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Blue Ribbon Task Force

“Time to Get It Right” “Time to Get Things Done”

REMINDER: CAMPUS Strategic Planning Input

Provost’s Academic Commissions

UMKC Trustees’ Initiative

Past major studies:

2006

2007

2007

2004/2006

Life Sciences Task Force

(

Danforth Report)

2003

University of MissouriSystem Strategic Plan

2008

Chancellor Bailey’s Interim Plan

2006Slide3

Reminder: Moving Forward on campus plan

Formed Strategic Planning Steering Committee in October 2008 representing a broad range of constituents

Students

Faculty

Staff Community Members

Formed subcommittees, or “working groups”

Life and Health Sciences

Visual and Performing Arts

Undergraduate Education/Student Success Urban Vision/Community Engagement

Diversity/Campus Climate Science and Technology Economic Development

Formed writing team to draft the initial planSlide4

Vetted the draft plan

University Faculty, Staff, Students and

Administration

Civic and Business Community

External Constituent Partners

Reminder: Vetting & Implementation

Revised the draft plan

Finalized the plan 2009

Began Implement plans Fall 2009

Aligned unit plans

Revisit the plan on an annual basisSlide5

UMKC Vision

and Mission

UMKC Vision StatementUMKC will become a model urban research university characterized by signature graduate and professional programs, a dynamic undergraduate population, a highly diverse faculty, staff and student body, and active engagement with its city and region.

UMKC Mission Statement

 UMKC’s mission is to lead in life and health sciences; to deepen and expand strength in the visual and performing arts; to develop a professional workforce and collaborate in urban issues and education; and to create a vibrant learning and campus life experience.

University of Missouri System Mission Statement

The mission of the four-campus University of Missouri System-- a land-grant university and Missouri's only public research and doctoral-level institution-- is to discover, disseminate, preserve and apply knowledge. The university facilitates lifelong-learning by its students and Missouri's citizens; fosters innovation to support economic development; and advances the health, cultural and social interests of the people of Missouri, the nation and the world.Slide6

Reminder: UMKC CAMPUS Strategic

Plan - Goals

GoalDescription

Place Student Success at the Center

To provide the optimal learning experience for all students: outstanding academic programs, seamless student support, a vibrant campus community, and engaging locally, regionally, and globally.

Lead in Life and Health Sciences

To engage in cutting edge research, develop strategic partnerships that enable translational research opportunities, and provide excellent interdisciplinary education in life and health sciences.

Advance Urban Engagement

To engage with the local, regional,

national

, and international

community in partnerships that foster opportunity, innovation and sustainable development.

Excel in the Visual and Performing Arts

To create excellent programs in visual and performing arts that are central to campus life and support Kansas City’s initiatives in entrepreneurship, urban education, and innovation.

Embrace Diversity

To celebrate diversity in all aspects of university life, creating safe environments, culturally competent citizens, and globally

oriented curricula and programs.

Promote Research and Economic Development

To foster innovation, improve technology transfer, produce world-class research, and develop partnerships that create economic development.Slide7

Campus Strategic Plan Implementation Process

Asked units to align Unit Strategic Initiatives with University Strategic Plan

Established a Strategic Plan Coordinating Committee to oversee the implementation processMet Quarterly with work groups; groups submitted reports and reported to each other and the coordinating group about progress. Minutes and updates posted on web site.Final reports posted on Provost’s web site & recommendations acted on as appropriate.

Designated potential funding resources as necessaryIdentified fundraising opportunities (e.g., Capital campaign)

Plans to revisit, revise, and renew Implementation Plans over timeSlide8

Campus Implementation Strategic Plan Goal 1

Phase 1 – Selected

StrategiesIncrease student success, retention & graduation

Create a University

College

Create a Student Success Center

Implement

an Early Warning System

Library expansion; Career center enhancement; Law Library enhancement

Expand E-learning: expand online offerings, including complete academic programsExpand the Honors Program into an Honors College

Expand Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Long Term Strategies

Revise and Reinvigorate General Education CurriculumTransform AdvisingCompleted or in progress. Slide9

Campus Implementation Strategic Plan Goal 2

Phase 1 – Selected StrategiesEnhance

and Develop Research Centers of Excellence in the Life and Health Sciences

Establish a Life and Health Sciences

Research Advisory Council

Create a Center of Excellence for Clinical and Translational Research for Urban Health

Long Term StrategiesDevelop and Support Centralized

Research Core Facilities

Establish Program Specific PhD degrees in the

Life and Health Science and related fields

Renovate the Medical SchoolLab Classroom renovations

Dental Innovation Clinic

Endow the Pharmacy SchoolSlide10

Campus Implementation Strategic Plan Goal 3

Phase 1 - Selected StrategiesExpand and Enhance Sustainability Efforts

Reward Community Engagement EffortsEstablish an Urban Education Research Center

Set up the KC

STEM AllianceCreate

a University-Wide Community Engagement Portal (UMKC in the City)

Create

a Research Collaborative focused on

Urban Issues

Support Faculty and Staff as Representatives

on Community Boards

Provide

Online Opportunities for Interaction and EngagementEstablish a School of Law Advocacy Center

Long Term StrategiesAchieve the Carnegie Community

Engagement ClassificationIncorporate Urban Engagement into General

Education CurriculumSlide11

Campus Implementation Strategic Plan Goal 4

Phase 1 –

Selected StrategiesCreate an Arts Passport Program

Create an Electronic Front Door to the

Arts on Campus

Serve as the Center for Arts Advocacy and Arts Education in Kansas City and the

region

Establish the Arts Enterprise Initiative

Long Term Strategies

Incorporate the Arts into the General Education Curriculum

Establish a Downtown Campus for the ArtsSlide12

Campus Implementation Strategic Plan Goal 5

Phase 1 –

Selected StrategiesCreate a Chancellor’s Diversity Taskforce

Hire an Ombudsperson for Faculty

Recognize Commitment to Diversity in Annual Awards Ceremony

Increase Need-Based Scholarships (UMKC Advantage Grants)Urban Education Research Center

Create Faculty and Student

Mentoring Programs

Enhance the Diversity of our Faculty, Staff, and

Student bodyEnhance female representation in

STEM fields

Increase access,

retention and graduation of underrepresented minoritiesLong

Term StrategiesDevelop Diversity Action Plan for the Campus & Diversity Action Plans

for UnitsIncorporate diversity into

General Education curriculumSlide13

Campus Implementation Strategic Plan Goal 6

Phase 1 –

Selected Strategies:Strengthen and Enhance the University’s Research Leadership (Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development)

Enhance our Technology Transfer Office

Fully Implement the “Whiteboard to Boardroom

” Program -- Provide

Technical Assistance to Small Businesses Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development: Highlight

and Enhance Career and Curricular Opportunities for

StudentsRegnier Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Host an Entrepreneurship/Economic Development Conference

Long term StrategiesOpen Henry W. Bloch Classroom Building

Obtain funding for and build Rapid Prototyping BuildingIdentify New Centers of Research ExcellenceSlide14

System Strategic Planning

June 2012:

General Officers retreat – specification of campus strategy statement Visioning team: Group of faculty and administrators to coordinate the system strategic planning processOctober & March, 2013: Workshops sponsored by SystemInnosight consulting firm

hired by System to facilitate process (Clayton Christensen, “The Innovator’s Dilemma” and “Disruptive Innovation”)Campus strategic plan was revisited

and informed system strategic planning; System planning complemented existing strategic planning efforts, focused on sharpening and clarifying existing campus strategic plans November thru January, 2012: Report-out sessions to bring campus up to date on UMKC strategic plan implementationFebruary thru June, 2013 Visioning team, in consultation with various campus groups:

prioritized strategies from campus strategic plan that were not yet executed to include in system strategic

planprioritized additional items, particularly those having to do with addressing revenue generation for the University, as UMKC needs to develop a long term plan for UMKC’s fiscal health.

placed themes, strategies (called levers in consultant’s terminology), actions, metrics, costs and timelines into template provided by consultants and submitted a draft to

systemJune 2013: Campus submitted draft plan to system with 1st year funding requestsSlide15

Strategy Statement

By 2020 we will grow enrollment to 20,000 and increase graduation rates 10% by ensuring student success through a small-college experience as Kansas City’s community-engaged urban research university while leveraging our strengths in the visual & performing arts, life & health sciences, and entrepreneurship. Strategy MetricsBaseline

TargetGrowing enrollment: Total enrollment16, 019 (F2012)18,824 (2018)Growing minority enrollment

3,957 (2013)6,212 (2018)Increasing graduation rates: Six-year rates

47.5% (2012)52% (2018)

Community engagement: # Community partnerships190 (2012)300 (2018)

Urban Research University: Total research expenditures$35,895,567(2011)

$50,000,000(2018)Visual & performing arts: #Students Attending Ticketed UMKC Arts Events

1,520 (2013)2,000 (2018)Life & Health Sciences research: Total expenditures

$22,573,348(2013)$31,500,000(2018)

Entrepreneurship: Amount of revenue generated outside of state funding

$265,328,000(FY2013)$290,000,000(2018)Slide16

Categories of Requests made, Year 1 System plan

Place student success at the center

1.1 Improve student success through advising for all students, including transfer students1.2 Expand high impact learning experiences1.3 Offer excellent academic programs; expand program offerings, especially flexible program offerings1.4 Expand online & distance offerings, including off-site offerings; expand use of technology in learningLead in the life and health sciences 2.1 Engage in cutting edge research & develop strategic partnerships that enable translational research opportunitiesPromote research and economic development

3.1 Increase research fundingSlide17

Categories of Year 1 Requests, System Plan (continued)

Advance urban engagement

4.1 Promote community engagementExcel in the visual & performing arts5.1 Advance the visual & performing artsEmbrace diversity6.1 Embrace diversityIncrease sources of funding to replace declining state funding7.1 Explore differential tuition for undergraduate units & other alternative tuition & fee options

7.2 Expand continuing education & professional master’s degree offerings, especially in response to employers’ needs7.3 Expand partnerships with other universities, community colleges, and educational institutions*** See handout “Implementation Plan/Portfolio Management of Actions” for expanded description of complete list of actions in plan with expected start dates, costs, & metrics under each category.Slide18

Breakdown of Funding by

Source Funding SourcesYear 1

Research (F&A)$50,000

UMKC Unit Reallocation$903,650

UMKC Strategic Funds

$1,133,905 Gifts/Endowments

$1,062,500 System Request

$3,604,750 Slide19

Funds Allocated from UM System

August 30, 2013Request1.1 Improve student success through advising (Transfer Advising Director)1.2 Improve student success through high impact learning experiences (Honors College faculty, start-up; funds for scholarships to participate in the National Merit Scholarship programs; Funds to support search and hire of Dean, Honors College)1.4 expand online and distance offerings & use of technology in learning (Support for E-learning ; support to increase NCAT course design facilities – labs & testing)2.1 Engage in cutting edge research (Support for Director of UMKC Clinical/Translational research Center)

Award$90,000 recurring$322,333 recurring 390,417 recurring$130,000 one-time

$250,000 recurring$780,000 one time funds

$150,000 recurringSlide20

Funds allocated from System (

continued)Request4.1 Promote community engagement5.1 Advance visual & performing arts6.1 Embrace Diversity(Funding for need-based scholarships and leadership training re: diversity)Total request ~$3.6MTotal funding ~$2.6M

AwardNot fundedNot funded$497,655 recurring$2,345 recurringSlide21

What Next?

Please take a look at the DRAFT UMKC strategic plan 2014, posted on the Provost’s web site, and give us your feedback. There will be a place to submit feedback on the Provost’s web site, with names or anonymously. You can also send your feedback by email directly to me if you prefer.Please also let your units know about the system strategic plan. Members of the Visioning Team will be glad to accompany you to help present the plan and answer questions. This PowerPoint will be posted as well if you would like to use it. As questions come in we will develop a list of FAQs.Information on our campus strategic plan is still posted on the Provost’s web site if anyone has questions about the relationship between the two.

Feedback to inform the final draft of the system strategic plan is due no later than Friday September 20th as we have to have a final draft to the System by the end of September.Thank you for your help!!!!Slide22

What Next? (Continued)

Final draft of system strategic plan (including campus plans) to Board of Curators at November 2013 meetingWe will monitor metrics tracking progress on our strategic initiatives and these will inform future funding decisionsYearly submissions for funding for next four years; some revisions of yearly funding requests possibleAll requests must still be tied to campus strategy statement and strategic plan