Each year, the Chancellor and Chancellor's Cabinet determine specific priorities to guide annual planning, decision-making, and implementation of specific actions to be undertaken during the Academic Year. These yearly priorities are aligned with and derived from the broader strategic plan goals and objectives.
Summary of Chancellor Paydar’s Priorities for AY 2018-19
1. Student Success Initiatives. Continue to support student retention and persistence initiatives, with a particular emphasis on eliminating achievement gaps between majority and URM students; expand digital learning and adaptive technologies; implement IUPUI+; formally launch the Institute for Engaged Learning and the Experiential and Applied Learning Record; leverage the Student Experience Council to address student barriers; enhance student-facing communication; and promote greater involvement of students in Athletics events programs.
[Supports Strategic Plan Goals 1 and 3: Promote Undergraduate Student Learning and Success; and Transform Online Learning]
2. Diversity and Inclusion. Implement unit-level diversity plans, including adjusting and disrupting faculty hiring processes to ensure accountability to diversity plan goals; support the Center for Race, Urban and Intersectionality Studies in Society led by Lori Patton Davis and Race and Accountability in Campus Programming led by Robin Hughes; complete APLU INCLUDES self-study and prepare for NSF ADVANCE grant proposal submission; and integrate new leaders in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
[Supports Strategic Plan Goal 9: Promote an Inclusive Campus Climate]
3. Research. Develop school research plans and benchmarks, including convening a Research Summit to identify crosscutting themes; continue implementation of Addictions Grand Challenge; revise funding mechanisms for international research collaborations; communicate the value of IUPUI research; and leverage Academic Analytics in research-related planning and decision-making.
[Supports Strategic Plan Goal 6: Accelerate Innovation, Discovery, and Creative Activity]
4. Enrollment Management. Begin use of Common App by August 2018, to expand applicants from Midwest Student Exchange Program states; strategically refine disbursal of institutional aid; support implementation of Indy Achieves program; hold inaugural Strategic Enrollment Management Summit; and continue an emphasis on expansion of Ph.D. programs and international student recruitment at IUPUI.
[Supports Strategic Plan Goals 2, 4, and 8: Increase Capacity for Graduate Education; Optimize our Enrollment Management; and Strengthen Internationalization Efforts]
5. Community Engagement. Coordinate the design/renovation and academic programming aligned with Madam Walker Legacy Center; continue to support River West, Great Places 2020, Indy East Promise Zone and 16 Tech, among other partners; develop a community engagement map to demonstrate depth/breadth of engagement activities; participate in Higher Education Anchor Initiative; and strengthen data gathering, information sharing, and reporting on engagement activities through the Collaboratory and other sources.
[Supports Strategic Plan Goal 7: Deepen the Campus Commitment to Community Engagement]
6. Leadership/Staff Development and Performance/Improvement Initiatives. Refine and deploy The Forum Network initiative, including more coordinated and effective faculty communications; enhance leadership development and coaching activities; support Teaching@IU; refresh Service with Distinction program; and continue support for faculty and staff mentoring programs.
[Supports Strategic Plan Goal 10: Develop Faculty and Staff]
7. Advancement. Ensure the increased IUPUI campus Bicentennial goal is achieved and exceeded; raise private support for campus-wide initiatives, such as scholarships and Gateways; outreach to underrepresented alumni and influencers; deepen cultivation and relationship with Chancellor’s Circle and IUPUI Board of Advisors members.
[Supports All Strategic Plan Goals]
8. Campus Planning, Infrastructure, and Experiences. Implement refreshed IUPUI Strategic Plan; focus on landscaping/Gateway/wayfinding on campus; implement pedestrian safety campaign; develop additional food service capacity, including healthy food options; continue to enhance Athletics and Commencement events; and launch study group/task force on addictions, focused on IUPUI faculty, staff, and students.
[Supports All Strategic Plan Goals, with a particular emphasis on Goal 5: Leverage Our Strengths in Health and Life Sciences]
9. Organizational Structure and Leadership Transitions. Launch the School of Education at IUPUI, the School of Health & Human Sciences, and the IU Fort Wayne campus; develop business process/financial models and student affairs approaches at IU Fort Wayne; and conduct four dean searches and effectively onboard new senior leadership talent.
[Supports All Strategic Plan Goals]
10. Welcoming Campus Initiative and Innovation Fund. Showcase Round I projects during IUPUI’s 50th Anniversary Year; administer Round II projects; evaluate, communicate, and showcase project outcomes; and develop plans for sustainability, scalability, and continuity of Welcoming Campus Initiative.
[Supports All Strategic Plan Goals]
11. 50th Anniversary Celebration and Recognition. Engage the entire campus community in celebrating our campus milestone with “Wow” and “Big Impact” events and activities; curate the 50th Anniversary website and collateral material; manage 50th Anniversary branding; earn recognition for IUPUI through national organizations; and set the stage for a smooth segue to forthcoming IU Bicentennial and City of Indianapolis Bicentennial activities.
[Supports All Strategic Plan Goals]
12. Communication and Reputation-building Activities. Increase visibility of IUPUI through academic and economic development venues; create and execute a multiplatform (video, social media, and website) strategy; leverage the personal engagement of the Chancellor and other IUPUI leaders, faculty, staff, and students in a wide variety of communication channels; and participate in strategically-supported/-focused international partnerships and programs.
[Supports All Strategic Plan Goals, with a particular emphasis on Goal 8: Strengthen Internationalization Efforts]