UMA Strategic Plan - Key Goal 5
| Key Goal 5: Ensure the continued success of the institution through support and development of its human resources. | ||||
| 1. Recruit and retain highly qualified faculty and staff. | ||||
| Objective | Actions Required by: | Timeframe | Who's Accountable | Progress Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1.1 Academic deans, in consultation with Administrative Services, will ensure an effective, timely and consistent faculty recruitment process and a comprehensive orientation program for new faculty. | Academic Deans, Faculty, and Administrative Services | Initiated: Fall 2006 Completed: Ongoing | Provost and V.P. for Administrative Services | Recent History or Context for 5.1 |
| Strategies and Benchmarks for 5.1.1 | ||||
| Annual Reports FY '07 FY '08 FY '09 FY '10 FY '11 | ||||
| 5.1.2 Directors, in consultation with Administrative Services, will ensure an effective and consistent staff recruitment process and will provide a comprehensive orientation program for new professional and classified employees. | Directors, Deans, and Administrative Services | Initiated: Fall 2006 Completed: Ongoing | V.P. for Administrative Services, Provost, and V.P. for Finances | Strategies and Benchmarks |
| Annual Reports FY '07 FY '08 FY '09 FY '10 FY '11 | ||||
| 5.1.3 Administrative Services will provide periodic information to faculty and staff about employment matters and benefit programs. | Administrative Services | Initiated: Fall 2006 Completed: Ongoing | V.P. for Administrative Services | Strategies and Benchmarks |
| Annual Reports FY '07 FY '08 FY '09 FY '10 FY '11 | ||||
| 5.1.4 Administrative Services, in consultation with deans and directors, will create a plan to meet professional development needs for faculty, professional and classified employees. | Deans and Directors | Initiated: Fall 2007 Completed: Ongoing | V.P. for Administrative Services, Provost, and V.P. for Finances | Strategies and Benchmarks for 5.1.4 |
| Annual Reports FY '07 FY '08 FY '09 FY '10 FY '11 | ||||
| 5.1.5 Administrative Services will determine the need and feasibility of an Office of Personnel Development. As part of their deliberations, Administrative Services will consider a collaborative model with the members of Maine Higher Education Partnership. | Deans, Directors, and President's Staff | Initiated: Fall 2007 Completed: July 2008 This schedule may need to be altered to work with the implementation of the UMS Strategic Plan | V.P. for Administrative Services | Strategies and Benchmarks |
| Annual Reports FY '07 FY '08 FY '09 FY '10 FY '11 | ||||
| 2. Strengthen the institution by encouraging employees to participate in shared governance, which is understood to mean that "faculty, students, staff and administrators recognize their shared accountability for their roles and responsibilities and for the performance of the University in carrying out its mission." | ||||
| 5.2.1 Through the President's Advisory Council, UMA's four governance units – Classified Employees Assembly, Faculty Senate, Professional Employees Assembly and Student Government Association – will coordinate their annual agendas to help achieve the goals of the UMA Strategic Plan. | Presidents and Chairs of the Faculty Senate, SGA, PEA and CEA, Provost, V.P. for Finances and the V.P. for Administrative Services | Initiated: September 2006 Completed: October 2006 Ongoing | President | Recent History or Context for 5.2 and 5.3 |
| Strategies and Benchmarks for 5.2.1 | ||||
| Annual Reports FY '07 FY '08 FY '09 FY '10 FY '11 | ||||
| 5.2.2 Governance units will develop biennial performance assessments of appropriate administrators. | Presidents and Chairs of the Faculty Senate, SGA, PEA and CEA | Initiated: Fall 2006 Completed: Spring 2007 Ongoing | President | Strategies and Benchmarks for 5.2.2 |
| Annual Reports FY '07 FY '08 FY '09 FY '10 FY '11 | ||||
| 5.2.3 All constituents and units of the University will exercise their responsibility to influence the long and short-term planning of UMA through the use of annual reports. | Deans, Directors, and Presidents and Chairs of the Faculty Senate and Assemblies, SGA, PEA and CEA | Initiated: Fall 2006 Completed: Ongoing | President's Staff | Strategies and Benchmarks for 5.2.3 |
| Annual Reports FY '07 FY '08 FY '09 FY '10 FY '11 | ||||
| 3. Include staff and faculty recognition as a consistent practice of the University. | ||||
| 5.3.1 Supervisors and peers will seek opportunities to acknowledge publicly the accomplishments of faculty and staff. | Deans and Directors | Initiated: Fall 2006 Completed: Ongoing | President's Staff | Strategies and Benchmarks for 5.3.1 |
| Annual Reports FY '07 FY '08 FY '09 FY '10 FY '11 | ||||
| 5.3.2 The Office of Public Information will highlight the accomplishments of UMA employees in University publications, local newspapers and other media. | Director of Communications and Marketing, Deans and Directors | Initiated: Fall 2006 Completed: Ongoing | President | Strategies and Benchmarks for 5.3.2 |
| Annual Reports FY '07 FY '08 FY '09 FY '10 FY '11 | ||||