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Provost – Senate meeting April 3, 2017
DPW away for a professional meeting and sends his regrets for not being able to
attend today’s meeting.
(FYI) Last week, the office of the Vice President for Research convened a forum
on the state of research at the University. This meeting, attended by about 75,
parallels other forums we have had and begins a larger discussion we will
continue to have on supporting our research and scholarly activities across the
university.
International programming – as a reminder, if you are planning or have
scheduled an international travel associated with course work or with your own
scholarship, please speak with members of our International Education Office
(Harvey Charles) to (1) make sure they are aware of your program and can
report on it accurately; and (2) assure that we are all in compliance with UAlbany,
SUNY etc. policies.
Strategic Planning
o Strategic planning steering committee and expedition writing teams
meeting in April with our consultant Rob Brodnick for in-depth work. This
work will provide the backbone for the first draft of our strategic plan.
o We will continue to keep you updated on this and as always, you can find
information on the website:
http://www.albany.edu/strategicplan/strategic.planning.documents.shtml
Continue working with units for the 2017 commencement for spring to assure the
best student (and their family) experience possible.
Dean’s Searches
o SoB on campus interviews nearing an end – updates will follow.
o SPH – review of the applications for a vendor are in progress. This is allow
us to advance the search. More information will be provided as we move
forward.
The Budget Reconciliation reviews with the units will occur in the next several
weeks. These meetings with the Provost, Deans, Fiscal and Enrollment VPs
(undergraduate and graduate) will assist in establishing enrollment and
budgetary targets that are based on best data available and shared
responsibilities between the units and the Provost’ office.
