"Strategic Positioning / Transforming the U" Materials
Persistent link for this collectionhttps://hdl.handle.net/11299/489
Historical note: In September 2004, President Robert Bruininks announced the launch of a systemwide self-assessment and planning process known initially as "strategic positioning." The goal was to make the University of Minnesota "one of the top three public research universities in the world within a decade."
Collection description: Documentation of the Strategic Positioning effort was shared broadly with the University community and the public via the University's website. This documentation includes reports, charge letters, presentations, publicity materials, and the project websites themselves. Of particular value are the drafts and final versions of the reports of the task forces, whose recommendations became the basis for decisions about the future of the University. Many of those recommendations and reports are available here for searching and download.
For access to an archived view of the Strategic Positioning / Transforming the U websites, please see https://archive-it.org/collections/327.
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Item Academic Task Force Report and Recommendations: Academic Positioning: Report to the President(University of Minnesota, 2005-03-30) University of Minnesota: Academic Task ForceHigh-level recommendations designed to be a springboard for more targeted subgroups.Item Achieving Excellence: Academic Strategic Positioning 2005–2010(University of Minnesota, 2011) University of Minnesota: Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and ProvostIn late 2004 the University of Minnesota launched a comprehensive strategic positioning effort. On March 11, 2005, the Board of Regents unanimously approved the goal to be one of the top three public research universities within a decade.Item Advancing the Public Good: A plan for ensuring the University of Minnesota’s leadership in education, research, and public service in the 21st century(University of Minnesota, 2005) University of Minnesota: Office of the ProvostItem Advancing the Public Good: Transforming the U(University of Minnesota, 2006) University of Minnesota: Office of the PresidentItem Advancing the Public Good: Transforming the University of Minnesota into a World-Class Research University: Academic Initiatives Update(University of Minnesota, 2007) University of Minnesota: Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost; Sullivan, E. ThomasItem A Blueprint for Creating The Institute on the Environment for the University of Minnesota(University of MInnesota: Provost's Advisory Committee for the Institute on the Environment, 2006-09-25) Swackhamer, Deborah; Polasky, Stephen; Foufoula-Georgiou, Efi; Johnson, Lucinda; Kapuscinski, Anne; Karkkainen, Bradley; McMurry, Peter; Mulla, David; Reich, Peter; Thorleifson, Harvey; Tilman, David; Binks, JonathanIn the words of University of Minnesota President Robert H. Bruininks: “The environment poses such a broad and important array of interrelated issues that the participation of scholars from diverse fields will be critical to our efforts to understand and offer solutions to protect our natural world.” This document lays out the anticipated role, structure and operation, or “blueprint,” of a new University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment (IonE).Item Charge Letter, AHC Strategic Positioning Task Force on a New Precinct Plan for the Academic Health Center(University of Minnesota: Academic Health Center, 2005-09-21) Cerra, Frank B.Letter describing the charge to the AHC Strategic Positioning Task Force on a New Precinct Plan for the Academic Health Center.Item Charge Letter, AHC Strategic Positioning Task Force on Clinical Sciences Enterprise(University of Minnesota: Health Sciences, 2005-09-21) Cerra, Frank B.Letter describing the charge to the AHC Strategic Positioning Task Force on Clinical Sciences Enterprise.Item Charge Letter, AHC Strategic Positioning Task Force on Knowledge Management Technology(University of Minnesota: Academic Health Center, 2005-09-21) Cerra, Frank B.Letter describing the charge to the AHC Strategic Positioning Task Force on Knowledge Management Technology.Item Charge Letter, AHC Strategic Positioning Task Force on the Health Professional Workforce(University of Minnesota: Academic Health Center, 2005-09-21) Cerra, Frank B.Letter describing the charge to the AHC Strategic Positioning Task Force on the Health Professional Workforce.Item Charge Letter, Collaborative Research Task Force(University of Minnesota: Office of the Vice President for Research, 2005-09-14) Mulcahy, R. TimothyLetter describing the charge to the Collaborative Research Task Force.Item Charge Letter, Research Infrastructure Task Force(University of Minnesota: Office of the Vice President for Research, 2005-09-14) Mulcahy, R. TimothyLetter describing the charge to the Research Infrastructure Task Force.Item Charge to System-wide Academic Task Force on Diversity(University of Minnesota: Office of the Provost, 2005-09-15) Jones, Robert J.; Sullivan, E. ThomasLetter and supporting documents comprising the charge to the System-wide Academic Task Force on Diversity.Item Charge to the Administrative Service and Productivity Task Force Chairs(University of Minnesota: University Services, 2005-08-26) O'Brien, KathleenLetter and supporting documents comprising the charge to the Administrative Service and Productivity Task Force.Item The Community Speaks out in Support of the U's Aspirations(University of Minnesota, 2005) University of Minnesota: University RelationsItem Defining the St. Paul Campus: A Working Draft(University of Minnesota, 2008-02-18) University of MinnesotaIn 2007, Provost Sullivan charged the seven St. Paul deans, convened by Kate VandenBosch and Bob Kvavik, to identify themes defining the mission of the St. Paul campus for the future. Ideally, these themes will unify clusters of research and academic programs and bring new energy to the campus. A desired outcome is to use the clusters to identify campus precincts aligned with the themes. The defined themes will also provide context for assigning new programmatic initiatives to St. Paul, planning new research facilities in St. Paul, aligning building use with academic priorities, and maximizing use of classroom space.Item Executive Summary: President's Recommendations for Strategic Positioning(University of Minnesota, 2005-05-06) Bruininks, Robert H.Item Executive Summary: Strategic Positioning(University of Minnesota, 2005-03-30) University of Minnesota: Administrative Strategic Positioning Task ForceItem Final Report to the University Community(University of Minnesota: Administrative Service and Productivity Task Forces & Steering Committee, 2006-08-07) O'Brien, Kathleen; Bock, Terry; Carrier, Carol; Cawley, Steve; Kiedrowski, Jay; Klatt, Gail; Morrison, Fred; Pfutzenreuter, Richard; Rinehart, Gerald; Thrane, Linda; Fox, MeredithThe president has challenged the University to move beyond the commendable continuous improvement work that brought us this far, and move into an era of transformational change. In order to achieve this change, hundreds of University citizens have contributed over the past 18 months to the creation of a transformational action plan for administrative operations. Each of the administrative task forces will wrap up their important planning and prioritization work by the fall of 2006. This report is a reflection of what was accomplished by the task forces and steering committee as well as recommendations for future action.Item Final Report to the University Community: Executive Summary(University of Minnesota, 2006-08-07) University of Minnesota: Administrative Service and Productivity Task Forces & Steering CommitteeThis report is a reflection of what has been accomplished by the administrative task forces and steering committee as well as recommendations for future action.