Implementation Charge

Oversee and manage the $433M and $25M in collaboration with the Chief of Staff and Provost
Lead all components of financial planning in collaboration with co-leads, President’s Administrative Team and campus stakeholders
Report to internal and external stakeholders
Collaborate with campus leaders to ensure alternative revenue streams are incorporated in polytechnic and institutional financial proformas.

Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for communications, marketing and branding of HSU which will:
- Create a fresh energy that will attract new students, donors, and collaborators;
- Position the University as a leading contributor to the regional economy and state workforce;
- Position the University to build a reputation that increasingly attracts students and support from across the Western United States and beyond.
Develop and implement a comprehensive internal communications strategy to ensure transparency and awareness of polytechnic implementation and planning across all working groups.
Develop and execute comprehensive engagement activities to cultivate a sense of pride and loyalty among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other supporters.
Develop content, talking points, marketing materials, and other deliverables for meetings and engagement activities with the Chancellor’s Office, Board of Trustees, and legislative representatives.
Develop and execute events aligned with key milestones of polytechnic planning and transformation.
Ensure we capture and archive all aspects of planning and implementation of this historic point in our instiution’s history.

Plan, develop and execute all components of launching the new academic programs outlined in the prospectus for launch of 2023 programs at minimum.
Be key partners in ensuring all appropriate information is submitted and approved to the Chancellor’s Office and appropriate accrediting agencies.
Serve as a collaborator and partner in recruitment to support the successful launch of the programs.
Incorporate where possible principles of TEK and/or sustainability.

Develop a robust coordinated enrollment and growth strategy for recruiting, communicating with, retaining, and supporting students into new polytechnic degree programs and existing programs.
Identify guidelines and strategies to support the successful recruitment, hiring, and retention of employees at various scales of enrollment (faculty and staff).

Plan, design and build state-of-the-art academic, housing, and research facilities.
Acquire land to support existing or future needs of the institution’s polytechnic planning efforts.
Develop strategies to expand student and workforce housing.
Collaborate on the planning and execution of the physical re-branding of our campus.
Ensure city and county services support the infrastructure needs for the delivery of the projects and service to our campus community (i.e. transportation, paths).
Ensure community services (medical, educational, retail, etc) to support faculty, staff and student growth.
Collaborate with campus stakeholders (academic departments, research centers, student groups, community interest groups, agencies) on the renovations of academic spaces.
Lead and complete the campus master plan.
Integrate sustainability goals in all aspects of planning, physical building, and community.

Develop a comprehensive institutional strategy on academic success, retention, and degree completion which incorporates key components such as an institutional advising model, tutoring, learning communities, career services, and mentoring.
Include overarching goals and metrics with integrated assessment of impact and budgeting/resource allocation (GI2025 and beyond) as part of the plan.
Oversee collective impact and increase accountability for GI2025 targets.

Envision and plan for the comprehensive technology needs at a polytechnic university:
Develop a strategy for ensuring students and faculty have access to modern technology, including devices and tools, to support learning and teaching.
Develop strategies and approaches to support innovation, research, and external collaborations and partnerships.
Expand broadband speeds and wireless coverage for the campus and bring internet access to our placed-based learning locations to expand remote learning opportunities.
Expand research infrastructure and networking, enabling our researchers and students to process, store, and move large data sets.

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