Phase IV—Implementation of the Engaging Excellence Recommendations

Steering committees and implementation teams have been developed to implement team recommendations, with Executive Sponsors assigned to each steering committee. 

Charters, timelines, goals, and reporting mechanisms have been developed.  Each steering committee will report to its executive sponsor, in turn to the President's Leadership Council, and ultimately reported to the president.

 Each team will be charged with creating metric-based outcomes and assessments for their work. Reports and progress will be maintained on the university's site.  Each Executive Sponsor will be responsible for integrating the new programs into their annual review, assessment, and planning processes for their respective college and mission.   The recommendations from the Engaging Excellence initiative will serve to feed the strategic planning process for Upstate Medical University.  

• Presidential Open Forums held in January 2008 to announce outcomes
• Steering Committees and Implementation Teams identified
• Charters, work plans, templates, training
• Web redesign; IT web enabled reporting
• Team Kick-Off
• Quarterly celebrations
• Communications Plan
• Quarterly reports
• Continual assessment, reporting, realignment