{"id":483,"date":"2023-08-24T15:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T22:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/strategic-planning\/?page_id=483"},"modified":"2023-08-24T15:26:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T22:26:17","slug":"strengths-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/strategic-planning\/strengths-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Weaknesses \/ Areas of Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Executive Leadership Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Buy into EWU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accountability\/assessment\/data &#8211; informed decision making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial forecasting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Budget development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DEI infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organization development\/talent development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directors and Administrators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student retention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Semester\/quarter\/online academic calendars \/ make a decision as to which one, not offer both<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campus experience for students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior leadership&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus\/prioritization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faculty Group 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Catalyst building \u2013 lack of utility as classroom\/overburdening processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doing SRA 2 years after PRD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reorganization &#8211; put folks in positions of leadership without support or mentoring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Too much funding in athletics and not enough in academics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty and staff burnout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain\/replace\/recruit staff and faculty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Academic Deans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We are very risk averse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right sizing the regional public university<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faculty Senate Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Need more effective\/invested leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Need more diverse Board of Trustee members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Administration reluctant to spend money to make money and need institutional incentive structure that benefits the university<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognition for student advising<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Merit pay for grant work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workload for add on service (accreditation, strategic plan, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relationship between campus and community groups could be improved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DEI\/Social Justice &#8211; no institutional, long term offers to change environment; \u201ccheck the box\u201d mentality with no vision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retention of faculty and staff of color<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community Diversity Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Activism to support community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect with youth in schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build programs to support \/ drive local youth to EWU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish DEI training during student orientation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve the internal culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve community exposure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve the value alignment around diversity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve the support for students from diverse populations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Staffing and class offerings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased focus on student centric thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove obstacles to enrollment\/graduation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genuinely engaged and dedicated president<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spokane strategy \/ develop \/ students \/ alumni \/ businesses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indecisiveness &#8211; we change strategy every two years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Staff Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Staff retention \/ employee burnout and retention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Living by the value(s)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cooperation vs competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Too many priorities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Athletics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Facilities out dated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campus housing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial management processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business practices \/ processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training table<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alumni disconnect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hiring process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Onboarding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional development &#8211; staff \/ salaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Student Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lack of agreement on major requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inconsistent admission requirements for programs\/poor advising<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students of color treated differently by faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No response to discrimination complaints \/ lack of support for students of color<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inconsistent caring and performance of faculty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Internal Diversity Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Housing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recruitment\/retention\/staff, faculty, students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DEI (Staff\/faculty and students)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morale (especially staff and faculty)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Department Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Help for lecturers\/senior lecturers \/ professional development support + opportunities \/ staff positions &#8211; 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