1. UNC Tomorrow Update UNC Board of Governors
Policy Discussion, March 19, 2009
Norma Houston, Executive Director
Tony Caravano, Deputy Director

2. Discussion Outline
Campus responses to faculty & staff recruitment and retention issues
Campus responses to faculty promotion, tenure, and reward policies review
Highlights of on-going UNC Tomorrow activities

3. “To become more responsive to the needs of our state.”
UNC Tomorrow Goals
“To become more responsive to the needs of our state.”
3 Framing Questions:
What does our state need from UNC?
How can UNC best respond?
How can UNC sustain this focus?

4. Faculty & Staff Recruitment and Retention
“UNC should prepare for wide-scale faculty retirement and should increase efforts to recruit and retain high-quality faculty.” [Recommendation 5.4]
“UNC should increase efforts to attract and retain high-quality staff at all levels.” [Recommendation 5.5]

5. Faculty & Staff Recruitment and Retention
Areas of Focus:
Planning for future workforce needs
Gaps in present and future workforce needs
Retirement and attrition trends
Impact of demographic shifts
Barriers to recruitment and retention
Diversity initiatives
Succession planning efforts
Any other issues relevant to ensure high-quality workforce

6. Faculty & Staff Recruitment and Retention
Major Issues:
Aging workforce (37% of faculty 55+)
Demographic shifts will continue despite current economic crisis
Workforce issues compounded by student enrollment growth
Good news – major opportunity to increase diversity in UNC’s workforce

7. Faculty & Staff Recruitment and Retention
Suggestions from Campuses:
Increased Flexibility
Faculty Professional Development
Leadership Development
Data Sharing
Competitive & flexible benefits
Diversity Focus

8. Faculty PTR Policies Review
“UNC should lead the campuses in a refinement and adjustment of the tenure, promotion and incentive system to place greater value on faculty involvement and engagement in applied research and outreach that will enhance the state’s competitiveness without decreasing support for teaching, basic research, and scholarship.” [Recommendation 5.3]

9. Faculty PTR Policies Review
Areas of Focus:
Valuing engagement
Rewarding excellence in teaching
Recognizing broad “teaching” role
Balancing incentives and rewards
Evaluating non-traditional faculty
Ensure transparency, equity, & consistency
Increasing faculty support systems
Validating high-quality faculty

10. Faculty PTR Policies Review
Campus Processes:
Committees / task forces appointed
Reviews underway
Process involves faculty
Reviews complete by Fall 2010 (or sooner in most cases)

11. UNC Tomorrow Highlights
Global Readiness
Access
Public Education
Economic Transformation
Health
Environment & Sustainability
Engagement
Helping Our State In Tough Times

12. Questions?
“The days of getting a good job without a good education are gone…We have to move education from ‘important’ to ‘essential.’”
-Hickory Community Listening Forum