Report to the President
Benchmarks
One BU invites a sea change in involvement, caliber of performance, and conversation among all members of the University community. In order to assess our effectiveness in reaching the goals outlined in this document, the Task Force urges the collection, analysis, development, and publication of appropriate metrics, including but not limited to those identified below.
We urge the use of a vibrant, involved, cross-functional, and respected committee structure to further develop BU’s strategic plan and to monitor and report on progress at regular intervals over the next decade. We recognize that the University Council committees have been recently restructured and One BU invites a sea change in involvement, caliber of performance, and conversation among all members of the University community. In order to assess our effectiveness in reaching the goals outlined in this document, the Task Force urges the collection, analysis, development, and publication of appropriate metrics, including but not limited to those identified below.
We urge the use of a vibrant, involved, cross-functional, and respected committee structure to further develop BU’s strategic plan and to monitor and report on progress at regular intervals over the next decade. We recognize that the University Council committees have been recently restructured and revitalized, and expect that they will be useful in developing, monitoring, and testing the implementation of BU’s strategic plan over time. We encourage these committees, as well as those of the Faculty Council, to solicit feedback from faculty and our staff and administrators, and, if appropriate, from students or recent graduates. Deans should be asked to reply to findings in the proposed reports, and also to serve as resources. We recommend that reports be written by the deans after one, five, and ten years, speaking to the implementation of our recommendations, and that those reports be disseminated to the University community.