Strategic Planning Meeting Minutes: April (Meeting One)
April 9, 2019
10 a.m. – 12 noon
Strategic Planning Task Force Members attending:
Bob Wood, Director
Jennifer Eichmeyer
Catherine Masters
Lillian Smith
Kristy Grabert
Tim Dunnagan
Absent:
John McChesney
Lutana Haan
Facilitator:
Lynn Owens
Next meeting:
When? Thursday, April 26 10 a.m. – noon
Where? HSRV 207
- Please review minutes. Suggest edits as needed.
- Please review revised Values, Vision, and Mission statements.
- Review results of Pre-Mortem of current issues. Look for common goals given
values, vision, and mission. - Prepare to discuss clear goals, create goal statements, and design measurable
objectives.
Summary:
The purpose of the fourth meeting of the Strategic Planning Task Force (SPTF)
was to review and revise Values, Vision, and Mission Statements and conduct a Pre-mortem assessment of current issues prohibiting current success in programs, initiatives, goals within respective departments.
Revised Value Statements
- We value the preparation of skilled health professionals.
- We value excellence in education and lifelong learning.
- We believe in modeling a culture of respectfulness and inclusivity to produce
culturally competent professionals in health-related fields. - We value resourcefulness to help transform our programs.
Revised Vision Statement
The SAHS will lead in creating educated health and human performance
professionals who are innovative advocates, scientist, practitioners, and
educators.
FINAL Mission Statement
The SAHS leverages unique health-related disciplines using a collaborative and
resourceful approach to delivering high-quality education and scholarship that
advances lifelong health.
Pre-mortem Assessment
Use the search field to filter table content.| Issue | Cause/Effect | Action Needed | First Step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processes for inter-dept/school communication | Politics Communication | Implement fully developed processes / tools to share info | Initiating a school newsletter for faculty and staff Note: Placing stories at appropriate level (University, College, Department) |
| Space Physical space Classrooms Meeting space Offices Lack of Dept. Infrastructure and Space Notes: Sharing already | Priorities Resources Notes: Sharing issue Culture | Reorganization w/consideration for work from home Notes: Maybe partner w/stakeholders in clinics and hospitals Create equitable support formula based on metrics (# sch’s, # faculty) | |
| Replace aging equipment | Resources Notes: Budget may dip due to dip in enrollment | Notes: Research out to vendors for funding Consider simulation for labs | |
| Interdisciplinary education and challenges with scheduling | Politics | Notes: Curricular revision 2019 Implementation Fall 2020 | |
| Classic question in curricular revision: What knowledge is of most worth…now | |||
| Staffing (Genetic Counseling collapses if one person leaves) | Resources | Increase funds | Scale up |
| Clinical Rotations (limitation on scaling up) | Politics Resources | Pay clinical sites Incentive | |
| Research Infrastructure misconnecting w/investigators Post Award Support Notes: Office of Sponsored Programs – College and University Filter upstream | Culture Communication Politics People (lack of departmental leadership and capacity) | Define processes Use common language Establish and adhere to policy in predictable way Notes: Otherwise, makes hard to plan | Identified rate limiter in post-award process. (most crucial issue) Developing process to strengthen |
| Advising office misconnecting w/ school and departments Not advising to new curriculum Notes: There is a distinctive difference between advising careers and advising degrees | Culture (This is how we do it mentality) Communication Politics Priorities (not in line with KPIs) | Develop pathways to distinguish fro degrees Integrate into cocurricular activities such as student organizations What are goals and outcomes? | Addressing communication pieces to be more clear Visiting with all parties Notes: Increasing communication efforts Determine: # students in |
| Opportunity to change: Advising Center: New Director Accountability | programs and degrees advised # students completion |
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| Need for greater collaboration across departments Notes: Research Budget model is a barrier | Culture Communication | IPE…TBD Develop MoU’s and strategic plans w/ centers Notes: Role of centers | Started MoU process with CoBR |
| Online programs | Communication Resources Priorities | Forum for support and collaboration | Notes: Provide forum/training for adjuncts and online faculty. Offer university wide grad student orientation? |
| Not enough backfill when sabbaticals Need advanced modality credential Hiring new faculty | People | Hiring new faculty | Incentive teaching |
| BB 2.0 Shifting baseline Ongoing baselines? Notes: Confusion | Politics Priorities Resources Communication | Understanding | |
| Why are we better together than apart? Notes: From leadership to faculty and staff buy in? Is it happening? | Culture Politics | Change in belief and values | People need to answer individually and as groups and share to school |
| How can being a school increase resources? Notes: Investing in budget Buffers | Resources | Vivid example of increasing resources generated as a school Transparency | Determine how we can we share people, space, etc. and increase outcomes |
| How do we rethink budgets? | Culture | Collectivist budgeting Notes: Goal to elevate success for everyone |
Strategic Planning Goals should be derived from solutions to issues previously listed and to
initiatives and future desires to be determined at our next meeting.
Based on the Pre-Mortem Assessment, perhaps goals might include:
(Please review and edit as needed)
- Infrastructure: To create transparent processes for school-wide communication,
allocation of resources, and innovative solutions to shared space. - Collaboration: To create a culture of collaboration between and amongst
distinctive departments. - Research/Scholarship: To enhance opportunities and streamline processes for
faculty to develop a research agenda and pursue external awards.
Meeting was adjourned at 12:00 noon.
Respectfully submitted,
Dr. Lynn M. Owens