Planning Working Group

Meetings to date: Sept 9, 25; Oct. 7, 30; Nov. 19

Next meeting: Dec. 18, 1:00-2:00 PM, Holton 249

Discussions to date

• Past planning history
• Need to discuss planning with adminstrative and governance groups (University Committee, Academic Staff Committee, Academic Planning and Budget Committee)
• Linkage between strategic plans and operational/budget plans
• How to address the component question about the alignment of planning with mission
• Need to pull apart mission, strategic plans, and operational levels
  • Planning level is the pivot point
  • Governance role in planning process
  • What should be the accountability of units to achieve planning goals to both administrative (Provost) and governance bodies (faculty, staff)?
  • Accountability to UW-System, Regents, state government
  • Relations with community partners in planning; accountability to them
• Responsibilities within current governance rules and campus culture
• Initial ideas on areas of potential recommendations
• Consideration of lines of evidence
  • Can address most of the lines of evidence at the campus-level
  • School/college will require some additional data (add to data request)
  • We will need examples to use in narrative.