PLANNING THE PLAN Collaboratively Aligning Strategic Plan Initiatives & Assessments
Dr. Starr Hoffman Head, Planning & Assessment UNLV University Libraries
State of the Plan • October 2015 • New strategic plan
(7/2015) • UNLV’s “Top Tier” initiative • Assessment = vacant • Data Framework revision
From Strategic Plan to Assessment Plan
University “Top Tier” Goal
Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Corresponding Goal
Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Supporting Objectives
Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Measures of Success
Division Initiatives -> Assessment Plan
University “Top Tier” Goal
Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Corresponding Goal
Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Supporting Objectives
Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Measures of Success
Division Initiatives -> Assessment Plan
Assessment Alignment (in stages)
Pre-Collaboration
• Created spreadsheets • Assessment-owned • “Low-hanging” assessments
(surveys, counts)
Dean’s Directs
• Spreadsheet exercise • Took ownership • Gaps
Library Council
• Spreadsheet exercise • Took ownership
Follow-Up • Collated into Plan • Divisional meetings
Spreadsheets for Exercises
Spreadsheets for Exercises
Spreadsheets for Exercises
Spreadsheets for Exercises
Spreadsheets for Exercises
Spreadsheets for Exercises
Spreadsheets for Exercises
Assessment Alignment (in stages)
Pre-Collaboration
• Created spreadsheets • Assessment-owned • “Low-hanging” assessments
(surveys, counts)
Dean’s Directs
• Dean & 6 members • Spreadsheet exercise • Took ownership • Gaps
Library Council
• Spreadsheet exercise • Took ownership
Follow-Up • Collated into Plan • Divisional meetings
Assessment Alignment (in stages)
Pre-Collaboration
• Created spreadsheets • Assessment-owned • “Low-hanging” assessments
(surveys, counts)
Dean’s Directs
• Dean & 6 members • Spreadsheet exercise • Took ownership • Gaps
Library Council
• Spreadsheet exercise • Took ownership
Follow-Up • Collated into Plan • Divisional meetings
Assessment Alignment (in stages)
Pre-Collaboration
• Created spreadsheets • Assessment-owned • “Low-hanging” assessments
(surveys, counts)
Dean’s Directs
• Dean & 6 members • Spreadsheet exercise • Took ownership • Gaps
Library Council
• Spreadsheet exercise • Took ownership
Follow-Up • Synthesized into Plan • Divisional meetings
Strategies for Alignment • Collaborative participation
• Leverage existing infrastructures
• Facilitate ownership across the Plan • Highlight divisional involvement • Ownership responsibility • Point out gaps
• Directly align library goals & institutional goals • Diverse portfolio of assessments • Data Framework (manual)
• Involves all library areas • New data, new assessments
? Any questions?
Dr. Starr Hoffman Head of Planning & Assessment University Libraries University of Nevada, Las Vegas [email protected] 702.895.4369