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Accountability & Compact Planning

John Ziegenhagen
Director

Since the University of Minnesota's inception, citizens, the state legislature, the federal government, the Board of Regents, alumni, students, parents, employers, and many others have held the University accountable for fulfilling its fundamental land-grant mission of teaching, research, and outreach. The University's accountability and compact planning processes are designed to define and meet mission-related goals at institutional, campus, and collegiate levels.

Accountability

For more information on accountability, please visit the Accountable to U Web site.

Compact Planning Process

The University's compact process coordinates planning and accountability to achieve critical institutional and unit goals. The compact document is a written agreement - available to the public - between the University's management and a campus, college, or support unit that aligns broad University goals with the directions, investments, and actions of the unit.

Compacts are used to:

• Identify strategies and partnerships to achieve University-wide goals and priorities using available resources

• Identify areas for investment and/or reallocation

• Update long-range capital and space plans and priorities

• Provide a basis for accountability in evaluating performance.

The annual compact document includes:

• A summary of the unit's progress during the previous year

• Major goals for the coming year(s)

• Action plans to achieve the goals

• Descriptions of key University issues as they affect the unit.

Compact Planning Process:
Units Reporting to Provost Sullivan

Send your draft compact and budget documents to John Ziegenhagen (ziege006@umn.edu) and Julie Tonneson (tonne001@umn.edu). If you have compact questions, e-mail or call John (612-626-8711). If you have budget questions, e-mail or call Julie (612-626-9278).

Please download the following template and instructions to assist you with completing and submitting your compact document:

• FY2008 Academic Unit Compact Template
  • download Word doc
    
    
• FY2008 Academic Unit Compact Instructions
  • download PDF
    
    
• FY2008 Academic Unit Budget Instructions
  • download PDF

Compact Planning Process:
Units Reporting to Senior Vice President Jones

Send your draft compact and budget documents to Chris Frazier (cfazier@umn.edu) and Julie Tonneson (tonne001@umn.edu). If you have compact questions, e-mail or call Chris (612-624-0095). If you have budget questions, e-mail or call Julie (612-626-9278).

Please download the following template and instructions to assist you with completing and submitting your compact document:

• FY2008 Academic Compact Template
  • download Word doc
    
    
• FY2008 Academic Compact Instructions
  • download Word doc
    
    
• FY2008 Academic Budget Instructions
  • download PDF

Compact Planning Process:
Units Reporting to Senior Vice President Cerra

Send your draft compact and budget documents to Beth Nunnally (nunna002@umn.edu) and Julie Tonneson (tonne001@umn.edu). If you have questions, e-mail or call Beth (612-625-9944). If you have budget questions, e-mail or call Julie (612-626-9278).