University of Arizona
Meredith Hay
Executive Vice President & Provost
Provost Meredith Hay
UA Transformation Plan

UA Transformation: Office of the Provost

FULL PROPOSALS



The Full Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Centrality to mission and priorities of the university;
  • Quality of research, teaching, and outreach;
  • Productivity in educational offerings and research, scholarship, and creative activities;
  • Efficiency of unit's operations; and
  • Demand for the research, services, and graduates from the unit.

Final Full Proposal Instructions:

All of the following steps are required.

Step 1: Create your Full Proposal as a Word document. Detailed instructions and specifications are below.

Step 2: Fill out and submit this form, cutting and pasting the five (5) page Proposal and the one (1) page Budget document from your Word document into the text boxes below. Some formatting (e.g., tables) will not transfer into the text box. Sending the Word document or pdf as described in Step 3 will ensure that we have your document as you have created it.

Step 3: Email your entire seven (7) page document (Cover Page, five page Proposal, one page Budget), as a Word or pdf attachment and not embedded in the email message, to: wpprops@email.arizona.edu.

All Full Proposals, including contact information, will be posted on the Provost's website shortly after they are received.



Cover Page

*Please note: ALL fields are required.

Name of proposed new unit, OR Title of submission:
Related First Round White Paper Proposals (check all that apply):















































































Contact person name:
Contact person title:
Contact address:
Contact Phone (xxx-xxx-xxxx):
Contact Email. This must be a University of Arizona email address (something@something.arizona.edu):
Confirm email:

List the name, title, and Unit/Department/College of each member of the team that developed the proposal:

List the current units that will be reorganized/consolidated or affected by this reorganization:

List of the existing academic undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, and if appropriate at this time, a list of the proposed reorganized, eliminated, or newly formed academic programs.

FIVE PAGE FULL PROPOSAL

This section of the Full Proposal should include:

  • Discussion of the advantages to students, employers, and The University of Arizona of the reorganization of the academic programs;
  • Discussion of any changes or eliminations of the existing undergraduate and graduate programs;
  • Clear explanation of how the consolidation will strengthen the unit's teaching, service, and research or creative activities;
  • Explanation of how the consolidation will raise the unit's and the university's ranking or reputation; and
  • Discussion of the meetings that your team held to vet this proposal with faculty, students, appointed personnel, staff, and relevant external constituents.
  • Summaries of comments from the groups impacted by the reorganization along with a tally of the faculty votes for, against, or abstaining on the proposed transformation plan.
  • Clear explanation of how the consolidation will strengthen the unit's teaching, service, and research or creative activities;

Five pages ONLY, using 11 point, Times New Roman font with 1" margins.

Please cut and paste your five page Full Proposal into the text box below. Paragraph structure will transfer, but most formatting (tables, bold, italics, etc.) will not transfer. Sending the Word document or pdf as described in Step 3 ensures that we receive your document as you have created it.


ONE PAGE BUDGET

This page should list the number of persons by category (staff members, appointed personnel, faculty, and administrators) in the existing units who will be impacted by the reorganization. Please indicate the positions that you expect will be eliminated or redefined during the reorganization. Information about the projected savings due to the reorganization should be provided.

Please cut and paste your one page Budget into the text box below. Paragraph structure will transfer, but most formatting (tables, bold, italics, etc.) will not transfer. Sending the Word document or pdf as described in Step 3 ensures that we receive your document as you have created it.

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Remember you must also email your seven (7) page Word doc or pdf (cover page, five page Proposal, one page Budget), as an email attachment and not embedded in the email message, to wpprops@email.arizona.edu.
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