UIUC Strategic Plan

Melanie Loots

Ruth Watkins

August 18, 2006

Goals of this Presentation

Highlight key priorities in the campus strategic plan

Provide the opportunity for dialogue about the campus plan and the planning process

Overarching Aims of the Strategic Plan Establish the University of Illinois Urbana

Champaign as the indisputable leader among public research institutions

Promote an environment in which compelling, path-breaking scholarship, education, and engagement emerge and flourish

Strategic Vision (under construction)

Strategic Planning as an Ongoing Process A “living document” Updates in campus plan underway through

working groups of the Council of Deans Refinement of strategic plan will continue

throughout the five-years of implementation

Significant Research Goals Outlined in the Campus Strategic Plan Strengthen and Diversify the Research

Portfolio Critical Initiatives in Research and

Scholarship (CIRS) Illinois Informatics Initiative Integrated Sciences for Health Initiative Illinois Sustainable Energy and the

Environment Initiative

Strengthen and Diversify Funding for the Research Portfolio Advance research and technology

commercialization Support interaction of campus and

corporations with OTM, research park Facilitate research grants and agreements

Strengthen and Diversify Funding for the Research Portfolio - Office of Corporate Relations Establish the new Office, developing a plan to

strengthen corporate relations and increase corporate funding for research, in coordination with the Vice Chancellor for Development and Advancement.

Phase IV expansion of the Research Park east of First Street - establish a thematic approach to marketing our economic development activities.

Strengthen and Diversify Funding for the Research Portfolio – International Research Relations Build relationships with federal funding

agencies and NGOs Expand international programs to include a

physical presence in Singapore and greater engagement with universities and corporations in India and China

Strengthen and Diversify Funding for the Research Portfolio – Federal Representation Strategy Advance Governmental Relations by crafting a representational program in Washington.

Work with Argonne National Laboratory, its Science Policy Council and Board of Governors to successfully renew contract for management of Argonne (accomplished).

Critical Initiatives in Research and Scholarship

Expand our capacity to create multidisciplinary programs or projects that explore innovative ideas ~$1.75M in seed funding Special “call” for projects that address

multidisplinary programs of societal import will fund 2-3 projects.

Output: Reports, Symposium Evaluation by Faculty Advisory Linkage to external funding opportunities

Critical Initiatives in Research and Scholarship – Recently Funded Liberal Institutions, National Settings and Societal

Welfare Renaissance Nation: Modernisms in the Celtic and

Harlem Revivals Underrepresented Minority Involvement in Science,

Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Automated Methods for Second-Language Fluency

Assessment Center for Transportation Systems Research Understanding Complex Interstellar Chemistry Using

Molecular Ions

Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives Faculty leadership Alignment of faculty excellence hires with

initiatives This year

Develop communications Identify priorities Work with campus to build support

Integrated Sciences for Health Translational Research - Applying Illinois

expertise to improving human health Identify faculty leadership and steering committee Negotiate partnership agreements with Carle and

other partners Conduct gap analysis and optimize investments in

faculty hiring Infrastructure to support collaboration and

interaction with community health care institutions

Integrated Sciences for Health Enhance research in health and

wellness Determine most promising aspects. Define unique niche for UIUC Identify needed resources

Continue to enhance life sciences research and education at Illinois

Illinois Informatics Initiative An integrated approach to information systems

research and education, focusing on knowledge creation in the natural sciences, the humanities, the social sciences, and the arts, and on decision support for business and government. Establish leadership committee to develop strategy Promote initiatives combining IT with other disciplines Utilize a virtual structure to organize activity across existing

colleges Link to emerging campus initiatives, e.g. Information Trust

Institute (ITI) and Institute for Advanced Computing Applications and Technologies (IACAT)

Illinois Sustainable Energy and the Environment Initiative Secure the economic future of the state and

the nation by shaping the national research agenda for energy and environmental management. Nurture emerging leadership Enable interdisciplinary approaches to federal and

private funding opportunities. Explore and implement measures to create a

“sustainable campus” Establish state-wide program

Ensure Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Education Strengthen quality and diversity of student

population Prepare students for lives of leadership in

global contexts Ensure quality in academic programs and

services Enhance graduate education

Foster an Inclusive Campus Community Enhance the diversity of the University of

Illinois community – students, faculty, staff

Engage Local and Global Communities Strengthen partnerships with local

Champaign and Urbana communities Orchard Downs project Local schools engagement

Build national and international partners Strategic geographic targets

Summary

The campus strategic plan . . . is designed to strengthen an institution of higher

education with a well-established record of excellence

is evolving and will evolve continuously over the next five years

has tremendous potential to move the institution in bold new directions -- to address society’s most pressing issues and to prepare future leaders

will require decisions about allocation of resources to foster success