University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Strategic Plan
Theme Objectives for 2009-2010

Strategic Plan

• Recruit 400 TSI students for the 2010-2011 academic year

Theme: High Quality Education

• Develop and adopt new model for general education
• Implement the Measure of Academic Proficiency & Progress, as part of the Voluntary System of Accountability
• Receive entitlement to plan a major in sustainable & renewable energy systems
• Receive approval to implement the academic major in forensic investigations
• Implement academic minor in social & environmental justice
• Review and streamline all sub-majors, i.e., minors, concentrations, emphases, options
• Increase projects undertaken by Nanotechnology Center for Collaborative Research & Development (NCCRD)
• Complete phase I and plan phase II renovation of Boebel Hall
• Initiate planning for phased renovation of Ottensman Hall
• Complete characterization laboratory in Engineering Hall
• Complete forensic investigation crime scene facility at Pioneer Farm

Theme: Academic Advising

• Review transfer student policies/procedures
• Implement midterm D/F notification to students

Theme: Human Resources

• Conduct emergency preparedness training and exercises
• Implement employee training for DataMart, Brio, and ACCESS
• Expand advancement/admission collaboration: Team 341

Theme: Scholarly and Professional Development

• Expand first year experience program
• Implement programming to assist non-traditional and transfer students to acclimate to UWP
• Increase number of projects, faculty/staff, students (to 1500), and community involved in Pioneer Academic Center for Community Engagement (PACCE)

Theme: Student Development

• Complete phase I addition to and upgrades Pioneer Activity Center and gymnasium at Williams Fieldhouse
• Expand development of Students Promoting Respect (SPR)

Theme: Diversity

• Plan and implement Inclusive Excellence initiative across campus
• Developing action plans based on UWP’s Equity Scorecard
• Implement strategic plan to recruit/retain females in science-technology-engineering-mathematics (STEM) academic programs

Theme: Culture

• Increase students participating in learning abroad programs
• Increase number of students participating in and attending on-campus fine arts and multi-cultural events and forums
• Expand on campus and community programming by the Confucius Institute

Theme: Outreach

• Research Adult Student Initiative for degree completion
• Complete plans for beef center and priority projects at Pioneer Farm

Theme: Distance Education

• Develop action plans for strategic plan for distance education
• Develop technology enhancements for distance education classes, student services, and marketing/recruitment

Theme: Fiscal Resources

• Complete plans for renewable energy projects on campus
• Implement collaboration software suite to replace existing email and calendaring software
• Develop and implement campus sustainability initiatives
• Implement upgrade to PeopleSoft 9.0
• Plan and begin construction of Auxiliary Services storage building
• Implement visual imaging plan for campus promotion and documentation

Theme: External Support

• Complete fundraising for beef center
• Continue fundraising on major capital projects including Boebel and Ottensman Hall renovations and phase II Williams Fieldhouse addition
• Increase number of employees writing and submitting grant proposals

Updated on: June 1, 2009