Agenda
February 6, 2007
Purpose:
The purpose of the Strategic Planning UPC is to promote, coordinate and oversee planning across the University. It attempts to link the University's programs and services with its mission, markets, and resources. In meeting the challenges of external as well as the internal environment, it strives to display and foster strategic thinking, timely action, and adequate communication.
Charge:
1) Assists the President in formulating, advancing, and communicating a vision for the future of Loyola University Chicago; 2) coordinates the work of other groups involved in planning and integrates their products into a coherent set of action plans; 3) identifies strategic issues and options through ongoing analysis of the University's internal strengths and weaknesses in relation to its external opportunities and threats; 4) prepares and periodically updates planning assumptions; 5) ascertains the need for outside planning expertise and retains consultants as appropriate; 6) oversees and monitors the implementation of plans to assure that they are carried out; 7) promotes and evaluates the continuous assessment and benchmarking of planning efforts; 8) oversees the work of those committees and task forces charged with responsibility for implementing policies within the purview of this UPC; 9) ensures adequate communication and consultation abut planning issues and process with the University community; and 10) ensures regular communication among and between University Policy Committees as well as with elected representative bodies and councils, including the Board of Trustees, Faculty Council, Staff Council and Unified Student Government.
Information on Shared Governance at Loyola is available online at
www.luc.edu/governance
Membership:
President: Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.
Wayne Magdziarz, President
’s Office- ChairFaculty: William Cannon, SSOM (June 2006)
Faculty: Jeffrey Doering, Biology (Ju
ne 2008)Faculty: Michael Zinaman, SSOM (June 2009)
Staff: Kelly Shannon, Communications (June 2008)
Staff: Mary Theis, International Affairs (June 2008)
Undergraduate Student: Xavier Chen (June 2007)
Undergraduate Student: Laura Lord (June 2007)
VP of Fi
nance, CFO and Treasurer: William Laird (ex officio)Provost: John Frendreis (ex officio)
VP for Health Sciences: Paul Whelton (ex officio)
VP for Advancement: Jon Heintzelman (ex officio)
VP for Mission and Ministry: Lucien Roy (ex officio)
Meetings: With the exception of our first meeting on February 6 (which will be held on the WTC in Lewis Towers, Suite 1503), all meetings will be held using video-conferencing facilities at: WTC, 25 E. Pearson, Room 727 ; LSC, Granada Center, Room 291; and LUMC, Library Seminar Room. Meetings will run from 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Meeting dates are:
Tuesday, February 6 (Special location: WTC in Lewis Towers, Suite 1503)
Wednesday, March 14
Monday, April 16
Friday, May 4
Monday, June 4
First meeting agenda: (Tuesday, February 6)
1) Introduction of membership and review of charge
2) Creating a Sustainable University: Nancy Tuchman, Associate Provost for Research and Centers and Interim Director, Center for Environmental Research & Policy
3) Open discussion and feedback
Second meeting agenda: (Wednesday, March 14)
1) School of Business plan
2) School of Law plan
3) Open discussion and feedback
Third meeting agenda: (Monday, April 16)
1) Relationship with City of Chicago
2) Retention Task Force Report
3) Open discussion and feedback
Fourth meeting agenda: (Friday, May 4)
1) State Street Task Force Report
2) School of Communications
3) Open discussion and feedback
Fifth meeting agenda: (Monday, June 4)
1) International Program Planning
2) Enrollment Management Benchmarks
3) Open discussion and feedback