FIU’s Next Strategic Plan
Forum Purpose and Format
Purpose
 Generate ideas
 Identify issues
 Suggest topics
Format
 Strategic plan overview and timeline
 Each committee chair presents current thoughts,
questions, and preliminary ideas
 Open discussion on other new ideas
Strategic Plan
 FIU’s last strategic plan was the 20012010 Millennium Strategic Plan
 The appointment of President Mark
Rosenberg in the Fall of 2009
coincided with the need to develop a
new strategic plan.
President’s Vision
Core Vision:
 Becoming a leading urban public research university
Enhanced Vision:
 Local and global engagement
 Renewed emphasis on making sure every student counts
 Embracing our identity
Consistent Vision:
 Four strategic themes—arts, environment, global, and health
Timeline
 August 2009:
Hit the Ground Running
 August 2010:
Initial Draft Completed
 September 2009:
White Papers Completed
 September 2010:
Community Forums
 March 2010 – August 2010 :
Committees working on
Strategic Planning
 December 2010 :
Final Board of Trustees
Approval
 April 2010:
Community Forums
 January 2011:
Implementation Team
Selected
Overarching Questions
Enrollment size
In-state /out-of-state
On-campus /off-campus
Undergraduate /graduate
Campuses /locations /centers
Strategic Committees
Foundation Committees
 Three university-wide strategic foundations:
Finance
Infrastructure
Student Success
Thematic Committees
 Four strategic themes:
Arts
Global
Environment
Health
 Will address issues related to teaching, research,
academic programs, and engagement
 Will work closely with the foundation committees
Committee Composition
Chair or Co-Chairs
Support Staff
Board of Trustees Member(s)
Faculty
Staff
Student(s)
Community representative(s)
Committee Chairs /Co-chairs
Foundations
 Finance - Aime Martinez
 Infrastructure - Yong Tao
 Student Success - Bill Beesting /Jose Rodriguez
Themes
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Arts - Carol Damian /Brian Schriner
Environment - Michael Heithaus
Global - John Stack
Health - William Pelham
Strategic Planning: Finance
State/Federal
Funding
• Obtain adequate and realistic coverage of services provided by FIU
• Focus on increasing non-resident students
• Optimize future state and federal appropriations by strategically
aligning FIU’s request
Fund Raising
• Align donors with institutional needs
• Improve Advancement operations
• Engage Alumni base
Strategic Planning: Finance
Revenue
Generation
• Maximize Direct Support Organizations and Auxiliary Enterprises
• Continue to increase online, tuition plus and non-credit programs
• Create efficiencies in operations (i.e. do things smarter)
Research
• Develop a central support unit for Principal Investigators
• Expand grants and indirect cost recovery rates across the University
• Expand intellectual property infrastructure
Strategic Planning: Infrastructure
Physical Infrastructure
 Assess and develop the administrative and physical infrastructure that
promotes research.
 Provide a physical environment that is aligned with the learning needs of
students, taking into account the urban nature of the university.
 Transform the university into a sustainable campus
Internal Infrastructure
 Develop an IT environment that supports and enriches students, faculty, and
staff at any time and any location
 Develop internal structures and reward systems to encourage and support
effective implementation of the university's vision
Strategic Planning: Student Success
Student Success
• Build an environment that identifies and supports a diverse
student population
• Devise activities that engage our students in their own education
• Develop a plan that incorporates faculty/staff/alumni/community
in supporting student success
Academic Progress
• Define, build and communicate expectations for all of our
students at each level of their academic progress
• Develop and assess programs and activities that enhance our
student achievement
Strategic Planning: Student Success
Academic
Engagement
High Impact Educational Practices (G.Kuh, 2008)
• First Year Seminars and Experiences/Common Intellectual
Experiences/Learning Communities
• Writing Intensive Courses/Collaborative Assignments and
Projects/Undergraduate Research/Diversity/Global Learning
• Service-Learning/Community based Learning
• Internships/Capstone Courses and Projects
What can the University do to engage and support students
in their academic achievement ?
Ideas ?
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