Strategic Planning Strategic Planning and Budget Decisions
In Chancellor Perlman's State of the University Address of 2004, he stated that the strategic planning to be completed this academic year will "form the basis for our decisions on priorities and resource allocation.' Academic units that are submitting strategic plans to the Chancellor, SVCAA, and VCIANR in March 2005 should keep this objective in mind as they design their plans and present and defend priorities. Specifically, unit strategic plans will inform administrative decisions about the following:
- Re-distribution of funds from faculty vacancies.
- Distribution of available one-time funding for facilities improvements and equipment that supports teaching and research priorities.
- Priority consideration of Programs of Excellence proposals submitted for next year's POE funding cycle (i.e., POE proposals submitted during AY2004-05 must relate to priorities identified in unit/college strategic plans).
- UNL identification of disciplinary areas/clusters that should be developed as programs of excellence.
- Development of UNL priorities for projects to be financed with NU Foundation funds.
- Allocation of existing physical space for teaching and research programs.
- Identification of future capital projects.
- Allocation of teaching resources to match enrollment demand.
- Allocation of resources to support marketing and recruitment efforts.
- Distribution of diversity funding.
