Academic Planning Townhall - November 25, 2019

This townhall event focuses on the Academic Planning Process, including values, goals, phases, timeline, and roles. It aims to foster transparency, predictability, integration, adaptability, and accountability in the planning process, involving faculty participation and input.

• Academic Planning
• Townhall Event
• Values
• Goals
• Campus Process

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1. Academic Planning Process Townhall November 25, 2019

2. Objectives Develop an understanding of: institutional values/aspirational goals for the Academic Planning Process Timeline and roles The synergies present with other planning efforts Provide opportunity for faculty to ask questions about the Academic Planning Process

3. Agenda Background Values/Aspirational Goals Phases of Academic Planning Process Timeline of Academic Planning Process Phase I Details Alignment with Other Campus Planning Resources Use of Data Next Steps & Questions?

4. Background 2017-18 AY Shared Governance Retreat Academic planning one of three key action items Formation of Academic Planning Working Group 2017-18 AY activities (outcomes) Department teaching and 5-year plans Facilitated space planning for 2020 Project 2018-19 AY activities (outcomes) Established focus on path toward R1 Establishment of Indices of Success, Criteria and Measures

5. Values/Aspirational Goals The values/aspirational goals of the Academic Planning Process are: Transparency develop a process that is clear and easily understood Predictable develop a process that can reliably be used for future needs Integrated develop a process that is connected with other campus processes Adaptable process is living as plans can be revisited and adjusted over time to meet campus needs Accountable develop a process that can measure progress

6. Phases of Academic Planning Process Phase I (September 2019 January 2020) Finalize campus vision and mission statements Establish school-based values/aspirational goals VPDUE/VPDGE/UL provide Integration Plans for campus Phase II (January 2020 September 2020) Develop department level 5-year plans Aggregate department plans to school 5-year plans Phase III (September 2020 April 2021) Revise school 5-year plans Allocate resources to schools

7. Details of Phases Phase I Sept. 2019 January 2020 Phase II Jan. 2020 - Sept. 2020 Phase III Sept. 2020 April 2021 Review/Revise campus vision/mission statement Schools review APWG measures of the criteria under the Indices of Success Schools develop plan for local planning processes School develop values/aspirational goals statements that are aligned with Indices of Success VPDUE/VPDGE/UL submit Integration Plans for campus Values/aspirational goals statements released to campus for review Reviews returned to school for revisions Departments review 5-year plans submitted during the 2017-18 AY Schools develop localized measures for academic planning aligned with the criteria under the Indices of Success IRDS provides additional measures for campus Departments develop 5-year plans for their groups Schools assimilate 5-year plans into a school 5-year plan Schools submit draft 5-year plans Draft 5-year plans are reviewed by CAPRA, VPDUE, VPDGE, VPF, UL & VCR Office of Space Planning reviews plans Reviews returned to schools Departments revise 5-year plans Schools revise 5-year plans Schools submit revised 5- year plans CAPRA reviews revised 5- year plans and make recommendation to EVC/Provost on school allocations EVC/Provost makes allocations decisions to schools Deans determine local allocation of resources to departments

8. Timeline for Phases 2020 2021 Sept. Jan. Jan. 2021 March April Nov. March Sept. April 2019 Submission of School Values/Aspirational Goals & Integration Plans for campus Provost provides allocations to schools Submission of School s Draft 5- year Plans Phase I Campus Rev. Revision Phase II Submission of Revised Plans IRDS Data Sup. Depart. 5-year School 5-year Campus Review Phase III School Revision CAPRA & EVC Provost Rev. Draft Campus Enrollment Strategy Enrollment Strategy Enrollment Strategy Revisions Enrollment Strategy Released

9. Phase I: Values/Aspirational Goals Each school s values/aspirational goals must address the campus Indices of Success and criteria: UC Quality Scholarship UC Quality Scholarly and Creative Activity Research and Development Expenditures Research Staff UC Quality Academic Programs UC Quality Education Doctoral Conferrals Student Success Diversity Breadth in Research and Teaching Programs Diversity of Faculty and Staff

10. Alignment with Other Planning Academic Budget Planning Process 2021-22 AY - last year of hold harmless phase Budget projections should be based on department plans Campus Strategic Plan 2021 Accreditation requires development of campus Strategic Plan (submitted November 2021) Enrollment Strategy Program targets established during 2019-20 AY and 2020- 21 AY Space Planning Conduct review of space needs outlined in the 5-year school plans

11. Resources Analytics hub (Tableau Data): Academic Budget: https://visualizedata.ucop.edu/#/site/UCMerc ed/projects/345 Academic Indices: https://visualizedata.ucop.edu/#/site/UCMerc ed/projects/347 Academic Planning Website (apb.ucmerced.edu): Planning resources Planning documents (Phases)

12. Use of Data Data will be used to evaluate and track our campus progress Data will provide measures of accountability Facilitate return on investment analysis Data will NOT be used to promote a deficit minded framework

13. Next Steps & Questions? Next Steps: Complete Phase I Begin to model allocation plan (post-process) burn-in process being discussed with CAPRA What questions do you have?