Strategic Planning

Creating Tulane's Future: A Distinguished University as Distinctive as New Orleans - Strategic Action Plan

Approved by the University Senate November 1, 1999
Revised July 20, 2000

Initiative 1: People

Compensation and rewards

• Strengthen compensation for all faculty and staff by establishing a goal of increasing the salary pool annually by an amount at least equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index. In addition, strengthen competitiveness of compensation packages for our most productive faculty and staff by creating a separate pool for merit pay increases. Define criteria for identifying most productive faculty and staff, identify costs, and suggest implementation plan.

• Identify non-salary financial incentives to recognize, reward and continue to encourage outstanding performance by individual faculty and staff as well as schools, colleges, departments and units that is consistent with the strategic plan. Define the criteria for identifying outstanding performers, the types of rewards to be given, and the mechanisms for administering rewards.

References: Priorities 1b, 1g, 2e, 2t, 2w
Lead individual or group for Faculty Plan: Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
Key Participant Groups for Faculty Plan: Deans, Committee on Faculty Rewards, Human Resources, appropriate faculty and administrative groups
Lead individual or group for Staff Plan: Senior Vice President for Planning and Administration
Key Participant Groups for Staff Plan: Appropriate staff and administrative representatives, Human Resources
Time Frame: Complete plans by May 2000; begin implementation in FY01
Revised Time Frame: Complete plans by May 2001, begin implementation in FY02

Faculty

• Evaluate and harmonize, as needed, the promotion and tenure processes for all schools and colleges to create consistency of procedures and adhere to high quality academic standards throughout the university.

Reference: Priority 1e, 1f
Lead individual or group (revised): Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, President
Key Participant Groups: Dean and faculties, Committee on Faculty Rewards
Time Frame: Complete plan by May 2001; begin implementation in FY02

• Evaluate current processes and procedures for filling vacant endowed chairs and professorships and use best practices for these processes to ensure that the positions are filled by superior candidates.

Reference: Priorities 1a, 1c
Lead individual or group (revised): Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, President
Key Participant Groups: Deans and faculties
Revised Time Frame: Implementation ongoing

Staff

• Increase professional development opportunities for staff at all levels. Identify needs, define training and development options, define costs and create implementation plan.

Reference: Priority 1c
Lead individual or group: Senior Vice President for Planning and Administration
Key Participant Groups: Appropriate staff and administrative representatives, Human Resources
Time Frame: Complete plan by May 2000; begin implementation in FY01
Revised Time Frame: Complete plan by May 2001; begin implementation in FY02

Diversity

• Continue to diversify the faculty and staff at all levels, focusing particularly on minorities and women in areas where they are underrepresented. Analyze representation among current faculty and staff and specify target goals over a five-year time frame. Identify action steps for achieving these goals.

Reference: Priority 1h
Lead individual or group (revised): President's Cabinet
Key Participant Groups: Deans, appropriate Senate, faculty, staff and administrative representatives, Human Resources professionals
Time Frame: Complete plan by May 2000; begin implementation in FY01
Revised Time Frame: Complete plan by May 2001; implementation ongoing

• Adopt innovative and inclusive benefit policies. Address discrepancies in benefits between married couples and other mutually financially-dependent couples, as well as discrepancies between faculty and staff benefits. Specify a timetable and analyze costs for implementation.

Reference: Priority 1j
Lead individual or group: Senior Vice President for Planning and Administration
Key Participant Groups: Appropriate Senate, faculty, staff and administrative representatives, Human Resource professionals
Revised Time Frame: Implementation ongoing

 

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