Good to Great Initiative (2013-2018)

The Progress of Prioritization

 

Building Blocks

• PL 32-114 Established the Research Corporation of the University of Guam
  • (Currently has $12.6M in over 90 grants and over 100 employees)
• PL 32-237  Student Financial Assistance law changed. $500K available for graduate students.
  
• Revived Research Council - Emphasis on Region and interdisciplinary approaches
• Hired the University's first Chief Information Officer
• $200K provided for Library resources support
• Established UOG Press, hired editor
  
  

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Special Initiatives

• Student Success Innovation Team
• Transformative Grants
  • EPSCoR ($6.0M), U54 Cancer Grant ($5.4M), NASA -related grants ($1.0M)
• Responsive Initiatives
  • Micronesian Biosecurity Plan for Department of Navy ($1.2M)
• Building Networks
  • Cooperative Ecosystems Units (CESU) with DOD ($3M)
• Faculty Leadership Program

 

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 Academic Progress

• 124 credit hours for undergraduate programs 
• 33 credit hours for graduate programs
• Programs were identified for closure or consolidation.
• All undergraduate degree programs have identified capstone courses
• All programs have identified faculty FTEs working in the program
• $400K allocated for academic G2G initiatives

 

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204 Tactical Tasks / Recommendations

The G2G implementation plan identified 204 tasks and recommendations that the University has been working towards completing over the last four years. These include:

• Academic program benchmarks
• Program prioritization
• Investment in higher ranked programs
• Program transformation for lower ranked programs
• New ideas for instruction and research
• Investment in faculty and staff development
   
  

204 Tasks / Recommendations Update

COMPLETED	ONGOING	RECONSIDERED	MOVED FORWARD to new strategic plan or unit's plan
52	27	2	30