Goal: Become a leader in community service-focused higher education
Objective 1: Establish a Center for Community Engagement with a director and administrative support.
Objective 2: Infuse service throughout our curriculum (Core, Major, Certification).
Objective 3: Increase visibility and interaction with local communities, aligning our available support and resources with the needs of the community.
Objective 4: Demonstrate the measurable impact that service has on our internal community and our community partners.
Focus Area 2: Students Matter
Goal: Develop a collaborative and innovative approach to ensure completion of student academic and service requirements.
Objective 1: Create a comprehensive advising program with dedicated facilities and resources to meet academic needs of our students.
Objective 2: Promote student engagement in service focused co-curricular, academic and extracurricular programs.
Objective 3: Create a student-centered experience in daily interactions and business practices with deliberate emphasis on the unique needs of each student.
Focus Area 3: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter
Goal: Create a thriving culture of diversity, equity and inclusivity among all members of the MSMC community.
Objective 1: Establish an Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with a Chief Diversity Officer to support the entire institution, including students, faculty, and staff.
Objective 2: Create Diversity, Equity and Inclusion opportunities for students in our curriculum, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
Objective 3: Create designated DEI learning opportunities and professional development for faculty, administrators and staff.
Objective 4: Improve recruitment of diverse students, faculty, administrators and staff.
Objective 5: Improve retention of diverse students, faculty, administrators and staff.
Focus Area 4: Communication Matters
Goal: Build a strong culture of campus synergy with highly effective communication and collaboration across campus.
Objective 1: Develop an Internal communication plan across departments.
Objective 2: Establish an interconnected communication flow throughout the students’ journey from admission through alumni.
Focus Area5: Innovation and Quality Matter
Goal 1: Maintain and develop competitive academic programs
Objective 1: Conduct academic program review.
Objective 2: Develop a comprehensive academic master plan.
Objective 3: Continue and enhance alternative pedagogical approaches for faculty to teach in non-traditional and novel class environments (community, field, online, smart classrooms, etc.).
Goal 2: Optimize financial sustainability across campus
Objective 1: Increase enrollment, enhance recruitment and continue retention efforts.
Objective 2: Recruit and maintain a high quality workforce.
Objective 3: Identify and grow funding stream alternatives to tuition revenue.
Goal 3: Promote Environmental Stewardship
Objective 1: Implement a comprehensive program for environmental stewardship on campus.
Objective 2: Identify opportunities to collaborate with environmental stewardship organizations in the surrounding community.
