CIS DepartmentThe Vision II

August 19, 2002

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AGENDA

The Vision Core Values The Enterprise Stakeholder Involvement Key Initiatives The Beginning

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THE VISION

What we do is important Proud of our track record Not satisfied … more work to do Committed to growth Positioning for next plateau …

CIS … RISING!!

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THE ENTERPRISE

Mission, Goals, Objectives Human & Capital Resources Products Market Presence Stakeholders

CIS … RISING!!

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THE ENTERPRISE Stakeholders

CIS Dept

CISStudent

ProspectiveStudent

FAMUAdmin

CISAlumni

Arts &Sciences

CorporateEmployer

LocalCommunity

ResearchCommunity

CIS ...RISING!!

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CORE VALUES

Respect. Stakeholders are shown that they are valued.

Vision. We are moving toward a clearly defined goal.

Achievement. Commitment leads to action.

Teamwork. Each stakeholder shares the responsibilities, risks and rewards of achieving the vision.

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THE ENTERPRISEBusiness Functions

Academics

Research

PublicRelations

StudentServices

EmployeeServices

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THE ENTERPRISEAcademics

AccreditationCurriculum

Under-GraduatePrograms

Ph.D.Program

StandardizedCourse

Delivery

MSESProgram

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THE ENTERPRISEStudent Services

Recruitment

Advising &Tracking

AlumniServices

StudentRecords

Welcome &Recognition

AcademicSupport

FinancialSupport

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THE ENTERPRISEEmployment Services

AnnualEvaluations

MeritRaises

OPSContracts

Tenure & Promotion

RecruitmentFaculty

Appointment

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THE ENTERPRISEResearch

OpportunityIdentification

GrantAdmin

ProposalDevelopment

ResearchTeams

ResearchPublications

SponsoredResearchInterface

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THE ENTERPRISEPublic Relations

CorporateRelations

CommunityService

FAMUPublic

Relations

Print Media

GlobalOpportunities

CIS Web Site

ElectronicMedia (CD)

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STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT

Full Faculty Participation Student Contribution to the Enterprise College of Arts & Sciences Alignment Visible Community Service Active Corporate Relationships Presence in Intellectual Community

We’re In This Together!

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KEY INITIATIVES

Implement Governance (By-Laws) ABET Accreditation Obligations Faculty Team Building Visioning & Branding CIS Student Life Expanded Research Public Relations MSES Revitalization Ph.D. Implementation Strategy

On the RISE!!!

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KEY INITIATIVESDepartmental Governance (By-Laws)

Adopted March 2001 Partial implementation 2001-2002 Benefits

– Well defined procedures– Committee structure– Consistent response to situations– Group vs Individual decisions

Must learn to make it work– Retreat Session #2

Procedures, Participation!!

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KEY INITIATIVESABET Accreditation Obligations

EXPECTED 9/2002 Obligations

– Separate Business from Science Coordinator (Chandra) Website, Green/Orange books, Files

– Assessment Program In-class via common examinations Graduates/alumni tracking

– Teaching loads (nominally 3 courses)– Ethics and social responsibility (syllabi)

Obtaining … Maintaining

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KEY INITIATIVESFaculty Team Building

Faculty Retreat (pre-term) Picture Taking Dress-Down Days (Tee shirts) Friday Wineed-Down Outings Faculty Recruitment & Mentoring “Hot Hour” Working Sessions End-of-Term Dress Up Social

All Work and No Play… N-E-V-E-R!!!!

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KEY INITIATIVESVisioning & Branding

Name Recognition / Good Press World-Class Website Standard Look-and-Feel (logo) Aggressive Marketing to Stakeholders Continuous Reinforcement IT Leader for FAMU Campus!! Pride in ownership

Appearances Matter!!

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KEY INITIATIVESCIS Student Life

Aggressive Recruitment of the Best Tracking & Intervention Academic/Financial Support Services Student Participation in CIS Governance “Out-of-class” Experiences with Faculty Student Corner @ CIS Web Site Picnics & Receptions

Making ++ Memories ++

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KEY INITIATIVESExpanded Research

Research Seminar Series Cross-Disciplinary Research Internal/External Collaborations Individual Each Research Faculty a PI Research Days / Proposal Teams Submissions of $3M/year Diverse Sources, Project Types

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KEY INITIATIVESPublic Relations

Aggressively Promote the Vision Corporate Visitor Package Newsletters, Brochures [on-line] Departmental CD Community Service Projects Industry Advisory Group Corporate Visits

A Good Name!

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KEY INITIATIVESMSES Revitalization

Student Orientation & Support Research Seminar Series Title III Graduate Project

– MSES Consultant (Soffa)

– Brochures/Posters for mail-out

– Student support (OPS) / A&S matching Continuous Recruitment

– Feeder School Network

– Multi-media Recruitment

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KEY INITIATIVESPh.D. Program

Vibrant MSES Program a prerequisite Vision for Ph.D.

– Ph.D. Consultant (Soffa)– Research Focus / Program Focus– Needs Assessment/Justification– Resources

Faculty Recruitment Plan / Request for implementation

Why Not Now?...

Why Not Us?

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A Work In Progress ...

We have a SOLID Department Continual need to manage growth Challenge/rewards of personal growth Challenge/rewards of standardization We have a faculty of DISTINCTION Enterprise thinking -- keeping the the big

picture in mind

CIS … Rising!!