Accomplishments

For a detailed explanation about the work and progress of the 2030 Action Team, you’re encouraged to read the Fall 2023 update that summarizes its first two years. Here are some goal and team highlights from that report. 

Aligning and Engaging Workforce

  • Established the new Research Professor and Teaching Professor titles for academic staff. 
  • Created an Enhanced Employee Development program. 
  • Integrated the recommendations for professional development into the regular duties of the associate vice chancellor of human resources. 

Becoming Student Centric/Moon Shot For Equity 

  • Coordinated efforts across multiple units and initiatives – including DEI Initiatives, Strategic Affairs Plan, EAB Moon Shot, M3, HERA – into a cohesive conceptual model for student success. 
  • Established a system of regular communications across multiple units within Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Finance and Administrative Affairs, MarComm, DEI, Enrollment Management and other campus units. 
  • Transitioned initiatives into the regular business practices of the units involved in student success. 

Growing the Endowment

  • A benchmarking study was completed to identify strategies to grow the endowment. 
  • The University Advancement team completed internal restructuring and began work on an 18-month strategic plan. 

Increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

  • Developed and implemented a DEI One-Year Action Plan with four focus areas, including Student Success, Diverse Talent, Climate and Culture, and Community Impact. 
  • Hosted a semester-long DEI Action Planning Institute to facilitate development of unit-specific DEI Action Plans. 
  • Developed tools for units to develop their individualized DEI Action plans.  
  • DEI efforts resulting from the 2030 Action Plan have been incorporated into the strategic priorities of the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, as directed by the division’s vice chancellor. 

Reassessing Unit Alignment

  • Realigned eight schools and colleges into four units, creating the College of the Arts and Architecture, the College of Community Engagement and Professions, the Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health, and the College of Health Professions and Sciences. 
  • The realignment became official as of July 1, 2023. 

Redesigning the Research Infrastructure

  • The Faculty Workload Group developed an initial version of the Faculty Workload Model report that was shared with the University Committee, chairs/directors and deans. 
  • The Graduate Student Support workgroup developed recommendations for stipend increases as well for professional development. 
  • The National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) conducted a peer review visit and provided recommendations to improve research infrastructure. 

Revising Curriculum

  • Developed a model of GER reform that incorporates feedback from governance and other institutional groups regarding the necessity of general education reform, requirements and peer comparisons. 

Updating the Budget Model

  • UWM’s current budget model is being reviewed in three phases between May 2023 and July 2024. Phase 1, from May to September 2023, included the formation of a committee, collecting stakeholder feedback, organizing data, and documenting issues for analysis and recommendation. 
  • A committee has been formed and stakeholder feedback meetings are occurring, as well as a survey tool for solicitation of feedback.