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Infrastructure Work Team Guarantor - Aly Valentine valenta@umd.edu
Objective | 23.1 | Nimble OrganizationAlignment for Effectiveness Examine | and retool existing structures, processes, and mechanisms to position the organization to respond quickly and appropriately to emerging issues and needs.|||
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| Strategy 2.1.1 | Designate time in faculty IEP or staff PRD for identification of emerging needs or addressing unanticipated issues in the State | ||||
| Strategy 2.1.2 | Use technology to solidify UME's competitive advantage as source of trusted research-based information | ||||
Objective 2.2 Partnerships and Funding Strengthen existing and establish new partnerships and funding streams to maximize achievement of UME's mission and vision. | |||||
| Strategy 2.2.1 | Foster partnerships with government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, other state Extension services, and faculty and staff from UMD, UMES, and other USM institutions to increase multidisciplinary programs | ||||
| Strategy 2.2.2 | Diversify revenue sources including fee-based programming, cost recovery, endowments, and new public funding | ||||
| Strategy 2..2.3 | Enhance relationships with national, state, and local elected officials | ||||
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. | |||||
| 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 | |||||