OSU Supports Student Success Team Administrative Review
The Student
Success Team Administrative Review
(S-STAR) task force is working to
centralize and create an Academic,
Business Services and Plant
Operations & Maintenance (POM) model
for centralized management of
academic, business and finance,
information technology and
facilities maintenance. As part of
this initiative, all auxiliary areas
and non-core services are currently
being reviewed in terms of their
programmatic mission in order to be
realigned to the appropriate support
service areas.
As part of a recent peer review,
members of Administration and
Finance, Athletics, Health and Human
Performance, Student Affairs and
Facilities Management were joined by
a four member review team from Ohio
State University (OSU) to look at
collaborative and consortium
opportunities for both support and
program areas with a specific focus
on reviewing surrounding programs
related to recreation as well as the
Campus Recreation structure. The OSU
team consisted of:
Ben Jay, Senior Associate Athletics
Director, Athletics Facilities
Tracy Stuck, Assistant Vice
President for Student Life, Director
of the Ohio Union & Student
Activities
Xen Riggs, Associate Vice President,
Student Life and University
Development
Molly Ranz-Calhoun, Assistant Vice
President for Student Life, Director
of Facility Management and
Logistics.
In 2003, Ohio State University
created the National Research
Institute for College Recreational
Sports and Wellness (NRI). In 2004,
the NRI began publishing in the
Recreational Sports Journal, and, in
April of 2005, The Research
Institute and National
Intramural-Recreational Sports
Association (NIRSA) began their
official partnership. In addition,
OSU�s Recreation & Physical Activity
Center (RPAC) was named an
Outstanding Sports Facility (2007)
by NIRSA. The RPAC is centrally
located and boasts more than half a
million square feet of recreation,
meeting, fitness and aquatic space.
As we move toward Tier One, it is
essential we benchmark the best in
the nation. This review will be
essential in the recommendations
formulated to assist UH
Administration and S-STAR as they
progress forward with their
recommendations and centralization
efforts.
An executive summary detailing the
preliminary findings will be
published by July 15, 2011. For
questions related to this
initiative, please contact:
Melissa Rockwell, Executive Director
Facilities Management:
713-743-8750 or
mrockwel@central.uh.edu
Keith Kowalka, Assistant Vice
President Student Development:
713-743-5280 or
ktkowalka@central.uh.edu
TJ Meagher, Associate Athletics
Director:
713-743-9426 or
tmeagher@central.uh.edu
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