strategic plan progress university of illinois at urbana-champaign august 15, 2010

Strategic Plan Progress University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

August 15, 2010

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Agenda

Overview of strategic planning process

Overview of the campus strategic plan

Summary of progress towards the campus’ goals

Strategic planning resources


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Cycle of Strategic Planning

Articulate vision and goals

Develop strategic priorities & assessment processes

Create actions/ milestones and implement

Assess impact

Institution's values

Environmental trends

The strategic planning process will involve continuous assessment of the institution’s progress towards its goals, considering both changes in the institution’s values and the environment in which it operates


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Strategic Planning Framework

Vision

Values

Goals

Strategic Initiatives

Progress Indicators

“Preeminent Public Research Institution”

Our Commitment The Values that Drive our Goals

5 campus goals

Aligned to the relevant goal

Campus-level College/ unit specific level


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Campus Vision & Goals

Goal I: Leadership for the 21st Century

Goal II: Academic Excellence

Goal III: Breakthrough Knowledge and Innovation

Goal IV: Transformative Learning Environment

Goal V: Access to the Illinois Experience

Preeminent Public Research Institution


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Strategic Planning Framework SummaryPreeminent Public Research InstitutionVision

Strategic Goals Academic excellence

Leadership for the 21st century

Transformative learning environment

Breakthrough knowledge and innovation

Access to the Illinois experience

Values

• As one campus, achieve comprehensive excellence in the service of Illinois and the nation

Strategic Initiatives

• Demand and reward break-through knowledge creation and learning

• Create educational programs that cultivate innovation, justice, enhance social mobility and quality of life by responding to local, national and global societal needs

• Maximize our impact by carefully stewarding and enhancing the resources entrusted to the institution

• Recruit and retain exceptional faculty• Increase the diversity of faculty and staff• Strengthen recruitment of high achieving

students, particularly students of underrepresented populations

• Position the academy to meet 21st century opportunities

• Develop interdisciplinary academic programs in emerging areas of scholarship

• Increase opportunities for cross-disciplinary doctoral education

• Develop professional master’s programs in areas of pressing needs

• Maximize our impact by stewarding and enhancing our resources

• Promote intercultural scholarship and learning

• Increase and enhance undergraduate research or creative opportunities

• Strengthen honors programs• Expand study-abroad

experiences• Increase the capacity for

effective communication across cultural and linguistic boundaries

• Provide internship, practicum and other experiential learning opportunities

• Initiate interdisciplinary programs to address global societal needs

• Strengthen and diversify the research portfolio

• Increase the Illinois presence• Strengthen our rich ties to Chicago

to increase the prominence of the institution and to foster corporate partnerships

• Partner with the local community

• Increase merit and needs based aid to recruit and retain the most promising students

• Increase the diversity of the student population

• Increase and excel in distance learning

• Repair, reprogram and maintain campus facilities at a level consistent with a world class academic enterprise

• Increase energy conservation• Build and enhance living/ learning

communities• Invest in educational technology• Embrace the diversity of students,

faculty and staff to strengthen the learning environment

• Enhance public good facilities

• # of national academy members or other nationally recognized honorary memberships

• % of underrepresented faculty and staff

• Student quality1

• Student to faculty ratio• State and tuition budget in constant

dollars• State and tuition budget in constant

dollars per student• State and tuition expenditures per IU• Instructional units per faculty FTE

• Graduation rate• Retention rate• % of students with a

global experience• % of undergraduates

with a research experience

• % of students with an internship or practicum experience

• Student placement percentage

• Total sponsored research expenditures by source

• Sponsored research expenditures by per faculty FTE

• Total revenue from licenses/ patents

• Total number of start-ups• Research Park activity• Impact on societal needs2

• Total financial aid• % of student receiving

financial aid• % of under-represented

students• # of distance learning

IUs• % of faculty involved in

engagement

• Level of deferred maintenance (FCI)

• Energy consumption• % of sections with under

20 students• State and tuition

expenditures per student

Progress Indicators

1- may include HS rank and ACT & graduate student indicators 2- may be a qualitative measure, illustrated by examples

• We pursue excellence through the diversity of our students, faculty, and staff

• Embrace and advance our Land Grant mission


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College/ Unit Level Plans

Campus’Strategic Goals

Academic excellenceLeadership for the 21st century




• Goal 1College/ Unit Goals

• Goal 2 • Goal 3 • Goal 4 • Goal 5

College/ Unit Metrics

College/ Unit specific metrics aligned to priorities(progress and impact indicators)

Relevant core/ shared metrics(e.g., graduation rates, diversity indicators, etc.)


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Annual Report of Strategic Plan Progress

Are we making progress towards our goals?

Relative trends Peer benchmarking 2013 targets

Summary of:

Academic excellence


Transformative learning

environment

Breakthrough knowledge and

innovation

Access to the Illinois

experience


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Alignment with Key Initiatives

Academic excellence





Accreditation Self Study

Development Campaign

Budget Process


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Areas of Strength

Overall six-year graduation and retention rates

Student and faculty diversity

Research activity

Undergraduate research

Undergraduate student quality

Online education


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Areas For Improvement

Overall financial situation

Graduation rates of underrepresented groups

Deferred maintenance

Start-up companies and revenues from royalties/ licenses


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Key Initiatives Resulting from Strategic Plan

UG Research Symposium

Informatics minor

Division of Biomedical Sciences

Utilities cost reduction program

Enhanced, more consistent Honors Program

Campus-wide scholarship program


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Leadership for the 21st Century

Progress Indicator Trend Current 2011 Target 2013 Target

% of Students with a Global Experience Negative 17.2% 29.0% 32.0%

% of Students with a Research Experience Positive 41.1% 42.0% 45.0%

Student Placement Percentage Negative 42.1% 45.0% 47.0%

Graduation Rate Positive 82.6% 83.0% 83.6%

Retention Rate Neutral 93.0% 94.5% 95.0%


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Leadership for the 21st CenturyGraduation and Retention Rates

Illinois Trends Peer Benchmarks


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Leadership for the 21st CenturyUG Research and International Experiences

• UG research experiences continue to grow

• UG international experiences declined over the prior year


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Academic Excellence


Student Quality- ACT Positive 27.8 28.0 28.2

Student Quality- High School Rank Positive 86.0 86.4 87.0

% Underrepresented Faculty Positive 9.5% 9.5% 10.0%

% Underrepresented APs Positive 8.2% 9.0% 9.7%

% Underrepresented CS Positive 14.0% 14.4% 14.8%

Instructional Units per Faculty Neutral 645 N/A N/A

State and Tuition Instructional Expenses per Instructional Unit

Neutral511 N/A N/A

Student-to-Faculty Ratio Neutral 21.9 20.8 20.5


Academic ExcellenceUnderrepresented Faculty and Staff


• Faculty most diverse in Big 10

• Percentage underrepresented faculty increased from 7% to 9.5% in past five years


Academic ExcellenceState and Tuition Expenditures per IU and IUs per Faculty

• The cost to generate an IU is increasing

• The number of IUs generated per faculty is also increasing

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Breakthrough Knowledge and Innovation


Total Sponsored Research Expenditures ($000)

Positive 460,916 340,000 360,000

Sponsored Research Expenditures per Faculty FTE ($000)

Positive 224 170 180

Total Number of Start-Up Companies Neutral 6 9 12

Total Revenue From Licenses/Patents ($ millions)

Positive 5.12 6.1 8.5


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Breakthrough Knowledge and InnovationTotal Sponsored Research Expenditures and Per Faculty


Institution Total R & D Expenditures ($000)Wisconsin 831,895Michigan 800,488Ohio State 652,329Penn State 644,182Minnesota 594,877Illinois 460,916Northwestern 419,985Purdue 372,958Michigan State 358,097Indiana 355,004Iowa 346,357

Institution R & D per Faculty FTE ($)Wisconsin 291,076Penn State 288,483Michigan 258,556Northwestern 256,088Iowa 246,869Indiana 244,999Ohio State 227,292Illinois 224,000Minnesota 221,638Purdue 210,354Michigan State 158,801

• Strong growth in research expenditures

• Illinois still trails Big 10 peers


Breakthrough Knowledge and InnovationNumber of Start-Up Companies and Revenue from Patents and Licenses

• The number of start-up companies has remained the same

• No significant growth in revenue from licenses and patents

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Transformative Learning Environment


Deferred Maintenance ($000) Negative 473,140 549,403 542,471

Energy Consumption (BTUs) Positive 283,849 289,000 262,000

Utility Expenses ($000) Positive 77,445 70,604 66,682

State and Tuition Expenditures per Student

Neutral 16,030 N/A N/A

% of Sections Under 20 Students Positive 38.6 39.0 40.0


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Transformative Learning EnvironmentPercent of Sections Under 20 Students


• The percentage of section under 20 has remained steady over the past three years

• The percentage of sections over 50 grew 1.2% last year to 19.6%


Transformative Learning EnvironmentEnergy Consumption

• Energy consumption continues to decline per GSF

• Illinois still consumes 15% more energy per GSF than its peers



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Access to the Illinois Experience


Total Financial Aid ($000) Positive 666,026 N/A N/A

% of Undergraduate Students Receiving Financial Aid

Neutral 72.2 75.0 76.5

% Underrepresented Graduate Students Neutral 7.4 8.4 8.9

% Underrepresented Professional Students

Neutral 9.3 10.2 10.5

% Underrepresented Undergraduate Students

Neutral 13.6 14.4 14.8

# of Distance Learning IUs Positive 32,935 27,000 30,000


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Access to the Illinois Experience Energy Consumption


• Percentage of underrepresented UG remains highest in Big 10

• Illinois’ percentage is slowly decreasing


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Access to the Illinois ExperienceFinancial Aid/ Number of On-line Instructional Units

• Undergraduate aid dollars are increasing, but the percentage of students receiving these are steady

• Growth of on-line instruction is strong


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Strategic Planning Resources and Reports

www.strategicplan.illinois.edu

www.quietlychangingtheworld.com

http://www.strategicplan.illinois.edu/

http://www.quietlychangingtheworld.com/


strategic plan progress university of illinois at urbana-champaign august 15, 2010

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