December 11, 1996

Approved by Planning & Development Committee

STATUS REPORT

1996 ACTION PLAN FOR STRATEGIC PLAN

Action Plan Item Inputs (resources) Throughput (vehicles) Output (products) Available Data Data Needed Follow-up Needed

RESEARCH
Strengthen support for research Don Reitzes appointed Assoc VPR, effective May, 1996. New research support programs created - mentoring; research team $$grants submitted & received;

# proposals submitted.

 # faculty using research support develop Action Plan
Provide targeted support for highly competitive research and professional programs.

















In FY 97:

$125,000 Chancellor's Initiative Funds,

$625,000 Biosciences Research Centers

$141,000 Communications/

CINEON

$576,500 P-16 teacher co-reform

$341,100 CBA faculty

FY 97

$128,100 Law-Tax Clinic; Conflict Resolution

$791,800 Policy Studies

$16,200 Gerontology

$15,000 Sports Medicine & Science

 External support by program
Develop Library collections and a collection strategic plan.

Pullen Library acquisitions $403,000 FY97

Law Library $75,000 FY97

GALILEO $150,000 FY97

 Comm to be established from Library, APACE, Research and Budget Committees. % e&g (base) budget on library acquisitions;

% e&g amended (end-of-year) budget on library acquisitions.

 Northwest Conspectus level for each program. Report from ad hoc committee.
Assess impact of funds dedicated to graduate assistantship awards; increase number and value of graduate assistantships. $200,000 GRAs FY97

$225,000 GLAs, GTAs

FY97

 Research Committee stipend levels

compared with national norms

 Develop indices








Action Plan Item Inputs (resources) Throughput (vehicles) Output (products) Available Data Data Needed Follow-up Needed

PROGRAMS
Utilize appropriate benchmarks to allocate resources among colleges and programs, including allocation of faculty positions based on programmatic strength. Models & Benchmarks Subcommittee of Budget Committee #graduates;

#SCHs/FT fac;

#SCHs/EFT fac;

cost/SCH;

$$ extramural support;

#majors/TT fac;

#grad students/TT fac;

success on certification;

success on accreditation

 % sections by FT fac, PTI, GTA;

# sections/EFT fac;

# intro sects/ TT fac

# sects taught using pedagogical methods other than reg lecture;

# low enroll sects;

# qualified applicants.
Utilize academic program review for resource allocation decisions. English Action Plan $111,000 FY97

Math Action Plan $159,000 FY97

 APACE Action plans for PSY, CPS, MTH/CSC, and ECE accepted by the Provost, AY 95-96.

# programs reviewed;

quality of programs;

# publ/TT fac

 Action plans to be developed then approved by Provost for PAUS, SW, SOC;

APACE review for MUS, NUR and HA.

Improve interdisciplinary collaboration $100,000 FY97 to CHS for interdisciplinary core curriculum. University-wide Committee formed to advise about needed changes, policies. Establishment of new Centers:

New model for Gerontology Center.

 # interdisciplinary Centers;

# interdisciplinary projects.

 # cross-listed courses;# sects;

# joint appointed faculty.

 Joint PhD Public Policy;

CHS professional core.

Develop a Writing-Across the Curriculum initiative. $250,000 FY97. George Pullman appointed initial director, effective September, 1996. National speaker in November, 1996. # courses with WAC component # depts with fac WAC liaison;

# workshops on WAC and # fac attendees.

 Develop Action Plan for WAC as part of both Gen Educ and major.
Support international initiatives.



$60,000 FY96 contingency funds; $98,000 FY97 International Advisory Group formed to develop strategic plan for university-wide initiatives. Grant proposals submitted to NSEP, USIA.

Exchange agreement with Suez Canal University (Egypt) and Alexandria University (Egypt) signed 1996;

Joint MBA program with Cairo Univ. Approved 11/96.

 # faculty and students who go abroad;

# active exchange agreements;

external $$ support;

# visiting scholars;

# Fulbright (CIES) scholars.

 data from Academic Program Review of international programs. Develop Action Plan.
Utilize semester conversion to make curriculum more inclusive of diverse peoples, perspectives Comparative Cultures and various other choices added to new core curriculum. # courses

# students taking courses with multicultural focus.

Provide funds for curriculum development related to semester conversion. $97,000 allocated from System for faculty efforts in core curricular conversion. add $$
Create organizational structure for policy studies $791,800 budgeted for School of Policy Studies FY97 School of Policy Studies created, effective July 1, 1996 Ph.D. proposal in Policy Studies approved in concept by APACE, Summer, 1996 Organization document gives indicators for success. COMPLETED
Further the P-16 initiative.

$576,500 FY97 Metro Atlanta P-16 Council created January, 1996

Subcouncils on Standards and Data established November 96. Linda Hansche appointed director, October 96.

 $200,000 USG grant received for 96-99. # fac from non-COE colleges;

# organizations external to GSU;

# disciplines where academic standards are produced;

# schools where high standards curricula are used.






Action Plan Item Inputs (resources) Throughput (vehicles) Output (products) Available Data Data Needed Follow-up Needed

FACULTY/STAFF
Utilize Center for Teaching and Learning for faculty and GTA development $25,000 FY97 John Murphy and Harry Dangel appointed co-directors, effective September, 1995. Workshops and sponsored meetings. # activities sponsored/ coordinated;

# faculty participating;

% e&g budget for fac/staff dev.

 # depts with policies and training for GTA/GLAs;

# improve instruction proposals;

# scholarship of teach proposals.

 Faculty surveys on activities.
Utilize pre- and post-tenure review for faculty and organizational development. # faculty reviewed:

pre-tenure;

post-tenure.

% fac receiving tenure. mentoring program;

faculty development

Review standards for graduate faculty status Graduate Council % fac with active publ record ongoing
Develop university-wide faculty workload policy. Approved by Deans, Winter, 1996; Approved by Senate Committees on Faculty Affairs and Admissions & Standards, Spring, 1996. Approvals need to be reconciled profiles by department/college Approve policy
Review and increase incentives for enhancement of faculty diversity. African American Research& Development Committee;

Cultural Diversity Committee

 # minority fac hired;

# minority fac p/t;

# women fac hired;

# women fac p/t.

 retention and promotion of minority and women faculty. Annual status report to Provost and Cultural Diversity Comm.
Utilize raise monies to correct remaining faculty and staff salary inequities. Av dept salaries by rank, compared with national norms # inequities/ year - disaggregated by fac, staff, college. Ongoing




Action Plan Item Inputs (resources) Throughput (vehicles) Output (products) Available Data Data Needed Follow-up Needed
STUDENTS
Continue the development of the assessment of student learning. Initial feedback received from Chancellor's office;$125,000 budgeted in FY97 new monies to CBA for assessment. Assessment Sub-committee of Undergraduate Council overseeing further efforts. % students passing various licensure exams. # depts with operational assessment plans for majors;

# program mods based on assessment;

surveys of graduates.
Develop a systematic approach to enrollment management. Enrollment Management Task Force formed within Senate Committee on Admissions and Standards. # new freshmen;

# transfers;

% FT;

% graduate & professional.

 GPAs of transfers by institution at entry and 1 yr later;

% yield;

% students with SAT> 1200;

retention rates and GPAs by FI and PGA - disaggregated;

graduate measures - GRE, GMAT, LSAT, Miller analogies.

 Study impact of new residence halls.
Monitor effects of new admissions standards. Admissions Committee Means, distributions of FI, PGA and SAT for appls, admits, and enrolled freshmen;

graduation rates by FI and PGA and transfer PGA- disaggregated.
Improve Student Services $150,000 FY97 undergraduate student services &recruitment;

$188,000 MBA

 ad hoc committee on advising process student satisfaction surveys - career guidance; advising; registration;... ongoing










Action Plan Item Inputs (resources) Throughput (vehicles) Output (products) Available Data Data Needed Follow-up Needed
INFRA-STRUCTURE

CUSTOMER ORIENTATION
Increase customer service orientation. $100,000 FY97 Human Resources staff development. # staff trained;

customer satisfaction surveys

 Action Plan for customer satisfaction surveys
Implement Administrative and Support Unit review. First reviews to be undertaken in AY 96-97 by Administrative & Support Unit Review Committee. # units reviewed Admin & Support Unit review questions include indicators. Continuing Education, Registrar, Human Resources, and Development to be reviewed
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Reorganize IS&T New IS&T organization established April, 1996. COMPLETED
Develop IS&T strategic plan. ISAT committee Ongoing
Create an integrated relational database. $300,000 FY97 Administrative Information Systems. Teams will be established Team to be appointed. Need data administrator and data base administrator.
Network all campus buildings. $260,000 FY97 contingency funds for network survey and upgrade plans;

$125,000 FY97 to eliminate network

charge backs

 ISAT committee # students per open lab PCS;

# and % buildings networked;

# classrooms networked for external communications;

# E-mail addresses

# Internet connections/day

 quality of PCS;

quality of network;

customer satisfaction surveys.

IDENTITY
Improve campus physical identity through signage. $150,000 FY96 for banners;

$147,000 for signage.

 35 banners erected;

3 building signs erected.

 # buildings with acceptable level signage Action plan.
FUND RAISING
Extend university fundraising capabilities $254,000 FY97 to Development Office FY97. # donors -

% alumni, % staff/fac contrib;

$$ donated - annual, major, capital;

$$ endowment.

 % pledge payment rate ongoing

SECURITY
Safe & Secure Environment. $52,000 FY97 radiation safety;

$265,700 FY97 police & security guards

 All external doors being upgraded;

Building management plans implemented.

 # criminal incidents reported;

$ value of thefts reported;

# job related injuries;

# safety violations:

# safety courses offered and

# participants.

 Action Plans

SPACE
Develop plan for short and long-term space allocations and rehabilitation/

renovation.

 $150,000 FY97 for room variance by department CBSAC








 Priority list to BOR for capital funding # sq ft renovated;

# active planning teams.

 N Metro Plan and Mission statement for suburban campuses.




Acronyms Used in Action Plan Narrative and Spreadsheet


APACE - Senate Committee on Academic Programs and Continuing Education

ADG - Associate Deans Group

CBSAC - Capital Budget and Space Allocations Committee

CBA - College of Business Administration

CHS - College of Health Sciences

CIES - Council for International Exchange Scholars

COE - College of Education

CPS - Department of Counseling and Psychological Services

CTL - Center for Teaching and Learning

E&G - Education and General

ECE - Department of Early Childhood Education

EFT - Full-time Equivalent

FACP - Fiscal Advisory Committee to the President

FI - Freshman Index

FY - Fiscal year

GLA - Graduate lab assistant

GPA - Grade Point Average

GRA - Graduate research assistant

GTA - Graduate teaching assistant

HA - Institute of Health Administration

HR - Human Resources

IS&T - Information Systems and Technology

MAP-16 - Metropolitan Atlanta P-16 Council

MBA - Masters in Business Administration

MTH/CSC - Department of Math & Computer Science

MUS - School of Music

NSEP - National Security Education Program

NURS - School of Nursing

PAUS - Department of Public Administration & Urban Studies

PEF - Professional Education Faculty

PGA - Predicted Grade Point Average

PSY - Department of Psychology

PTI - Part-time Instructor

SAT - Scholastic Achievement Test

SCH - Student Credit Hour

SOC - Department of Sociology

SPS - School of Policy Studies

SUMMIT - Supporting the University mission by Managing Information Technology

SW - Department of Social Work

TT - Tenure-track

USG - University System of Georgia

USIA - U.S. Information Agency

VPD - Vice President for Development

VPE - Vice President for External Affairs

VPFA - Vice President for Finance & Administration

VPR - Vice President for Research & Sponsored Programs

VPSL&ES - Vice President for Student Life & Enrollment Services

WAC - Writing across the Curriculum

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