Campus-Wide Meeting
April 25, 2013
Charging Forward
Academic and Administrative
Program Prioritization
Introduction
Steve Kaplan
Charging Forward by Program Prioritization
“Because the most likely source of resources is the
reallocation of existing resources, and because
much of the institution’s very being is at stake, the
process for accomplishing prioritization must be
academically responsible and honorable. This is
no time for campus politics as usual.”
– Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services
by Robert C. Dickeson
Why Program Prioritization?
• Need to strengthen core academic programs
and prioritize new areas for investment
• Assure that we are strategic in moving forward
• Address challenges from demographic trends,
economic conditions and alternative delivery
models
What is Program Prioritization?
• Process for strategic reallocation of resources
• Comprehensive review of all academic and
administrative programs
• Evidence-based decision-making process
• Based on Prioritizing Academic Programs and
Services by Robert C. Dickeson
What do we expect to gain?
• A roadmap for investment and reallocation
• Alignment of decisions with our strategic vision
to enhance the value of a UNH education
• A stronger culture of assessment and evidence-
based decision-making
Two Prioritization Task Forces
Academic Task Force
• Champions:
– Mario Gaboury
– (Daniel May)
• Co-Chairs:
– Tara L’Heureux
– Michael Collura
• Review all academic
programs
Administrative Task Force
• Champion:
– George Synodi
• Co-Chairs:
– William Norton
– Hanko Dobi
• Review all administrative
programs
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Roles and
Responsibilities
George Synodi
Mario Gaboury
Roles and Responsibilities
Champions: Support task force co-chairs, remove
obstacles to completion, help process stay on track
Facilitation Group: Provides data from centralized
databases (enrollment, financial, …)
Consultant: Larry Goldstein – provides expertise and advice
Task Force Members: Design process, conduct review,
report results
Academic Task Force Members
Esin Cakan
Matthew Caporale
Deborah Chin
Michael Collura
Christopher Dowd
Jose Garcia-Leon
Richard Highfield
Tara L'Heureux
Marc Maniatis
Virginia Maxwell
Michael Morris
Fadia Narchet
Timothy Palmbach
Sandra Palumbo
Jack Phelan
Nancy Savage
Tracy Tamborra
Administrative Task Force Members
Michael Adamowicz
Louis Annino
Ric Baker
Greg Bartholomew
Christie Boronico
Neil Chamberland
Crystal Cohen
Hanko Dobi
Rosa Mo
Ali Montazer
Nancy Niemi
William Norton
Ronald Quagliani
Robert Rainish
Jane Sangeloty
Lisa Scranton
Stuart Sidle
Guiding Principles
• Holistic Judgment Process – Consider Many Factors
– Qualitative as well as Quantitative Data
– Quality Metrics as well as Financial Metrics
• Fair, Transparent, Inclusive Process
• Task Force Members exhibit a “trustee mentality”
– Inquiry vs. advocacy; steward vs. delegate
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Process, Overview
and Update
Task Force
Co-Chairs
Task Force Activities - Common Goals for
Both Task Forces
• Develop criteria and design the data and
information gathering process
• Insure integrity and transparency of the process
• Review programs - assign each to a resource
category
• Report results to senior administration
Task Force Recommendations
Categories for Resource Reallocation:
• Candidate for Enhanced Support
• Candidate for Continued Support
• Candidate for Reduced Support
• Candidate for Transformation or Restructuring
• Candidate for Phase Out
Criteria for Academic Program Prioritization
• Centrality and Essentiality
• Demand (Internal and External)
• Quality of Inputs, Processes and Outputs
• Productivity, Revenue, Cost, and Resources
• Opportunity Analysis
Criteria for Administrative Program Prioritization
• Importance to the institution
• Quality
• Internal demand and mandates
• External demand and mandates
• Cost effectiveness
• Opportunity Analysis
Timeline
Define Program
Assessment Criteria
(template) and
Process
Pilot
Collect Data
Programs for Pilot
and
Programs
Process
Publish
Draft
Criteria
IT - Develop database and
on-line template;
IR collect centralized data
sets
Publish
Revised
Criteria,
Template
Prepare
final
report
Evaluate
programs
Programs
Provide Data
Manage data entry
process and refine
interface;
Provide data to programs
Feb March April May June July
Aug Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
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“ … over a multi-year period, we intend to shift
resources away from programs that are no longer
adequately contributing to our success so that we
can make additional investments in programs that
are performing exceptionally well.”
– President Steve Kaplan, November 21, 2012
in a communication to the UNH Campus
Community
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“This is a major undertaking, and it will not be a onetime effort. A comprehensive database will be
developed through this process ….”
“ …. [ the prioritization process] will become a
standard element in our periodic strategic planning
process.”
• President Steve Kaplan, November 21, 2012 in a
communication to the UNH Campus Community
Charging Forward Website
http://www.newhaven.edu/ChargingForward/
Charging Forward
“ … over a multi-year period, we intend to shift
resources away from programs that are no longer
adequately contributing to our success so that we
can make additional investments in programs that
are performing exceptionally well.”
– President Steve Kaplan, November 21, 2012
in a communication to the UNH Campus
Community