Monday, October 12, 2015
1:00pm – Open Forum:  Improving Student Success (Doc Bryan Lecture Hall)
3:00pm – University as a Public Institution Working Group (RPL 316 – please note room change)

Tuesday, October 13, 2015
3:00pm – Financial Structure and Operations Working Group (RPL 325)

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
1:00pm – Enrollment and Marketing Working Group (RPL 325)
1:00pm – Academic Structure and Faculty Working Group (RPL 326) (please note day/time change)
3:00pm – Strategic Planning Committee (RPL 325)

Thursday, October 15, 2015
2:00pm – Student Support Working Group (RPL 325)

The third Strategic Planning Open Forum will be held on Monday, October 12 at 1:00pm in Doc Bryan Lecture Hall.  The discussion topic today will be “Improving Student Success”.

This forum will be hosted by the Student Support Working Group and the Enrollment and Marketing Working Group.  Working Group members will be present to hear your ideas and feedback on improving student success at Arkansas Tech.  Please come prepared with your ideas to address:

• How can we increase graduation rates and maintain or increase the quality of our programs?
  • For different student demographics, including traditional/non-traditional, ethnic groups, students with different levels of preparedness, advanced studies/development studies
  • For different types of course delivery, including traditional face-to-face/mixed technology/online
• How can we help our students succeed after graduation in terms of career preparation and job placement?

If you are unable to attend the session, you can view a live stream of the discussion and submit questions and comments during the session to participate.  To join the live stream, please click the link below:

https://atu.zoom.us/j/338162535

(If Zoom is not already installed on your PC, you will be prompted to install it after clicking the link.  You can also download the free Zoom app to view the live stream from your tablet or mobile device.)

During the live stream, we highly encourage your active participation and contribution.  To submit any questions or comments to the discussion, please send an email to strategicplanning@atu.edu or submit through the feedback channel on the strategic planning website:  http://www.atu.edu/strategicplanning/index.php. 

The session will also be recorded for later viewing.

The second in a series of Strategic Planning Open Forums will be held tonight, Thursday, October 8 at 6:00pm in Witherspoon Auditorium.  The discussion topic this evening will be “Budgeting and Planning Priorities”.

This forum will be hosted by the Financial Structure and Operations Working Group, and Working Group members will be present to hear your input and feedback concerning the financial priorities for Arkansas Tech.  Please come prepared with your ideas to address:

• What priorities should Tech place on planning for technology over the next few years?
• Are there any building or other facility concerns which need to be a priority?
• How should we prioritize faculty academic support (faculty salaries, grants for faculty research, etc.)?
• How should we prioritize student academic support (scholarships, student research, etc.)?

We strongly encourage continued participation from students, faculty, staff and the Russellville community in this process.  If you are unable to attend the forum, please submit your comments and ideas via email to strategicplanning@atu.edu or through the feedback channel on the strategic planning website: http://www.atu.edu/strategicplanning/index.php.

We also encourage all stakeholders members to subscribe to the strategic planning blog for direct email updates and announcements throughout the strategic planning process:  http://blogs.atu.edu/strategicplanning/

This open forum will be recorded and posted to the website for later viewing.  An announcement will be posted to the blog once the video is available.

The first in a series of upcoming Strategic Planning Open Forums will be held on Wednesday, October 7 at 11:00am in Doc Bryan Lecture Hall.  The discussion topic today will be “What Are Your Top 3 Priorities for Tech’s Future?”

If you are unable to attend the session, you can view a live stream of the discussion and submit questions and comments during the session to participate.  To join the live stream, please click the link below:

https://atu.zoom.us/j/247697199

(If Zoom is not already installed on your PC, you will be prompted to install it after clicking the link.  You can also download the free Zoom app to view the live stream from your tablet or mobile device.)

During the live stream, we highly encourage your active participation and contribution.  To submit any questions or comments to the discussion, please send an email to strategicplanning@atu.edu or submit through the feedback channel on the strategic planning website:  http://www.atu.edu/strategicplanning/index.php. 

The session will also be recorded for later viewing.

Monday, October 5, 2015
3:00pm – University as a Public Institution Working Group (RPL 325)

Tuesday, October 6, 2015
3:00pm – Financial Structure and Operations Working Group (RPL 325) CANCELLED
3:30pm – Academic Structure and Faculty Working Group (RPL 326)

Wednesday, October 7, 2015
11:00am – Open Forum:  Top 3 Priorities (Doc Bryan Lecture Hall)
1:00pm – Enrollment and Marketing Working Group (RPL 325)
3:00pm – Strategic Planning Committee (RPL 325)

Thursday, October 8, 2015
2:00pm – Student Support Working Group (RPL 325)
6:00pm – Open Forum:  Budget and Planning Priorities (Witherspoon Auditorium)