Provost’s Office
The Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs is the administrative center for the University’s academic operations. It is responsible for providing administrative oversight and academic leadership. Our primary focus is to collaborate with academic and administrative areas to fulfill the mission and vision of Bradley University.
Strategic Plan
The Board of Trustees approved a new student-centric strategic plan for Bradley University in July 2021. This plan aligns with Bradley’s prevailing mission, while setting forth an exciting strategic vision and a complementary set of priorities designed to meet the dynamic landscape of higher education in an ever-changing world.
The plan was crafted over a seven-month period following a 14-step strategy development process involving 78 individuals who served on six key strategic planning groups. The broader university community was engaged through a faculty-staff survey, several information sessions and forums, and student focus groups designed to validate the results of an external market analysis of more than 1,600 current and prospective students.
The development of the new strategic plan was driven by Bradley’s situation, namely the challenging and competitive state of the higher education landscape. Particular attention was devoted to what today’s learners seek when selecting a university or college.
Based on this analysis, Bradley’s focus will be on two types of purposeful learners: aspirational and functional. Aspirational learners focus on the life they want to create for themselves and the person they want to become in the future. Functional learners focus on a specific result (typically job or career driven) and education is a necessary step to get them there.
Bradley’s new strategic vision captures what the university must be to appeal to and serve these learners.
Vision Statement
Bradley University is the leader in student engagement.
Coupled with the vision statement are five strategic imperatives that outline the university’s priorities:
- Welcoming, Caring, Diverse and Inclusive – We are committed to understanding and creating a community within and beyond campus that allows you to feel welcome and included in your ability to participate in the learning experience.
- Personalized Life Path – We provide clear, supportive and flexible paths with an array of enriching opportunities to realize the life you want.
- Return on Educational Investment – As one of our graduates, you can expect short-term benefits through career outcomes and long-term happiness from your investment.
- Boundary-Breaking Innovations – We will help you realize a purposeful plan to create the career and life you want by delivering engaged learning beyond your major and beyond the classroom.
- Financial Strength and Operational Excellence – Execution of the plan requires a strong foundation of financial strength and operational excellence.
Collectively, these five imperatives constitute the essence of the 2021 strategic plan. They will provide a framework for decision making, serve as operational platform, and drive the development of key strategic action items over the next three to five years.
Contact Information
Dr. Dan Moon
Provost and Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs
- 205 Swords Hall
- (309) 677-3152
- provost@bradley.edu
Jennifer Gruening Burge
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
- Swords Hall 14
- (309) 677-4939
- jgruening@bradley.edu
If you seek information or engagement related to an aspect of Bradley University’s Strategic Plan, there are four options:
- Consult the following documents on this page.
- Contact the responsible vice president or project manager by referring to the Strategic Plan Implementation Engagement Roadmap.
- Contact the Office of the Provost at provost@bradley.edu or (309) 677-3152.
- Attend or request to schedule an information session. (Sessions can be arranged by contacting the Office of the Provost.)
The resources on this page are for current Bradley employees only. For any outside requests, please email the Office of the Provost.
Balanced Scorecard
- Bradley University Balanced Scorecard (September 2022)
- Balanced Scorecard Leadership Forum Presentation – January 25, 2023
- Balanced Scorecard Explained (Leadership Forum, January 2023)
- Interdisciplinary Index for Learning & Growth Dimension of Balanced Scorecard
- Peer Institutions for Balanced Scorecard Tracking
- Balanced Scorecard Update – February 2023
- Balanced Scorecard Update – July 2023
- Balanced Scorecard Update – September 2023
- Balanced Scorecard Update – February 2024
- Balanced Scorecard Update – May 2024
- Balanced Scorecard Update – July 2024
- Balanced Scorecard Update – September 2024
- Balanced Scorecard Update – February 2025
Strategy Updates
- Strategic Plan Communication Efforts
- Strategic Development and Implementation Process: Where Are We Now?
- Strategic Action Item 1 Progress Report – February 2022
- Strategic Action Item 2 Progress Report – February 2022
- Strategic Action Item 3 Progress Report – February 2022
- Strategic Action Item 4 Progress Report – February 2022
- University Strategic Plan PowerPoint Presentation at Fall Forum – August 18, 2021
- University Strategic Plan Progress Report PowerPoint Presentation at Spring Forum – January 12, 2022
- Strategic Plan Progress Report PowerPoint Presentation at Fall Forum – August 17, 2022
- Leadership Forum: Balanced Scorecard and Q&A Session with President Standifird – January 25, 2023 (video)
- Leadership Forum: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Q&A Session with Vice President Warren Anderson – Feb. 28, 2023 (video)
Strategy Implementation Resources
- Why Our Strategy Matters – President Standifird
- Strategic Plan Implementation Engagement Roadmap
- Role of the University Strategic Planning Committee
- FY23 Strategic Action Prioritization Framework
- Bradley University Strategy Engagement Survey Results (Fall 2022)
- Strategy Engagement Survey Results Report (Fall 2022)
- SP Action Item 1 (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Update)
- White Paper for the Establishment of a Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (SP Action Item 2)
- Data Modernization Presentation (SP Action Item 4)
- SP Action Item 5 Overview (Academic Advising)
- Implementation Plan for Community Partnerships & Experiential Learning (SP Action Item 8)
- SP Action Item 9 Q&A (Life Design/Mentoring)
- SP Action Item 9 Update (Life Design/Mentoring)
- SP Action Item 9 White Paper (Life Design/Mentoring)
- SP Action Item 9 Executive Summary (Life Design/Mentoring)
Supporting Documents
- 2017 Strategic Plan
- HLC Assurance Argument
- Huron Report Summary, February 2021
- Huron Report Summary, March 2021
- Response to Senate Resolution
- Report of the Faculty Gender Equity Task Force
- Report from the Racial Equity Advisory Group
- Graduate Outcomes
- University Senate International Initiatives Report
- Interdisciplinary Programs
- Incentive-Based Budgeting Overview
Process Documents
Overview
- Overview of Strategy Development Process
- University Strategic Planning Teams List
- USPC 2017 Strategic Plan Accomplishments Document
- USPC Request for Consideration Document
- “Jobs to Be Done” Approach Overview
- Faculty and Staff University Strategic Planning Survey (Questions)
- Faculty and Staff University Strategic Planning Survey (Results)
Insights Market Analysis
Student Focus Group Results
Environmental & Industry Analysis
Strategic Profile
Competitive Assessment
Vision and Strategy
USPC Recommendations to the Strategic Leadership Group
The Plan
Academic Program Review
Resources
Bartlett Award
The Helen Bartlett Award for Excellence in Service to Students recognizes a department or unit that has shown outstanding contributions and commitment to Bradley students.
Burgess Award
The Theodore C. Burgess Award for Excellence in Interdepartmental Collaboration celebrates exceptional partnership between departments.
Caterpillar Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching and/or Scholarship
Designed to honor outstanding faculty for their achievements, nominees must hold a full-time, tenure-track appointment but not yet have attained tenure status.
Caterpillar Professorship
Caterpillar Professorships are awarded to tenured, full professors whose significant achievement in their fields resulted in national or international recognition.
Emeritus Nominations
To be considered for an emeritus appointment, faculty and staff must have completed at least 15 years of service while enriching the experience of Bradley students.
Harper Award
The William Rainey Harper Award for Departmental Excellence honors an academic or support unit that has demonstrated an ever-improving level of performance and commitment to excellence.
Putnam Award
Established in 1957, the Charles M. Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes an exceptional teacher each year.
Rothberg Award
The Samuel Rothberg Award for Professional Excellence, honoring outstanding research and creativity by a senior faculty member, is one of Bradley’s highest academic recognitions.
Faculty Award for Inclusive Excellence
Bradley University is committed to offering a “welcoming, caring, diverse and inclusive” campus environment. The Faculty Award for Inclusive Excellence recognizes efforts in advancing inclusion, belonging, and a climate of fairness, mutual respect, and non-discrimination at Bradley. The award will alternate between honoring an individual (in even numbered years) and an academic program (in odd numbered years).
- Dean’s Evaluation
- Grade Change Form (see AcInquire)
- Performance Assessment for Full-time Faculty
- Tenure Decision Dates Form (and guidelines)
- Tenure/Promotion Transmittal Form (and Submission Binder guidelines)
- Sabbatical Leave Application
- Academic Affairs Travel Authorization Form
- Student Travel Authorization
- Travel Expense Report (Reimbursement)
- New Academic Initiative (NAI) Process
Conflict of Interest Form
Curriculum and Regulations Forms
C&R forms are now available and electronically routed through the Curriculum and Regulations Committee Routing System. To access the system, log in using your BUNetID at: http://carta.bradley.edu/crcrs/
- CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) Guidelines
- Faculty Activity Report (also see page 61 of the Faculty Handbook)
- Fulbright Appointment Policy
- Full-time Faculty Handbook
- Honorary Degree (also see page 155 of the Faculty Handbook)
- Immigration and Labor Certification
- Indirect Cost Sharing Policy
- International Partnerships Proposal (and Routing & Approval Guidelines)
- Mass Electronic Communications Policy
- Contact Time and Student Engagement Requirements
- Research Misconduct Policies and Procedures
- Sabbatical Leaves and Leaves of Absence (also see page 36 of the Faculty Handbook)
- Policy on Staff Appointments as Affiliate Instructor