OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOPS

President Gee’s Priorities Office of Academic Affairs Strategic Planning Workshop President Gee’s Priorities Forge one Ohio State Trans-institutional Put students first Student-centered Focus on faculty success as never before Re-recruit every day Recast our research agenda Discovery and innovation: Venture fund Commit to our communities and revitalize our covenants Sustainable value and solutions Simplify university systems and structures Agility with responsibility

Guideposts for Strategic Planning Office of Academic Affairs Strategic Planning Workshop Guideposts for Strategic Planning Academic Plan Institutional Priorities Undergraduate research Doctoral program quality Diversity Outreach and engagement Centrally and locally funded Targeted Investments in Excellence International experiences

Strategic Planning Questions: Where are you now? Office of Academic Affairs Strategic Planning Workshop Strategic Planning Questions: Where are you now? Where do you want to go? How do you plan to get there?

Reasons for Strategic Planning Office of Academic Affairs Strategic Planning Workshops Reasons for Strategic Planning Public trust and accountability to our constituents, government, ourselves Strategic directions and outcomes linked to deans’ goal-setting and performance assessment Limited resources focused in the most strategic ways

Plan Elements Clear and appropriately inclusive process Office of Academic Affairs Strategic Planning Workshop Plan Elements Clear and appropriately inclusive process Goals statements and tactical implementation steps Develop and sustain world-class faculty Develop top-10 and top-20 departments/programs Improve quality of teaching and learning Enhance and serve the student body more effectively Create a more diverse community Build Ohio’s future Be a world-wide resource for education and research

Office of Academic Affairs Strategic Planning Workshop Plan Elements cont’d Identify facilities and human, technology, and other resources needed to achieve goals, including limited internal resources and opportunities for external resources Link to department and/or program goal statements and strategic plans Include time period-specific metrics to assess progress Link annually to provost and dean performance assessment interactions