Strategic Priority

Improve UIW’s infrastructure of facilities, staffing levels, and business processes.

 

Vision Statement

We offer innovative learning, living, teaching and working environments designed for functionality, accessibility, flexibility and advanced technologies, with spaces that promote safety, health, and wellness. We are committed to providing well-maintained community spaces and continuously improving infrastructure and support services for faculty and staff including staffing levels and processes to best serve our community.

 

Strategic Goals

  • Physical Plant​
  • Academic Classrooms, Labs & Support Spaces​
  • University Support Services, Campus Life & Activities Spaces​
  • Faculty & Staff Support Services​
  • Staffing Levels​
  • Process Improvement Framework​

Physical & Learning Environments

Physical Plant

  • Founders Hall: $119M renovation, 95% complete - transformational space expansion​
  • Athletics: Baseball/Softball grandstands complete ($2.95M); Fieldhouse design ready​
  • Campus-wide signage and ADA accessibility improvements​
  • SOM solar project​
Elevator modernization underway

Learning Environments

  • $2M+ classroom technology modernization across 62+ spaces​
  • 4 HyFlex classrooms enabling flexible in-person/remote instruction​
  • Campus-wide WiFi 6 deployment across 15+ buildings​
  • Canvas LMS migration complete (thousands of courses, 1100+ trained users)​
  • UIW Libraries reclassified from Dewey Decimal to Library of Congress classification system and received $130,000 in grants to improve the “Space as a Service” ​

Student and Employee Experience

Student Experience

  • Welcome Center, The Landing, Scholars Corner - purpose-built student spaces​
  • Flight Mentorship program expanded with FYES courses​
  • Behavioral Health Step Care model for continuous mental health support​
  • Enhanced campus programming driving increased student engagement​

Faculty and Staff Experience

  • OTLT created to lead faculty development and instructional innovation​
  • AI Fellowship advancing responsible AI adoption​
  • Automated integrations eliminating double-entry (attendance, grades, advisor assignments)​
  • 500+ digital support resources created/updated​

Operational Experience

Process Improvement

  • Digital Transformation & Innovation office established​
  • GoUIW student portal with campus-wide SSO integration​
  • Banner migrated to cloud, continued modernization around Self Service​
  • Data Governance Council launched​
  • 20+ automations delivered across HR, Finance, Registrar, Financial Aid, and Advising​
  • Project Management framework and PMO created​

Staffing

  • Compensation study completed - job leveling and salary grades created​
  • Position Review Committee evaluating all vacancies since 2023​
  • University operating lean; foundational measures in place for future benchmarking