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 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.