Introduction

Compact plans will be developed for all vice presidential sectors (academic affairs/colleges, health/colleges, budget and finance, research, student affairs, and advancement), and university campuses. Compacts are short term (18-24 months), focused planning agreements negotiated between accountable officers (e.g. Deans) and their supervisors (e.g. Provost). They are intended to align broad University goals with the priorities, investments, and actions of campuses and colleges, as well as academic and service units. Compact Plans are the outgrowth of regular and thoughtful engagement with all stakeholders; and they promote shared understanding, decentralized authority and accountability; support institutional values; and embrace one or more of the following USF emphases in:

• Community Engagement
• Global Literacy and Impact
• Integrated, Interdisciplinary Inquiry
• Research and Innovation
• Student Success

Compact plans may be revised annually based upon prior performance and changing financial/budget realities.

The Compact Planning process will be transparent; will seek consensus regarding unit goals and priorities; will translate into specific actions; will include cost-benefit analysis in terms of resource investment; and will promote collegiality by engaging those members of the USF community (including faculty and key staff) who will implement the Plan.