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Academic Planning Campus Conversations Round 2

Nov. 14, 2006
2-3 p.m., Candelaria 1100
Facilitators: Joan Clinefelter, Gloria Reynolds

How do themes reflect your views?
• Representing successes externally is important (not only for $—also for morale)
• Themes no different from 1989—must carry through this time

What’s missing?
• Re: academic mission: need to refine, specify how UNC is different
• We’re known for more than “liberal arts” in the traditional sense. Say “…high-quality personalized ed…” (some disagree)
• Or refer to the teacher-scholar model (don’t lose “scholar”)
• Teaching lies at the heart of what we do
• We care about students in the classroom
• How do you make the 1st theme happen? Communicate what’s next.
• Theme 2 should say “all employees” (be sure to represent administrators later)
• Theme 2: switch [order of] retention and recruitment
• Refer to “infrastructure” and facilities (buildings, technology, support)
• The word “student” isn’t here
 • Diversity isn’t explicitly noted

Questions/Clarifications
• Re: long-range planning theme: how does planning increase resources?
• Are we a liberal arts institution?
• Should we emphasize “liberal arts”? (I don’t know what UNC is.)
• Next-to-past theme may be subset of goal before it.
• What community are we engaging?
• 1st theme: “as opposed to dictates” is an unnecessary jab

Strategies
• Get $, save $ or reallocate $ (only 1 is free)
• Partnerships (service learning, for ex.)
• Invite older community members to take classes (Elderhostel?)
• Dependent tuition helps recruit/retain
• Low-cost mortgages for faculty
• Make merit pay worthwhile
• Eliminate merit pay or make it 100%
• Let faculty create salary distribution formula
• Do we need all of the programs we have? Reallocate personnel resources
• Reallocations would be done by inclusive decision making (in keeping w/long-range goals)
• If we’re eliminating or adding or building programs, use objective criteria not driven solely by the “bottom line.”
• Recruiting/retaining qualified students will be easier/better if we improve quality of programs.