The Strategic Plan

For nearly a century, the University of New Haven has equipped students with the practical skills and critical knowledge necessary for success in an array of professional pursuits. In turn, our graduates have become the business executives, engineers, scientists, teachers, and public officials leading and supporting our communities.

Vision for 2020, and beyond

As knowledge expands and these pursuits become more complex, a university’s approach to education must correspondingly change. Today’s technologically sophisticated students learn differently and require refashioned forms of teaching. They collaborate, find, and share knowledge instantly, and fully immerse themselves in the educational process. They think globally and don’t recognize academic silos. They increasingly aim to apply what they learn to their chosen careers, even before graduating, by engaging in internships and research projects. Universities must facilitate this discovery-based learning and prepare for success in today’s rapidly changing economic and technological landscape.

Our vision is to become one of the Northeast’s premier comprehensive universities offering a technologically advanced, experience-based, outcomes-focused education, one that produces graduates who will use their knowledge and skills to strengthen communities throughout our region, our nation, and our world.

    A dynamic strategic plan that poises the University at the forefront of preparing students for a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world.

    Optimal Enrollment

    Objective: To establish targets for achieving optimal enrollment; to work collaboratively with academic affairs, student affairs, and various administrative units to identify and implement goals, strategies, and processes integral to the mission of the University.

    High-Impact Practices (HIPs)

    Objective: To increase student participation in defined high-impact practices.

    Graduate School Readiness

    Objective: To increase student readiness for graduate and professional degree programs.

    Graduate School Visibility

    Objective: To develop an overarching marketing plan for graduate programs that strengthens the University’s reputation by promoting and providing measurable visibility to all of the University’s graduate degrees and certificate programs.

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    OSP 1: Market-Responsive Education

    Leader:

    • Shaily Menon, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives

    Sub-Deliverable Leaders:

    • Jacqui Brown, Assistant Professor
    • Alan MacDougall, Director of Educational Technology
    • Vin Mangiacapra, Associate Vice President for Information Technology and CIO
    • Michele Polak, Director of Learning Assessment
    • Nancy Savage, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

    • Christine Shakespeare, Vice Provost for Policy & Program Coordinator

    • April Yoder, Associate Professor

    Team Members:

    • College and School Deans and Associate Deans
    • Curriculum Committee representatives

    • AI Literacy Working Group

    • Business Office
    • Lauren Boasso, Associate Professor of Practice and Director of Writing Center
    • Timothy Butler, Director of Corporate Partnerships
    • Crystal Cohen, Director, Online Learning Technology
    • Greg Eichhorn, Vice President for Enrollment
    • Kevin Gardner, Director of Learning Design
    • Mary Isbell, Associate Professor
    • Nick LaMendola, Associate Vice President for Institutional Planning & Research
    • Chuck Skipton, Deputy Provost

    OSP 2: Transformative Student Experience

    Leader: Ophelie Rowe-Allen, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students

    Sub-Deliverable Leaders:
    Tiffany Hesser, Vice Provost Advising, Retention and Academics
    Marc Maniatis, Associate Vice President for Student Financial and Registrar Services
    Catherine Malan, Student Accounts Counselor and Financial Literacy Coordinator
    Greg Eichhorn, Vice President for Enrollment
    Nancy Savage, Provost & Sr. Vice President Academic Affairs
    Steve Macchiarolo, Director of Graduate and International Student Life
    Curtis Clark, Assistant Dean of Students
    Matt Caporale, Executive Director of Career Center
    Brian Otis, Vice President for Advancement
    Nick LaMendola, Institutional Research
    Devin Crosby, Director of Athletics
    Christine Shakespeare, Vice Provost for Policy and Program Coordination
    Ophelie Rowe-Allen, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students

    OSP3: Institutional Innovation and Global Impact

    Leader: Brian Otis, Vice President for Advancement

    Sub-Deliverable Leaders:
    Brian Otis, Vice President for Advancement
    Matt Caporale, Executive Director of Career Center
    Mario Gaboury, Government Affairs and Global Engagement
    Greg Eichhorn, Vice President for Enrollment
    Chuck Skipton, Deputy Provost
    Gordon Simerson, Vice Provost for Academic Administration
    Deb Flonc, Associate Vice President for Budget and Finance
    Nick LaMendola, Institutional Research

    OSP 5: People First

    Leader: Jennifer Cinque, Vice President for Human Resources and Organizational Development

    Sub-Deliverable Leaders:
    Amelia Chopus, Director of Benefit Design and HRIS Administration
    Jennifer Cinque, Vice President for Human Resources and Organizational Development
    Todd McInerney, Director of Enterprise Application Development
    Iris Calovine, Executive Director, Human Resources
    Ric Baker, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Human Resources
    Vincent Mangiacapra, Associate Vice President and CIO, Office of Information Technology
    Ophelie Rowe-Allen, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students
    Chuck Skipton, Deputy Provost
    Shaily Menon, Dean, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives
    Amy Nicole Baker, Professor, Psychology
    Robin Salters, Director, Organizational Engagement and Service Delivery

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