Task: As stated in the HLC action letter, Highlands must provide evidence that the institution has ameliorated the findings of non-compliance identified in this action that resulted in the imposition of Probation, Core Component 5.C:
- completed integrated planning process;
- accomplishments attained for the Strategic Plan-HU Vision 2020, as endorsed by all governance groups and approved by the Board of Regents; and
- sustained processes for strategic plan implementation, implementation of established budget procedures, and sustained accountability reporting.
More information was provided in the HLC action letter:
The University is out of compliance with Criterion Five, Core Component 5.C, “the institution engages in systematic and integrated planning,” for the following reasons:
- The University is not engaging in a regular and effective process of planning as required by this Core Component because:
- the 2009 Comprehensive Evaluation Report identified strategic planning as an area of concern; since that time, the University has not demonstrated a sustained implementation and evaluation of accomplishments of its strategic planning activities, as evidenced by its discontinuation of 2009-2014 Strategic Plan implementation; and
- the University’s strategic planning implementation stopped after receiving HLC feedback to a Monitoring Report in 2012 and has only recently been resumed; and
- While the University in its August 2016 response described efforts to initiate a strategic plan, that effort is very recent and has not yet demonstrated evidence of a robust planning process and a completed strategic plan.
Resolution: Highlands needs to accomplish things to resolve Probation Area:
- Formally approve the HU Vision Strategic Plan through all governance groups, including Board of Regents.
- Design an integrated planning process.
- Implement the strategic planning process.
- Sustain the strategic planning process, budget process, and accountability reporting.
- Demonstrate accomplishments attained via the strategic planning process.
Department and Unit Strategic Plans 2016-2017
Department and Unit Strategic Plans 2017-2018
Milestone | Completion | Responsibility | Evidence | |
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✓ | Launch of HU 2020 Process | January 28, 2015 | VPAA-Provost | Strategic Planning Timeline |
✓ | Community and Campus Forums on Vision, Mission, and Priorities | January 2015-April 2015 |
VPAA-Provost
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Strategic Planning Timeline |
✓ | Input and Approval from Highlands Governance Bodies on Proposed Mission, Vision, and Priorities (Staff Senate, Faculty Senate, General Faculty, Student Senate) | April 2015-December 2015 | Staff Senate, Faculty Senate, General Faculty, Student Senate | Strategic Planning Timeline, General Faculty Minutes, Staff Senate Minutes, Student Senate Minutes, Survey of Students, Faculty, and Staff |
✓ | Approval from Board of Regents | February 26, 2016 | Board of Regents | Board of Regents Minutes |
✓ | Launch of the 2016-2017 Unit Strategic Planning Process | August 30, 2016 | VPAA-Provost | Global Unit Strategic Plan E-mail |
✓ | Draft Unit Strategic Plans Due to Supervisor | September 23, 2016 | Unit directors | Strategic Plan Archive |
✓ | Feedback on Unit Strategic Plans from Supervisor | October 7, 2016 | Unit supervisors | Strategic Plan Archive |
✓ | Final Unit Strategic Plans Due | October 21, 2016 | Unit directors | Strategic Plan Archive |
✓ | Unit Strategic Plans Loaded to Website | November 4, 2016 | Provost-VPAA | Strategic Plan Archive |
✓ | Unit Strategic Plans utilized in Budget Prioritization Process | November 22, 2016 | President, VPFA, Provost-VPAA | Budget Prioritization |
✓ | Unit Strategic Plans Implemented | Fall 2016-Fall 2017 | Units | Provost’s Strategic Plan report |
✓ | Regular Update on Strategic Plan Accomplishments to Board of Regents | Every BOR Meeting | Vice-Presidents, Dean of Students, Unit Directors | Board of Regents minutes; 2016-2017 Mission Accomplishments; Mission Accomplished web page |
✓ | Assignment of VP to each Strategic Area to draft Mission Accomplishments and Executive Strategic Plan | Spring 2017 | President, Vice-Presidents, Dean of Students, Director of University Relations | 2016-2017 Mission Accomplishments; Executive Strategic Plan |
✓ | Finalization of Executive Strategic Plan | Fall 2017 | President, Vice-Presidents, Dean of Students, Director of University Relations | Executive Strategic Plan |
✓ | Revision of Strategic Plans for 2017-2018 | Fall 2017 | Unit Directors | Updated strategic plan archive |
✓ | Use of Strategic Plans in Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 19 | Fall 2017 | Unit Directors | Updated strategic plan archive |
✓ | Unit Strategic Plans utilized in Budget Prioritization Process | Winter 2017 | Executive Management Team | FY19 Budget Prioritization; process shown in 17-18 strategic plan and budget request archive |