UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
Academic Restructuring Task Force 
2/06/04   
   
The Task Force has been subdivided into five working groups, each with a 
specific responsibility:  
1.  Programs.  This group will identify the programs that would come under 
the umbrella of each school.  It will consolidate and group programs into 
units and determine appropriate levels of leadership for each unit.  This 
leadership would have full responsibility for the development and 
coordination of the programs within the unit.  In keeping with an overall 
goal of a flatter organizational structure with greater faculty greater control 
over program development, this group will recommend an appropriate 
academic administrative structure, one that also addresses program quality 
issues through an improved faculty evaluation process in which faculty 
would be evaluated by peers in their disciplines and according to common 
standards developed by the dean..  Chair = L. Rosenthal  
2.  Cost.  This group will provide costs for the models proposed by the 
Programs Group, and will compare those costs with those of the current 
organizational structure.   This information will facilitate the Programs and 
Cost Groups working together to design a model for academic 
administration that will ensure that the objectives of effectiveness and 
efficiency are balanced by the need to maintain and enhance program 
quality. Chair = J. Leipzig  
3.  Policies and Procedures.  This group is charged with identifying those 
policies and procedures that would be affected by the restructuring and with 
making recommendations on ways of addressing them. Chair = C. Cook  
4.  Administrative Roles.  This group will develop a job description for the 
Deans, and will rewrite the job descriptions for the Provost and Chancellors 
to ensure effective, collaborative leadership. Chair = L. Thomas  
5. Communications.  This group has been charged with developing a 
communications plan to ensure that the internal and external 
 
stakeholders are adequately and appropriately informed about the 
goals, the process and the outcomes. Chair = R. Godfrey   
G-M Moolenaar 
Provost