Strategic Plan 2022 Key Representative Success Measures
Positioning the University for continued success during a period of dramatic change in higher education
The following success measures represent established 5-year goals to be achieved through our strategic planning efforts. Goals for each of our strategic priorities and supporting initiatives are listed on our progress tracking page.
- Increase enrollment, retention, and graduation rates
a. Strategic Enrollment Management Plan
- Grow total fall enrollment to 7,800 (11% increase)
- Increase first-time, full-time freshman cohort one-year retention rate to 75%
- Establish a graduation metric for all student populations to be used as a measurement of success, in addition to the first-time full-time metric currently utilized, which will lead to the establishment of strategies tied to graduating a greater percentage of students
b. Support Services for Student Success
- Provide a system of childcare access and support services for parents and families
- Increase external funding
a. Comprehensive Campaign Plan
- Initiate and complete the University’s first comprehensive campaign to support identified institutional priorities
b. Targeted External Grant Support
- Increase the number of funded grant proposals by 400%
- Build brand through community engagement and program development focused on career preparation and success
a. Partnering Academics and Community (PACE)
- Increase by 8% the courses that incorporate community engagement pedagogy
b. Exploration, Discover, Goal Setting, Experience (EDGE)
- Increase percentage of undergrad graduates participating in internships, co-ops, practicums, externships and/or clinicals to 95%
c. Laker Solutions
- Fulfill ten community or economic development consulting project requests per year through cross-discipline consulting groups consisting of students and faculty