Invest in human capital and organizational systems that foster a culture of inclusion, excellence, and engagement among faculty, staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.
Infrastructure Work Team Guarantor - Aly Valentine valenta@umd.edu
Objective 3.1 Alignment for Effectiveness Examine current organizational structures and practices within campuses (UMD and UMES), counties, RECs, programmatic units, clusters, program areas, and impact teams to eliminate redundancies and increase organizational effectiveness within fiscal constraints. | |
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| Strategy 3.1.1 Evaluate and modify organizational systems to maximize efficiency in support of UME's mission | |
| Strategy 3.1.2 Adjust, align, and fully support all units to optimize achievement in UME's impact areas | |
| Strategy 3.1.3 Reduce administrative burden on impact team leaders to increase program capacity | |
| Strategy 3.1.4 Allocate fiscal resources or realign staffing resources to support program development and grant writing | |
| Strategy 3.1.5 Use a staffing plan to enhance current capacity and ensure that programming expectations are in balance with faculty and staff | |
| Strategy 3.1.6 Address the demand to enhance interactions between field and campus (UME and UMES) faculty to improve exchange of information and opportunities for scholarship | |
Objective 3.2 Training and Development Invest in training, development, and mentoring for all UME faculty and staff, regardless of location. | |
| Strategy 3.2.1 Create and implement a regular and comprehensive faculty and staff orientation | |
| Strategy 3.2.2 Evaluate current UMD and UMES mentoring structures for tenure- and non-tenure-track faculty and staff and create a system that fosters individual growth and success | |
| Strategy 3.2.3 Support and fund professional development in content areas, leadership/management training, diversity inclusion, and cultural competency for all faculty, administrative and support staff regardless of location | |
Objective 3.3 Facility and Technology Renewal Update physical facilities and technology to best serve constituents, facilitate the work of faculty and staff, and encourage innovation. | |
| Strategy 3.3.1 Develop baseline facility standards and expectations for unit, county/city and Research and Education Centers (REC) offices and update as needed to meet baseline | |
Strategy 3.3.2 Develop baseline technology standards and expectations for unit, county/city and REC offices and update as needed to meet baseline | |
| Strategy 3.3.3 Promote and support innovative use of technology through dedicated funding, incentives, and training | |