COTS Strategic Plan
2012/2013
Outcome Assessment Report
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AY 2012/2013
Unit Strategic Planning Report
Unit: College of the Sciences
Reporting Authority: Kirk Johnson
Date: November 1, 2013
A: Please complete the column titled “Outcome Assessment” on your own Unit Strategic Plan. Complete with as much detail as
you can provide. Where you cannot obtain data to complete the assessment, put “Data not available.” in the space.
B. Please summarize each of the University’s Five Core Themes from your Unit Strategic Plan Outcome Assessment report.
Toward which theme(s) did you make progress, and how are students benefitting from this?
Which theme(s) deserve special attention next year?
C. How do you intend to utilize the data gathered this year to assist you in developing stronger programs?
D. Based on your learning from this first year report, what parts of your strategic plan will you modify, add to, or omit for next
year? (Please attach an updated Strategic Plan with changes highlighted.)
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 1. TEACHING AND LEARNING
The college cannot determine how much progress has been made towards meeting UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 1.1 Enhance
student success by continually improving the curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular programs.
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While the college made some progress towards filling gaps in instructional resources, one year of budgetary improvement
cannot be expected to make up for roughly five years of budget reductions and concomitant increase of 1500 FTES. As
noted in the Outcome Assessment column, the college is quite concerned about the likely loss of funding for the IDS-Social
Science program in Lynnwood and Everett. Loss of the Everett Community College contract funds for this program will
leave the college faced with the expense of offering a teach out plan for those already enrolled at both Everett and
Edmonds CCs. This is no small burden as it will mean shifting significant resources away from other instructional areas
that are already stretched thin.
Moreover, assessment of progress towards the objective was hampered by a lack of data on the chosen measurements. It
was assumed that in having identified areas of need that Organizational Effectiveness would have generated the data, this
was not the case. Thus, while SEOI, Major Field Area and exit examinations, and student satisfaction survey data were
undoubtedly collected, I made the error of presuming the data would be readily available to use. Next year we will know
that COTS shouldn’t presume that the appropriate data will be provided without a specific advanced request. Assessing
currency and integrity of academic programs will also require additional thought. It seems that the best way to get a handle
on this outside of accreditation processes would be to ask that each department within the college provide an assessment of
this via comparison to their appropriate professional association standards.
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 2. INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY
The college appears to have made some progress towards meeting UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 2.1 Enhance the environment of
inclusiveness for faculty, staff, and students. The associate dean reports having spent less time engaged in responding to
complaints focusing on respectful learning environments. However, this may be an incomplete picture of civil productive
working environments as concerns may be expressed to university units and employees outside of the college.
This core theme requires further investigation. Given the baseline data provided by Organizational Effectiveness indicates
growth in the percentage of many underrepresented or protected groups (Latino/Hispanic, multi-ethnic, African American,
and military affiliated) while others have declined (Native Americans and Pacific Islanders). That the University is
targeting recruitment in areas with high Latino/Hispanic populations bodes well for further growth in the sciences, however,
refocusing efforts on Native Americans is especially important given the university’s location (not only is the campus located
on ceded land but we are in close proximity to the confederated Yakama and Coleville nations).
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Beginning next year the college will also track performance on UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 2.2 Increase faculty, staff, and student
diversity by active programs of recruitment and retention for members of underrepresented groups. The College of the
Sciences will also focus its energies on UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 2.3: Ensure that CWU has an inclusive and diverse curriculum.
Not only is COTS the home of Women’s and Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, and American Indian Studies, but a number
of classes across the social sciences focus attention on majority/minority divisions and relations and faculty specifically work
to improve the climate within their classrooms, on campus, and in society.
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 3. SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION
The College continues to meet UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 3.1 Increase the emphasis on and the opportunities for students,
faculty and staff to participate in research, scholarship, and creative expression activities; and UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 3.2
Increase the external funding received for research, scholarship, and creative expression by faculty, staff, and students. COTS
contributions to SOURCE 2013 included almost 49% of research presentations and 55% of posters (winning 55% of awards).
The number of COTS departments participating in SOURCE has expanded—SOURCE presentations used to be almost the
exclusive domain of the natural sciences, but notable growth in the number of social and computational science entries has
occurred compared to a decade ago. COTS support for faculty and student scholarship has expanded. In 2013 COTS faculty
development funding was restored ($300 per tenured faculty—funded by summer session revenues) and one additional
undergraduate research project was funded. Teaching students sound investigative and reporting procedures not only
provides them with a skill valued in the employment market, but it transforms them into educated citizens who will demand
legitimate proof and verification for statements and assertions made in the public arena. Funding faculty development
is an investment in our university. Not only does it increase the faculty member’s scientific knowledge which can be linked
to improved classroom performance, but by fostering faculty scholarship the university gains a reputation via the collective
body of work produced by faculty and students.
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 4. PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Although my office needs to do a much better job at tracking interaction between college programs and external
constituencies, the college by and large continues to meet UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 4.1 Enhance the commitment and the level
of cooperation between the university and external communities. In 2013 COTS faculty, staff, and students engaged in
numerous outreach activities ranging from cooperative learning/ internship placements in the social and natural sciences to
events such as Science Week, the Nature of Night, presentations, and (gratis) applied studies for governmental and social
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agencies and organizations. A number of units have developed active boards (Museum of Culture and Environment,
CESME, Cascadia Hazards Institute, (the emerging) Alternative Energy Institute, Environmental Studies Program, and
others). Reintroduction of the COTS development council continues to be a goal rather than a fact.
CORE THEME: 5. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & STEWARDSHIP
The College of the Sciences has met with mixed results in its efforts to meet UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 5.1Maximize the
financial resources to the University, and assure the efficient and effective operations of the University through financial
stewardship and UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 5.4 Provide the facility and technology infrastructure and services appropriate to
meet the university objectives, while maximizing sustainability and stewardship. Between 2012/2013 and this year, the
college increased base-budgeted funding for department operations and supply budgets by $1,500; secured increased base
funding for additional technical support in the natural sciences and geography; and funded a part-time NTT grant specialist
for the Museum of Culture and Environment. Less traction was gained in securing base-funded operations and supply
budget for the MCE; development of a long-range funding plan for graduate assistantships; or in the reinstatement of
classified staff positions lost during the protracted period of budget reductions. Finally, I completed my assessment of
the need for a second associate dean who would coordinate many of the STEM functions in the college (Science
Honors, STEP, CESME, and serve as liaison to other STEM interests on our campus). This is a position that would also pave
the way for long-term change that the college will need when I leave office, two associate deans one of which focuses on the
natural and the other on the social sciences. At present I have identified ¾ of the funding for the position within my
current base budget and will likely use soft money (grant indirect or 148 funds) for the remainder.
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UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 1. TEACHING AND LEARNING
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 1.1 Enhance student success by continually improving the curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular
programs.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Performa
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Performance
nce Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
1.1.1 Provide
for outstanding
(COTS)
undergraduate
and graduate
academic
experiences in
all locations
(Ellensburg,
Centers).
1.1.2
SEOI Survey
Results
A majority of
courses offered
by the college
receive positive
feedback at
each location.
Testing and
Assessment
Department Chairs
Peer Mentoring
Faculty
Development
Workshops
Faculty Attendance
at Conference
Sessions Focused
on Instruction
No new budgetary
impact expected.
Data not available
Student
Surveys
Testing and
Assessment
Student exit and
alumni surveys
No impact on
college budget
allocation
expected.
Data not available
1.1.3
Major Field
Area Test
Dept. Exit
Exam
Department Chair
Student Learning
Assessment.
Undetermined at
this time.
Data not available
1.1.4 Meet
student
demand for
undergraduate
and graduate
courses.
Enrollment
growth without
increased
faculty
resources has
created
unsustainable
A majority of
students/graduat
es will report
satisfaction with
the education
they received.
Dept/program
will report its
graduates have
met or are
approaching
department
goals for exam
performance.
Fund
department/
program faculty
and staff needs.
This will
increase student
retention/satisfa
Organizational
Effectiveness
Institutional
Research
COTS Dean
Provost
Strategic Initiative
Process.
Reinstate two lost
TT lines in
Psychology, est.
cost $160,000
Search underway for
one position in
Psychology as a result
of redistribution
(Anthropology lost
funding for FTNTT line)
At current
enrollment levels
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increases in
faculty and
staff
workloads.
This has
produced
capped
majors, course
bottlenecks
and an
increase in
student
complaints
about course
availability.
ction, decrease
time towards
graduation,
reduce course
cancellations
and scheduling
problems.
8 additional TT
faculty positions
are required, est.
cost $672,000.
$500,000 funding
for NTT faculty
funding for
General
Education, major,
and service
courses.
Physics, Political
Science (MPA
program), Psychology
gained majority of
funding necessary to
hire new TT faculty.
Sociology granted
funds to convert NTT to
TT line
NTT remains
underfunded and not
fully accounted for in
university base
budgeting processes.
Highly concerned that
funding for Lynnwood
and Everett IDS-Social
Science will be going
away. When the IDSSS programs came to
the college we did not
receive the funds that
had been set aside by
the Associate Provost
to offer the necessary
“teach out” program in
case a community
college partner pulled
its funding. If, as I’ve
been told, the CC grant
ends it will place a
strain on the
instructional budget for
the entire college.
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 1.2 Enhance the effectiveness of student support services.
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Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Performance
Level
(Criterion)
Indicator/Performa
nce Level
Reported By
Key Strategies/
Initiatives
Budget/Resource
Analysis
Outcome Assessment
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 2. INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 2.1 Enhance the environment of inclusiveness for faculty, staff, and students
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Performance
Level
(Criterion)
Indicator/Performa
nce Level
Reported By
Key Strategies/
Initiatives
Budget/Resource
Analysis
Outcome Assessment
2.1.1 Create
Number of
Decrease in
COTS Associate
Comparison of the
No budget
Number of complaints
and sustain
Complaints
complaints may
Dean
rate of past and
changes.
filed at college level
productive, civil, Filed or
be an indication
Student Success,
present complaints
down slightly during
and pleasant
Received
of better campus Inclusivity and
current period
learning
climate
Diversity, Faculty
environments.
Relations, CWU PD
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 2.2 Increase faculty, staff, and student diversity by active programs of recruitment and retention for members
of underrepresented groups.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Performa
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Performance
nce Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
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UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 2.3: Ensure that CWU has an inclusive and diverse curriculum
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Performance
Level
(Criterion)
Indicator/Performa
nce Level
Reported By
Key Strategies/
Initiatives
Budget/Resource
Analysis
Outcome Assessment
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 3. SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 3.1 Increase the emphasis on and the opportunities for students, faculty and staff to participate in research,
scholarship, and creative expression activities.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Performa
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Performance
nce Level Reported
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
By
(Criterion)
3.1.1 Provide
for outstanding
undergraduate
and graduate
research
opportunities.
Scholarship
output and
percentage of
students
participating in
research
projects.
Stable to
increasing
percentage of
students
involved and
publications
generated.
Department Chairs,
Faculty Relations,
SOURCE
Analysis of past
and present
student research
involvement.
No budgetary
consequences are
immediately
anticipated.
COTS students and
their faculty mentors
garnered 55% of
awards at SOURCE
2013
COTS funded one
additional student
research project in
2013 funding cycle
Overall SOURCE
participation continues
to grow; social sciences
and mathematics
promoting SOURCE
more
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UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 3.2 Increase the external funding received for research, scholarship, and creative expression by faculty, staff,
and students.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Performa
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Performance
nce Level Reported
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
By
(Criterion)
3.2.1 Develop a
diversified
funding base to
support
curricular and
research
needs.
Grants/Contra
cts Awarded
Increase in $
Office of Graduate
Studies and
Research
Comparison of past
and present
funding
Undetermined at
this time
COTS Specific
Scholarship
Funding
Increase in # or
$ level
Department Chairs,
Associate Dean,
Financial Aid
Comparison of past
and present
number
Undetermined at
this time
My office was able to
reinstate $300 faculty
development funding
for tenured faculty; this
had been suspended
due to budgetary
constraints. COTS
exhibited a flat to slight
decline in applications
and amount funded (in
terms of both number
and total $ value of
grants and contracts).
The current Dean of
GSR interaction with
colleges and faculty
provides optimism for
resurgence in grants
and contracts.
Unable to increase
funding during this
cycle other than
previously noted
student research
stipend and
reinstatement of TT
faculty professional
development funding;
however, the University
increased the Dean’s
tuition waiver award
ceiling to $80,000 this
year and our office
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came much closer to
distributing the
allocated funds (in prior
years a significant
amount of offers went
unclaimed)
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 4. PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 4.1 Enhance the commitment and the level of cooperation between the university and external communities.
Unit
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Performa
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Outcome
Outcomes
Performance
nce Level Reported
Initiatives
Analysis
Assessment
Level
By
(Criterion)
4.1.1 Build
partnerships
that support
academic
program quality
and student
experiences in
the college of
the sciences,
including those
with private,
professional,
academic,
government,
and
communitybased
organizations.
4.1.2
Reinstate
COTS
Development
Council
COTS
Development
Council exists
Dean
Use this group to
increase
connections with
public and to grow
scholarship and
unrestricted funds.
Undetermined at
this time
Cascadia Hazards
Institute and fledgling
Alternative Energy
Institute have both
reached out to develop
ties with appropriate
leaders in business,
industry and
government agencies.
No progress in
reestablishment of
COTS Development
Council
New
partnerships
established
Increase in the
number and
distribution of
such
agreements
Dean, Department
Chairs
Increased working
relationships
between faculty
and community
agencies, public
Undetermined at
this time
BIOL Biological
Sciences has
developed key ties to
natural resources
agencies (Mid-
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between COTS
departments
and programs
with other units
in and
organizations
outside the
university
4.1.3
Number of
known options
for Internship/
Field
Placement
and
employment
opportunities
Increased
options for
students/
graduates
and private sector
employers
Program Directors,
Chairs, Career
Services
Increased number
of scholarships and
field opportunities
for students
Undetermined at
this time
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 4.2 Increase participation in university sponsored life-long learning opportunities.
Unit
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Performa
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Outcomes
Performance
nce Level Reported
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
By
(Criterion)
Columbia Fisheries,
WASDOT), and
Yakima Community
College
CESME has
developed an
impressive web of
connections with the
K-12 educational
system
Sociology is talking to
Edmonds CC about
extending its Social
Services program to
that location
Many of the COTS
interdisciplinary
programs and
departments make
internships/field
placements an
optional or required
part of the educational
experience
Outcome
Assessment
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 4.3 Enhance the efforts of members of the university community to strengthen the economic base of the
region and state.
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Unit
Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Performance
Level
(Criterion)
Indicator/Performa
nce Level Reported
By
Key Strategies/
Initiatives
Budget/Resource
Analysis
Outcome
Assessment
CORE THEME: 5. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & STEWARDSHIP
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 5.1 Maximize the financial resources to the University, and assure the efficient and effective operations of the
University through financial stewardship.
Unit
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Performa
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Outcomes
Performance
nce Level Reported
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
By
(Criterion)
5.1.1 Provide
essential
Operations and
Supply budget
funds
Return State
(149 fund)
level to 2009
level—
increase
current budget
by $221,881
College total O
& S budgeted
amount declined
from $418,616
in FY 2009 to
$196,735 in FYs
2012 and 2013
COTS Dean
Provost
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
Medium to long
term commitment
will be required to
reinstate $221,881
lost to funding
cuts. Once this
baseline has been
established longer
term objective
would be to
increase O & S
budget to account
for inflationary
pressures.
COTS increased
department operations
and supply budgets by
$1000 in 2013 FY and
an additional $500 in
2014 FY
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5.1.2 Provide
essential
Museum of
Culture and
Environment
Funding
5.1.3 Provide
essential
funding to
support
graduate
assistantships.
5.1.4
Hire
Programming
Specialist
included in
original plan
for MCE.
MCE O & S
State funded
budget has
never existed;
COTS has
funded this
expense via
summer
revenue
Graduate
assistantship
funding has
become
unstable as
COTS budget
has declined.
Position filled
COTS Dean
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
Long term
objective-$63,000 in funding
Provided a part-time
NTT position to support
grant acquisition and
programming in 2014
FY
Funding shift
occurs
COTS Dean
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
Short term
objective—
establish $15,000
expense in
Fund149/ Ledger I
No progress COTS still
funds the museum O &
E fund, and its
graduate assistantship
via summer revenues
Current funding
Graduate Studies
Reallocation of
Increase expense
No change in funding
level for COTS
and Research Dean tuition and State
in fund 149/Ledger model has been arrived
graduate
COTS Dean
dollars
I by $95,000 in
at
assistantships
short term; to
split between
provide support for
GSR and
current actual
college is
need (78 GAs)
$510,300 for 63
expense would
GAs. COTS is
rise by an
responsible for
additional
roughly one fifth
$150,000.
of the expense.
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 5.2 Develop and implement enrollment management and marking plans that meet the enrollment objectives of
the university.
Unit
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Performa
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Outcomes
Performance
nce Level Reported
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
By
(Criterion)
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UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 5.3 Ensure the University has human resources necessary to accomplish all university objectives.
Unit
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Performa
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Outcomes
Performance
nce Level Reported
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
By
(Criterion)
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 5.4 Provide the facility and technology infrastructure and services appropriate to meet the university
objectives, while maximizing sustainability and stewardship.
Unit
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Perform
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Outcomes
Performance
ance Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
5.4.1 Increase
support COTS
staff
Geography
technician
Increase existing
funding by ½ time
COTS Dean
Reallocation of tuition
and State dollars
$30,000 salary
and benefit
funding
Completed
5.4.2
Natural
Science
Technician
Increase existing
funding by ¼ time
COTS Dean
Reallocation of tuition
and State dollars
$15,000 salary
and benefit
funding
Completed
5.4.3
Associate
Dean
Fund new ½ time
administrative
exempt position
COTS Dean
Reallocation of tuition
and State dollars
$70,000 salary
and benefit
funding
I have determined that
this position will require
a full-time
administrative hire.
Thus far I have
identified about ¾ of
the funding needed and
expect to fill position
during winter quarter
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5.4.4
Reinstate
classified
staff (3 OAs)
cut due to
budget
reductions
and lost due
to early
retirement
incentive (1
Secretary
Senior)
Hiring of Math,
Law and Justice,
and Biology OAs,
and Psychology
Sec Senior
COTS Dean
Reallocation of tuition
and State dollars
$120,000 salary
and benefit
funding
Did not make traction
on this objective during
2012/2013; now
recognize that
Chemistry and
interdisciplinary
programs also require
additional support but
lack funding at present
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Revised College of the Sciences Strategic Plan
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 1. TEACHING AND LEARNING
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 1.1 Enhance student success by continually improving the curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular
programs.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Perfor
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Performance
mance Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
1.1.1 Provide
for outstanding
(COTS)
undergraduate
and graduate
academic
experiences in
all locations
(Ellensburg,
Centers).
1.1.2
SEOI Survey
Results
A majority of
courses offered by
the college receive
positive feedback at
each location.
Request well in
advance from
Testing and
Assessment
Department
Chairs
Peer Mentoring
Faculty
Development
Workshops
Faculty Attendance
at Conference
Sessions Focused
on Instruction
No new budgetary
impact expected.
Student
Surveys
A majority of
students/graduates
will report
satisfaction with the
education they
received.
Request well in
advance from
Testing and
Assessment
Student exit and
alumni surveys
1.1.3
Major Field
Area Test
Dept. Exit
Exam
Dept/program will
report its graduates
have met or are
approaching
department goals for
exam performance.
Request well in
advance from
Department
Chair
Student Learning
Assessment.
No impact on
college budget
allocation
expected but
Testing or some
other unit would
need to collect
and disseminate
this information.
Undetermined at
this time.
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1.1.4 Meet
student
demand for
undergraduate
and graduate
courses.
Enrollment
growth without
increased
faculty
resources has
created
unsustainable
increases in
faculty and
staff
workloads.
This has
produced
capped
majors, course
bottlenecks
and an
increase in
student
complaints
about course
availability.
Track
undergraduate
and graduate
enrollment,
document
bottlenecks
courses,
attempt to
increase
sections for
bottlenecks
Fund department/
program faculty and
staff needs. This
will increase student
retention/satisfaction
, decrease time
towards graduation,
reduce course
cancellations and
scheduling
problems.
Organizational
Effectiveness
Institutional
Research
COTS Dean
Provost
Strategic Initiative
Process.
Reinstate one still
lost TT lines in
Psychology, est.
cost $80,000
At current
enrollment levels 8
additional TT
faculty positions
are required, est.
cost $672,000.
$500,000 funding
for NTT faculty
funding for
General
Education, major,
and service
courses.
Enrollment patterns
and sound
pedagogy will drive
allocation of faculty
and staff resources
Department review
of currency of
curriculum,
emphasizing that
under
Responsibility
Centered
Management it will
be the department’s
responsibility to
manage its
resource base and
to recruit and retain
students
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 1.2 Enhance the effectiveness of student support services.
Organizational
Effectiveness,
Registrar’s
Office,
Department
Chairs
Assumes RCM is
established and
COTS Dean’s
Office has the
resources to
correct
bottlenecks and
funding to reward
efficiencies along
with will to
constrain
inefficiencies
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Unit Outcomes
1.2.1
Indicators
Expected
Performance
Level
(Criterion)
Indicator/Perfo
rmance Level
Reported By
Key Strategies/
Initiatives
Budget/Resource
Analysis
Increased
faculty
awareness of
and
participation in
Academic
Early Alert and
Behaviors of
Concern
programs
A majority of faculty
will report being
aware of the
purpose of these
programs
And will report a
willingness to utilize
them
70% would be
an acceptable
baseline
Invite guest
speakers from both
programs to speak
at COTS Chairs
Council meeting
No added cost
Information
collected from
department
chairs or
possibly Student
Affairs and
Registrar’s
Office
Outcome Assessment
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 2. INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 2.1 Enhance the environment of inclusiveness for faculty, staff, and students
Unit Outcomes
2.1.1 Create and
sustain
productive, civil,
and pleasant
learning
environments.
Indicators
Number of
Complaints
Filed or
Received
Expected
Performance
Level
(Criterion)
Indicator/Perfo
rmance Level
Reported By
Key Strategies/
Initiatives
Budget/Resource
Analysis
Outcome Assessment
Decrease in
complaints may be
an indication of
better campus
climate
COTS
Comparison of the
No budget
Associate Dean rate of past and
changes.
Student
present complaints
Success,
Inclusivity and
Diversity,
Faculty
Relations, CWU
PD
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 2.2 Increase faculty, staff, and student diversity by active programs of recruitment and retention for members
of underrepresented groups.
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Unit Outcomes
2.2.1
Indicators
Expected
Performance
Level
(Criterion)
Indicator/Perfo
rmance Level
Reported By
Comparison
of current
racial and
ethnic
distributions
with those in
the future
No loss in faculty
from protected and
minority groups; an
increase of 2% in
students within
these classifications
Indicators
Expected
Performance
Level
(Criterion)
Indicator/Perfo
rmance Level
Reported By
Work with
departments
to ensure
that their
department
and
programs are
considered
welcoming,
safe places
for discussion
of divergent
points of view
and that
biases and
microaggressions
Students report
seeing COTS
departments and
programs as
universally positive
and respectful of
differences of
opinion and free
bias in the treatment
and interaction with
underrepresented
group members.
University
Student Exit
survey? At
least I would
hope it taps this.
SEOI and
summary
reports from
Testing and
Assessment—
requested well
in advance
Key Strategies/
Initiatives
Advertising in
media targeted at
international
student
populations, bring
back the COTS
Caravan, continue
to work with COTS
and minority
recruitment
specialists
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 2.3: Ensure that CWU has an inclusive and diverse curriculum
$9,500 for
advertisement of
the college in
Asian
Correspondent
site, minor
expenditure for
travel anticipated
Unit Outcomes
Key Strategies/
Initiatives
Budget/Resource
Analysis
Discussions within
COTS Chairs
Council; referral of
students and
faculty to training
opportunities, guest
speakers, and
sharing appropriate
readings
Expenses may
arise for training
materials, guest
speakers, but it
would be my
suspicion that a
significant part of
such expenses
could be shared
across colleges
and the University
Diversity Officer
2.3.1
Organizational
Effectiveness
Budget/Resource
Analysis
Outcome Assessment
Outcome Assessment
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are removed
from
curriculum
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 3. SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 3.1 Increase the emphasis on and the opportunities for students, faculty and staff to participate in research,
scholarship, and creative expression activities.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Perfor
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Performance
mance Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
3.1.1 Provide for
outstanding
undergraduate
and graduate
research
opportunities.
Scholarship
Stable to increasing
Department
Analysis of past
No budgetary
output and
percentage of
Chairs,
and present
consequences are
percentage
students involved
Faculty
student research
immediately
of students
and publications
Relations,
involvement.
anticipated.
participating
generated.
SOURCE
in research
projects.
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 3.2 Increase the external funding received for research, scholarship, and creative expression by faculty, staff,
and students.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Perfor
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Performance
mance Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
3.2.1 Develop a
diversified
funding base to
support
curricular and
research needs.
Grants/Contr
acts Awarded
Increase in $
Office of
Graduate
Studies and
Research
Comparison of past
and present
funding
Undetermined at
this time
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COTS
Specific
Scholarship
Funding
Increase in # or $
level
Department
Chairs,
Associate Dean,
Financial Aid
Comparison of past
and present
number
Undetermined at
this time
went unclaimed)
UNIVERSITY CORE THEME: 4. PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 4.1 Enhance the commitment and the level of cooperation between the university and external communities.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Perfor
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Outcome
Performance
mance Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Assessment
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
4.1.1 Build
partnerships that
support
academic
program quality
and student
experiences in
the college of
the sciences,
including those
with private,
professional,
academic,
government, and
communitybased
organizations.
4.1.2
Reinstate
COTS
Development
Council
COTS Development
Council exists
Dean
Use this group to
increase
connections with
public and to grow
scholarship and
unrestricted funds.
Undetermined at
this time
New
partnerships
established
Increase in the
number and
distribution of such
agreements
between COTS
departments and
programs with other
Dean,
Department
Chairs
Increased working
relationships
between faculty
and community
agencies, public
and private sector
employers
Undetermined at
this time
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units in and
organizations
outside the
university
4.1.3
Number of
Increased options
Program
Increased number
Undetermined at
known
for students/
Directors,
of scholarships and this time
options for
graduates
Chairs, Career
field opportunities
Internship/
Services
for students
Field
Placement
and
employment
opportunities
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 4.2 Increase participation in university sponsored life-long learning opportunities.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Perfor
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Performance
mance Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
Outcome
Assessment
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 4.3 Enhance the efforts of members of the university community to strengthen the economic base of the
region and state.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Perfo
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource
Outcome
Performance
rmance Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Assessment
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
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CORE THEME: 5. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & STEWARDSHIP
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 5.1 Maximize the financial resources to the University, and assure the efficient and effective operations of the
University through financial stewardship.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Perfor
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Performance
mance Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
5.1.1 Provide
essential
Operations and
Supply budget
funds
Return State
(149 fund)
level to 2009
level—
increase
current
budget by
$221,881
College total O & S
budgeted amount
declined from
$418,616 in FY
2009 to $196,735 in
FYs 2012 and 2013
COTS Dean
Provost
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
Medium to long
term commitment
will be required to
reinstate $221,881
lost to funding
cuts. Once this
baseline has been
established longer
term objective
would be to
increase O & S
budget to account
for inflationary
pressures.
5.1.2 Provide
essential
Museum of
Culture and
Environment
Funding
5.1.3 Provide
essential funding
to support
graduate
assistantships.
Hire
Programming
Specialist
included in
original plan
for MCE.
MCE O & S
State funded
budget has
never
existed;
COTS has
funded this
expense via
summer
revenue
Position filled
COTS Dean
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
Long term
objective-$63,000 in funding
Funding shift occurs
COTS Dean
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
Short term
objective—
establish $15,000
expense in
Fund149/ Ledger I
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5.1.4
Graduate
assistantship
funding has
become
unstable as
COTS budget
has declined.
Current funding level
for COTS graduate
assistantships split
between GSR and
college is $510,300
for 63 GAs. COTS
is responsible for
roughly one fifth of
the expense.
Graduate
Studies and
Research Dean
COTS Dean
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
Increase expense
in fund 149/Ledger
I by $95,000 in
short term; to
provide support for
current actual
need (78 GAs)
expense would
rise by an
additional
$150,000.
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 5.2 Develop and implement enrollment management and marking plans that meet the enrollment objectives of
the university.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Perfor
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Performance
mance Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 5.3 Ensure the University has human resources necessary to accomplish all university objectives.
Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Indicator/Perfor
Key Strategies/
Budget/Resource Outcome Assessment
Performance
mance Level
Initiatives
Analysis
Level
Reported By
(Criterion)
UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE 5.4 Provide the facility and technology infrastructure and services appropriate to meet the university
objectives, while maximizing sustainability and stewardship.
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Unit Outcomes
Indicators
Expected
Performance
Level
(Criterion)
Indicator/Perfor
mance Level
Reported By
Key Strategies/
Initiatives
Budget/Resource
Analysis
5.4.1 Increase
support COTS
staff
Geography
technician
Increase existing
funding by ½ time
COTS Dean
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
$30,000 salary
and benefit
funding
5.4.2
Natural
Science
Technician
Increase existing
funding by ¼ time
COTS Dean
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
$15,000 salary
and benefit
funding
5.4.3
Associate
Dean
Fund new ½ time
administrative
exempt position
COTS Dean
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
$70,000 salary
and benefit
funding
5.4.4
Reinstate
classified
staff (3 OAs)
cut due to
budget
reductions
and lost due
to early
retirement
incentive (1
Secretary
Senior)
Hiring of Math, Law
and Justice, and
Biology OAs, and
Psychology Sec
Senior
COTS Dean
Reallocation of
tuition and State
dollars
$120,000 salary
and benefit
funding
Outcome Assessment
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