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Strategic Planning for the Combined University of Toledo. July 6, 2006. Has the world ever been changed by anything save by thought… Mann on Schopenhauer. Strategic Planning Committee Chairs: Gutteridge, Gold Membership to include: Faculty Community Representatives
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Strategic Planning for theCombinedUniversity of Toledo July 6, 2006
Has the world ever been changed by anything save by thought… Mann on Schopenhauer
Strategic Planning Committee Chairs: Gutteridge, Gold Membership to include: Faculty Community Representatives Current and former trustees
Foundation Documents • Strategic Directions for the Next Decade • March 11, 2005 • A Tactical Strategic Plan 2004-2006 • March 2004 • Post Merger Implementation Plan
Merger Principles • Continue to strive for Excellence • Use Merger for strategic advantage • Stay student-centered • Support careers of junior faculty • Build our organizational structure based on function and situation; it will evolve • Strive for stability, mindful of its impact on accreditation and productivity • Prioritize the interests of the whole institution ahead of individual or parochial interests
Mission Statement The mission of The University of Toledo is to improve the human condition; to advance knowledge through excellence in learning, discovery, engagement; and to serve as a diverse, student-centered public metropolitan research institution.
The President’s (cabinet level) Commission on Student-Centeredness
Value Statements UT Fundamental Values & Commitments • Freedom of Expression • Fairness • Honesty and Integrity • Respect • EXCELLENCE • Shared Governance • Diversity • Knowledge • Beauty • Service • Social Justice • Civic Engagement MUO Statement: Our Values • Discovery • Education • Compassion • Respect • Integrity • Diversity • EXCELLENCE • Health • Safety • Empowerment • Community CORE VALUES
A statement of “Core Values” for the combination will be processed in a retreat of the two faculty senate executive committees on July 16, 2006.
Planning Principles • Become narrower, deeper • Concentrate resources at the customer interface • Leverage the merger by alignment of areas of concentration • Build the workforce • Connect with the community
Strategic Questions In Front of Us Now • Selective admission vs. Popular education • Size and mix of our student body • Areas of research concentration • Degree of involvement in downtown • University’s role in quality health care for Toledo • Geography and commitment to “Science and Technology Corridor” • Optimization of relationships with two-year colleges