Instructions
PROJECT NAME/DESCRIPTION: Enter a brief description of this request, e.g., "New Sign for Student Services".
UNIT/DEPARTMENT: Select the unit/department which most closely represents your office. If you don't see your specific unit/department in the list, select one that contains your unit/department (e.g., College of Arts and Sciences).
GOAL: During this next budget cycle, Washburn is placing an emphasis on efforts to increase student enrollment and retention. The following goals are taken from the Washburn Strategic Plan for Learner Success (with the exception of Safety/ADA). Please select the goal below which your request most closely supports. You can review the Washburn University Strategic Plan for Learner Success to refresh your understanding of these goals.
- Academic Excellence and Innovation
Be recognized as a student-centered teaching-focused institution with faculty and staff committed to creating exceptional undergraduate and graduate learning experiences with an enduring dedication to student success and the development of graduates with the education, knowledge and skills to excel as citizens and in their careers in our ever-evolving world. - Student Engagement
Embrace the importance of student involvement in activities beyond the classroom and a student’s connection to others as vital to a student’s success at Washburn. Remain student-centered by providing integrated, inclusive experiences that enrich the learning experience. - Engaging Work Environment
Become a sought-after place to work because we give competitive compensation and benefits and offer a collegial culture that attracts, trains and retains the best employees, while providing opportunities for professional development and a desirable quality of life. - Valuable Community Partner
Provide opportunities for local and global experiences that demonstrate and communicate the value of a Washburn education to Topeka so the community seeks our graduates and recognizes we are an integral part of Topeka’s economy and culture. - Fiscal and Operational Excellence
Be responsible stewards of all resources – people, financial, environmental and physical – by developing and streamlining processes and practices to more nimbly meet the evolving needs of faculty, staff and students while using resources efficiently, innovatively and effectively. - Life/Safety/ADA Any physical change mandated by a code or government agency; any physical need which seems to be required to eliminate a health or safety hazard. (Should be reported immediately in addition to requesting as part of this process.)
BUILDING: Select the building where this equipment will be setup and used.
STATEMENT OF NEED: Justify the request in the space provided; Describe your request in detail to include benefits to the University and how your request aligns with the selected Washburn Strategic Plan for Learner Success. If you have a long (multi-page) request, use the Statement of Need as an executive summary and attach your full request as supporting documentation in the Attachments section.
ATTACHMENTS: Attach any supporting documentation (e.g., quotes) by clicking the Browse... button/s. If you need to attach more than 6 documents, click the Add Additional Attachments checkbox to add more attachments.
ROUTING: Enter the dean/director who should review this request and set its initial priority. If you are the dean/director, check the box stating so. The Routing section will notify via email the individual named to review this request and set a priority. You can enter a partial email address to search for an individual in the organization.
PRIORITY: All requests must be prioritized at each level. At each level above the department, the requests are consolidated and also given a priority.
PROCESSING:
The VP/Executive Staff members will review and prioritize the lists, then return them to the Assistant Vice President, Facilities by the appropriate deadline in December.
The VP/Executive Staff will indicate if Facilities should review for estimating the cost of this request.
The Facilities Services Director will analyze proposals and make cost estimates in December.
Cost estimates will be returned to Executive Staff members by the established deadline.
The Executive Staff will re-prioritize the list based upon the information received, and return the prioritized lists to the Budget Director by the established deadline.
The Facilities/Budget Committee will meet to discuss funding of the projects in January and February.
The President will review and approve the proposed list in February.
The Board will review and approve the proposed list at its March Board meeting.
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785.670.3000
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Located in Bennett, Room 104
