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Academic Planning Campus Conversations Round 2

Nov. 13, 2006

noon-1 p.m., University Center, Aspen A
Facilitators: Marcus Embry, Robbyn Wacker

How do these reflect your views?

• We regret that we didn’t say anything about the students
• (learning, small “college” environment)
• (promote internally and externally- Academic Identity)
• How are we different?
• Bridge between academic support services and academic units/ students
• Identify niche, then decided what we can’t be. Don’t want to be.
• Add workload- could be under recruitment retention. Please keep themes listed.

How can we turn these themes into goals?

• Give priority to compensation of faculty, staff (under recruitment/ retention)
• Sep. goal for workload issues/employee engagement
• Staff workload too
• Needs flexibility in workload- more justice vs. equality

How do we get there?

• Subcommittee reports had specific goals- please use these
• Creative learning community opportunities for more UNC students
• Need goals under engage in financial planning (need targets)
• E.g. increase out of state enrollment
• Need incentives for recruiting
• Connection between revenue generation and budget
• Think creatively about how to recruit students. Money generation
• More communication about intellectual pursuits of our faculty, students (we are all learning- professional development for assessment positive to be sta full time-sends message that quality is valued here

Questions/Process

• Last theme was too vague
• What does “engage the community: mean?
• About internships, image, unifies messaging, finding financial win/wins
• Seems like last three things are the same (maybe distinction in use of funds to share msg)
• This “process” screens out innovative ideas. Communities are not good at producing great ideas.
• 1st theme: where is leadership
• Where does Lipman Hearne communication study fit in?
• We have to let academic leaders engage in academic leadership- Provost/Deans- let them lead
• Let’s be more selective about the students we accept
• Assessment should be full time position which reflects that we value quality.