Barner, Bela papers, 1996-2008 | National-Louis University Archives and Special Collections

By Nathaniel Wilson

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Collection Overview

Title: Barner, Bela papers, 1996-2008

ID: 10/002

Creator: Barner, Bela

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Subject files

Languages: English, Polish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers, reports and proposals relating to strategic planning for the university and marketing.

Biographical Note

Associate Vice President for Strategic Research and Planning at National-Louis University, ca. 2002 to 2008.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: In this series, 10/002, Folder 3 of Box 4 contains curriculum vitae of candidates for a faculty position. This folder is not available for use at this time due to privacy concerns.

Processing Information: Described at the folder level for boxes 1-3.
Described at the box level for box 4

Items we weeded from this collection because they were either duplicates, or outside the scope of the archives:

Journals/Magazines produced by outside organizations on strategic planning, management, higher education, teachers training programs and online education.
University newsletters.
Board of Trustee agendas and meeting materials.
Reports on higher education produced by the state or federal government.
Publications of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Published promotional material for the university.
Strategic Planning and Accreditation documents published by National-Louis University.
Strategic planning and annual reports by different colleges in the university.
Promotional materials from market research firms.

Other Note: Several acidic folders and PVC plastic binders, consider re-foldering

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Strategic planning, market research, 2004 to 2008],
[Box 2: Strategic planning, market research, merger with Roosevelt University, 2002 to 2008],
[Box 3],
[Box 4: Strategic planning, market research, College of Management and Business, 2005 to 2007],
[All]

Box 1: Strategic planning, market research, 2004 to 2008

Folder 1: Tiered Pricing, 2006 to 2007: Presentation notes on different tuition prices for different programs and different levels of programs.
Folder 2: STP Meeting Notes and Minutes, 2006 to 2007: Handwritten notes, handouts, meeting minutes reports and printed presentation slides.
Folder 3: CMB - SPU [College of Management and Business and Strategic Planning Unit], 2005: Emails, reports, executive summaries and presentations on strategic planning related to the College of Management and Business.
Folder 4: The Growth Group, 2005 to 2006: Records of external consultants that advised National-Louis University on strategic planning in the College of Management and Business. Includes proposals from several consultants as well as a final report by the Growth Group.
Folder 5: Branding research, 2008: Proposals by several outside consultants to revise the branding strategy at National-Louis University.
Folder 6: Nonprofit Academic Centers, 2005: Meeting notes, articles and proposals relating to creating and maintaining academic centers in a not for profit setting. Includes programs like the Center for Applied Linguistics and Continuing Professional Education.
Folder 7: "Impact of Higher Education in the Loop", 2004-03: Report by the Regional Economics Application Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .
Folder 8: Facilities planning, 2004-04 to 2004-05: Proposals for new campus locations including maps, advantages/disadvantages of different spaces, meeting agendas. Also includes documents on facilities at the Baker Demonstration School, its relationship with the university and articles on school facilities and safety issues.
Folder 9: Strategic Plan - Alumni Task Force, 2006-06-23: Records of the Alumni Task Force including mission statements, meeting notes and agendas, emails and discussion points.
Folder 10: Market Research vendors, 2003: Promotional materials and proposals by various market research firms. Discusses options for research projects to assist in strategic planning for the university.
Folder 11: Brand Trust, 2005: Brand Trust's proposal for conducting strategic planning studies for the university.
Folder 12: Ad for Strat. Research [Advertisement for Strategic Research], 2005 to 2006: Job description and applications for new position at the university, Associate Director for Strategic Research that would report to the Associate Vice President for Strategic Research and Planning.
Folder 13: Marketing Plans: Marketing plans for the university and for specific colleges. Includes plan outlines, time lines, web page layouts.

Box 2: Strategic planning, market research, merger with Roosevelt University, 2002 to 2008

Folder 1: "National-Louis University Phase 1 Web Planning Report", 2005-11-09; 2005-12-15: Internal report on revising the university's website.
Folder 2: Enrollment by college, 2005: Enrollment reports and strategies. Reports on growth, plans for improvement. Broken down by colleges in the university.
Folder 3: CoOL Advisory Council, 2003 to 2007: Records on the CoOL [Center for Online Learning] Advisory Council. Includes project plans, council members, articles on online learning, presentation slides.
Folder 4: National-Louis University Marketing Plan, 2006 to 2007: Marketing plan for the university. Includes executive summary, strategic plans, reports on the effectiveness of advertisements, target audiences and budgets.
Folder 5: Market analysis reports and presentaitons, 2006 to 2008: Market analysis's on current states and trends in higher education. Includes presentation by Bela Barner in the Early Childhood Residents Program, meeting agendas and reports on degree conferral in the United States.
Folder 6: Illinois Study of License Exempt Childcare, 2003 to 2005: Articles and reports on childcare, licenses for childcare workers, and professional standards for childcare workers. Includes handwritten notes on these topics.
Folder 7: Quality Teacher Training Programs, 2005 to 2008: Includes "Full Proposal: Illinois School Finance Adequacy Initiative" by National-Louis University. Articles and reports on teacher training programs, trends in education, teacher certification, pilot programs to improve education.
Folder 8: Strategic Planning - Merger with Roosevelt University, 2002 to 2004: Strategic planning documents that refer to the proposed merger between National-Louis University and Roosevelt University.
Folder 9: Integration Planning, 2004: Documents on the proposed merger of National-Louis University and Roosevelt University. Includes comparison of the two universities mission statements, letters of intent, articles on university mergers, lists of advantages and disadvantages to the merger.
Folder 10: Board of Trustees and Strategic Planning Group, 2003 to 2005: Board of Trustee records. Includes executive summaries, meeting agendas, reports to the board and presentations to the board. Meeting records and presentations for the Strategic Planning Group.

Box 3

Folder 1: University Planning Group, 2004-02: Packet of information for participants in a workshop on market research for the University. Includes reports and analysis.
Folder 2: University Planning Group [Drafts], 2004: Draft information used to create information packet for workshop on market research and strategic planning. Includes sub-committee reports, emails, handwritten notes, mission statements, presentation materials, surveys and time lines.
Folder 3: Thinking Alone - Draft Outline of April Board Presentation, 2005-01: Draft of presentation on strategic planning. Possibly given to the Board of Trustees. Includes, handwritten notes, sketches of graphs and charts, emails, mission statements, reports and financial projections.
Folder 4: Financial records and strategic planning, 2006 to 2007: Financial reports for the university. Strategic planning documents for the Center for Online Learning (CoOL), the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the Student Affairs Department.
Folder 5: Subcommittee Recommendations for Prioritizing Strategic Issues, 2006-05-25: Report by a subcommittee of the Strategic Planning Committee. Includes mission statements, member lists and descriptions of key factors in the university's environment and goals.
Folder 6: Strategic planning charts, 2006: Charts and lists of key points related to the universities strategic plan in terms of revenue and the communities served by the university.
Folder 7: Accreditation program comparisons, [ca. 2004]: Summaries of different accreditation systems and charts comparing the advantages and disadvantages of these systems.
Folder 8: Strategic Planning - International, 2003: Strategic planning documents on promoting more international connections for the university. This includes campuses in Poland and Germany as well as programs for multilingual students at out campuses in the United States
Folder 9: Poland Campus, 1996; 2003: Documents on the creation of the university's Poland campus. Includes campus promotional materials, emails and campus visit reports.
Folder 10: Proposal for Establishing and Operating a Private University in Bosnia and Herzegovina with Slobomir P University, 2003-09-10: Report on the a campus in Bosnia and Herzegovina jointly run with National-Louis University and Slobomir P University. Includes executive summaries, lists of key issues, organization plans and budget plans.
Folder 11: A Qualitative Exploration for Strategy Development, 2004-02: Report on focus group studies to understand more about the needs of current and potential students at the university.
Folder 12: National-Louis University Exploratory and Developmental Research Summary Report, 2001-10: Report on strengths, weaknesses of fund raising campaigns for alumni of the universities masters program.
Folder 13: Fast Forward New Student Packet, 2006: Orientation packet for new students that were part of the Fast Forward Program.
Folder 14: Higher education trend watching articles, 2006: Articles on trends in and analysis of higher education.
Folder 15: Reports on CD[Compact Optical Disk] - College of Management and Business, 2006-06
Folder 16: Reports on CD[Compact Optical Disk] - National-Louis University Zip Codes and Comp Lists, [ca. 2006]
Folder 17: Articles and Notes on Business and Management Degrees, Information Technology, 2007: Articles and handwritten notes on business degrees and information technology consultants/needs.
Folder 18: B2B Promotion, 2005 to 2006: Reports and emails, possibly on partnerships between National-Louis University and businesses.
Folder 19: Trend watching, degree programs and employer expections, 2006: Reports and emails about how degree programs can give students skills they need in the work place.

Box 4: Strategic planning, market research, College of Management and Business, 2005 to 2007

Reports, white papers,and market studies regarding proposals for the reconfiguration or disestablishment of the College of Management and Business.

Folder 1: College of Management and Business, part 1, 2006: Reports, white paper,and memoranda regarding proposals to restructure the College of Management and Business.
Folder 2: College of Management and Business, part 2, 2006: Meeting minutes, notes, and consultant reports, including "Final Report College of Management and Business market Analysis and Organization Review" by the Growth Group, Inc.
Folder 3: Applications for Professional Leadership and Management Faculty position, 2006: Curriculum vitae of possible candidates for the faculty position.
Folder 4: Strategic Planning Unit binder, College of Management and Business, part 1, 2005: Minutes from Strategic Planning Unit meetings, research and reports regarding higher education, including the "Market and Environmental Scan" for National Louis University.
Folder 5: Strategic Planning Unit binder, College of Management and Business, part 2, 2005: Reports and research from external sources regarding business schools and employment prospects for graduates.
Folder 6: Florida Market Research Report binder, part 1, 2005: Report prepared for National Louis University Florida Regional Campus.
Folder 7: Florida Market Research Report binder, part 2, 2005: Report prepared for National Louis University Florida Regional Campus. Maps and Appendices.
Folder 8: On Wisconsin, 2005: Market expansion Study Proposal, prepared by Bela Barner.
Folder 9: Kane, DuPage, Will and McHenry County, 2005: External reports and statistics regarding economic profiles and employment prospects in these counties, with some accompanying memoranda.