Transcript First in 2009 Advancing the Vision

First in 2009
Advancing the Vision
April 19, 2002
Report of the
First in 2009 Coordinating Council
First in 2009:
Scope and Process
By its 200th birthday, Miami
University will be the leader in
the nation among public
universities having a primary
emphasis on undergraduate
education and also having
significant graduate and research
programs.
First in 2009 Goals
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Students
Faculty
Curriculum for the 21st Century
Academic Standards, Intellectual and Cultural Life
Diversity
Buildings, Facilities, Systems and Technology
Revenue
Benchmarking
First in 2009 Goals
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Students
Faculty
Curriculum for the 21st Century
Academic Standards, Intellectual and Cultural Life
Diversity
Buildings, Facilities, Systems and Technology
Revenue
Benchmarking
Scope of First in 2009
Involvement
• 200+ faculty, staff, and students are
actively involved in vision leadership
• 500+ students participated in First in
2009 Student Ambassadors discussions
• Unit planning at all
levels
Foundations for
Transformation
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Benchmarking
Analyzing Institutional Data
Drawing on Miami’s Creativity
Interfaces with Ongoing Processes
Coordinating Council
• Represents all-university divisions
• Coordinates and advances objectives to
meet First in 2009 goals
• Works closely with other university
committees and councils
2001-02 Coordinating Council
Academic Affairs
Student Affairs
Paul Anderson
Diane Delisio
Dennis Roberts
Cheryl Evans
Business and Finance
Reginald Fennell
David Stonehill
Pamela Fox, Chair
University Advancement
Carolyn Haynes
Brad Bundy
Gus Jones
Classified Staff
Kevin McNeilly
Kathy Durham
Susan Mosley-Howard
Unclassified Staff
Lee Sanders
Karen White
Rich Taylor
Students
John Skillings
Allan Winkler
Mark Sedowsky
Don Seymour
Matt Wray
First in 2009
Achievements
and
Timeline
2000
Process Initiated
 President Garland presents First in 2009
vision to Board of Trustees
 Regional Campuses prepare related 2009
Goals
 Provost Crutcher constitutes Coordinating
Council
 Coordinating Council receives discussion
responses from 95% of
departments/programs
2000 Progress
Center for
American and
World Cultures
established
Havighurst Center
established.
Honors Program
Reinvented
Oxford Scholars
and Provost’s
Academic
Achievement
Awards
Established
Strategic Plan for
University
Libraries
2001 Process
Coordinating Council creates active
working subcommittees
Benchmarking Process for Academic
Affairs, Business Affairs, Student Affairs
Vision for the School of Engineering and
Applied Science presented to Board by
Dean Dollar
2001 Progress
 U. S. Cultures
Requirement in Miami
Plan approved
 Exterior Campus
Master Plan
completed
 Integrated Arts Plan
presented to Board of
Trustees
 First-year Experience
initiative launched
 First in 2009 Student
Ambassadors engage
the student
community
2002 Process
 Long-Range Capital Plan
 Bicentennial Task Force Report
 Information Technology and Learning
Technology Assessment Study
 Classified Personnel Advisory Committee
works to advance First in 2009 throughout
staff
 Launch of the Silent Phase of the Capital
Campaign
2002 Progress
 5 Enrollment
Planning Work
Groups complete
work
 Promotion and
Tenure Guidelines
clarified for each
department
 Program Review
Guidelines
incorporate First in
2009 goals
 New engineering
majors approved
 Departmental
Teaching Plans
revised
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Ongoing
Implementation,
Assessment
and Evolution
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2009
Miami University’s Bicentennial Celebration
Celebration of First in 2009 Achievements
and Miami University’s Enhanced Excellence
As A Leader in 21st Century Education
First in 2009
Coordinating Council
2001-02
Coordinating Council
Subcommittees 2001-02
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Steering
Communication
First in 2009 Student Ambassadors
Resource Allocation
First-Year Experience
Benchmarking
First-Year Experience
FYE Subcommittee
• Explore ways to enhance the holistic first-year
experience, connecting existing programs and
strengthening the interaction between Student
Affairs and Academic Affairs.
• Through campus dialogue, identify priorities for
short-term enhancements and some longer-term
suggestions for new and expanded program.
Spring 2002
FYE Activities
• Completing a
mission/vision
document for holistic
first-year experience
• Creating goals for
students, faculty,
Student Affairs Staff,
administrators
• Proposing a vision for
first-year seminars
• Site visits
• Consultations
• Professional
literature
• Interviews with key
campus stakeholders
Enrollment Planning
EP Steering Committee
• Launched in Spring 2001
• Partnership between Student Affairs and
Academic Affairs
• Design strategies to achieve enrollment
targets, discover ways to improve
recruitment, identify other sources of
revenue, and further diversity enrollment
EPSC Working Groups
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High Ability Students
Students of Color
International Students
Transfer Students
Graduate Students
EPSC Activities
Spring 2002
• Working groups report completed
• 130 activities identified
• Five areas emphasized: Faculty Involvement and
Development, Academic Programming and
Advising, Outreach/Message, Cultural/Climate
Changes, and New Resource Needs.
• Two new committees formed: Improving
Campus Transition and Developing January
Admission Opportunities for First-Year Students
Multicultural Initiatives
University Multicultural Council
• Climate
• Curriculum Reform/Campus
Transformation
• Evaluation of Progress in Reaching
Objectives of University Diversity Plan
• Advisory to Center for American and World
Cultures
By June 2002
the Coordinating Council will:
• Complete a vision statement for the first-year
experience
• Receive benchmarking documents from all
departments/programs
• Compile a progress report 2000-02
• Advance initiatives from Student Ambassadors
• Formulate action steps for 2002-03
• Assist with development of First in 2009
informational brochure for alumni and a vision
website
2009
Miami
University’s
Third Century
of Excellence