APPROVED December 15, 1997

STATUS REPORT FOR

1997 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 In FY 98 $150,000 University Initiative Funds Research II status achieved;

assessment field test of ORSP

 external grants - Table 1;

internal support - Table 2;

federal obligations - Table 3.

 Action Plan to be developed by ORSP.
Provide targeted support for highly competitive research and professional programs.







In FY 98:

$429,000 Biosciences Research Centers;

$140,500 Digital Arts Center;

$903,200 CBA faculty ;

$95,500 Law faculty support;

$225,900 Policy Studies ;

$300,000 CHARA;

Digital Commerce Center $203,000.

 Grant proposals submitted/funded by dept. - Table 4.

Cumulative support FY 97 & FY 98 - Table 5.

 Academic program review of departments and centers will assess impact of additional funding.
Develop Library collections and a collection strategic plan.

Pullen Library acquisitions $221,800 FY 98

Law Library $75,000 FY 98

Library acquisitions - Table 6. Northwest Conspectus level for each program. Develop Library strategic plan;

Deans Group collection goals.

Assess impact of funds dedicated to graduate assistantship awards; increase number and value of graduate assistantships. $250,000 GRAs FY 98

$50,000 GLAs, GTAs FY 98

 Research Committee stipend levels

compared with national norms.

$$ spent on GAs from all sources;

GRA III stipends by dept.

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. $66,900 for Sociology FY 98;

$180,300 for Social Work FY 98.

 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;

unmet demand.

 IR director to aid in development of benchmark data.
Utilize academic program review for resource allocation decisions. English Action Plan $122,700 FY 98

Math Action Plan $151,300 FY 98

Couns & Psych Serv. Action Plan $245,600 FY 98 (partial advance);

Psych Action Plan 2.5 floors in UL

 APACE Action plans for Health Admin accepted by the Provost Sp 97;

APACE review of Music, Nursing;

External review of BIO, CHM.

 # programs reviewed;

quality of programs;

# publ/TT fac

 Action plans to be developed then approved by Provost for PAUS, SW, SOC, BIO, CHM, MUS, NURS.
Improve interdisciplinary collaboration $16,200 Gerontology;

$48,600 Sports Medicine, Science & Technology;

 joint Research/APACE review of Research Centers Joint PhD Public Policy with Ga Tech approved;

new faculty joint appointments;

EdS degree MSIT/CAS

 # interdisciplinary Centers;

# interdisciplinary projects;

# Center directors as co-PIs;

Research grant teams (Table 2).

 # cross-listed courses;# sects;

# joint appointed faculty.

Develop a Writing-Across the Curriculum initiative. $200,000 FY 98. George Pullman appointed initial director, effective September, 1996. History dept developed WAC;

BIO & History selected for NASH/EdTrust standards project.

 # courses with WAC component # depts with fac WAC liaison;

# workshops on WAC and # fac attendees.

 Recruit director;

Develop Action Plan for WAC as part of both Gen Educ and major.;

Standards in Biology and History.

Support international initiatives.



International Advisory Group developed strategic plan for university-wide initiatives; APACE incorporated subcommittee on Internat'l Educ. Strategic plan developed;

Internat'l Programs

office relocated to Provost (from Student life)

 # faculty and students who go abroad;

# active exchange agreements;

external $$ support;

# visiting scholars;

# Fulbright (CIES) scholars;

Internally funded initiatives -

Table 6.

 data from APACE ; international programs designated as strategic initiatives.
Further the P-16 initiative.

$203,800 FY 98 $200,000 USG grant received for 97-00 for co-reform of teacher education and schools;

Draft academic standards at 3, 5, 8, 12, and 14 developed

 # 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 Workshops and sponsored meetings;

GTA plans developed for every department that uses GTAs in classroom.

 # activities sponsored/ coordinated;

# faculty participating;

% e&g budget for fac/staff dev.

 # depts with policies and training for GTA/GLAs;

Sponsored events.

 Faculty evaluation surveys on activities.;

GTA course being developed by CAS.

Utilize pre- and post-tenure review for faculty and organizational development. # faculty reviewed:

pre-tenure;

post-tenure.

% fac receiving tenure;

faculty development plans.

 mentoring program for junior faculty;

faculty development plans and opportunities.

Review standards for graduate faculty status Graduate Council Criteria for graduate faculty status approved by Senate Spring 97. % fac who qualify for Graduate Faculty status. College/school implementation of guidelines;

College/school workload policies.

Develop university-wide faculty workload policy. .Faculty Affairs. Approved by Senate in Winter 97 Faculty workload comparisons.
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. By Assoc Prov for Faculty Relations.
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. Assessment Sub-committee of Undergraduate Council overseeing further efforts-activities postponed during semester conversion. % students passing various licensure exams. # depts with operational assessment plans for majors;

# program mods based on assessment;

surveys of graduates.

 Plans to implement assessment of major as part of Acad. Program Rev.
Develop a systematic approach to enrollment management. $200,000 FY 98 Presidential Assistantships;

$351,300 FY 98 NTT/Lecturers for general education;

$280,000 contingency FY 98 for unmet demand.

 Strategic focus of SACS alternative model on Educational Access;

Admissions & Standards

 Rolling admissions. # new freshmen;

# transfers;

% FT;

% graduate & professional;

Profile of residence hall students -

Table 8.

 GPAs of transfers by inst. 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;

unmet demand.

 Master Plan housing team to study need for additional residence halls; Enrollment Management subcommittee to be placed within Senate Committee on Admissions and Standards;

Evaluate impact of Presidential Assistantships.

Monitor effects of new admissions standards. Admissions & Standards Committee Achievement of enrollment goals; level of student body diversity. 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 $269,800 FY 98 undergraduate student services &recruitment;

$240,400 MBA;

$18,100 CHHS;

$51,400 Claw;

$23,000 SPS

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

time of course offerings;...

 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. Office of Strategic Support created in F&A # staff trained;

customer satisfaction surveys

 Action Plan for customer satisfaction surveys
Implement Administrative and Support Unit review. First reviews to be undertaken in AY 97-98 by Administrative & Support Unit Assessment Committee. Document containing guidelines for process # units reviewed Admin & Support Unit assessment questions include indicators. Continuing Education, Human Resources, and Provost's Office to be reviewed
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Develop IS&T strategic plan. IS&T strategic plan approved by Senate Spring 97. Annual Action Plan.
Create an integrated relational database. $89,500 Data Warehouse Administrator Cross-functional teams will be established Cross-functional teams to be appointed.
Network all campus buildings. $1,043,200 + Contingency FY 98 for upgrade of network connections IS&T committee 6 buildings to be upgraded # 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. $63,400 FY 98 for improved visibility and recognition CBSAC Signage standards for external, internal, and way-finding. # buildings with acceptable level signage Action plan.
FUND RAISING
Extend university fundraising capabilities $91,600 FY 98 to Development Office. Fund raising activities - See Table 9. % pledge payment rate ongoing

SECURITY
Safe & Secure Environment. $140,300 One Card System;

$222,800 police.

 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 from VPF&A - including security issues for new buildings.

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

renovation.

 $63,900 Archibus position CBSAC;

Master plan process.







Priority list to BOR for capital funding;

Mission statement for suburban campus approved by Senate Sp 97

 # sq ft renovated;

# active planning teams.

 Master plan to include housing for additional undergraduate students.




Acronyms Used in Action Plan Narrative and Spreadsheet


APACE - Senate Committee on Academic Programs and Continuing Education

ADG - Associate Deans Group

BOR - Board of Regents

CAS - College of Arts & Sciences

CBSAC - Capital Budget and Space Allocations Committee

CBA - College of Business Administration

CHARA - Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy

CHHS - College of Health & Human Sciences

CHM - Department of Chemistry

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

GA - Graduate assistant

GLA - Graduate lab assistant

GMAT - Graduate Management Admission Test

GPA - Grade Point Average

GRA - Graduate research assistant

GRE - Graduate record exam

GTA - Graduate teaching assistant

HA - Institute of Health Administration

HR - Human Resources

IS&T - Information Systems and Technology

LSAT - Law School Admission Test

MAP-16 - Metropolitan Atlanta P-16 Council

MBA - Masters in Business Administration

MSIT - Department of Middle Secondary Education & Instructional Technology

MTH/CSC - Department of Math & Computer Science

MUS - School of Music

NASH/EdTrust - National Association of System Heads/ The Education Trust

NSEP - National Security Education Program

NTT - Non-tenure track

NURS - School of Nursing

ORSP - Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

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

UL - Urban Life building

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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