Strategic plan update

Thanks to everyone for their incredible work advancing our strategic plan.
We’ve done a lot of work this year! Here are some of the highlights from
each pillar.

Key: B = Bloomington; I = Indianapolis; A = All (both) campuses

Pillar 1: Student Opportunity and Success

• GROW in Luddy Center proposal (A)
• Set the standard in teaching and learning
  • Reformed Trustees Teaching Award (B). Revised the nomination
    process and accelerated selection (details on IU GitHub).
  • Piloting (B) and reviewing (I) new first year seminar (FYS).
  • Developed and piloted two sections.
  • Innovative and interdisciplinary curriculum (B): new Kelley School joint degree, grew Cybersecurity & Global Policy degree.
  • Revamped student travel processes, improving communication
    and processes (B).
  • Running grad mentoring seminars with faculty and PhD
    students (B).
• Recruit and prepare students to be leaders in their field.
  • Building data dashboard to reflect admissions/recruitment/retention efforts and effectiveness (B).
• Build and support diversity
  • Launched new housing scholarship for incoming students (I).

Pillar 2: Transformational Research and Creativity

• Strengthen research support infrastructure
  • Created workshops to help faculty engage with DoD/DoE/others
    grant agencies (A)
  • Established Luddy-Crane seminar series
  • Working on identifying and strengthening Luddy research
    priorities (A)
  • Planning to establish a Spatial Computing Center with a suite of
    VR/XR and large display facilities (I)
  • Created a Polis Faculty Fellow program. Two fellow awards have
    been given (I).
  • Working with IU Research to support faculty engaging with
    foundations (A)
  • Established teaching load policy to incentivize research
    productivity (I).

Pillar 3: Service to the State and Beyond

• Create opportunities for individuals to share knowledge and expertise
  • Completed inventory of co-curricular experiential learning
    opportunities (A)
  • Established infrastructure for Luddy clinics, including a $2M gift
    to establish the new Cheng Wu Build Clinic and continued
    innovation at Shoemaker Innovation Center and COMET (A).
• Build recognition as the leading experts in socio-technical topics.
  • Launched peer-to-peer reputation campaign.

Pillar 4: School Culture and Operations

• Hired newly created position of Assistant Dean for Engagement and
  Community (A)
• Develop a signature Luddy culture
  • Increased communication and provided multiple opportunities
    for engagement as communities (A)
• Promote diversity and continuous development
  • Faculty, staff, and graduate student onboarding has been
    prioritized and intentional, including a revamped first day
    experience for staff (A).

Joanna Millunchick
Dean
Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering