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THEC Performance Funding Goal: Increase Incentives to Support

Quality Enhancement Initiatives (2.5 pts.)

Text Box: The measurable objective stated below (4.1c) supports all TTU strategic planning goals included in the 2005 – 2010 plan and especially those related to quality enhancement and external funding.  

  

 

 

Measurable Objective:

Increase incentives awarded to support quality initiatives and entrepreneurial activities. Entrepreneurial activities include programs designed to increase external funding (e.g., research grants, marketable patents, income generating programs) and activities that provide innovative solutions for reducing costs and improving efficiency.  Activities that support quality initiatives relate to one of the 4 quality goals (e.g., activities designed to increase the success of the QEP, improve student involvement/academic success, improve alumni involvement, etc).  The institution will increase the number of incentives provided annually by 25% over baseline by end of cycle.

Incentives are defined as supplemental financial support for individual or unit activities that are designed to positively impact progress on quality initiatives and entrepreneurial activities in the strategic plan.   Such incentives might include funding innovative unit programs to involve alumni in student mentoring or program improvement.  Financial incentives might also be used to increase externally funded research or to implement innovative active learning strategies that could improve students’ critical thinking/real-world problem solving skills (QEP).  

The baseline was determined during the year immediately preceding the adoption of the new strategic plan.  A campus-wide analysis was conducted across all divisions and units to record the frequency with which financial incentives have been provided to units or individuals for activities beyond normal work assignments.  This analysis did not include incentives associated with activities such as normal summer teaching, or regular faculty research grants that are funded by the TTU Office of Research (Such activities will not be included in future calculations of progress on this goal.).

Annual Benchmarks for Objective:

Baseline:

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Year 1: 2005-06

5% increase over baseline.

Year 2: 2006-07

10% increase over baseline.

Year 3: 2007-08

15% increase over baseline.

Year 4: 2008-09

20% increase over baseline.

Year 5: 2009-10

25% increase over baseline.

 

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