B. COMPARISON OF SSU PLANNING GOALS

 

Academic Affairs Strategic

Plan

General Strategies:

1.     Identify, maintain and enhance excellent and distinctive academic programs responsive to changing student populations.

2.     Build a diverse and inclusive university community and culture that actively promotes our core values.

3.     Develop a strong and expanding resource base to support excellence in teaching and learning.

4.     Foster collaboration that addresses the needs of the regional community.

Strategic Initiatives/Priorities:

1.     Develop and implement a comprehensive plan for resource generation and allocation that ties together academic, fiscal and infrastructure planning and acknowledges the educational mission of Academic Affairs as the central funding priority of the University.

2.     Develop and implement an effective program to increase the diversity of the campus community and its academic and cultural life.

3.     Build a coherent, effective and distinctive General Education Program.

4.     Enhance teaching and learning by developing information competence and increase information access via the library and information technology.

5.     Build relationships with the external community to serve regional needs and enhance our students’ learning.

 

University Strategic Plan

 

Key Macro Issues:

1.     Academic Quality

2.     Budget

3.     Communication/

Transparency

4.     Diversity

5.     Enrollment Growth/Enrollment

Management

6.     External Relations

7.     Green Music Center

8.     Human Resources Issues

9.     Residential Campus Life

10.  Technology.

 

WASC Priority Issues (6/28/04)

·                                  Alignment of Institutional Priorities with Mission

·                                  Assessment of Educational Effectiveness

·                                  Improving the Climate for Diversity

·                                  General Education and the “Marks” of the SSU Student Experience

·                                 Institutional Commitment to Sustained Follow-Up

Univ. Plan Steering Committee Values & Goal Areas

 

Values:

1.     Academic Excellence

2.     Respect, integrity, civility

3.     Innovation, discovery, creativity

4.     Student-centered

5.     Social responsibility,

sustainability

Strategic Goal Priorities:

 

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