Planning Sub Meet and Planning Sub Meet and ConferConfer

Strategic Priorities and the Future Strategic Priorities and the Future of Minnesota State Universityof Minnesota State University

AgendaAgenda

• Mission of Planning Sub meet and Confer

• Mission Statement of MSU

• Progress on Current Strategic Goals

• Review Proposed New Strategic Goals

• Open Discussion– Questions or Comments on the Goals– Future Vision of MSU

• Where will MSU be in 2010

Goals of Open ForumsGoals of Open Forums

• Campus understanding of progress/status on current goals as a whole

• Discussion of future goals• Broader discussion of the future of MSU• Move Strategic Plan document - out of

Draft • Assist planning in drafting a summary

report to the campus of the thoughts of the campus

Planning Mission Planning Mission StatementStatement

As a body with representation from many facets of the University As a body with representation from many facets of the University community, this sub-meet and confer leads the medium to long-range community, this sub-meet and confer leads the medium to long-range

planning of the University from a holistic viewpoint. This committee planning of the University from a holistic viewpoint. This committee solicits and reviews reports and proposals from other groups on solicits and reviews reports and proposals from other groups on

campus and makes recommendations to the administration with the campus and makes recommendations to the administration with the intention of coordinating the development and implementation of intention of coordinating the development and implementation of

strategic priorities as well as future plans. strategic priorities as well as future plans.

Mission StatementMission Statement

The Mission of Minnesota State University, Mankato is The Mission of Minnesota State University, Mankato is to promote learning through effective undergraduate to promote learning through effective undergraduate and graduate teaching, scholarship, and research in and graduate teaching, scholarship, and research in

service to the state, the region, and the global service to the state, the region, and the global community.community.

Strategic GoalsStrategic Goals

Current Goal StatusCurrent Goal Status

Promote DiversityPromote Diversity

• Provide effective advocacy for diverse populations on campus

• Help improve communication across campus on diversity issues.

• The University will– establish workshops and mini-grants for faculty to integrate

diversity components into their teaching. – develop and implement a diversity orientation program for all

employees.– develop and implement a mentoring program for new faculty.– implement the Diversity Recruitment Plan developed jointly by

the Office of Admissions and the Office of Institutional Diversity.– strengthen the office infrastructure of the LGBT Center to enable

their support of diverse populations.

Establish a Distance Learning PlanEstablish a Distance Learning Plan

• Create an administrative structure and process for the development and enhancement of e-learning programs.– MNOnline accreditation

• Develop and implement 3-5 Distance Learning programs.

• Provide support and incentives for the development and enhancement of distance learning programs.– (best practices, GAs, training thru IT, travel support, reassigned

time, RIP, and summer stipends)• Develop and implement a funding mechanism that

provides incentives to colleges, departments, and programs involved in the development of e-learning Distance Education

Review and Enhance Graduate Review and Enhance Graduate EducationEducation

• Create funding mechanisms that allow the University to grow and improve select graduate programs.– Differential tuition

• Modify, expand, and create graduate programs. (grow or eliminate based on viability)

• Revise and simplify existing graduate school policies and procedures to reduce bureaucracy and improve the graduate student experience.

Enhance Academic Excellence in Enhance Academic Excellence in Undergraduate StudiesUndergraduate Studies

• Increase standards in degree programs • Enhance accreditation and program review• Clarify admission, retention and graduation standards

within majors• Require competency-level courses prior to admission to

major/minor• Develop General Education course content clusters• Encourage and support innovation and creativity in

faculty work load• Revise faculty evaluation method• Enhance financial and other support for faculty

development and faculty assistance• Enhance Academic Advising services

Develop and Implement Campus-Develop and Implement Campus-wide Planswide Plans

• Master Plan

• Fund Raising

• Marketing

• Enrollment Management

Master PlanMaster Plan

• Enhance the pedestrian nature of campus• Improve campus to meet student’s needs

– ( concourse connection between CSU & Library; implementing more student lounges )

• Provide a variety of res life options– Planning for a new "neighborhood"

• Create a strong sense-of-place– Refining architectural guidelines; campus “entryways”

Resolving Stadium Road conflicts and standards with City/County)

Fund RaisingFund Raising

• The University… – has identified a comprehensive needs list for

a new capital campaign. – is reshaping the fundraising roles of directors

of development in colleges.– is re-establishing a planned giving program. – will increase its private support in 2004-05

and subsequent years.

Public Relations & MarketingPublic Relations & Marketing

• Develop and Implement a Public Relations Marketing Plan.– Initiate an RFP to solicit proposals for a

University wide marketing plan.– Select a consultant to develop a public

relations and marketing plan.– Organize discussion groups and open forums

to elicit input from the University Community

Enrollment ManagementEnrollment Management

• By 2010, MSU will… – move from 83% of its students to no more than 80% of its

students coming from Minnesota.– grow to 14,300 FYE or higher total enrollment through better

utilization of current resources and/or the addition of new resources.

– modify the composition of its student body as follows:• On campus enrollment will be adjusted from 90% to 85%

undergraduate and from 10% to 15% graduate student headcount.

• MSU will serve new populations of students, including many more nontraditional students.

• MSU will increase the number of transfer students from 960 to no less than 1,000.

Enrollment ManagementEnrollment Management(continued)(continued)

• MSU will increase the proportion of– nontraditional to traditional age undergraduate students.– international students from 4% to 5%.– underrepresented US ethnic groups from 3% to 8% of the student body.– “high ability” students from 8% in the top 10th of the high school class to

12%.– new freshmen students who rank in the upper half of their high school

class from 70% to 85% and will increase the proportion of first year students with an ACT score of 21 or higher from 58% to 70%.

– contract admissions from 6% to 10% or 200 students, whichever is higher.

• MSU will significantly improve retention and graduation rates as follows: increase the first-year retention rate from 78% to 83%; increase the 6-year graduation rate for undergraduate students from 49% to 55%; and increase the 6-year graduation rate for graduate students 67% to 75%.

Strategic GoalsStrategic Goals

Next Strategic GoalsNext Strategic Goals

WellnessWellness

• To raise awareness of the cost of illness to the University

• To review and assess existing programs relating to health and wellness issues for students and employees.

• To make recommendations that incorporate wellness initiatives into the curriculum and professional development activities.

• To evaluate support services for wellness initiatives and make recommendations for any needed infrastructure and resources.

InternationalInternational

• Promote study abroad experiences for domestic students

• Enrich the multi-cultural environment

• Enhance services

• Increase the number of International students

Questions for DiscussionQuestions for Discussion

• As you look at 2010 and beyond, what major directions or changes do you anticipate in facilities, students, mission, program or technical priorities?

– What will our campus look like?– How will our students change? What adjustments should we

make to accommodate these changes?

– What directions in academic programs do you see? New

initiatives? Expansions?

Thank YouThank You

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