State Budget and Election Fall 2010 University Priorities Questions/comments/discussion

Focus 2015

Estimates of the state’s structural deficit heading into the next budget biennium range from $2.1 to $2.7 billion.

The $641 million DOA lapse in biennium “will need to continue in the ” biennium. Plan for at least 10% base reduction. Assume zero growth in overall GPR appropriations. Only exception for UW System is instruction and research activities focused on economic growth. Additional funding requests will be limited to revenue availability and “only the highest priority programming needs.”

Focus 2015

Mission Values Vision Situational Analysis Goals Stakeholder Visioning Action Plans Performance Indicators Periodic Reviews Less Frequent Iterations More Frequent Iterations

Cooperative Education Service Agency Board of Regents Industry K-12 Schools Foundation Board UW-System Officers UW-Stout Faculty, Staff, and Students University Administrators Legislators Unions Technical Colleges State Department of Public Instruction County and City Administrator Economic Development Specialist

Develop knowledge, respect and validation of differing values, cultures and beliefs in students, faculty and staff Expand early and ongoing experiential learning opportunities including undergraduate applied research and entrepreneurship Further develop and execute integrated enrollment management Focus on sustainability: Implement key elements of the President's Climate Commitment and educational and applied research Initiatives

Focus 2015

Examine policies and procedures for matriculation of all students making it user friendly and borrowing from universal design.

ACTION PLAN: 1.User-friendly methods of payment 2.Eliminate paper add/drop card 3.Expansion of add/drop period 4.Online waitlists 5.“Return to Wisconsin” program 6.Streamline scholarship process 7.Automate distribution of transcripts

ACTION PLAN: 1. Standardized definition for the implementation of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities in a transcript or portfolio. 2. Individual responsible for coordination 3. Campus-wide steering group 4. Tool to track and report these activities

Expand learning communities to enroll greater numbers and achieve 2015 targets, as proposed in the recruitment and retention proposal.

ACTION PLAN: 1.Update the Learning Community Advisory Committee 2.Research best practices related to learning communities 3.Develop model to achieve 2015 targets for learning communities 4.Determine the comprehensive costs/resources associated with current learning communities and future projected costs 5.Implement the plan to achieve the 2015 targets

Integrate sustainability into the curriculum, via classroom experiences, research projects, and general education courses, as appropriate.

ACTION PLAN: Recommend a definition of “Infusing Sustainability into Curriculum.” Provide a list of potential classroom projects. Make available to campus a summary of action plans from the ‘Infusing Sustainability into Curriculum’ conference, and develop recommendations for campus-wide initiatives. Introduce the concept and definition of “Infusing Sustainability into Curriculum” to the Faculty Senate and request endorsement.

Develop and approve the energy conservation policy and the waste reduction policy.

ACTION PLAN: 1.Review and evaluate environmental cost benefit analysis methodologies and recommend one 2.Complete a high level preliminary summary of the financial and greenhouse gas impact 3.Categorize or rank the components of each policy from near ‐ term to long ‐ term implementation 4.Propose the policies incorporating the feedback from the campus

Implement plans to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of minority students, as proposed in the multicultural recruitment proposal.

ACTION PLAN: 1.Conduct an in depth qualitative study to assess how to improve graduation rates for minority students at UW-Stout, and develop recommendations 2.Conduct quantitative market research to generalize the results from the qualitative study to the UW-Stout population

Focus 2015