GOAL #13 STATEMENT:    Establish  local, regional and national partnerships

Key Strategy or Initiative	Specific Actions	Responsible department/person	Implementation milestones	Resource Requirements	What results?  How will we assess and hold ourselves accountable for making progress?	

Commonwealth Compact
Higher Education Collaborative Steering Committee (CCHECSC)	
•	Appointment to the Steering Committee for the Higher Education Component of the Commonwealth Compact	
Carlton Pickron	
•	Elected to Steering Committee
•	Appointment scheduled for late September 2010	
•	Travel money for meetings	
•	Increase the networking to fill professional positions here at the University.

Pioneer Valley Readiness Center	
•	Be a lead partner in leveraging regional networks and resources to assist early education and care
•	Launch event spring 2011	
B. Hayes	
•	Elected as Chair
•	Infrastructure funded	
•	Race To The Top funding	
•	Promotional materials developed

•	Forums populated

•	Needs Assessment completed

Partnership with Quinsigamond Community College for bachelors completion at Southbridge site	
•	Program development and feasibility
•	Business Plan
•	NEASC notification and approval	
B. Hayes; O. Bielski	
•	Articulation agreements signed
•	MOU established
•	NEASC approval	
•	External development funding (earmarked)	
•	Articulations signed fall 2010

•	NEASC approval spring 2011