SCHOOL OF HEALTH

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SCHOOL OF HEALTH

• Resource Request
• 2000-2001

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SOH Executive Team

• Abel Arvizu Whittemore, Dean
• Carol Snarr, Associate Dean
• Rob Gutner, Operations Manager
• Carole Shea, Chair, Division of Nursing
• Barbara Sinclair, Interim Chair, Division of
  Health Sciences

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Overview

• SOH Profile
• SOH Overarching Goals University Goals
• SOH Strategic Directions and Initiatives
• DHS Strategic Directions and Initiatives
• DON Strategic Directions and Initiatives
• Questions and Answers

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SOH Overarching Goals 2000-01

• Stabilize enrollments
• University Goal 1
• Enhance academic programs
• University Goal 2, 3, 5, 7
• Promote scholarship
• University Goal 8
• Foster cultural competence
• University Goal 6
• Forge new partnerships
• University Goals 4, 9, 10
• Ensure accountability
• University Goals 7, 11

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SOH Strategic Directions

• Stabilize enrollments increase 3 by 2004
• Create set of core courses
• Increase web-based learning (2.1 in Action Plan
  student success and retention)
• 4 student assistants 24,991
• Reduction in full-time support staff
• Introduction of online curriculum
• Monitor helpdesk for online students (1)
• Provide customer support with hard- and software
  (1)
• Assist Student Services Center (2)

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SOH Strategic Directions

• Establish revenue streams
• Reinforce infrastructure and processes (2.7, 3.2
  and 5.1in Action Plan)
• Part-time Associate Dean for special
  projects 40,500
• Number and complexity of changes
• Not a permanent position or assignment
• Excellent resource available

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SOH Strategic Directions

• Integrate a clear, consistent identity
• Complete hiring of key personnel (6.8 in Action
  Plan)
• National search for Associate Dean 3,000
• Nationwide search to replace incumbent who will
  go on FERP status in 2001
• Oversight for grants research, student
  services, and academic technology

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DHS Strategic Directions

• Complete extensive needs assessments
• Evaluate potential for new programs, options and
  courses based on assessments
• Closures and consolidation
• New offerings
• Courses
• Programs
• Upper Division General Education

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DHS Strategic Directions

• Use resources from program closures,
  consolidation, redistribution of faculty to
  support new or expanded offerings, e.g., Master
  of Science in Health Science option

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DHS Strategic Directions

• Solidify funding for BS in Occupational Therapy
  and develop generic Master of Occupational
  Therapy program
• OT state-supported program 297,380
• FT faculty in OT (Graduate) 55,000
• Faculty search 3,000

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DHS Strategic Directions

• Stabilize enrollments
• Implement web-based support for courses

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DHS Strategic Directions

• Develop faculty replacement plan/hire new faculty
• Hire new Division Chair
• Strengthen infrastructure
• 2 student assistants 12,770

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DON Strategic Directions

• Increase FTES by 3 by 2004
• Marketing 76,400
• 800 number to support distance students
• Recruitment activities and materials
• Enhance student achievement and satisfaction
• Tenure-track FNP faculty 60,000
• Need for BRN accreditation
• Need for stability and strong leadership
• Need to improve certification passing rates

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DON Strategic Directions

• Complete transition to web-based courses
• Expand MSN program options
• Search for gerontology faculty 3,000
• Search for parent/child faculty 3,000
• External scan demographics and nursing shortage
• Necessity to revise the curricula
• Expansion through National option
• Replacement of retired and FERP faculty

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DON Strategic Directions

• Develop cultural competence among all
• Form partnerships to offer accessible programs
• Implement effectiveness assessment

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DON Strategic Directions

• Use resources more effectively and efficiently
• Decrease faculty units for coordination
• Increase number of online course offerings
• Maximize course enrollments as possible
• Streamline policies and procedures for managing
  distance education offerings

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Budget Request Summary
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Questions and Answers

• March 13, 2001