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Vice
President Updates
As you may know, UHV has been involved in the UH System strategic planning process with the other UH campuses. Out of these strategic planning meetings, initiatives were developed.
The Action plan will need to be developed which would indicate how each initiative will be accomplished. Highlights of the initiatives are
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UHS Comprehensive Campaign to raise funds
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UHS Image Campaign to improve the understanding of the UHS universities in the community and to enhance their image
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Secure support from Legislature and Congress during FY05 sessions.
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Contact leaders identified in communications plan to increase support for the UH System
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Construct UHS System at Sugar Land Building in partnership with Wharton County Junior College
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Develop a new UH System Center at Cypress-Fairbanks/Highway 290
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Establish a new UH System center at the Texas Medical Center and coordinate health-related programs at UH
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Establish a new UH System center at Pearland
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Develop a UH System Enrollment Plan to increase enrollment to 75,000 by 2015
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Develop a UH Enrollment Management Plan for increasing undergraduate admissions
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Construct a new UHD building to meet student, faculty, and staff needs
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Increase faculty on campus to accommodate growth and enhance academic and research excellence
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Increase UH System connections with key Houston industries such as Energy industry, NASA/aerospace, Port of Houston, and Environmental
programs
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Create Global UHS connections in the Houston area
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Create fellowships for UHS undergraduates to pursue graduate education
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Create pathways for UHS faculty to better collaborate
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Ensure faculty and staff compensation, benefits and professional opportunities are competitive
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Create additional system-wide professional development opportunities for faculty
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Create opportunities for collegiality and shared governance at off-campus locations
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Create staff professional development opportunities.
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Establish the UH Center for Public Policy as a leader in regional and state public policy issues.
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Articulate UHS universities roles in certifying and retaining teachers at public schools.
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Complete and implement doctoral program in psychology at UH Clear Lake
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Identify ways the universities can work together to enhance operational efficiency
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Assist in statewide initiative to develop a new accountability system for higher education
Facilities
Services
The remodeled areas in University West are near completion and should be completed by May 31, 2004.
Moves into the remodeled areas has freed up some classrooms.
Facilities Services is moving classroom furniture back into the reclaimed classrooms in the University West building.
The landscape activities around the University West Addition have been delayed as a result of the rains, but are expected to start by middle May. (We hope.)
A Facilities Services building at UHS@SL is scheduled for construction beginning May 10, 2004.
This building should be completed in 45 – 60 days (July 15, 2004). The new landscaping at UHS@SL has really changed the entry and appearance of that campus.
Our thanks go to Darrell Bunch for having designed this landscaping.
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