Committee Charge

The Committee’s responsibilities include

• Facilitating evaluation of progress toward achievement of the institution’s strategic initiatives and the institution’s academic achievements;
• Facilitating the University’s annual budget development process, including proposing the annual operating and capital budgets, and making recommendations for federal appropriation, salary treatment, and tuition;
• Facilitating revisions to the Gallaudet Strategic Plan and facilitating discussions on relationship between the Gallaudet Strategic Plan and the Clerc Center Strategic Plan;
  • Assuring that the University’s budget is aligned with the Gallaudet Strategic Plan and the Clerc Center Strategic Plan;
  • Developing guidelines for preparing and prioritizing action plans for the implementation of strategic plans at all levels (e.g., institutional and unit level); reviewing action plans within the context of strategic resource allocation; providing advice to the President’s Cabinet and the President; and establishing reporting mechanisms;
  • Facilitating the monitoring of strategic goal outcome data including:
    • Setting reporting schedule,
    • Verifying data,
    • Analyzing data and action plans in order to make recommendations for continuous improvement on campus, and
    • Communicating the results of institutional effectiveness efforts to appropriate campus and external stakeholders to promote accountability and transparency;
• Reviewing results of university-level learning assessment updates and program reviews that are conducted on a regularly scheduled basis, and making recommendations on strategies and mechanisms to continually improve the quality of the institution.
• Assuring that GU meets all MSCHE and U.S. Department of Education (ED) expectations for planning, resource allocation, and assessment.