SAVE Guiding Questions
What are some important questions to be addressed by this academic visioning/strategic planning process?
- Balance/expectations between teaching, research, and service.
- Who are we / what are our strengths and who do we want to become?
- What are key programs that UWF wants to be known for, how do we match the needs of/strengths of NWF & state, how do we focus and grow them?
- What type of university does UWF want to be?
- What are our weakness – faculty, staff, students?
- How do we retain good faculty/students?
- How do we make sure we stand for quality? Demonstrate Quality? Define quality?
Who are the stakeholders? What are some important questions we need to ask our stakeholders about academics at UWF?
- UWF Faculty & Staff – Where do you want UWF to be in 5 years? How do you know your students learn what you teach? What are your goals?
- Companies that have hired UWF graduates – What skills are lacking from new hires? What skills are great that new hires already have?
- Alumni – How did or did UWF help achieve career goals? Also retired staff/faculty.
- What are your (private sector) expectation for UWF and its contribution to educational, cultural, economic & quality of life of NWF & State?
- Students – graduate/undergraduate – How has UWF education contributed to your personal and professional development; how did we do?
- Middle and high school students and their parents – What would encourage “you” to attend UWF?