University Planning Council (UPC)
November 19, 2008
AGENDA
1.
UPC: Roles and Responsibilities
University Strategic Planning/Master Plan (Current Strategic Plan: 2-14-06)
 Plan for including Student Service Areas in the Strategic Plan: Marco Masini, Kari
Gibbons
 Creating Strategic Sub-Plans: Academic Assessment (see attached): C. Arnold
 Establish strategic planning guidelines
Discussion: Is the UPC responsible for updating the current plan; reviewing priorities
and making recommendations? How do we ensure that sub-plans are in alignment with
the master plan?
 Discussion: What do we need to do to prepare for our hour meeting (9-10am) with the
HLC visitors on Feb. 19 regarding Planning for the Future?
2. AQIP Steering Committee
 Proposed Responsibilities
o Review status of Action Projects
o Determine priorities and make recommendations
o Review Quality Program Summary Report (due 6 weeks prior to visit)
o Oversee process for next Systems Portfolio
Discussion: Additional responsibilities?
3.
AQIP Quality Check-up Visit : Feb. 18-20, 2009
 Response to Systems Appraisal Feedback Report: J. Lewis
o Provide bullet points for your respective assigned category to Jon Lewis by ??
and include current status to date and areas still needing improvement.
 Updates from Council Members:
o Category 1: Helping Students Learn = Academic Deans (under the direction of
Alan Gorr, Maria de la Camara, and Eileen Kolich)
 Schedule for Thursday, Feb. 19 (See Laurie Pemberton’s Email attached)
o Category 2: Accomplishing Other Distinctive Objectives = Susan Mikula
o Category 3: Understanding Students’ and Other Stakeholders’ Needs = Marco
Masini, Gillian Hacker, and Kari Gibbons
o Category 4: Valuing People = Nancy Stoecker (contact Sue Strugal, Pat Ariano,
Eileen Clark)
o Category 5: Leading and Communicating = Mercy Robb and Pete Seely
o Category 6: Supporting Institutional Operations = Gillian Hacker and Marco
Masini
o Category 7: Measuring Effectiveness = Eileen Kolich (with David Sonnenberger)
o Category 8: Planning Continuous Improvement = Jon Lewis and Catherine
Arnold
o Category 9: Building Collaborative Relationships = Academic Deans (under the
direction of Alan Gorr and Maria de la Camara)
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4.
Discussion: How and what needs to be done to convert challenges, as per the Appraisal
Feedback Report (00 and 0 Items), to Action Projects?; Should these challenges be part
of the Strategic Planning Process, where:
o specific outcomes are identified;
o Roles and responsibilities are assigned;
o Action projects are developed (see abridged AQIP Planning Template);
o Progress is tracked and measured.
Status of Institutional Overview (see attached): C. Arnold; J. Lewis
 Due date to HLC Reviewers?
5. Agenda items for Dec. 3 Meeting?
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