Stevenson+Business+Plan+2010-2011

= Stevenson University = **University Business Plan 2010-2011** GOALS AND OBJECTIVES __GOAL 1: ENSURE THE EXCELLENCE OF ALL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS__

Objective A: Expand and enhance academic programs such as service learning to emphasize more civic engagement by students

Objective B: Recruit, retain, recognize, and support the achievements of a diverse community of students, faculty, and staff working together for nationally recognized excellence in blending liberal arts and career education

Objective C: Align “Learning Beyond” and Career Architecture within the academic programs in such a manner as to develop the professional, personal, civic, and intellectual growth of students

Objective D: Improve the general educational program by establishing new “goals for students,” by incorporating the results of assessment evaluations into curricular designs, and by implementing new approaches to the delivery of the curriculum

Objective E: Design a co-curricular transcript and/or a student portfolio standard as a means of documenting students’ performance and activities thus promoting their placement as emerging professionals in the workforce

Objective F: Enhance career preparation and support for adult learners in GPS programs

Objective G: Prepare students to be competitive for graduate school admission and graduate sponsorship opportunities

Objective H: Provide resources that will support and encourage ongoing professional development in all areas of the institution

__GOAL 2: MAINTAIN A QUALITY STUDENT LIFE COMMUNITY__

Objective A: Assess, maintain, and improve current campus facilities

Objective B: Design programmatic initiatives based on qualitative and quantitative assessment in order to encourage and support leadership, student engagement, and intellectual and personal growth

Objective C: Infuse diversity and multiculturalism into programs across the campus community

Objective D: Continue to support a comprehensive collegiate experience between the Greenspring and Owings Mills campuses and expand academic support services to meet the needs of all students Objective E: Promote commuter and weekend activities, develop a veterans program, and add programs for non-local students to ease their transition to residential life

Objective F: Enhance the athletic program to become an NCAA Division III national leader, and add additional intramural and intercollegiate athletic programs for men and women (including football by 2011)

Objective G: Support and promote activities that enhance the health and wellness of students, and emphasize nutrition in all dining areas

__GOAL 3: PROMOTE ACADEMIC PROGRAM GROWTH UNDER THE UNIVERSITY MODEL__

Objective A: Support the growth and development of the School of Business and Leadership, the School of Graduate and Professional Studies, the School of Education, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the School of the Sciences, and the School of Design

Objective B: Provide leadership for the new schools developed under the university model

Objective C: Establish and promote new graduate and undergraduate academic programs, and recruit and retain the faculty, staff and students necessary to make these programs viable

Objective D: Encourage the Faculty Council to develop the faculty governance structure in accordance with the university model

__GOAL 4: ENHANCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGE THE EFFICIENT YOU OF EXISTING REVENUE__

Objective A: Decrease tuition dependency

Objective B: Identify opportunities for maximizing the utilization of campus facilities including exploring additional sites for acquisition

Objective C: Build and/or acquire additional student residences as needed

Objective D: Increase endowment from $40MM to $80MM by 2014

Objective E: Add cost-effective GPS online programs; increase visibility of adult accelerated program offerings

Objective F: Support and promote the health and wellness of the University community by providing a comprehensive program for faculty and staff

Objective G: Continue to review and improve a comprehensive, equitable and competitive compensation and benefits program, within the constraints of the budget

Objective H: Create a facilities master plan in order to evaluate and document future funding and facilities needs

Objective I: Expand and manage the Datatel system including the development of a SU portal to better meet user needs

Objective J: Introduce sustainability programs on both campuses to promote a reduction in consumption of natural resources, and an increase of recycling

Objective K: Create a planning process to use a “deep-dive” innovation model across the campus

Objective L: Design and implement a comprehensive plan to increase the population of commuter students