours each
Invited stakeholders:
Students, full- and part-time faculty, emeriti, staff, Deans, Cabinet, BOT reps, alumni, corporate, civic, non-profit leaders, neighbors, etc.

• Held by college and non-college units
• January-April 15, 2004
• At least two per unit
• First must be held by February 15
• Invited stakeholders from on- and off-campus

Steering Committee:
President’s Cabinet
Working Group:
Town Hall Meeting Participants

Web site: http://www.uc.edu/academicplan

Key Points and Data From the
First Town Hall Meeting
James R. Tucker, MBA, CFM
Dale L. McGirr, MPA
Sandra J. Degan, PhD
Anthony J. Perzigian, PhD
Lawrence J. Johnson, PhD

James R. Tucker, MBA, CFM
Vice President for Administrative
Services and Human Resources

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Higher education marketplace is a $86 billion business:
1965- 6 million students; 2002 - 15+ million students;
2012 - projected 17million students
Increased earning power of college graduate is major factor in growth of higher education market. Over a lifetime, college grad earns twice as much as high school grad - $2.1 million vs. $1.2 million; master's degree climbs to $2.5 million; and professional degree to $4.4 million.
In higher education's competitive market, college rankings (eg.
U.S. News and World Report) influence status, perception, and ultimately student choice. Rankings count.
UC's current rank is 160; top schools rank 1- 123.

Dale L. McGirr, MPA
VICE PRESIDENT FOR
FINANCE

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Balanced
Involve senior management
Don’t get specific too early
Philosophy should guide change
Seek multiple solutions
Continuously assess
Align goals and resources
Integrate at all levels
Be tactical
Raise the bar on quality

East Campus
Medical Center
Sandra J. Degan, PhD
Associate Sr. Vice President for
Health Affairs

Medical Center
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Goal : To improve the reputation of the medical center by:
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Increasing number of extramural grant awards
Recruiting internationally recognized faculty
Creating an environment for bioscience industry to thrive
Establishing a reputation for innovation in interdisciplinary health care education
Establishing a School of Public Health
Building strong bridges within UC and in the region and state
Strategies
– Millennium Plan
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Third Frontier
NIH Roadmap
Pursue educational opportunities
Address infrastructure needs

Anthony J. Perzigian, PhD
Sr. Vice President and Provost

 Cross-College Collaboration & Catalysts
– NCA Self-Study for Re-accreditation
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UC Collaboration for Student Success
Collegiate Structures Initiative (CSI)
 Major Developments (Provost Priorities)
– Student engagement in learning inside & outside the classroom
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Organizational effectiveness
Community partnerships & service
Innovative programs & new learning markets

Lawrence J. Johnson, PhD
Dean
College of Education, Criminal
Justice, and Human Services

Unique Attributes of the UC
 Academic/Research (15 comments)
– Open access and selective colleges (6 comments)
– Co-op (3 comments)
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Practical (2 comments)
Comprehensive research extensive (2 comments)
Incongruity between the number of prominent programs and the overall rating of the university (1 comment)
A rapidly growing research enterprise (1 comment)

Unique Attributes of the UC
 Environmental (6 comments)
– Urban main campus (3 comment)
– Suburban branch campuses (1 comment)
– East/West structure on main campus (1 comment)
– Rapid and successful transformation of the physical plant (1 comment)

Unique Attributes of the UC
 Administrative/Organization (5)
– Complex (1 comment)
– Decentralized/Local control over expenditures
(1 comment)
– Branch campus have more independence than colleges on main campus (1 comment)
– Lack of an overall marketing plan (1 comment)
– Unionized faculty (1 comment)

Unique Attributes of the UC
 Students (3 comments)
– Few international undergraduate students (1 comment)
– A diverse student body (1 comment)
– Commuter orientation (1 comment)
 History (2 comments)
– Collection of colleges that joined over the last
150 years (1 comment)
– Went from private to city to state (1 comment

What are UC’s Aspirations?
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Academic/Research Excellence (23 comments)
A center of innovation and change (5 comments)
A top 20 or higher rated university (3 comments)
University of choice for families of UC employees (3 comments)
Always striving toward excellence (3 comments)
A clearly articulated academic vision (3 comments)
Continue the balance between open access and selectivity (2 comments)
Jewel of the City (1 comment)
Global leader (1 comment)
Good articulation between liberal and professional education (1 comment)
– Strong interdisciplinary programs (1 comment)

What are UC’s Aspirations
 Financially Sound (8 comments)
– Self-sufficient (2 comments)
– Performance based (2 comments)
– Strong alumni giving (2 comments)
– Fully developed marketing plan
(1comment)
– Less dependent on the state (1 comment)

What are UC’s Aspirations
 Community Focused (8 comments)
– Resource for city and community (4 comments)
– Resource for industry/business (2 comments)
– Responsive to societal needs (1 comment)
– Responsive to local schools (1 comment)

What are UC’s Aspirations
 Excellent Students (7 comments)
– Good Retention (2 comments)
– Graduates that become leaders (2 comments)
– Strong recruitment plan (1 comment)
– Attractive to students outside of the region (1 comment)
– Graduates maintain a relationship to UC
(1 comment)

What are UC’s Aspirations
 Excellent Faculty (5 comments)
– Hire and retain the best faculty (2 comment)
– Emphasis on faculty development (1 comment)
– Better assessment of teaching (1 comment)
– Better assessment of faculty (1 comment)

What are UC’s Aspirations
 Collaboration (4 comments)
– A sense of community among colleges
(2 comments)
– Seamless transitions between local school and colleges (including UC’s branches [1 comment])
– Strong collaboration between east and west campuses (1 comment)

Discussion: Changes
How has “being a University” changed in the last 20 years?

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“ The transforming of the organization so it is aligned with the execution of a chosen corporate business strategy.
It is the management of the human element in a large-scale change project….”
Gartner Group

•A process that enables people to assimilate changes more quickly and completely.
•A process that connects significant change to the culture of the organization.
•A process that allows people to be more successful more quickly in the postchange environment.

Performance
Future State
Current State
Time
The expectation...

What Does Change Look Like?
Performance
Future State
Current State Transition State
Time
The reality...

“The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.”
Kiri Kin Tom
Romulin philosopher

Integration
100% Integration
2/3
1/3
Time

 Implementation vs. integration
 The rule of thirds
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Conceptual vs. practical
No articulation of the “new rules for success”
 Underestimating the impact by 10x
 Lack of cross functional involvement
 Lack of emphasis on behavior change
 Respectful of the past, focused on the future

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What are “21 st Century” Issues?
• Population
• Health care disparities
• Cities
• Intellect
• Citizenship

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Where are the “Big Ideas?”
– What’s a Big Idea?
– Areas of challenge
– Areas of opportunity

 Blackboard
 Next meeting dates
– February 12, 2004 Town Hall Meeting
– February 24, 2004 Town Hall Meeting
– Local Input Meetings
 Parking Vouchers
 Feedback Forms