Strategic Focus Area 7: Employer and Employee Excellence

SFA,SG,T,Tactic,RP,Status,StrategyGroup,AP,SG_Status 7,1,1,^Utilize climate data to develop campus-wide annual improvement plans.^, Simone Waldon,, ^Improvement of campus climate and environment for faculty and staff well-being and satisfaction^, Simone Waldon, 7,1,2,^Develop or extend Rolla/community partnerships.^, Simone Waldon,, ^Improvement of campus climate and environment for faculty and staff well-being and satisfaction^, Simone Waldon, 7,1,3,^Enhance and promote faculty and staff well-being programs.^, Simone Waldon,, ^Improvement of campus climate and environment for faculty and staff well-being and satisfaction^, Simone Waldon, 7,1,4,^Review and improve campus business processes for quality and effectiveness.^, Christopher Keehn,, ^Improvement of campus climate and environment for faculty and staff well-being and satisfaction^, Simone Waldon, 7,1,5,^Increase recognition for staff and faculty, particularly those who contribute to a supportive climate.^, Simone Waldon,, ^Improvement of campus climate and environment for faculty and staff well-being and satisfaction^, Simone Waldon, 7,1,6,^Improve compensation procedures and add greater transparency to process.^, Cindi Nelson,, ^Improvement of campus climate and environment for faculty and staff well-being and satisfaction^, Simone Waldon, 7,2,1,^Conduct a comprehensive and continuous review of P&T process for TT/NTT tracks.^, Daniel Forciniti,, ^Enhance faculty academic life^, Daniel Forciniti, 7,2,2,^Develop college-level faculty mentoring programs across career stages and career tracks (e.g., TT/T/NTT) in all departments.^, Kate Drowne,, ^Enhance faculty academic life^, Daniel Forciniti, 7,2,3,^Improve and revise faculty workload distribution policies.^, Daniel Forciniti,, ^Enhance faculty academic life^, Daniel Forciniti, 7,2,4,^Redefine and expand upon the definitions of merit and measured success/effort on campus that contribute to P&T, including appreciation of diverse types of scholarship.^, Colin Potts,, ^Enhance faculty academic life^, Daniel Forciniti, 7,2,5,^Improve annual faculty evaluation processes in alignment with P&T requirements for TT and NTT faculty.^, Daniel Forciniti,, ^Enhance faculty academic life^, Daniel Forciniti, 7,3,1,^Improve training and development opportunities.^, Simone Waldon,, ^Improve staff engagement and retention^, Cindi Nelson, 7,3,2,^Improve recognition and appreciation programs.^, Simone Waldon,, ^Improve staff engagement and retention^, Cindi Nelson, 7,3,3,^Improve performance review process.^, Barbi Spencer,, ^Improve staff engagement and retention^, Cindi Nelson, 7,3,4,^Develop programs and paths for promotion.^, ,, ^Improve staff engagement and retention^, Cindi Nelson, 7,3,5,^Review and update staff compensation strategy to address salary compression and inversion.^, James Baker,, ^Improve staff engagement and retention^, Cindi Nelson, 7,3,6,^Develop concrete guidelines and processes for dual career hiring and retention (including both faculty and staff).^, Carrie Arrowsmith,, ^Improve staff engagement and retention^, Cindi Nelson, 7,4,1,^Develop processes that support leadership teams with balanced representation of skills, experiences, and viewpoints.^, ,, ^Engagement and empowerment of employees^, David Westenberg, 7,4,2,^Facilitate inclusive dialogues about and clarify expectations for shared governance.^, ,, ^Engagement and empowerment of employees^, David Westenberg, 7,4,3,^Include faculty experts in administrative and operational decision-making processes about their areas of expertise.^, ,, ^Engagement and empowerment of employees^, David Westenberg, 7,4,4,^Develop a plan for improved communication between administration, faculty, and staff.^, ,, ^Engagement and empowerment of employees^, David Westenberg, 7,4,5,^Increase the role of standing committees (staff and faculty) in decision-making processes.^, ,, ^Engagement and empowerment of employees^, David Westenberg, 7,4,6,^Establish metrics to determine effectiveness of shared governance and other faculty/staff involvement strategies and track them over time.^, ,, ^Engagement and empowerment of employees^, David Westenberg, 7,4,7,^Create professional development opportunities to increase/enhance faculty/staff institutional involvement, shared governance participation, and continuity.^, ,, ^Engagement and empowerment of employees^, David Westenberg, 7,5,1,^Develop appropriate continuity plans for administrative roles: deans and department chairs, academic administrators, and administrative leaders and directors.^, Cindi Nelson,, ^Improve academic and administrative continuity ^, Cindi Nelson, 7,5,2,^Create and maintain leadership development programs for staff, including both administrative and non-administrative leadership paths with a focus on emotional intelligence and relationship-building skills.^, Simone Waldon,, ^Improve academic and administrative continuity ^, Cindi Nelson, 7,5,3,^Continuously identify exceptional talent that could enhance campus leadership, both internal and external.^, Carrie Arrowsmith,, ^Improve academic and administrative continuity ^, Cindi Nelson, 7,5,4,^Reduce number and duration of interim appointments.^, ,, ^Improve academic and administrative continuity ^, Cindi Nelson, 7,5,5,^Create and maintain leadership development programs for faculty, including both administrative and non-administrative leadership paths with a focus on emotional intelligence and relationship-building skills.^, Kate Drowne,, ^Improve academic and administrative continuity ^, Cindi Nelson,