Huntington College Strategic Initiative Timetables

Strategic Initiative/Action Step	1996-1997	1997-1998	1998-1999	1999-2000
1. Pursue excellence and innovation in the preparation of students *Action Steps:*
Continue to evaluate graduate theological education at Huntington	X
Develop a comprehensive faculty development plan	X	X
Evaluate faculty load at Huntington	X
Explore curricular opportunities associated with the new Huntington Memorial Hospital	X	X
Plan and conduct an "Academic Day" in the Spring semester	X	X	X	X
Provide informal training in classroom assessment	X	X
Create a moderated on-campus e-mail list to stimulate faculty discussion	X	X	X	X
Assess field and service learning activities at Huntington	X
Assess availability of library and computer facilities and determine optimal goal levels	X		X
Implement proposals resulting from the evaluation of theological graduate education at Huntington		X
Implement the comprehensive faculty development plan		X	X	X
Implement proposals resulting from the evaluation of faculty load		X	X	X
Implement recommendations regarding field and service learning activities		X	X	X
Develop a monthly faculty forum program		X
Evaluate the academic calendar		X
Identify an academic area as the location for the college's next center for excellence		X
Provide formal training in classroom assessment		X	X	X
Assess faculty curricular development activities		X
Develop and pilot a student/faculty summer scholarship program		X	X	X
Identify the first opportunity for a strategic academic alliance		X
Implement the monthly faculty forum program			X	X
Implement recommendations resulting from the evaluation of the academic calendar			X	X
Implement recommendations resulting from the assessment of curricular development activities			X	X
Develop a plan to create the college's center for excellence in the area identified in 1997-1998			X
Develop a plan for establishing the first academic alliance identified in 1997-1998			X
Evaluate the present foreign language requirement			X
Evaluate opportunities for offering graduate courses in key areas			X
Assess the level of field and service learning activities at Huntington and compare to optimal levels determined in 1996-1997			X
Assess availability of library and computer facilities and compare to optimal levels determined in 1996-1997			X
Plan and conduct the annual faculty retreat			X	X
Identify a second opportunity for a strategic academic alliance			X
Established the center for excellence as planned in 1998-1999				X
Establish the strategic academic alliance as planned in 1998-1999				X
Implement recommendations resulting from the evaluation of foreign language requirements				X
Implement recommendations resulting from the evaluation of opportunities for graduate study in key areas				X
Develop and implement a plan for the second academic alliance as identified in 1998-1999				X
Evaluate the opportunities associated with offering a semester abroad program				X

Strategic Initiative/Action Step	1996-1997	1997-1998	1998-1999	1999-2000
2. Encourage and nurture spiritual maturity and service to others *Action Steps:*
Consider including on new hire applications, "In addition to the traditional role one might expect of those in the academy, Huntington College Faculty have committed themselves to contribute to the spiritual development of students. How might you see yourself contributing to our efforts in this area?"	X	X	X	X
Include in the new faculty and staff orientation program an emphasis on Huntington's traditions, heritage, and commitment to students		X	X	X
Develop a "Faith, Learning and Living" symposium	X
Conduct a Faith, Learning, and Living symposium		X
Allocate a portion of the Fall Faculty Workshop to faculty and staff spiritual development		X	X	X
Research and propose a center dedicated to faculty and student involvement in cross-cultural experience		X
Establish the center for faculty and student involvement in cross-cultural experience			X	X
Plan and conduct a faculty/staff spiritual development retreat				X

Strategic Initiative/Action Step	1996-1997	1997-1998	1998-1999	1999-2000
3. Use technology effectively in educational processes *Action Steps:*
Continue to research and develop a comprehensive plan for technology usage and management	X
Continue installation of campus-wide systems infrastructure	X	X
Evaluate system security	X
Send key personnel to regional and national conferences focusing on technology, teaching, and learning	X	X	X	X
Assess campus technology usage and availability compared to similar institutions	X		X
Implement the comprehensive plan for technology usage and management		X	X	X
Plan the construction of five multimedia classrooms		X
Provide on-campus workshops for faculty and staff focusing on the use of available technology		X	X	X
Plan a pilot program demonstrating the use of technology in the academic process		X
Begin construction of multimedia classrooms			X	X
Implement pilot program demonstrating the use of technology in the academic process			X	X
Assess campus technology usage and availability and compare to 1996-1997 levels			X
Complete construction of five multimedia classrooms				X
Evaluate the construction of a faculty technology lab				X

Strategic Initiative/Action Step	1996-1997	1997-1998	1998-1999	1999-2000
4. Create and effectively maintain the endowment and physical assets *Action Steps:*
Assess the physical plant	X
Assess and improve the maintenance communication network	X
Develop a long-range facilities maintenance plan	X
Conduct an analysis of current endowment assets	X
Develop a quarterly report and analysis system for the endowment	X
Assess the advancement office's computing capabilities and needs	X
Initiate a capital campaign to significantly increase the endowment	X	X	X	X
Initiate a capital campaign to fund the facilities master plan	X	X	X	X
Implement the long-range facilities maintenance plan		X	X	X
Install computer systems to meet advancement office needs identified in 1996-1997		X
Assess the maintenance communication network and compare to 1996-1997 outcomes			X
Assess the physical plant and compare to the 1996-1997 status			X
Assess the progress of the capital campaigns			X	X

Strategic Initiative/Action Step	1996-1997	1997-1998	1998-1999	1999-2000
5. Become a Christian liberal arts college of 1000 students recognized for these pursuits *Action Steps:*
Revitalize the Huntington College student profile	X
Participate in the Independent Colleges of Indiana's retention study	X	X	X
Identify and implement ways to simplify the financial aid process	X	X	X	X
Develop a comprehensive plan for institutional growth	X	X
Implement the enrollment and financial aid components of the comprehensive plan for institutional growth	X	X	X	X
Plan for increased admissions involvement in church conferences	X
Add a retention component to the comprehensive plan for institutional growth based on the ICI study		X
Articulate the revitalized student profile from 1997-98		X
Implement the church and alumni relations components of the comprehensive plan for institutional growth		X	X	X
Evaluate the implications of enrollment greater than 1000		X	X	X
Implement retention and public relations components of the comprehensive plan for institutional growth			X	X
Evaluate the role of athletics in marketing the college			X
Implement proposals resulting from the evaluation of the role of athletics in marketing the college				X
Assess the comprehensive plan for institutional growth				X