Competing Priorities in Higher Education

Consider the following scenario:

The president's office at Grand City University has issued an urgent memo to all departments and to the university's leadership team. As a result of legislative action, funding for higher education in the state will be reduced by 2.5% in the next academic year. The president has asked all leaders to begin evaluating priorities to determine how best to cut funding at Grand City University.

To prepare:

As a newly-appointed member of the leadership team, consider how would you begin to propose a solution to this difficult problem.
Go to Grand City, click into the Grand City University Administration Office, and review the university's vision and mission statements. Think about how your proposal aligns with the mission and vision.

To complete:

Post responses to the following:

• Describe your proposed strategy for evaluating competing priorities. Briefly describe at least two initiatives or factors you, as a new administrator, might need to learn about in order to make an informed public response.

• Explain how your proposal aligns with the university mission and vision statements.

• Note that in all of your Discussion posts and Assignments, you are expected to use scholarly language and to use APA formatting.