Strategic Planning and Budgeting Committee
September 14, 2011
3-5 p.m.
Library Marine Room
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PRESENT: o Linda Schmitigal (Chair) , Associate Professor of Management o George Denger, Communications Professor o William Eilola, Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing/President’s Council o Tracey MacQuarrie, ESP Representative o Ramsay D’ave, Student Representative o Paul Weber, Engineering Faculty o Maurice Walworth, Provost o Deborah Faust, Director of Financial Aid/Administrative Professionals o Paul Weber, Engineering Faculty o Mary Jo Meehan, Assistant Professor/Counselor o Roxanne Morris, Student Representative o ABSENT: o John Roese, Professor of Biology o Sherry Brooks, Vice President of Finance/Presidents Council
August 16 minutes approved.
Strategic Plan and Objectives
The committee members completed working on the draft University Strategic Goals, Objectives, and Performance Indicators Document. The goals and objectives are included in this document.
The committee members will present this draft document to the Board of Trustees at the next meeting on September 22.
Presenting Mission, Vision, and Core Values
On September 22 at 2 p.m. members of the Strategic Planning and Budget Committee will present revised Mission language to the Board of
Trustees for discussion and recommendation for approval. In addition, the committee members will present new Vision and Core Values language for discussion and recommendation for approval.
Next Meeting

Our next meeting will be September 28 from 3-5 in the Library Marine Room.
Submitted by
Linda Schmitigal
September 14, 2011

The balanced scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that helps everyone in our institution understand and work towards a shared vision
(Balanced Scorecard Institute.) The system also allows us to measure and track indicators of institutional effectiveness and to report these indicators through a visual scorecard. The Scorecard provides a snapshot of how well we are progressing toward our intended goals, and tracks critical outcomes that are tied to strategies for meeting the needs of all our constituents.
Goal 1: Collaborative, committed campus community
We will develop a permanent and permeating culture of sharing ideas, knowledge, resources, and talent across campus fostering a sense of pride and community.
1.1 LSSU will set conditions to foster and strengthen organization member commitment.
1.2 LSSU will establish an incentive fund to foster innovation
1.3 LSSU will expand and strengthen shared governance’s participation and structure
1.4 LSSU will expand and improve avenues for internal communications
1.5 LSSU will create opportunities for collaborations across programs
1.6 LSSU will conduct a campus climate study
Effectiveness Indicators & Outcome Measures
1.1a Measure and report on employee turnover, HR
1.1b Foundation employee participation,
Foundation
1.1c Employee exit interviews, HR
1.1d Record attendance at non-mandatory meetings or events, i.e. arts center, sports pass, hockey tickets, convocation, boat trip for subsequent analysis
1.3 Shared governance participation from committee lists
1.4a Identify what avenues currently exist
1.4b Develop an archival system
1.5
Document collaborations of faculty/staff across campus.
1.6
Yearly administration of Employee
Engagement and Satisfaction Survey
Goal 2: Desirable school of choice (recruiting/academic reputation)
We will attract an increasing number of students who are academically prepared and reflecting of society’s diversity.
2.1 LSSU will increase enrollment
2.2 LSSU will develop a website review process to ensure currency of its online presence
2.3 LSSU will graduate students who have had an exceptional university
Effectiveness Indicators & Outcome Measures
2.1 Establish goals and priorities in different student markets
2.3a Use data from NSSE survey
2.3b Use data from senior survey
2.5 Diversity Committee will issue report of campus definition of diversity
2.6 Diversity Committee will develop a diversity plan
2.7a Join consortiums

experience.
2.4 LSSU will implement program prioritization, program assessments, and program reviews to better align resources with programs meeting its mission.
2.5 LSSU will define what diversity means to this campus.
2.6 LSSU will develop a diversity plan.
2.7 LSSU will expand its study abroad opportunities to prepare more students for an increasingly global society..
2.8 LSSU will staff an international studies office and provide resources for international studies.
Goal 4: Student campus experience (retention/campus life)
We will provide students with a supportive, connected, and comfortable campus experience to enhance student development.
4.1 LSSU will participate in the NSSE survey for the next five years.
4.2 LSSU will disseminate and use the NSSE results to improve student opinions.
4.3 LSSU will institutionalize all Learning Center and Career Services functions
4.4 LSSU will improve first year retention rates.
4.5 LSSU will improve the student participation rate in clubs, organizations, and student activities.
4.6 LSSU will investigate ways to introduce students to unique, regional attractions.
Goal 5: Student learning and development
We will maintain and develop excellent programs for students which provide experiential learning activities that take advantage of this unique region.
5.1 LSSU will implement program prioritization, program assessments, and program reviews to better align resources with programs meeting its mission.
5.2 LSSU will add high impact educational experiences into its BS/BA degree programs.
5.3 LSSU will improve its School of Education’s Teacher Education programs by increasing the MTTC pass rates to greater than 80%.
5.4 LSSU will improve student graduation rates.
2.7b Track number of students participating in consortiums
2.7c Provide training for faculty/staff on planning for study abroad.
2.7d Count the opportunities and usage of student abroad
4.2 Track students opinions over time to see if opinions are improving
4.3 LSSU will budget for assuming the costs of Learning Center/Career Center operations
4.4a Continual tracking and monitoring of first-year retention rates
4.4b Statistical analysis of past program results
4.5 Count how many students are currently involved in clubs and organizations
4.6 Develop a program that gets students involved in regional activities (Student
Life?)
5.1a Hire a data analyst
5.1b All Academic Departments will crate and publish program assessment plans.
5.2a. Document experiential learning activities
5.2b. Increase the number of students participating in study abroad programs
5.2c. Require senior capstone experience
5.2d. Provide opportunities for students to present their undergraduate research.
5.2d1 Create a Campus-wide

5.5 LSSU will increase the number of students participating in professional conferences and workshops.
5.6 LSSU will improve the tracking process of graduate success.
Research Day
5.4a Gather and report graduation rates
5.4b Develop a graduation improvement plan
5.5 Track and report the number of student conference presentations
5.6 Improve participation of graduates on the Alumni survey
Goal 3: Regional communities
We will collaboratively contribute to economic growth and improved quality of life in
Effectiveness Indicators & Outcome Measures
3.1a Improve faculty evaluation process
3.1b Automate reporting of staff, support, our region. and faculty service
3.1c Develop a student reward for
3.1 LSSU will actively promote, track, and reward relevant community service by its faculty, staff, and students.
3.2 LSSU will continue to develop economic development ties through collaborations. community service with a scholarship similar to the student Laker Leadership
Scholarship
3.1d Create a Student Club recognition
3.3 LSSU will develop new high impact educational experiences that utilize the resources of the region. award for community service
3.2 Define, records, and report on current
3.4 LSSU will act on community needs and then provide a response to the most highly rated requests economic development plans
3.3 Count number of senior thesis and
3.5 LSSU will develop new consortium agreements to allow better access for regional center students.
3.6 LSSU will investigate appropriate community and continuing education projects that use regional resources and/or contribute to the region.
3.4a Count number of community-based programs projects
3.4b Survey the community to determine
Goal 6: Educational support
We will establish and maintain an appropriate level of educational resources to what the university can engage in.
3.6 Commission the Center for Social
Research to survey regional needs.
6.1 Assessment committee will be set up effectively support learning.
6.1 LSSU will define assessment and engage in meaningful, institutionalized
Fall 11 and will develop a framework and define and develop institutional assessment plans, etc. assessment activities.
6.2 LSSU will encourage increased grant activities.
6.2a Count the number of grants applied for and count the number of grants

6.3 LSSU will identify equipment dependant programs and begin to institutionalize these equipment needs.
6.4 LSSU will establish a computer replacement and leasing plan to ensure all campus computers are less than five years old
6.5 LSSU will determine an appropriate level of library resources. received.
6.2b Hold more grant writing workshops
6.2c Allocate University matching funds to encourage more grant writing initiatives.
6.3 Departments will develop a list of programs and equipment needs
6.4 Inventory existing computers
6.5a Benchmark comparative data
6.5b Request departmental review of current journals
Goal 7: Stewardship and sustainability
We will promote efficient and effective utilization of resources to lay the foundation for growth and sustainability.
7.1
LSSU will prepare a comprehensive and collaborative financial plan.
7.2
LSSU will institutionalize the strategic initiative process.
7.3
7.4
7.5
LSSU will review appropriate level of support to the foundation based on the presentation of a strategic plan.
LSSU will identify and generate the data to inform strategic decisions.
LSSU will develop an environmental sustainability plan.
Effectiveness Indicators & Outcome Measures
7.1 Draft a master financial planning document for President’s Cabinet Review
7.2
Publication of a time table of initiatives and accomplishments.
7.3a Measure increase of faculty/staff giving to the foundation
7.3b Review strategic plans and results produced by the foundation
7.4a Generate reports using ARGOS (new
Banner statistical reporting software)
7.4b Fill the data analyst position
7.5a Assign task to Environmental Task
Committee to develop a long-term sustainability plan
7.5b Analyze the effects of sustainability initiatives
Effective Indicators and Outcomes Measure are a starting point that after a year of data-gathering, will be more specifically defined with numerical goals attached (were appropriate.)
Modified 9/14/11