AS A BLUE JAY COMMUNITY,
WE ARE PAVING THE
PATHWAY FOR OUR VISION.
A vision that is empowering and guiding us to reimagine ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ. Our five-year community Strategic Plan prioritizes academic excellence, drives innovation on and off our campus, challenges us to transform our culture, and leads us to create significant social impact. ½ûÂþÌìÌà consists of individuals guided by a set of core values, nationally recognized for its academics, research, and high-impact experiences, and we are a community united behind a shared mission and feel a deep pull to contribute to the world.
Dynamic & Relevant Education
Promote a dynamic academic environment to support outstanding student outcomes that develop lifelong reflective learners and socially responsible citizens who bring value to their community and workplace.
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Develop and implement a core curriculum based on our mission and values designed to ensure in-demand liberal arts skills with experiential learning opportunities. |
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Prepare students to apply their skills, talents, and intellect to shape organizations, communities, and the world as active global citizens. |
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Expand vibrant and in-demand programs and intellectual learning opportunities across a student’s lifetime. |
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Deliver high-quality and accessible education in a variety of formats to ensure we become a first-choice learning institution that enrolls and retains learners from all backgrounds. |
Inclusive Excellence
Create a culturally vibrant campus community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, where all community members achieve a sense of belonging.
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Integrate cultural intelligence as a learning outcome throughout all academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities and professional development programs. |
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Foster a genuine sense of belonging in all members of the college by ensuring policies, practices, and culture will build a diverse, equitable, accessible, and just community. |
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Increase the representation and retention of historically marginalized groups among our student body and employee base. |
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Collaborate with underrepresented communities as an ally committed to making meaningful social change. |
Anchor & Partner Institution
Strengthen surrounding communities by building capacity and maximizing partnerships to create significant economic and social impact.
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Prioritize the development and fostering of partnerships with the local community, working together to provide economic and community development. |
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Position etown as a leading regional civic institution engaged in high-impact projects to better our communities. |
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Provide support and elevate innovation to regional organizations to accomplish social and community development leveraging the college’s academic and public service resources. |
Sustainable Growth
Transform the financial model to become a thriving institution by leveraging core strengths, building capacity, and embracing growth initiatives.
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Grow other sources of revenue by leveraging college resources in alignment with institutional mission. |
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Attract, retain, and cultivate high-performing faculty and staff to become a first-choice employer. |
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Be effective stewards of college resources to optimize college finances. |
“Our dynamic, bold, and ambitious five-year community strategic plan will focus us on elevating our greatest assets to enhance the lives of current and future Blue Jays.â€
ELIZABETH A. RIDER
PRESIDENT