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Goal 1

ENHANCE SUPPORT FOR STUDENT ACCESS, LEARNING, AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Expand access to higher education for traditional and non-traditional learners, enrich learning experiences through diverse and innovative academic offerings, and enhance support services and infrastructure to ensure student retention and graduation, as well as their mastery of the knowledge and skills needed to reach professional and personal goals.



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Objective 1.1: ACCESS

Expand flexible pathways to reach and attract diverse learners to access our academic offerings.

Strategies:

  1. Create and implement a multi-year, sustainable strategic enrollment management plan informed by appropriate data to broaden access for diverse learner populations that include both traditional and non-traditional students (undergraduate, graduate, post-baccalaureate, credential, and non-degree).
  2. Strengthen efforts to recruit and retain students from underserved communities, placing special emphasis on Black/African American and Native American/Indigenous groups, and amplifying our designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI).
  3. Ensure all students have a smooth experience in accessing our academic offerings and services by addressing administrative, structural, and communication barriers.

Progress Indicators:

  1. Development of a universitywide multi-year strategic enrollment management plan.
  2. Admission and enrollment data of diverse learner populations that include both traditional and non-traditional students, with special emphasis on students from underserved communities.
  3. Scope and effectiveness of outreach efforts, including partnerships on- and off-campus (e.g., P-12 schools, community colleges, industry partners).
  4. Student perceptions regarding the university access, admission, and enrollment processes.

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Objective 1.2: LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Provide equitable, engaging, and innovative learning experiences to foster students’ ability to apply the knowledge, skills, and cultural awareness gained through their academic programs.

Strategies:

  1. Optimize classroom pedagogies and instructional modalities to support diverse students’ learning needs, foster their development of durable skills (e.g., critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity), facilitate student mastery of program learning outcomes, and boost academic success for all students.
  2. Expand and diversify educational offerings (e.g., post-baccalaureate, credentialing, and other innovative programs) to meet evolving workforce needs.
  3. Create high-impact experiential learning opportunities (e.g., applied and basic research, internships, service learning, study abroad) that enhance student learning experiences and outcomes, and prepare them beyond degree completion (e.g., graduate and professional school, career and employment).
  4. Increase faculty-student engagement opportunities to encourage discovery and scholarly inquiry.

Progress Indicators:

  1. Student success measures (e.g., academic performance, retention rate, graduation rate, equity gaps), disaggregated by student demographic and other appropriate variables.
  2. Learner experiences as reported by current students and alumni (e.g., student and alumni surveys).
  3. Development of new programs that meet evolving workforce needs.
  4. Student participation in and experiences with experiential learning opportunities.
  5. Student participation in and experiences with faculty-student engagement opportunities.

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Objective 1.3: ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Ensure equitable, innovative, and comprehensive academic support to guide students throughout their academic and career pathways.

Strategies:

  1. Implement an academic planner that integrates seamlessly with the Titan Degree Audit (TDA) to monitor student progress from orientation to graduation.
  2. Increase advising and mentoring capacity to ensure all students have easy and timely access to academic guidance.
  3. Streamline student academic support services, enhance communication to increase all students’ awareness and use of these services, and provide a smooth academic experience from admission to graduation.
  4. Identify and promote accessible peer and alumni mentoring programs.
  5. Expand early and ongoing career guidance and support to enhance student post-graduation success.

Progress Indicators:

  1. Student use of academic planner and its effectiveness in facilitating student and course planning.
  2. Student participation in and experiences with advisors/mentors and advising/mentoring resources.
  3. Student participation in and experiences with student support services.
  4. Student participation in and experiences with peer and alumni mentoring programs.
  5. Student participation in and experiences with career guidance and job placement programs.