When feasible, the Strategic Planning Committee will respond to feedback received through the Strategic Planning website. Many of the comments received will require further discussion or investigation within the committees as part of the strategic planning process. As such, not every comment received will be posted and responded to, but we will try to respond to those comments and concerns that can be easily addressed. Please also read the minutes of each SPC meeting (found at: http://www.atu.edu/strategicplanning/minutes.php) for the weekly “Stakeholders Report” addressing feedback.
Feedback Received:
“The ‘Open Checkbook’ portion of the ATU website is no longer being ‘updated’ for the budget year ending 2016. This goes against ATU’s claims of ‘openness’ in its processes.”
Response from the SPC Chair:
On the Open Checkbook website (http://www.atu.edu/opencheckbook/), it states “Data updated quarterly within 10 days after the end of the quarter.” The first quarter of fiscal year 2015-16 concluded on September 30, 2015. The data should be updated by October 14, 2015.
Feedback Received:
“The HLC peer institution list is no longer posted on the web. Is this a broken link?”
Response from the SPC Chair:
The ATU Peer Institutions list is available on the research website under Miscellaneous Information: http://www.atu.edu/research/miscinfo.php
You can also view the list at http://www.atu.edu/overview.php or http://www.atu.edu/research/peers.php
Feedback Received:
“Students are complaining that Java and PDF files have been disabled on ‘lab’ and library computers even though faculty routinely assign ‘online’ work that requires one or both of these. This is creating a untenable learning environment for the students.”
Response from the SPC Chair:
The Office of Information Systems identified one computer lab which, due to a Java update, required an “exception” for Java to operate correctly. This has been corrected and no other instances of issues with Java or PDF files have been found or reported.
Feedback Received (three comments):
“How can faculty who have not been appointed to a work group get more involved in this process? Also, how can older established faculty members participate? It seems that many faculty who have an active part in all of this are younger and/or newer. The older faculty have some institutional memory which might be helpful. Would you address this in minutes or on the web site? Many faculty I talk to are feeling disenfranchised and not involved. I know that open forums will be held, but folks need encouragement to come and need to feel like their voices are heard. The last time we went through this feedback was sought and mostly ignored. I love ATU and want to see this succeed.”
“I tried to go to one of the meetings (Finance). I stood around for 30 minutes and no one showed up. When do they really meet?”
“Faculty are attempting to attend meetings of the various working groups only to find that the groups are either not meeting or not meeting when/where they are scheduled to meet.”
Response from the SPC Chair:
Each week, the Strategic Planning Committee and each of the five Working Groups hold an open meeting and welcome any and all visitors to not only attend, but participate and have a voice. The weekly meetings are scheduled as follows:
- Strategic Planning Committee: Every Wednesday at 3:00pm in Ross Pendergraft Library, Room 325
- University as a Public Institution Working Group: Every Monday at 3:00pm in Ross Pendergraft Library, Room 325
- Financial Structure and Operations Working Group: Every Tuesday at 3:00pm in Ross Pendergraft Library, Room 325
- Academic Structure and Faculty Working Group: Every Tuesday at 3:30pm in Ross Pendergraft Library, Room 326
- Enrollment and Marketing Working Group: Every Wednesday at 1:00pm in Ross Pendergraft Library, Room 325
- Student Support Working Group: Every Thursday at 2:00pm in Ross Pendergraft Library, Room 325
Any changes to these meeting times or locations will be posted on this blog and an email will be sent to subscribers. We highly encourage you to subscribe to this blog for the most up-to-date information.
Please check the Strategic Planning website regularly to view meeting minutes, Working Group presentations, and updates on the white papers. This is a campus wide effort and all voices are welcomed and needed to have a successful strategic outcome.
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