Year One Progress Report

Developed during academic year 2002-03, the Davis campus Strategic Plan was adopted in September 2003. It has been a full 12 months since the Plan began serving as a guiding document for planning, actions, and decisions throughout the campus. During this first year, deans, vice chancellors, and vice provosts have worked with faculty and staff in their respective units to advance the Plan’s goals of learning, discovery, and engagement, and to build the “framework for success” that underlies those goals. Progress in key-areas has been jump started by the allocation of one-time funds from the Office of the Provost to supplement and complement investments at the unit level.

A critically important part of the Strategic Plan involves assessing progress on a regular and ongoing basis. Each of the Plan’s 14 strategies has a team of point people, usually a vice-chancellor or vice provost and a dean, which has taken responsibility for coordinating action on that strategy and for monitoring progress.

This “Year One” progress report consists of the individual reports of these point teams. The reports are designed to be succinct and easy-to-read. The format is the same for all – a brief narrative summary of first year implementation efforts; a bullet-form description of advances and ongoing programs consistent with the strategy; and a bullet-form short statement of plans for 2004-05. Also included in most cases is a brief evaluation of the indicators of achievement or metrics that are associated with the strategy. In some instances the point team has proposed additional metrics to measure progress in advancing the strategy.

You are invited to explore these brief reports to see what has been happening and what is planned for the coming year. We have also highlighted two areas -- recruitment of high achieving students and building research infrastructure to assist in securing major, interdisciplinary research grants -- for special focus. You can find links to information about them on this page. Over the coming year we plan to add others – check back often to see what is new. If there is a specific area you would like to see highlighted, please let us know.

As you review these reports, it will be clear that we have made excellent progress in a short period of time. But much more remains to be done. Each of you is invited to become actively involved in the Plan. Your thoughts, suggestions, and recommendations are always welcome. You may address them to the point people for a particular strategy or by e-mail to strategicplan@ucdavis.edu. All input will be acknowledged and thoughtfully considered.