{"id":489,"date":"2023-08-24T15:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T22:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/strategic-planning\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2023-09-01T12:42:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:42:27","slug":"strengths-1-2-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/strategic-planning\/strengths-1-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Executive Leadership Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No stable coordination in post-secondary education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple Priorities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Declining enrollment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Devaluing higher education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expense versus investment mindset<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Imposter syndrome\/morale<\/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>Competition &#8211; community colleges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demographics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lack of trust\/transparency\/morale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership instability\/Lack of focus\/Clear institutional direction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Value of higher education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To many academic programs (will add but not delete); (resistance to change)<\/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>BOT is disconnected from our mission<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Budget<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty and admin. not on same page\/ all stakeholders\u2019 interests aren&#8217;t in alignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High workload across faculty, staff and admin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low retention (faculty and staff ratio to students)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Academic Deans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Very low staffing levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three academic calendars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demographic cliff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student(s) focus\/lack there of<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reputational challenge<\/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>Underfunding \/ defunding of higher education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anti-higher ed political climate &#8211; especially local and nationwide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Athletic funding\/increasing costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ambitious and temporarily leaders \u2013 Short-term thinking mindset<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty attrition and failure to replace tenure lines with other tenure lines<\/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>Disconnected \/ isolated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Racism \/ lack of diversity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drugs., alcohol, depression, anxiety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lack of diverse faculty \/ and losing those that are there because of the environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better salaries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better benefits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embedded white supremacy mindset and inherent structural modalities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environment of surrounding city<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enrollment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entrenchment &#8211; including administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Athletics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uncertainty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No Spokane strategy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funding, alumni, business, internships, investment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Staff Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faculty\/staff turnover *especially POC* \/ burnout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aging infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>budget\/resources\/bandwidth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student needs-housing and food insecurity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Value of higher education and degree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Athletics Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enrollment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competitive salaries \/turnovers all around<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aging infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University fiscal process \/ cost to do business (Unions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Missing opportunities for recruitment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Student Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Money<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retention of students of color<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Off campus \/ online students not paying certain fees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burnout (student and staff)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lack of safety and\/or real support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market diversity\/ it\u2019s not true<\/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>Political polarization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transparency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unclear priorities \/ too many agendas that are in conflict<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disconnected students\/lack of support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lack of trust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Department Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Competition from other universities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National enrollment trends \/ Demographics of future students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to recruit and retain strong faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inability of students to take semester or quarter classes (calendar) \/ double calendar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fear of change \/ lack of nimbleness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faculty Group 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Athletics &#8211; 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