Hoffman apr20-7

PLANNING THE PLAN Collaboratively Aligning Strategic Plan Initiatives & Assessments

Dr. Starr Hoffman Head, Planning & Assessment UNLV University Libraries

State of the Plan • October 2015 • New strategic plan

(7/2015) • UNLV’s “Top Tier” initiative • Assessment = vacant • Data Framework revision

From Strategic Plan to Assessment Plan

University “Top Tier” Goal

Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Corresponding Goal

Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Supporting Objectives

Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Measures of Success

Division Initiatives -> Assessment Plan

University “Top Tier” Goal

Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Corresponding Goal

Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Supporting Objectives

Libraries’ Strategic Plan: Measures of Success

Division Initiatives -> Assessment Plan

Assessment Alignment (in stages)

Pre-Collaboration

•  Created spreadsheets •  Assessment-owned •  “Low-hanging” assessments

(surveys, counts)

Dean’s Directs

•  Spreadsheet exercise •  Took ownership •  Gaps

Library Council

•  Spreadsheet exercise •  Took ownership

Follow-Up • Collated into Plan • Divisional meetings

Spreadsheets for Exercises

Spreadsheets for Exercises

Spreadsheets for Exercises

Spreadsheets for Exercises

Spreadsheets for Exercises

Spreadsheets for Exercises

Spreadsheets for Exercises

Assessment Alignment (in stages)

Pre-Collaboration

•  Created spreadsheets •  Assessment-owned •  “Low-hanging” assessments

(surveys, counts)

Dean’s Directs

•  Dean & 6 members •  Spreadsheet exercise •  Took ownership •  Gaps

Library Council

•  Spreadsheet exercise •  Took ownership

Follow-Up • Collated into Plan • Divisional meetings

Assessment Alignment (in stages)

Pre-Collaboration

•  Created spreadsheets •  Assessment-owned •  “Low-hanging” assessments

(surveys, counts)

Dean’s Directs

•  Dean & 6 members •  Spreadsheet exercise •  Took ownership •  Gaps

Library Council

•  Spreadsheet exercise •  Took ownership

Follow-Up • Collated into Plan • Divisional meetings

Assessment Alignment (in stages)

Pre-Collaboration

•  Created spreadsheets •  Assessment-owned •  “Low-hanging” assessments

(surveys, counts)

Dean’s Directs

•  Dean & 6 members •  Spreadsheet exercise •  Took ownership •  Gaps

Library Council

•  Spreadsheet exercise •  Took ownership

Follow-Up •  Synthesized into Plan • Divisional meetings

Strategies for Alignment • Collaborative participation

•  Leverage existing infrastructures

•  Facilitate ownership across the Plan •  Highlight divisional involvement •  Ownership responsibility •  Point out gaps

• Directly align library goals & institutional goals • Diverse portfolio of assessments • Data Framework (manual)

•  Involves all library areas •  New data, new assessments

? Any questions?

Dr. Starr Hoffman Head of Planning & Assessment University Libraries University of Nevada, Las Vegas starr.hoffman@unlv.edu 702.895.4369