Strategic Planning Retreat for UWF Boards and Leadership TeamsJune 12, 2013

Charting the Future: Pursuing Our Vision

UWF MissionThe University of West Florida (UWF) is a public university based in Northwest Florida with multiple instructional sites and a strong virtual presence. UWF’s mission is to provide students with access to high-quality, relevant, and affordable undergraduate and graduate learning experiences; to transmit, apply, and discover knowledge through teaching, scholarship, research, and public service; and to engage in community partnerships that respond to mutual concerns and opportunities and that advance the economy and quality of life in the region.

UWF is committed to planning and investing strategically to enhance student access and educational attainment; to build on existing strengths and develop distinctive academic and research programs and services that respond to identified regional and state needs; and to support highly qualified faculty and staff who engage students in rigorous, high-impact, student-oriented learning experiences that enhance personal and professional development and empower alumni to contribute responsibly and creatively to a complex 21st Century global society.

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Today’s Objective

Continuing the Move from Concept to Action:

OperationalizingUWF’s Strategic Vision and

Plan

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Overview of Strategic Planning,

Budgeting, Assessment,and Reporting Cycles

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State University System Planning and Accountability System

System-Wide Strategic Plan

Provides a long-range roadmap for the System

UWF Strategic Plan

Outlines five-year strategic directions and

priorities for UWF

UWF Work PlanProvides a short-term (one- to three-year)

plan of action

Annual Accountability

ReportTracks performance on

key indicators (past five years)

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2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Vision for Beyond

Reviewing and Refining Plans

2012 Update to

UWF Strategic

Plan

2012-13 Update toUniversityWork Plan

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Reviewing and Refining Plans

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Vision for Beyond

2013-14 UpdateTo University

Work Plan[Approved by

UBOT Yesterday]

2012-13 AnnualAccountability

Report

2017 Update to

UWF Strategic

Plan

2014-15Budget

Development

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2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Vision for Beyond

Reviewing and Refining Plans

2014-15 Update to University

Work Plan

2013-14 AnnualAccountability

Report

Update to UWF Strategic Plan

2015-16Budget

Development

UWF aspires to be widely recognized as a model of excellence and relevance, sought out as a distinctive intellectual and cultural center, valued as an engaged partner, and acclaimed for being “different by design.”

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Taking a Step Back:What will UWF Look Like

When We Achieve Our Vision?

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Narrowing the Focus:Additional Guidance from UWF’s Boards and Leadership Teams for the Remainder of UWF’s

Strategic Planning Cycle (2013-2017)

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• Quality Enhancement Plan.• Ideas re: Additional UWF Actions &

Initiatives.• Roles of UWF Boards & Leadership

Teams.

Narrowing the Focus

Developing UWF’sQuality Enhancement

Plan(QEP)

to Support Student Learning

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Quality Enhancement Plan

The QEP is an opportunity to engage the University community in thinking about strategies to enhance student learning and/or the environment supporting student learning in a way that advances the mission of the institution.

Quality Enhancement Plan

• The QEP is not the only quality enhancement activity UWF will be working on.

• The QEP is not a fad program adopted to satisfy SACSCOC.

• The QEP is not intended to be a full-scale institutional reform movement.

Quality Enhancement Plan

• The QEP is an opportunity to pick one project to “showcase” to SACSCOC and all our constituents one targeted effort to enhance student learning.

• The QEP is an effort to address a UWF-specific issue related to student learning.

• The QEP is an expression of UWF’s mission and strategic plan.

• The QEP is about demonstrating a measurable difference in student learning.

Quality Enhancement Plan

Critical Path:• Phase I – Engage the campus in generating

potential topics.• Phase II – Engage in broad-based review and

analysis to sift out a target topic. • Phase III – Write QEP and be ready to submit

to SACSCOC --- by December 2014.

Quality Enhancement Plan

Progress: Today marks the end of Phase 1.

• Listening sessions.• Constituent group meetings.• Direct written requests to key groups.• Direct written requests to individuals and

teams.• Now --- Feedback from you.

Narrowing the Focus

Ideas Regarding Additional UWF Actions and Initiatives in Next One to Three Years

to Support the Mission, Vision, and Strategic

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Narrowing the FocusAction Steps for UWF Boards

And Leadership TeamsAs we think about this morning’s presentations and discussions, and as we consider the remainder of this Strategic Planning cycle (2013-2017) at UWF - - - - - What are some things we plan to do in the coming year(s), given our specific roles on our respective Boards of Leadership Teams, to help UWF achieve its mission, vision, and strategic priorities?• Review and refine ideas generated during last year’s

retreat.• Additional ideas.

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Strategic Planning Retreat for UWF Boards and Leadership TeamsJune 12, 2013

Charting the Future: Pursuing Our Vision