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Operational Timetable: 2000-2001
The strategies listed here are abbreviated from the parent document
Trek 2000, which should be consulted
for a fuller account of each strategy and its rationale. This schedule
is meant to reflect immediate priorities over the next couple of
years; as these priorities are met, others will be added and published
in a revised schedule.
Strategies: People
1. Develop an academic plan
Responsible Officer: VP Academic
TARGETS:
- Seek Senate approval of Academic Plan, February 2000
- Begin implementation of Academic Plan, Spring 2000
2. Recruitment and retention of faculty
Responsible Officer: VP Academic, VP Research, AVP Human Resources,
AVP Planning, AVP Equity, Deans
TARGETS:
- Identify funds for improved start-up packages (see Research
2), Spring 2000
- Complete faculty hiring plans, including retention strategies,
Spring 2000
- Develop and coordinate proposals for 21st Century Research Chairs,
Ongoing
- Enhance spousal job opportunities, Summer 2000
- Complete construction of 53 units of faculty and staff rental
housing, commence planning for next phase of an additional 40-50
units, Spring 2001
- Ensure that all Faculties have mentoring programs for new faculty
members, Ongoing
3. Recognition of faculty achievement
Responsible Officer: VP Academic, VP Research, AVP Human Resources
TARGETS:
- Enhance faculty recognition e.g. by increasing nominations for
national/international awards and publicizing teaching prizes,
Ongoing
4. Staff recruitment, recognition and participation
Responsible Officer: VP Finance, AVP Human Resources
TARGETS:
- Review and enhance staff recruitment and retention strategies,
Spring 2001
- Review and enhance staff training and upgrading programs, Spring
2001
- Work with staff on strategies for recognition, Spring 2001
5. Enhance student recruitment
Responsible Officer: VP Students, VP Academic, Deans
TARGETS:
- Develop strategic enrolment management plan for all undergraduate
programs, Spring 2001
- Increase number of early offers of admission in 2000 by 20%
over 1999, and by a further 20% in 2001, Spring 2000-2001
- Determine whether to apply broader admissions criteria, By
April 2000
- Admit graduate students in timely fashion, with full use of
electronic sources (see Research 4), Ongoing
- Implement guarantee of on-campus accommodation for new first-year
undergraduates who reside outside the lower mainland, Fall
2000
6. Increase numbers of First Nations students
Responsible Officer: VP Students, VP Academic, Deans
- Consult with First Nations bands, other educational institutions,
and branches of government to develop recruitment strategies,
Fall 2000
- Increase enrolment of First Nations students by 10% to c. 550,
Fall 2001
7. Increase scholarships and bursaries
Responsible Officer: VP Students, VP External, Deans
TARGETS:
- Pursue goal of additional $8M endowment annually over five
years for enhanced graduate and undergraduate support, Beginning
Spring 2000
8. Upgrade infrastructure
Responsible Officer: VP Finance, AVP Lands and Buildings
TARGETS:
- Implement the Facilities Infrastructure Management Plan as
funding becomes available, including a long-term maintenance and
custodial plan, Fall 2000
- Develop plans to streamline and improve non-academic administrative
processes, Spring 2001
- Complete SCRUB (washroom upgrade), Summer 2000
9. Improve student space and services
Responsible Officer: VP Students, AVP Lands and Buildings
TARGETS:
- Pursue goal of additional $5M over five years (1999-2004) to
improve campus facilities for students, including social space,
Ongoing
- Develop plans for an additional 1000 residence beds (effective
Fall 2002), Fall 2000
- Enhance Web-based services for students, including application
packages for prospective students, e-mail, information on scholarships
and need-based aid, and course planning and degree audit, Fall
2000
- Develop plan to enhance on-campus involvement of first-year
students who commute, and begin implementation, Summer 2000
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Strategies: Learning
1. Undergraduate curricula
Responsible Officer: VP Academic, AVP Programs
TARGETS:
- Work with Faculties to strengthen international, interdisciplinary,
interprofessional, and experiential elements in undergraduate
programs, and promote research involvement at undergraduate level,
Ongoing
2. Expand co-op and mentoring programs
Responsible Officer: VP Academic, AVP Programs, VP Students
TARGETS:
- Increase student participation in co-op and work placement
programs by 10% over 1999 across Faculties, Fall 2000
- Enhance fiscal and staff support for co-op and internship programs,
Winter 2000
- Initiate joint program with Alumni Association to offer mentoring
for students, Winter 2000
3. Integration of information technology with the learning environment
Responsible Officer: VP Academic, VP Students, AVP Information
Technology, University Librarian
TARGETS:
- Develop an academic IT plan, including more personally-oriented
student and faculty Web services, Summer 2000
- Add another 2,500 new or upgraded network ports, Spring 2001
- Develop very high speed connections to teaching hospitals, Summer
2000
4. Renovate, upgrade classrooms and labs
Responsible Officer: VP Students, VP Finance, AVP Lands and Buildings
TARGETS:
- Upgrade a further 15% of classrooms and labs, Fall 2001
- Continue upgrades of classroom and lab equipment, Ongoing
- Revise current classroom management plan in light of the learning
goals described in Trek 2000, Summer 2000
5. Enhance faculty teaching skills
Responsible Officer: VP Academic, AVP Programs
TARGETS:
- Increase cooperation in professional development between the
Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth (TAG) and the Faculties,
Fall 2000
6. Create new learning opportunities and methods of delivery
Responsible Officer: VP Academic, AVP Programs, AVP Continuing
Studies, AVP Information Technology, Deans
TARGETS:
- Develop overall strategy for Distance Education, including IT,
Summer 2000
- Enhance Web involvement in Distance Education, Ongoing
- Develop new courses/programs for non-traditional students, Spring
2001
- Pilot a "weekend college", Spring 2001
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Strategies: Research
1. Increase support for UBC researchers
Responsible Officer: VP Research
TARGETS:
- Provide seed money for major new initiatives, Summer 2000
- Mentor new researchers to assist with research proposals, Ongoing
2. Enhance funding and infrastructure
Responsible Officer: VP Research, AVP Planning
TARGETS:
- Identify funds for the improvement of start-up programs (see
People 2), Spring 2000
- Increase Canada Foundation for Innovation and BC Knowledge Development
funding support to place UBC in top two nationally, Fall 2000
- Strengthen our Canadian Institutes for Health Research proposals,
to bring UBC into top three nationally for CIHR funding, Fall
2000
- Develop mechanisms for distribution of 21st Century Research
Chairs (see People 2), Ongoing
- Develop plans to renovate/upgrade research infrastructure, including
laboratories, Fall 2000
3. Strengthen Library collections and services
Responsible Officer: VP Academic, University Librarian
TARGETS:
- Complete long-term strategic plan for the Library, including
its space needs and its role in the development of new curricula
and research programs, Summer 2000
- Increase acquisitions budget, April 2000
- Seek funding to finish conversion of catalogue into electronic
form, Fall 2000
4. Review tuition, also recruitment and training of graduate
students
Responsible Officer: VP Students, Dean of Graduate Studies
TARGETS:
- Seek approval for new tuition policy, Spring 2000
- Improve our position to second nationally in financial support
for graduate students, Fall 2001
- Admit graduate students in timely fashion (see People 5), Ongoing
5. Expand industrial liaison
Responsible Officer: VP Research
TARGETS:
- Plan improvement and expansion of links to the affiliated research
hospitals, business, government, and labour, Fall 2000
- Increase faculty awareness of the Industry Liaison Office and
the opportunities provided by links with external partners, Fall
2000
6. Expand research awareness
Responsible Officer: VP Research, VP External
TARGETS:
- Celebrate research achievements through increased public recognition,
Fall 2000
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Strategies: Community
1. Develop a downtown presence
Responsible Officer: VP External
TARGETS:
- Establish a Community Liaison Office to facilitate provision
of services to the Downtown East Side community, Spring 2000
- Develop plans to meet the educational needs of an expanding
downtown population, Fall 2000
2. Enhance alumni connections
Responsible Officer: VP Students, Alumni Association
TARGETS:
- Sponsor annual alumni branch events in Toronto, Calgary, and
Hong Kong; enhance branch activity in B.C., Ottawa, Shanghai,
and Singapore, Ongoing
3. Improve links with secondary/post-secondary sectors
Responsible Officer: President, VP Academic, VP Students
TARGETS:
- Continue development of joint programs with other institutions,
Ongoing
- Develop new programs to encourage application and early admission
of highly qualified high-school students, Spring 2000
4. Accountability: report and AGM
Responsible Officer: VP External
TARGETS:
- Continue to publish an Annual Report and hold an Annual General
Meeting, Ongoing
5. The Comprehensive Community Plan: consult and inform the
UBC community
Responsible Officer: VP Finance, AVP Lands and Buildings
TARGETS:
- Seek Board of Governors approval for the Comprehensive Community
Plan, Spring 2000
- Continue to consult and communicate with the UBC community and
its neighbours concerning the Comprehensive Community Plan, Ongoing
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Strategies: International
1. Increase number of international students, exchanges
Responsible Officer: VP Students, VP Academic, AVP Programs, Deans
TARGETS:
- Increase undergraduate enrolment in the International Student
Initiative to 800, Fall 2001
- Increase by 15 % (to c. 345) the number of undergraduates participating
in centrally-organized student exchange programs, Winter 2001
- Strengthen services to international students in such areas
as registration and the provision of information, Fall 2000
2. Expand First Nations/indigenous studies
Responsible Officer: VP Academic, VP Students, AVP Programs
TARGETS:
- Develop major in First Nations Studies, Spring 2001
- Pursue initiatives linking First Nations and Maori studies,
Ongoing
3. Focus on three geographical areas
Responsible Officer: VP Academic, VP Research
TARGETS:
- Establish a clear strategy for UBC activity in Asia, including
a possible physical presence, Fall 2000
- Continue support for new initiatives such as the Institute for
European Studies and the American Studies programs, Ongoing
4. Develop international contacts and benchmarks
Responsible Officer: President, AVP Planning
TARGETS:
- Work with Universitas 21 to establish course transfers and "portability",
Ongoing
- Sponsor meeting of Presidents of Association of Pacific Rim
Universities at UBC, Summer 2000
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Funding Sources
UBC draws principally on four sources of revenue: annual operating
income, including the provincial government grant, tuition fees
and investment income; research funds from external agencies; capital
funds from public and private sources; and funds from donations
and endowments. In addition, some projects are operated through
cost recovery (e.g., Housing and Conferences) or supported by government
grants. Some of the targets listed in this operational timetable
will be achieved through a reallocation of existing resources or
through cost recovery; others will depend upon our ability to increase
our success in fundraising activities and research competitions.
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