Institutional Planning Recommendation and Core Theme Planning Concern • ASL held two open forums during the fall term (shortly after the NWCCU site visit) to discuss the CWU mission, vision, core themes, and strategic planning. • For the third year in a row, budget summits require each unit – and subsequently each division – to align all program and service planning and expenditures (including all allocation increase requests) to the institution’s core themes. • ASL has finalized a work plan and will complete its divisional strategic plan this term. • All divisional plans will be reviewed for currency, consistency, and gaps. • A crosswalk of divisional plans will form the basis for an inclusive, university-wide discussion about, and development of, an integrated university strategic plan. • Throughout the NWCCU self-study process, CWU gathered a great deal of data to inform future core theme planning. These data enable CWU to accomplish the following: o establish baselines o determine which programs and services are best aligned with core theme achievement o set both attainable and aspirational targets and thresholds o enhance the institution’s ability to directly assess and evaluate core theme achievement. Student Learning Assessment Recommendation and Learning Outcomes Concerns • Based on department chairs’ and faculty members’ feedback, a new annual degree program assessment process was developed in spring 2018 and implemented in summer 2018. • This process focuses on the following questions: o What are the primary, most important, changes you have implemented to improve students’ learning opportunities? o What information did you use to determine these changes were necessary? o What information did you use to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of these changes? o How effective have these changes been? What is working well – and what is not? o What are your next steps and action items for continuous improvement of student learning opportunities? • A comprehensive assessment of all graduate programs commenced in fall 2018 and will be completed by the end of fall 2019. • Program review continues across all colleges. As part of the Baccalaureate Task Force work on interdisciplinary programs, program reviews will be conducted for almost all interdisciplinary programs over the next two years. • In summer 2018, CWU determined which minors and certificates did not have learning outcomes and began working with departments to develop those learning outcomes. • Learning outcomes are currently available for all 31 graduate programs; however, not all specializations within each graduate program have learning outcomes. • Through the graduate program assessment process, learning outcomes for specializations within graduate programs are being developed. Budget Model Concern • Communication about the RCM/ABB continues through university-wide Budget Open Forums. • For the third year in a row, Budget Summits have been held. All Vice Presidents have presented the complete budget for their divisions including all requests for allocation increases.
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