Charting the Course: The Strategic Direction For Boise State University May 2, 2005.
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Transcript of Charting the Course: The Strategic Direction For Boise State University May 2, 2005.
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Goals for today’s forum
• Explain our strategic process
• Let you know what hundreds of you told us
• Outline next steps
• Respond to questions received
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What we now say about ourselves
“Boise State is a metropolitan university reflecting the character of Idaho's capital city - a center of business, government, finance, and technology - and serving the academic needs of the state through graduate and undergraduate programs, research and public service.”
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Charting our Future is about
• Continuing Boise State’s trajectory to become a leader in higher education
• Focusing on our vision of what it means to become a Metropolitan Research University of Distinction
• Defining the role of metropolitan universities in this century
• Creating a plan for action
• Establishing benchmarks to measure our progress
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Why?
• Organizations are most effective when they have a well articulated and ambitious vision for the future
• “Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” Barker
• We want to make sure that we take charge of our future and the direction we wish to move as a university
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Assumptions
• As a university, our primary mission is the pursuit of knowledge
• Students have been and always will be our focus
• Our plan will be strategic
• Through planning we will be better positioned to make appropriate decisions
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What is the planning process?
Our institutional role and mission
Mis
sion
Our vision
Our current situation
Need to understand the gap between them
Goals, strategies and actions
Strategic targets
KPIs
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We started with the question:
What does a Metropolitan Research University of Distinction look like?
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How we solicited your help
• Invitation for all of you to participate in one of 30 focus groups
• Web input
• Close to 600 of you did so in either focus groups or via the web
• http://www2.boisestate.edu/vpaa/strategicdirection/
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Informed by meaningful assessment
Metropolitan was defined by these prevalent themes
A Curriculum that is:
Progressive, forward thinking, relevant
Student focu
sed Wide variety of majorsMix of doctoral, masters and
undergraduate programs
Flexible programs
Link theory to practice
High Academic Quality
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A Culture that is:
Defined by and help defines
the metropolitan area
Where the university is the center
for metropolitan events for sports, arts, and business
Partnerships with the community are embraced
Addresses issues relevant to the city
The center of things
International/global
Active
Inno
vativ
e
Sophisticated
Vibrant
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An Integration of Teaching and Scholarship that:
Finds a “balance between
teaching and research
Involves students
Links Theory and Practice
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That is Diverse due to its:
Inclusiveness
Promotion of cultural awareness
International dimensions
Meeting the needs of many
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External Relationships/Partnerships through:
Business support
Recognition as a
community resource
Internships and service learning opportunities for
studentsCommunity based research
Being responsive to
business/community needs
Having employers look to the
University for ideas
Shared resources
Working with business, education,
governmentReciprocal and mutually beneficial collaborations
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Is Accessible through:
On and off-campus facilities
shared with the community
Serving a broad geographic area
Technology
Physically accessible
Offering convenient transportation options
Having a range of classes/programs in
evenings and weekends
Service beyond “normal business
hours”
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Creates an Impact Locally by:
Being central to supporting the
communityProviding a range of post
secondary educational
opportunities
Serving as an economic engine
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Research was defined by these prevalent themes
A Graduate Program array that has:
Wide array of Doctoral
programs
Post-Doctoral opportunities
Certificate programs
Professional Schools
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High academic standards that put an emphasis on:
Quality students
Integrating scholarship at all
levels of the curriculum
Learning
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National Recognition evidenced by:
VisibilityAttracting high quality
students
Top student p
lacement
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Forward thinking:
Shaping the future
Fostering innovation
Breaking new ground
Meeting challenging needsExperimental
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Has a Distinguished Faculty who are:
Leaders in education
Foster creativity
and curiosity
Visibility through publication
Engaged in scholarship
throughout every discipline
Highly sk
illed
Properly credentialed
Experts in their field
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Integrates teaching and scholarship by having:
Flexible faculty workloads
Undergraduate research
opportunities
Teaching informing scholarship and
scholarship informing teaching
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Research Infrastructure with:
Facilities that support research
Advanced technologies
Graduate student support
Personnel to support research activity
Time for creativity
creativity
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Funding sources that include:
Grant funds
State dollars for research
Federal appropriations
Gifts
Contracts
Endowed professorships
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Collaborations with:
Other departments and colleges within the university
Industry/business/
government/non-profits
Other universities
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Distinction was defined by these prevalent themes
Having an Impact:
Regionally
Meeting community expectations
Locally
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Reputation by:
Academic excellence
Being know as a destination campus
Exceeding benchmarks
Faculty, staff, student, alumni and community pride
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Next steps
• Constitute the Strategic Directions Planning Team
• Conduct a gap analysis
• Develop and present strategies and goals to realize actions
• Continue to seek campus input
• Create clear and measurable KPIs to monitor our progress
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“As organizations change the process should be an organic, cumulative transformation—not a revolution”
Jim Collins
How does becoming a Metropolitan Research
University of Distinction coincide with creating a Boise State
University Community College?