Initiatives
Initiatives: University-wide
Initiatives that span multiple areas across the University with institutional reach and impact.

CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR
Organizational Effectiveness
Archives Leadership Institute Grant (Lead Partner: University Library)
Strategic and Operational Planning
Fralin Museum of Art (Lead Partner: Fralin Museum)
Project and Change Management
HHMI Driving Change Grant (Lead Partner: Office of the Provost)
Service and Process Improvement
Student Orientation (Lead Partner: Student Affairs)
COMPLETED
Strategic and Operational Planning
Environmental Institute Idea Generation (Lead Partner: Environmental Institute)
ERI IdeasUVA (Lead Partner: Environmental Resilience Institute)
ITAC Annual Retreat (Lead Partner: Information Technology Services)
Student Advising Retreat (Lead Partner: Provost Office)
Virginia Research Libraries (Lead Partner: University Library)
COVID Operations and Logistics (Lead Partner: Senior VP for Operations)
Reimaging Hybrid Work (Lead Partner: Academic Schools)
COVID-19 Response and Reopening (Lead Partner: Sr VP for Operations)
Project Rebound: A Blueprint for Economic Resiliency and Reinvention (Lead Partner: Economic Development, Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce)
Collaboration for Climate Restoration Workshop (Lead Partner: Environmental Resilience Institute)
Curriculum (Re)Design (Lead Partner: Center for Teaching Excellence)
University Strategic Planning: Ours to Shape (Lead Partner: Office of the President)
Operational Model for new spaces (Lead Partner: McIntire School of Commerce, School of Data Sciences, Center for Contemplative Sciences)
Service and Process Improvement
Institutional Research Compliance Systems Feedback (Lead Partner: VP for Research)
Sharing Scalable Solutions (S3) Ideas Campaign (Lead Partner: Organizational Excellence)
Strategic Research Infrastructure Initiative (Lead Partner: Offices of the Provost and VP for Research)
Enhance Local and SWaM Business Relationships (Lead Partner: Procurement and Supplier Diversity Services)
Enhancing Research Support (Lead Partner: School of Nursing)
Electronic Research Administration (Lead Partner: Office of Sponsored Programs )
TravelUVA (Lead Partner: Procurement and Supplier Diversity Services)
Server / Data Centralization (Lead Partner: The Office of the Chief Information Officer)
Email Consolidation (Lead Partner: The Office of the Chief Information Officer)
Gift Processing Services (Lead Partner: The Alumni Association)
Cultivating Faculty Research Networks (Lead Partner: VPR Office)
Data Governance (Lead Partner: Institutional Assessment and Studies)
Executive Recruiting Optimization (Lead Partner: Executive Search Group)
ExpenseUVA (Lead Partner: Procurement and Supplier Diversity Services)
Faculty Annual Reporting (Lead Partner: The Curry School of Education)
Faculty Hiring Improvements (Lead Partner: Provost Office)
Identity and Access Management (Lead Partner: The Office of the Chief Information Officer)
Institutional Efficiency and Effectiveness Opportunities (Lead Partner: OE Leadership Council, EVP/COO, Provost)
Major Capital Project Planning and Construction Improvements (Lead Partner: Sr VP for Operations)
Microsoft Office 365 (Lead Partner: The Office of the Chief Information Officer)
ResearchUVA (Lead Partner: The Office of Sponsored Programs)
Strategic Sourcing (Lead Partner: Procurement and Supplier Diversity Services)
Teaching and Learning Software Selection and Integration (Lead Partner: Arts and Sciences Learning Design and Technology, Center for Teaching Excellence)
Workday – People Analytics and Stabilization (Lead Partner: Human Resources)
IdeaScale Innovation (Lead Partner: Organizational Excellence)
Student Financial Services – Service Excellence (Lead Partner: VP for Enrollment)
Undergraduate Student Advising (Lead Partner: Provost Office)
Organizational Effectiveness
iTHRIV Retreat (Lead Partner: VP for Research)
Psychological Safety among Graduate Students (Lead Partner: Institutional Research and Analytics)
Principles "Dot Collector" Zoom Feedback Tool (Lead Partner: Information Technology Services)
UVA Boar’s Head Resort (Lead Partner: UVA Foundation)
Innovation Culture at UVA Project (Lead Partner: Cornerstone Project Team and Professor Ed Hess)
Administrative Unit Review - Procurement (Lead Partner: Procurement Services and Supplier Diversity)
Benchmarking of Administrative Services (Lead Partner: EVPCOO, Provost, Senior Leadership)
Bacharach Leadership Group Training (Lead Partner: EVPCOO, Provost)
Facilitation to Foster Inclusive Excellence (Lead Partner: Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)
Finance Strategic Transformation (Lead Partner: Office of the Vice President for Finance)
Great Colleges to Work For (Lead Partner: President’s Office, EVPCOO, Provost, OE Leadership Council)
Innovation: Ideas to Action (Lead Partner: Various Areas)
Internal Communications Assessment (Lead Partner: University Human Resources)
Ufirst: Human Resource Solutions for You (Lead Partner: Human Resources)
University Business Intelligence (UBI) (Lead Partner: Office of the Vice President for Finance)
SCHEV Effectiveness and Efficiency Survey (Lead Partner: Sr. VP for Operations)
Student Affairs Divisional Meeting (Lead Partner: VP for Student Affairs)
Project and Change Management
Generative AI and Teaching (Lead Partner: Provost Office)
Religious Diversity and Belonging Focus Groups (Lead Partner: Provost Office)
Chairs Summit - Planning a Project (Lead Partner: Faculty and Staff Senate)
Curriculum Redesign (Lead Partner: Center for Teaching Excellence)
Identify Collaboration Opportunities (Lead Partner: UVA Health)
Integrating UVA Community Health into Health System (Lead Partner: UVA Health)
Student Advising Communications (Lead Partner: Provost Office)
Student Engagement and Sustainability Planning (Lead Partner: Office of Sustainability)
DEI Faculty Hiring Research Grant (Lead Partner: School of Medicine and Provost Office)
University Sustainability Plan (Lead Partner: Facilities Management)
University Local Economic Contributions (Lead Partner: Senior VP for Operations)
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