Faculty Recruitment Initiative 2012-13
11/06/2012
The Office of the Provost has allocated funds for the 2012-2013 Faculty Recruitment Initiative. Funds will be dedicated to recruitment of junior and senior faculty in all three campuses whose research, teaching, practice, and community service agendas address historical, methodological and applied concerns/issues relating to underrepresented and/or underserved communities. Support requests should be directed to Luis Fraga, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement at lrfraga@uw.edu or 206.685.4831.
Data-Driven Discovery
10/22/2012 and 12/2/2012
Last year the Provost set aside funds to be used for hiring faculty that would help to position the University of Washington as a leader in data-driven discovery. Details of how this funding would work for candidates on the Seattle campus is provided in the overview document and implementation document below. Deans, directors, Department/unit chairs, or search committee chairs from the Seattle campus who seek to participate in this initiative should send email to Provost@uw.edu and also to ddd-advisory@uw.edu, as described in the implementation document.
University of Washington Bothell and University of Washington Tacoma are also participating in this initiative. Please contact (jwh@uw.edu) in Tacoma or (jeffords@uw.edu) in Bothell for details of how the initiative will work on those campuses.
Two Years to Two Decades (2y2d)
Start: 6/2009
The Two Years to Two Decades (2y2d) Initiative articulates long-term strategic priorities for the UW that guide our near-term decisions. Our “two-year challenge” is to make sure that we stay true to our vision, mission and values in an era of declining state funding. Our “two-decade challenge” is to ensure that the decisions we make now reflect our shared sense of where we are going and set us up well to thrive in the 21st Century. 2d stakeholders have articulated where they want the UW to be in 20 years and the 2y-focused Sustainable Academic Business Plan works to make that vision a practical, sustainable reality. The following initiatives are 2y priorities for 2012-2013:
- Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century (ongoing): Meeting the needs of diverse, dispersed student populations
- Fostering Collaboration (ongoing): Fostering collaborative research, teaching, and learning
- Organizational Effectiveness Initiative (ongoing): Improving work processes, increasing effectiveness, and measuring success
Activity Based Budgeting Project
Start: 10/2009
The UW is currently assessing the potential value and feasibility of implementing a new activity based budgeting (ABB) system. ABB is a method of budgeting in which the activities that incur costs in every functional area are accounted for, analyzed, and then linked to the mission and strategic goals of the institution. The full costs of programs and services are then more transparent and available to help with planning, budgeting and decision making.
NEXTCITY: Sustainable Urbanization
Start: 9/2009
- NEXTCITY: Sustainable Urbanization
Under the leadership of Provost Phyllis Wise, NEXT CITY: Sustainable Urbanization is serving as a university-wide theme between 2009 and 2011 to focus attention on the University of Washington’s urban teaching, research, and outreach activities. Cities and their people are the emphasis of major university lecture series, seminars, cultural and education events, and public round tables on the challenges and opportunities of urbanization.
Events
UW Vision & Values
Start: 1/2007
The University of Washington’s vision and strategic priorities reflect the core values and culture that make us great. Discovery is at the heart of our university.