HSLE Steering Committee - Membership/Fundraising/Strategic and Sustainability Planning
This committee is to provide executive board functions. Their first task is to complete a 3 year strategic plan that will guide the work of the HSLE. In addition, this group will ensure adequate membership for each of the working groups and to seek sustainability funding for the learning exchange as well as to support the development of need resources identified by the membership. Dr. Bruce Neimeyer is the chair of this committee. To learn more about the Health Science Learning Exchange and how you might contribute to our work, please contact him at 312-996-8820 or [email protected].
Meeting Dates and Working Documents
Meeting #1: March 12, 2013 at 3 pm. [download document here]
Meeting #2 - Cancelled.
Meeting #3: Cancelled.
Meeting #4: April 3rd, 2013 at 3 pm. [download document here]
Meeting #5: April 10th, 2013 at 3 pm. Cancelled.
Meeting #6: April 17th, 2013 at 3 pm. [download document here]
Meeting #7: April 24th, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #8: May 1st, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #9: May 8th, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #10: May 15th, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #11: May 21st, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #12: May 28th, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #2 - Cancelled.
Meeting #3: Cancelled.
Meeting #4: April 3rd, 2013 at 3 pm. [download document here]
Meeting #5: April 10th, 2013 at 3 pm. Cancelled.
Meeting #6: April 17th, 2013 at 3 pm. [download document here]
Meeting #7: April 24th, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #8: May 1st, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #9: May 8th, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #10: May 15th, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #11: May 21st, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Meeting #12: May 28th, 2013 at 3 pm. [updated document forthcoming]
Steering Committee Working Document
Goal 1: Secure funding to sustain the HSLE and its supported activities
Objectives for Goal 1:
Tactics for Goal 1:
Goal 2: Establish and maintain adequate structure and staffing for the HSLE to function.
Objectives for Goal 2:
Tactics for Goal 2:
Goal 3: Develop and begin implementation of a three-year strategic plan
Objectives for Goal 3:
Tactics for Goal 3:
Goal 4: Develop a sustainability plan for the operation of the HSLE beyond 2015 that includes additional funding sources and or strategies to raise funds.
Objectives for Goal 4:
Tactics for Goal 4:
Objectives for Goal 1:
- 1.1 We will raise $150,000 annually to supplement the contract funds obtained by IBHE’s successful RTTT Department of Education grant each year or a total of $450,000 over the next three years.
- 1.2 We will raise funds to support a full-time director position and other coordinating expenses for the Learning Exchange to sustain this program beyond the three-year grant funded period in support of our sustainability plan.
Tactics for Goal 1:
- 1.1 We will participate in the regional meetings across the state of IL that will be coordinated by IPI and IBRT efforts.
- 1.2 We will work with the Chicagoland Workforce Funding Alliance to seek funding for projects specifically aimed at improving the workforce pipelines for the respective critical health science careers.
- 1.3 We will seek out other grant opportunities that align with the work we are conducting as a learning exchange.
- 1.4 We will partner with the other Learning Exchanges and the IBRT to explore hiring a grant writer who will assist us in obtaining additional funding as opportunities occur.
- 1.5 We will conservatively invest funds not in use to grow the capital that we receive and increase our annual funding.
Goal 2: Establish and maintain adequate structure and staffing for the HSLE to function.
Objectives for Goal 2:
- 2.1 We will establish a governance structure.
- 2.2 We grow our membership where there is small or no representation in order to provide the best access to the resources available to students throughout their educational pathway.
- 2.3We will ensure representation for all working groups so that the work can be accomplished and shared without over burdening our active volunteer members.
- 2.4We will grow the staffing of the HSLE based on resources and activities of the LE.
Tactics for Goal 2:
- 2.1 In order to achieve objective 2.1 we will do the following:
- UIC will assume the role as the Lead Entity and designated fiscal agent.
- Establish a Steering Committee to guide and prioritize the work of the Core Function Working Groups (CFWG). Each CFWG will present a number of activities that might support their respective work areas.
- These plans will be submitted to the Steering Committee who will then incorporate into the overall strategic plan and prioritize their implementation over the next three years.
- All approved activities for the working groups will be executed and implemented by the CFWG.
- 2.2 In order for us to adequately supply the students with effective work experiential opportunities, we must expand our employer membership and specifically with those who can provide work and internship opportunities where there is a critical need for future employees.
- 2.3 We will fill the working committees with representatives from the areas where we have no representation from our respective members groups/organizations by _ _/_ _/ _ _.
- 2.4 We will review [monthly/quarterly/annually?] the membership of the CFWG’s and seek active members from representative areas to serve on each committee.
- 2.5 We will assess bi-annually the staffing structure of the LE and contingent on our resources make staffing allocations to the Director of the HSLE to accommodate growth.
Goal 3: Develop and begin implementation of a three-year strategic plan
Objectives for Goal 3:
- 3.1 We will construct and submit our strategic plan by May 31st, 2013
Tactics for Goal 3:
- 3.1 We will hold weekly meetings between now and May 31st to complete this task.
- 3.2 The Steering Committee will request that each working group submit to the Steering Committee their plans for the next three years by April 15th, 2013.
- 3.3 The Steering Committee with prioritize the overall plans for each of the working groups so reflect what can be accomplished in each year and provide feedback to the working groups about their respective plans.
Goal 4: Develop a sustainability plan for the operation of the HSLE beyond 2015 that includes additional funding sources and or strategies to raise funds.
Objectives for Goal 4:
- We will have a draft of our plan by [date].
- We will have a plan to begin implementation by July 2015.
Tactics for Goal 4:
- We agree to meet bi-weekly starting May 1st, 2013 to begin our discussion about our sustainability plan.