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The Program Viability Review (PVR) process aims to identify, analyze, and review at-risk programs efficiently through data-driven analysis of strategic value, involving faculty input. This ensures timely decision-making to maintain essential programs or terminate those not aligned with the university's mission and priorities. By operating transparently and within governance structures, PVR optimizes resource allocation to support the institution's goals. 8 Relevant
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Purposes • To identify at-risk programs more quickly than is possible through the 8-year cycle of APR • To allow timely actions: • To maintain programs that have low enrollment & graduation rates, but which are essential to the mission, vision & priorities • To initiate reviews for termination of low enrollment/low programs that are not essential to the mission, vision and priorities • To help ensure the efficient use of the University’s limited resources in light of its mission, vision and priorities
Premises The PVR process will: • Allow rapid identification and analysis of at-risk programs • Be data driven • Include analysis of programs’ strategic value • Be well informed by faculty and program administrators • Allow timely, responsible decision making regarding at-risk programs • Be transparent to all stakeholders • Work within University governance structures and in accordance with current policies and procedures