About the Committee
The Strategic Planning Steering Committee is responsible for the ongoing development and updating of the UNO Strategic Plan and integration of the plan with other campus-wide planning efforts.
2019-2020 Membership
Representative |
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Jeffrey Gold, Chancellor, Committee Chair |
Sacha Kopp, Senior Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs, Committee Co-Facilitator |
Jill Russell, Assistant to the Senior Vice Chancellor, Committee Co-Facilitator |
Hesham Ali, Dean, College of Information Science & Technology |
Hameidah Alsafwani, Graduate Assistant |
Paul Barnes, Associate Dean, College of Education |
John Bartle, Dean, College of Public Affairs and Community Service |
Ken Bayles, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity |
Melissa Berke, Associate Dean, College of Communication, Fine Arts, and Media |
Mike Bird, Vice President UNO Advancement, University of Nebraska Foundation |
Bret Blackman, NU Vice President for Information Technology Systems and CIO |
David Boocker, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences |
Anne Branigan, Senior Vice President, Greater Omaha Chamber |
Brian Carey, Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Strategic Planning |
Melissa Cast-Brede, Associate Professor, Teacher Education |
Lee Denker, Jr., President and CEO, UNO Alumni Association; Executive Director of UNO Alumni Engagement, NU Foundation |
Keristiena Dodge, Project Specialist, Academic Affairs |
Nancy Edick, Dean, College of Education |
Charlotte Evans, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Chief of Police |
Doug Ewald, Vice Chancellor for Business, Finance and Business Development |
C. Elliott Ostler, President, Faculty Senate |
Student Government Appointees |
Vanessa Hatfield-Reeker, President-Elect, Staff Advisory Council |
Lynn Harland, Interim Dean, College of Business Administration |
Cecil Hicks, Jr., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources |
Michael Hilt, Dean, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media |
Anne Hindery, Chief Executive Officer, Nonprofit Association of the Midlands |
Matt Hale, Immediate Past President, Faculty Senate |
Kathleen Kresha, Business and Finance Manager, International Programs |
Jaci Lindburg, Director, Digital Learning |
Makayla McMorris, Executive Director, University Communications |
Jabin Moore, Vice President, Student Government |
Jody Neathery-Castro, Chairperson, Political Science |
David Richards, Dean, Library Services |
T. Hank Robinson, Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness |
Committee Activities
- Identifying task force updates
- Reports from the Faculty Senate, Staff Advisory Council and Student Government
- Accreditation discussion
- Presentations and reviews of pertinent reports and data
- Identifying annual projects for committee
The Strategic Planning Steering Committee meets about 9 times per year during the fall and spring semesters, for an hour each time. In addition, the Steering Committee Organizes and hosts two annual forums; one for internal UNO community; the second of which is extended to include community members and partners.
Goals and Strategies:
Goal 1: Student-centeredness — The success of our students, while enrolled at our campus and later as graduates and global citizens, is critical to our mission. We are committed to ensuring a supportive and invigorating environment in which all of our students can thrive and grow.
Strategies:
1.1 Recruit, develop, retain, and graduate a diverse student body reflecting a dynamic metropolitan community.
1.2 Prepare students for academic success, careers, and professional responsibilities in an increasingly complex world.
1.3 Prepare students for global citizenship.
1.4 Develop resources that reduce financial barriers to increase student access and success and minimize debt.
1.5 Create a supportive, inclusive culture that enhances students’ experiences and success.
Goal 2: Academic Excellence — Through our commitment to discovery in all its forms, we support a culture of scholarship in which the contribution of each discipline is celebrated. The breadth and recognition of our curriculum and academic programs reflect the highest standards of rigor, quality, and delivery.
Strategies:
2.1 Provide a strong core curriculum ensuring every UNO graduate possesses foundational academic skills, experiences the breadth of a liberal education, and develops an appreciation for the diversity that exists in the nation and the world.
2.2 Provide high quality academic programs that are responsive to student and societal needs, recognized nationally and internationally for excellence, and which effectively utilize traditional and distance-education delivery modalities.
2.3 Support and enhance faculty, staff, and student research and creative activity.
2.4 Identify, develop, and support interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary academic priorities.
2.5 Develop and enhance applied and experiential student learning opportunities.
2.6 Expand opportunities designed to support experiential and continuous learning for professional advancement, career change, and personal growth.
Goal 3: Community Engagement — We are committed to preparing our students to be engaged citizens and community leaders in a diverse and evolving society. We embrace our role as an anchor in our community, bringing our teaching, research, and service resources to bear in sustainable and reciprocal community partnerships.
Strategies:
3.1 Build new and strengthen existing connections with a broad range of community partners.
3.2 Prepare students to be engaged citizens and community leaders in a diverse and evolving society.
3.3 Promote, recognize, and incentivize engaged scholarship.
3.4 Increase the involvement of alumni in advancing UNO priorities.
3.5 Fortify rewards and resources supporting engaged teaching and learning.
3.6 Formalize a system to measure and communicate the value and impact of UNO’s engagement in the community.
Goal 4: Institutional Quality — We recognize the great value of the human, informational, financial, and physical assets entrusted to us and are committed to the highest levels of efficiency, effectiveness, and ethics in their deployment.
Strategies:
4.1 Recruit, retain, and reward outstanding faculty and staff.
4.2 Provide a safe, sustainable, and welcoming environment.
4.3 Create a vibrant and inclusive environment and culture for students, faculty, and staff.
4.4 Prudently manage the financial resources entrusted to us.
4.5 Increase public awareness of UNO’s standing as a premiere Metropolitan University and a Carnegie Doctoral Research and Engaged University, and regarding what it means to be a Maverick.
4.6 Maintain and expand facilities to meet the growing needs of the campus.
4.7 Utilize technology that supports learning, effectiveness, research, and innovation.
4.8 Identify, support, and sustain mutually beneficial collaborations within the University of Nebraska System.
4.9 Enhance institutional quality, integrity, and risk management by assuring appropriate policies, procedures, assessments, systems, and standards are in place and communicated broadly.
Strategic Planning Steering Resolutions
Resolution 4372, 5/8/19: Strategic Planning Steering Committee: BE IT RESOLVED, that one of the 2019-2020 Senators will be appointed to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 05/8/19, through 05/9/20, to replace Richard Stacy, whose term has expired: Chris Kelly (to replace Richard Stacy).
RESOLUTION 4331, 5/9/18: Campus Committees: Strategic Planning Steering Committee BE IT RESOLVED that the following name go forward as the Faculty Senate’s representative on the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 05/10/18 through 05/09/19: TBD (to replace Daniel Hawkins).
Resolution4212, 8/19/15: Campus Committees (a-b):BE IT RESOLVED, that the following be appointed to Campus Committees as designated: Strategic Planning Steering Committee BE IT RESOLVED, that one member of the 2015-2016Faculty Senate Goals & Directions committee will be appointed to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 05/13/15, through 05/11/16: Lyn Holley.
Resolution 4148, 5/14/14: Campus Committees (a-i) BE IT RESOLVED, that the following be appointed to Campus Committees as designated: Strategic Planning Steering Committee (completed 9/10/14)BE IT RESOLVED, that one member of the 2014-2015 Faculty Senate Goals & Directions Committee will be appointed to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 05/14/14, through 05/13/15, to replace Meredith Bacon, whose term has expired: Carol Mitchell.
Resolution 4042, 5/9/2012: Campus Committees (a-i):BE IT RESOLVED, that the following be appointed to Campus Committees as designated: Strategic Planning Steering Committee. BE IT RESOLVED, that one member of the 2012-2013 Faculty Senate Goals & Directions committee will be appointed to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 05/9/12, through 05/8/13:Meredith Bacon.
Resolution 4007, 5/11/11: Representatives from Faculty Senate Standing Committees on Campus Committees (a-b)b. Strategic Planning Steering Committee. BE IT RESOLVED, that one member of the 2011-2012 Faculty Senate Goals & Directions committee will be appointed to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 05/11/11, through 05/09/12:Meredith Bacon.
Resolution 3051, 5/12/10: Strategic Planning Steering Committee. BE IT RESOLVED, that one member of the 2010-2011 Faculty Senate Goals & Directions committee will be appointed to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 05/12/10, through 05/11/11:Bonnie O'Connell (reappointed).
Resolution 2994, 8/19/09: Strategic Planning Steering Committee. BE IT RESOLVED, that one member of the 2009-2010 Faculty Senate Goals & Direction Committee be appointed to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 5/13/09 through 5/12/10: Bonnie O'Connell to replace Jessiline Anderson.
Resolution 2920,5/14/08: Appointments by Senate President and Standing Committees to be Faculty Senate Representatives g. Strategic Planning Steering Committee BE IT RESOLVED, that one member of the 2008-2009 Faculty Senate Goals & Directions committee will be appointed to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 05/14/08, through 05/13/09:Jessiline Anderson (to replace Robert W. Smith).
Resolution 2876, 5/09/2007: Faculty Senate Representatives to g. Strategic Planning Steering Committee One member of the 2007-2008 Faculty Senate Goals & Directions committee will be appointed to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 05/09/07, through 05/08/08:Robert W. Smith, (to replace Lyn M. Holley).
Resolution 2838, 5/10/06: Appointments by Senate President and Standing Committees. Strategic Planning Steering Committee One member of the 2006-2007 Faculty Senate Goals & Directions committee will be appointed to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee for a one-year term from 05/10/06, through 05/09/07:Lyn M. Holley, (to replace Meredith Bacon).