IT Initiatives from GU Strategic Plan

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NOTE: Includes only Technology-related Initiatives

Goal = I: &= nbsp; Advance the academic excellence of Gannon University by creating undergraduate and graduate learning environments that are distinguished by high quality acade= mic programs, engaged faculty and actively involved students (Primary person with lead responsibility for implementation: Provost and Vice President for Aca= demic Affairs)

GOAL I: OBJECTIVES: Academic Programs

d.= Develop and implement a comprehensive campus technology plan that provides appropriate information and communication technology to improve = the academic and administrative operations of the University.

e.= Develop an information/technology plan that addresses classroom, distance learning and administrative objectives.

j. = Support instructional innovation by expanding creative or non-traditional methods of delivering instructional content, courses, and programs (e.g., through distance learning, the use of technology in teach= ing, outreach courses, workshops, experiential learning, co-op placements, ser= vice learning, non-traditional scheduling [block, weekends, nights, summers], off-campus programs, collaborative agreements or alliances for distance learning, new pedagogical techniques, campus-hosted conferences, seminars, and three-year degrees that combine on-campus courses with distance-learn= ing courses.)

GOAL I: OBJECTIVES: Faculty

g. = Establish a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to ass= ist faculty in applying new technologies and pedagogies to the teaching/learn= ing process.

GOAL I: OBJECTIVES: Students

j. &nbs= p; Develop distance learning graduate courses to access potential students outside the Erie area without need for off-site classes.

Goal = III: = Increase alumni involvement and other revenue from additional external resources and= the capital campaign to ensure maintenance and growth of the University (Pri= mary persons with lead responsibility for implementation: Vice President for University Advancement and Vice President for Finance and Administration)

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GOAL III: OBJECTIVES

h.   =    Increase and diversify the University’s traditional sources= of revenue by identifying more friends and corporate benefactors and by exploring innovative means of generating auxiliary funds.

Goal V:        &= nbsp; Expand Gannon’s Involvement in and service to the local and regional communi= ty (Primary persons with lead responsibility for implementation: Vice President for Mission and Vice President for Finance = and Administration)

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GOAL V: OBJECTIVES

c.=        Develop business incubator programs to train employees, support entrepreneurial development, and create new businesses through the Small Business Development Center and other on-campus entities.<= /span>

Goal = VII:        Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of information technology services and communication processes at Gannon University (Prim= ary persons with lead responsibility for implementation: Provost and Vice President for Aca= demic Affairs and Vice President for Finance and Administration)

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GOAL VII: OBJECTIVES

a.   =     Enhance information technology services.

b.      Ensure universal acc= ess to computer technology by all constituencies of the University.

Gannon University 2002-2007 Strategic Plan<= /o:p>

NOTE: Includes only Technology-related Initiatives

GOAL VII: OBJECTIVES (c= ont.)

c.     &nbs= p; Integrate the use of technology into all University processes where it is appropriate to do so, and especially into instruction, so that it becomes truly ubiquitous.

d.   =    Reinvent all processes for the Web.

e.     &nbs= p; Provide computer net= work connections in every classroom, office, and dormitory room and, ultimatel= y, in every University campus building.

f.     &nbs= p; Increase the proport= ion of classrooms with computer projection capabilities to 50% or more by Septem= ber 2005.

g.     &nbs= p; Develop the full pot= ential of technology as a tool for internal and external communication.

h.      Develop the full pot= ential of technology as an instructional tool by providing support for the use of technology in courses and by significantly increasing the number of cours= es using technology for distance learning by 2007.