Strategic & Academic Action Planning Update

1. Strategic & Academic Action Planning Update Convocation Week 2008

2. SCSU Strategic Action Planning Process Strategy Map HLC Self-Study Organizational objectives & priorities Self-Study & Issue Identification Work Group Recommendations Department Planning Reports University Goal Strategic & Academic Action Plan Development Distinctive Characteristics Strategic Objectives Strategic Objective Implementation Plans Integration & Implementation Unit Strategic & Work Plans

3. University Goal To become the best comprehensive state university in the Upper Midwest, recognized by our peers as a leader in our region

4. Distinctive Characteristics We believe that St. Cloud State has four distinctive characteristics, or sets of knowledge, strengths and qualities, that we must focus on if we are to achieve our goal of becoming the best comprehensive state university in the Upper Midwest. • Accessibility that leads to success: St. Cloud State University will become distinctive by providing access to a high quality education with a commitment to individual student success. • Character that reflects our region: St. Cloud State University will become distinctive by offering an array of programs that reflect the character of our region with a commitment to meeting the needs of our community. • Education that drives knowledge into action: St. Cloud State University will become distinctive by preparing our students for success in work and life through integrated learning and the expert and innovative application of knowledge. • A portfolio of distinctive programs: St. Cloud State University will become distinctive by building on our prominent programs with the addition of new programs that hold the greatest promise of contributing to our future success.

5. Strategic Action Planning Summer 2008 Leadership Team Strategic Visioning Retreats • Online & Distributed Learning • Technology • Integrating Planning & Budgeting • Global Commitment

6. SCSU Strategy Map S1 S2 Provide students with the best possible education Be accountable to our stakeholders S3 Provide a high quality, integrated learning experience for our students Student/Stakeholder S4 S5 Improve the satisfaction of our students Increase access to SCSU R4 R5 Achieve appropriate & realistic enrollment goals Maintain affordable tuition & fees R1 R2 R3 Increase & appropriately manage input and support from external communities Ensure institutional resources are allocated to support strategic objectives Develop distinctive programs & services that meet student & market demand Resource Stewardship OP1 OP3 OP4 Increase communication w/internal & external stakeholders Embrace & foster diversity Promote & support student-centered service OP5 OP6 Continuously improve through evaluation, assessment & innovation Increase & evaluate use of multiple delivery options for programs & services OP2 Promote & support intentional and informal learning Organizational Processes OR1 OR6 Encourage employee engagement with external stakeholders Ensure all individuals are safe & valued so they can be successful OR9 Build institutional capacity for change to meet future opportunities & challenges OR3 Recruit, develop & retain a high-quality workforce Organizational Readiness OR5 Promote cooperation & collegiality among employees OR7 OR8 Ensure use of & access to timely & accurate data & information Ensure availability of appropriate tools for learning OR4 OR2 Promote a worldview among employees Recognize & reward employee actions that promote strategic objectives

7. Accessibility that leads to success S1 S2 Provide students with the best possible education Be accountable to our stakeholders S3 Provide a high quality, integrated learning experience for our students Student/Stakeholder S4 S5 Improve the satisfaction of our students Increase access to SCSU R4 R5 Achieve appropriate & realistic enrollment goals Maintain affordable tuition & fees R1 R2 R3 Increase & appropriately manage input and support from external communities • Develop Residential Living Plan • Develop an integrated student experience that provides support from appl. to post-graduation Resource Stewardship OP1 OP3 OP4 Increase communication w/internal & external stakeholders • Develop system to understand & respond to needs of UR students • Develop a diversity plan • Strengthen & align academic support services OP5 OP6 • Explore integration of business & academic support services • Develop plan for on-line & distributed learning OP2 • Create integrated First Year Experience Program Organizational Processes OR1 OR6 Encourage employee engagement with external stakeholders Ensure all individuals are safe & valued so they can be successful OR9 • Define & implement a CRM program OR3 Recruit, develop & retain a high-quality workforce Organizational Readiness OR5 • Instill commitment to excellent student service throughout the University OR7 OR8 Ensure use of & access to timely & accurate data & information Ensure availability of appropriate tools for learning OR4 OR2 Promote a worldview among employees Recognize & reward employee actions that promote strategic objectives

8. Character that reflects our region S1 S2 Provide students with the best possible education Be accountable to our stakeholders S3 Provide a high quality, integrated learning experience for our students Student/Stakeholder S4 S5 Improve the satisfaction of our students Increase access to SCSU R4 R5 Achieve appropriate & realistic enrollment goals Maintain affordable tuition & fees R1 R2 R3 • Institutionalize our commitment to civic & community engagement Ensure institutional resources are allocated to support strategic objectives Develop distinctive programs & services that meet student & market demand Resource Stewardship OP1 OP3 OP4 • Develop & strengthen preK-16 relationships • Expand STEM initiatives Embrace & foster diversity Promote & support student-centered service OP5 OP6 • Assess community engagement efforts Increase & evaluate use of multiple delivery options for programs & services OP2 • Expand service learning opportunities for students Organizational Processes OR1 OR6 • Develop focus & strength in building healthy communities Ensure all individuals are safe & valued so they can be successful OR9 Build institutional capacity for change to meet future opportunities & challenges OR3 Recruit, develop & retain a high-quality workforce Organizational Readiness OR5 Promote cooperation & collegiality among employees OR7 OR8 Ensure use of & access to timely & accurate data & information Ensure availability of appropriate tools for learning OR4 OR2 Promote a worldview among employees Recognize & reward employee actions that promote strategic objectives

9. Education that drives knowledge into action S1 S2 Provide students with the best possible education Be accountable to our stakeholders S3 Provide a high quality, integrated learning experience for our students Student/Stakeholder S4 S5 Improve the satisfaction of our students Increase access to SCSU R4 R5 Achieve appropriate & realistic enrollment goals Maintain affordable tuition & fees R1 R2 R3 Increase & appropriately manage input and support from external communities Ensure institutional resources are allocated to support strategic objectives Develop distinctive programs & services that meet student & market demand Resource Stewardship OP1 OP3 OP4 Increase communication w/internal & external stakeholders • Live into our global commitment Promote & support student-centered service OP5 OP6 • Develop institutional learning outcomes aligned with LEAP principles Increase & evaluate use of multiple delivery options for programs & services OP2 • Create & foster a community of scholars • Enhance co-curricular programming Organizational Processes OR1 OR6 Encourage employee engagement with external stakeholders Ensure all individuals are safe & valued so they can be successful OR9 • Develop institutional commitment to assessing & improving student learning OR3 • Create & foster a community of scholars Organizational Readiness OR5 Promote cooperation & collegiality among employees OR7 OR8 Ensure use of & access to timely & accurate data & information Ensure availability of appropriate tools for learning OR4 OR2 • Live into our global commitment Recognize & reward employee actions that promote strategic objectives

10. A portfolio of distinctive programs S1 S2 Provide students with the best possible education Be accountable to our stakeholders S3 Provide a high quality, integrated learning experience for our students Student/Stakeholder S4 S5 Improve the satisfaction of our students Increase access to SCSU R4 R5 Achieve appropriate & realistic enrollment goals Maintain affordable tuition & fees R1 R2 R3 Increase & appropriately manage input and support from external communities • Create culture and environment for program investment and development • Expand grad education • Build interdisciplinary prog • Create School of Health Sci • Increase brand of HCOB Resource Stewardship OP1 OP3 OP4 Increase communication w/internal & external stakeholders Embrace & foster diversity Promote & support student-centered service OP5 OP6 • Develop vision for Social Sciences & creative/performing arts • Develop sustainability programs • Develop Twin Cities strategy OP2 Promote & support intentional and informal learning Organizational Processes OR1 OR6 Encourage employee engagement with external stakeholders Ensure all individuals are safe & valued so they can be successful OR9 • Develop integrated planning & budgeting model • Develop strategy to promote campus sustainability OR3 Recruit, develop & retain a high-quality workforce Organizational Readiness OR5 Promote cooperation & collegiality among employees OR7 OR8 • Develop market analysis & forecasting capabilities Ensure availability of appropriate tools for learning OR4 OR2 Promote a worldview among employees Recognize & reward employee actions that promote strategic objectives

11. Institutional capacity for excellence and innovation S1 S2 Provide students with the best possible education Be accountable to our stakeholders S3 Provide a high quality, integrated learning experience for our students Student/Stakeholder S4 S5 Improve the satisfaction of our students Increase access to SCSU R4 R5 • Improve enrollment analysis capability Maintain affordable tuition & fees R1 R2 R3 • Develop unit-based priorities for support • Increase major gift pool • Enhance reputation of SCSU • Create space needed for critical programs • Develop ability to model staffing levels Develop distinctive programs & services that meet student & market demand Resource Stewardship OP1 OP3 OP4 • Strengthen our approach • to alumni relations • Implement signage improve. • Create comm. impact statement Embrace & foster diversity Promote & support student-centered service OP5 OP6 • Develop planning, evaluation & data infrastructure • Create frameworks for policy review • & business practices improvement Increase & evaluate use of multiple delivery options for programs & services OP2 Promote & support intentional and informal learning Organizational Processes OR1 OR6 Encourage employee engagement with external stakeholders Ensure all individuals are safe & valued so they can be successful OR9 • Implement continuous improvement model OR3 • Improve employee recruitment & hiring • Improve employee development & recognition Organizational Readiness OR5 Promote cooperation & collegiality among employees OR7 OR8 • Fully develop University • Data System • Implement peer benchmarking system • Implement vision of technology plan OR4 OR2 Promote a worldview among employees Recognize & reward employee actions that promote strategic objectives

12. Strategic Action Plan Objectives Accessibility that leads to success • Develop plan for on-line and distributed learning programs • Develop integrated student experience that provides support from application to post-graduation • Embrace and foster diversity • Instill a commitment to quality student service throughout the university

13. Strategic Action Plan Objectives Character that reflects our region • Institutionalize our commitment to civic and community engagement • Develop and strengthen preK-16 partnerships • Expand Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) initiatives • Develop and focus strength on building healthy communities

14. Strategic Action Plan Objectives Education that drives knowledge into action • Provide a high quality, integrated learning experience for our students • Create and foster a community of scholars • Live into our global commitment

15. Strategic Action Plan Objectives A portfolio of distinctive programs:. • Create a culture and environment for program investment and new program development • Expand graduate education opportunities that fit student and market demand • Build interdisciplinary programs and collaborations with clear research and service connection • Create a School of Health Sciences within the College of Science & Engineering • Increase the brand value of the G.R. Herberger College of Business • Develop an integrated vision for the Social Sciences • Develop an integrated vision for the creative and performing arts • Develop sustainability programs

16. Strategic Action Plan Objectives Institutional capacity for excellence and innovation • Recruit, develop, and retain a high-quality workforce • Develop planning, assessment and evaluation, and data infrastructures to support continuous improvement • Implement vision of the comprehensive technology plan • Create the space we need to house critical current and future programs • Develop ability to project enrollment and student demand and model staffing levels • Develop unit-based priorities for private support leading to a comprehensive fundraising campaign • Strengthen our approach to alumni relations • Enhance the reputation of our university through strategic communication efforts • Implement phased improvements in signage

17. Number of strategic objectives & initiatives by organizational objective S1 S2 Provide students with the best possible education Be accountable to our stakeholders S3 Provide a high quality, integrated learning experience for our students Student/Stakeholder S4 S5 Improve the satisfaction of our students Increase access to SCSU R4 R5 2 Maintain affordable tuition & fees R1 R2 R3 6 8 4 Resource Stewardship OP1 OP3 OP4 7 4 2 OP5 OP6 11 2 OP2 4 Organizational Processes OR1 OR6 1 Ensure all individuals are safe & valued so they can be successful OR9 5 OR3 2 Organizational Readiness OR5 Promote cooperation & collegiality among employees OR7 OR8 3 1 OR4 OR2 1 1

18. Institutional Measures & Indicators • Student Service Orientation • Student Experiential Learning • Student Learning Outcomes • Student Satisfaction Index • 6-yr Graduation Rate • Retention Rate • Program Mix • Gifts and Grants • Enrollment • Diversity • Community Engagement & Outreach • Alumni Engagement • Assessment & Evaluation • Employee Development & Satisfaction • Technology & Tools • Institutional Resources

19. Institutional Measures & Indicators S1 S2 • Graduation Rate • Retention Rate S3 • Student Experiential • Learning Indicator • Student Learning • Outcomes Ind. Student/Stakeholder S4 S5 • Student Satisfaction Index • Enrollment Indicator R4 R5 • Enrollment Indicator • Institutional Resources Indicator R1 R2 R3 • Community • Engagement Indicator • Gifts & Grants Indicator • Institutional Resources Indicator • Program Mix Indicator Resource Stewardship OP1 OP3 OP4 • Alumni Engagement Indicator • Diversity Indicator • Student Service • Orientation Indicator OP5 OP6 • Assessment & • Evaluation Indicator • Enrollment Indicator OP2 • Student Experiential • Learning Indicator Organizational Processes OR1 OR6 • Community • Engagement Indicator • Employee • Development Indicator OR9 • Assessment & • Evaluation Indicator OR3 • Employee • Development Indicator Organizational Readiness OR5 OR7 OR8 • Assessment & • Evaluation Indicator • Technology & Tools Indicator OR4 OR2 • Diversity Indicator • Employee • Development Indicator

20. SCSU Strategic Action Planning Process Strategy Map HLC Self-Study Self-Study & Issue Identification Organizational objectives & priorities Work Group Recommendations Department Planning Reports University Goal Integration & Implementation Distinctive Characteristics Strategic Objectives Strategic Objective Implementation Plans Strategic & Academic Action Plan Development Unit Strategic & Work Plans

21. Strategic Action Planning Fall 2008 & Spring 2009 Strategic Objective implementation plans to be completed • Interdisciplinary program development and prioritization • Graduate program development prioritization • STEM Initiatives • Creation of School of Health Sciences • Pre-K-14 Initiatives • Student service initiative • Building healthy communities initiative • Institutional outcomes initiative • Sustainability • Integrating business and student support services