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Activity
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Responsibility
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Timeframe
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Status
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| Goal 4: Enhance our sense
of community ... while developing pride and ownership. |
President |
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| Objective 4.1: Build a sense
of community. |
President |
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| Action Item 4.1a: Develop orientation
programs for students, faculty and staff that nurture a sense of
community ...
Expand the current orientation program to involve students,
faculty and staff and link academic and social aspects of
the University.
|
Chancellor (Provost), VP for UE & I, Director
of ITL |
Ongoing |
-third annual new faculty orientation
-expanded WOW
-joint training of mentors for academic support
-joint training of support staff for summer programs
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| Action Item 4.1b: Pursue strategies
that permit the University to "act small" ...
Establish a committee to explore the effectiveness
of small group activities in building a sense of
community and make appropriate recommendations.
Membership should include USG, student organizations
(e.g. Band, Greeks, WHUS), residence halls, senate,
grad student council, faculty, students.
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Student Affairs/
Chancellor (Provost)
[Committee|
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Ongoing |
Freshman interest groups and seminars
Fall 1996. |
| Action
Item 4.1c : Create opportunities for administrators,
faculty, students and staff to work together
to share goals, problems, solutions and initiatives.
President will establish a committee
to propose ways to accomplish this task.
Committee should include students, faculty,
staff and leadership of the University's
communities. President should lead this
process.
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President
[Committee|
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Ongoing |
Pew Roundtable takes on Faculty Roles
and Rewards; budget "road shows"; UCAN; CQI, etc. |
| Action Item 4.1d: Create opportunities
for students, faculty and staff to work together on on- and off-campus
service projects.
Identify an individual to coordinate joint service projects
and direct that individual to solicit suggestions from within
and without the University.
|
VP for UE & I, VP for Student
Affairs; Center for Community Outreach |
Ongoing |
-coordination and expansion of summer
programs for youth
-volunteer program activities, see 4.3c
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| Action Item 4.1e: Create a plan to
maximize use of campus facilities and programs throughout the year
...
Establish a committee to identify opportunities for expanded
use, particularly in the summer and intersession, with associated
support needs, self-support estimates and infrastructure
needs such as air conditioning. Membership should include
continuing education, provost, student affairs, finance & administration,
institutional advancement, students and faculty.
|
Chancellor (Provost)
Vice Presidents
|
Ongoing |
-South Campus plans
-Master Plan/UCONN 2000
-Expanded summer youth programs
-Intersession piloted 1/97
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| Action Item 4.1f: Expand on-campus
programs for alumni and Connecticut residents.
Charge the Provost, Institutional Advancement and Athletics
to inventory existing programs, look at other universities
and propose additional programs.
|
President
[Institutional Advancement/
Chancellor (Provost)/ Athletics|
|
Ongoing |
Alumni awards programs growing; merchandising
and marketing programs expanding; scholarship activities increasing
and the Alumni Admissions Program (UCAAP) has been instituted to
enhance recruitment efforts. See Item 2.2e. |
| Action Item 4.1g: Support and assess
the role of athletics ...
Form a task force to develop a strategic plan for the
entire athletics program. Membership should include athletics,
Trustees, Provost, student affairs, finance, institutional
advancement, faculty, students, staff, alumni, and external
constituencies.
|
President/Athletic Dir. |
Ongoing |
Ongoing |
| Action Item 4.1h: Evaluate the impact
of strong extramural and intramural athletics and recreation on
building a sense of community ...
Include this consideration in the strategic plan deliberations
of Item 4.1g.
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President/Athletic Dir.
[Task Force|
|
Ongoing |
Ongoing |
| Action Item 4.1i: Create an atmosphere
that welcomes non-traditional and commuter students.
Form a committee that examines the particular experiences
and needs of non-traditional and commuting students and makes
appropriate recommendations. Membership should include student
affairs, academic affairs, students, faculty and staff.
|
Student Affairs |
Ongoing |
Division of Student Affairs establishes
specific committees to review concerns student groups as need arises.
Have created commuter lounge in Student Union and older student
floor in residences. Work with student gov't (commuter representatives
involved), student organizations and Multicultural Centers and
Institutes ongoing. Master Plan will address Student Union expansion. |
| Action Item 4.1j: Institute a high-visibility
lecture program ....
The Provost with the advice of the deans, Teaching Institute,
Honors Director and Undergraduate Center will establish a
lecture series with about four lectures per year.
|
Chancellor (Provost)
[Deans/Teach Inst Dir/Ugrad Center|
|
Ongoing |
Solicitation of funds for lecture
series is underway; Sakler lecture. |
| Objective 4.2: Create a sense
of ownership through shared responsibility and recognition. |
President |
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| Action Item 4.2a: Involve faculty
and students in identification and recruitment of merit scholarship
recipients.
The Office of Enrollment Management in conjunction with
the Deans will establish faculty/student review teams to
award merit scholarships in accordance with the specified
criteria.
|
Enrollment Management |
Ongoing |
Faculty teams review and select Nutmeg
and Day of Pride Scholars |
| Action Item 4.2b: Develop mechanisms
that involve faculty, students and alumni in recruiting and follow-up.
The Enrollment Management Office will identify current
programs and develop mechanisms to significantly expand faculty,
student and alumni involvement.
|
Enrollment Management, VP for UE & I |
Ongoing |
-Honors Advisors call applicants
-Increased faculty involvement in Open House and as prospective
students contacts.
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| Action
Item 4.2c : Increase recognition of scholarly
and research accomplishments of faculty,
staff and students.
The Provost's office will work with
the deans to identify and recognize significant
scholarly and research accomplishments
on a regular basis. All Vice Presidents
should enhance or create opportunities
to identify and recognize significant
accomplishments of all employees.
|
Chancellor (Provost)
[Deans|
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1/1/97 |
Pew Roundtable developed list of options.
Chancellor (Provost) has requested assistance of the Research Council. |
| Action Item 4.2d: Create a variety
of residential options and programs ... that encourage student,
faculty and staff interaction.
The Provost and Student Affairs will collaborate in specifying
residence hall design criteria and programs that support
this objective.
(1 -Design Criteria, 2 -
Programs)
|
Chancellor (Provost)/
Student Affairs
|
Spring 1997 Construction starts |
South Campus design |
| Objective 4.3: Facilitate
internal communication and community participation. |
President |
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| Action
Item 4.3a : Expand use of internal communications
to publicize events.
University Relations will develop
a strategy for continued and effective
internal communications, will maintain
a current calendar of campus activities
and will support the dispersal of information.
Coordination of efforts should include
Student Affairs and the various cultural
centers.
|
Institutional Advancement
(University Relations)
|
Ongoing |
Part of broader communication strategy.
See Goal 7. Continued expansion of use of electronic dissemination
(e.g.budget and legislative materials on web.) |
| Action Item 4.3b: Modify the structure
of academic scheduling to facilitate University-wide activities.
The Provost will initiate a study to identify alternative
approaches to class scheduling which enhance learning, more
fully utilize classrooms, and specify common time blocks
for University-wide events including the regional campuses.
|
Chancellor (Provost) |
7/1/97 |
Will be reviewed as part of the duties
of the new Registrar. |
| Action Item 4.3c: Strengthen and expand
the Office of Volunteerism.
Identify current staffing and programs of the Office
of Volunteerism and, in conjunction with Items 4.1d and 4.3d,
define future objectives with corresponding staff support.
|
President |
Ongoing |
Programs began 1995; Fall 1995 became
Center for Community Outreach, reporting to Student Affairs; budget
for office in place; seven student workers hired for clerical/outreach
activities and program consideration; database developed of over
300 organizations; office coordinates community service projects
with community organizations seeking volunteer assistance, students
seeking service experience, faculty implementing service learning
components of curriculum and seeking field placements for students;
service activities run the gamut but with a heavy emphasis (per
student demand) on working with youth (10 after-school tutoring
programs and 6 mentoring programs are underway. |
| Action Item 4.3d: Coordinate activities
of offices that facilitate student contact with external constituencies.
Identify the various offices that facilitate student
contact and consolidate or build coordination mechanisms
that assure a unified approach.
|
President |
Ongoing |
CUE recommendations; see also Item
4.3c. |
| Objective 4.4: Ensure that
diversity is nurtured at the University. |
President, Chancellor (Provost) |
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| Action Item 4.4a: The Office of Multicultural
Affairs working with the University Senate will explore curricular
opportunities that guide students to think critically about all
forms of intercultural relationships.
Add this item to the charge to the committee formed in
Item 1.2b. Based on this deliberation and those of Item 1.2d,
the Multicultural Affairs Officer should bring appropriate
recommendations to the Senate and the Schools.
|
Chancellor (Provost), Vice Provost for Multicultural
Affairs |
Ongoing |
Courses are continuously being developed
by faculty with and without joint appointments in the cultural
institutes |
| Action Item 4.4b: The President will
ensure a continued dialog throughout the University on diversity
issues.
The President will establish diversity goals and through
annual reports, public events, policies and pronouncements
will encourage dialog.
|
President |
Ongoing |
Chancellor (Provost)'s message to the University
Community distributed university-wide. President's Advisory Committee
on Diversity and Equity, Multicultural Centers and Institutes,
Office of Diversity and Equity engaged. |
| Action
Item 4.4c: Continue to aggressively recruit and
retain graduate and undergraduate students consistent with multicultural
objectives.
The Office of Enrollment Management
in conjunction with the to be established
Multicultural Affairs Office will develop
policies, procedures, programs and goals
to achieve this task, including financial
aid needs.
|
Chancellor (Provost), Vice Provost for Research
and Graduate Education, Associate Provost for Enrollment Management |
Ongoing |
Day of Pride, Leadership Scholarship
Minority Graduate Fellowships
See also items 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4.
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| Action Item 4.4d: Ensure that programs
for high school students from diverse backgrounds are highly visible
and encouraged.
With Item 2.2k, identify existing programs and design
expanded programs. Work with Institutional Advancement to
assure visibility.
|
Chancellor (Provost)\Institutional Advancement |
Ongoing |
Engineering Diversity Program
Educational Talent Search Program
Teenage Minority Business Program
Mentor Connection
New Upward Bound Program for Hartford
New language camp. See also Item 2.2k.
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| Action Item 4.4e: Develop and implement
projects that foster cultural interaction within the University,
the state and the local community.
Multicultural Affairs will work with the cultural centers
to coordinate activities and programs and reach out to the
community.
|
Chancellor (Provost) |
Ongoing |
Incorporated diversity efforts in
university themes, i.e. Dodd Year; planning for cultural centers. |
| Action Item 4.4f: Develop a highly
visible program that emphasizes multiculturalism and the benefits
of diversity to society, and in particular the University.
Charge the Office of Multicultural Affairs with this
responsibility.
|
Chancellor (Provost), Vice Provost for Multicultural
Affairs |
Ongoing |
All centers and institutes provide
ongoing programming toward this end.
Brochure under development.
With the establishment of OMA these efforts can be enhanced.
Also part of other efforts such as Dodd Year.
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