In the 1980s these programs were expanded to adults living on the Pacific Rim. Without significant growth, Ottawa's visibility and impact in the adult market will diminish, and the University's capacity to fulfill the mission will erode. Develop a comprehensive plan to market present programs, extablish corporate alliances, leverage vertical markets and expand offerings. Support learning technologies through faculty development, alliance investments and effective course design and delivery techniques consistent with the University's mission priorities. Investing in human resources is essential to the University accomplishing its mission.
Alumni are quick to recall the personal influence of a faculty advisor or instructor.
The manner in which staff respond to students can be a gift of encouragement. A new university-wide function for human resources has been established. Plans and programs will be focused on developing employees professionally and as leaders, improving employee compensation, enabling collaborative teams to work across functional and geographic boundaries and finding new ways to utilize skills outside of the University through strategic partnerships. Investing in learning technologies will enable the University to develop and integrate construction and technologies appropriate to its institutional mission and consistent with its educational philosophy. This is a rapidly expanding market with more than 55 percent of American universities offering courses on-line.