Environmental Issues & Strategies

1. Environmental Issues & Strategies

2. Environmental Scan Task Force • Formed in Fall 2005 • Identify important factors guiding UNO’s future • Gather data, formulate findings/ forward suggestions • Take a Big Picture (System) and Micro level (academic units) view • Resources • CPAR • IR • Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce • Community feedback • Findings (37 majors issues) • Summary of CPACS Omaha Conditions Survey 2004 • Review of University and Community Forums (2005 UNO Convocation) • State Aid and Budget Projections for the University of Nebraska • Fall 2005 Survey of 2,000 Entering Freshmen and Transfer Students • Summary Review of Graduating Senior Exit Surveys 2003-04, 2004-05 • Demographic/Economic Development Review

3. Strategic Issues

4. Students are expecting a broader variety of course delivery methods (including interactive and on-line education). Examples: pedagogy, technology, infrastructure • Dot Ranking: 4 • Responses: 40 • Matrix: Heavily concentrated in the upper left-hand quadrant (high in importance, high in tractability) • Green = Students • Yellow = Community • Blue = Staff • Red = Faculty

6. Strategic Priorities

7. Environmental Scan Year 2 • Fine tune the data from May SP Event • Narrow list of issues • Gather additional feedback targeted audiences • Identify target audience • Faculty/staff focus groups • Community groups • Determine method to collect feedback • Focus Groups • Classes • Faculty Forum • Community Forums • Report results to SPSC

8. Student Focus Groups

9. INTEGRATION ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING /MYMAPP • Determine how priorities fit into UNO Strategic Plan • Integrate “top priorities” from focus groups/forums feedback into unit strategies • measures and their frameworks • Offer ideas/suggestions to SPSC • Identify 3 or 4 of the best

10. Strategic Priorities