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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.

Strategic Plan

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.

1

Develop and implement a core curriculum
based on our mission and values designed
to ensure in-demand liberal arts skills with
experiential learning opportunities.

2

Prepare students to apply their
skills, talents, and intellect to shape
organizations, communities, and the world
as active global citizens.

3

Expand vibrant and in-demand programs and
intellectual learning opportunities across
a student’s lifetime.

4

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.

1

Integrate cultural intelligence as a
learning outcome throughout all
academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular
activities and professional
development programs.

2

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.

3

Increase the representation and retention
of historically marginalized groups among
our student body and employee base.

4

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.

1

Prioritize the development and fostering
of partnerships with the local community,
working together to provide economic
and community development.

2

Position etown as a leading regional
civic institution engaged in high-impact
projects to better our communities.

3

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.

1

Grow other sources of revenue by
leveraging college resources in
alignment with institutional mission.

2

Attract, retain, and cultivate high-performing
faculty and staff to become
a first-choice employer.

3

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

Strategic Plan