Suggested Goals

  • Become larger, top research university, with increased enrollment, increased research, and more government cooperation.
  • Medical research center of Kansas.
  • Comprehensive educational opportunities.
  • Faculty exchange.
  • Interdisciplinary fields.
  • Maximizing flexibility in curriculums and programs.
  • Identify the factors that will make WSU truly unique among the three major PhD granting institutions in Kansas.
  • Increasing the stake for students and faculty in the well-being of the university.
  • Academic distinction/premier institution of higher education.
  • Student engagement/retention.
  • Facility planning and housing.
  • Interaction/collegiality of campus departments.
  • Focus on student learning and student success.
  • Establish partnerships with K-12.
  • Focus on partnerships with local businesses and industry to foster entrepreneurship.
  • Diversification of sources of funding.
  • Define specific numbers-oriented goals for retention, graduation, enrollment, etc.
  • Gain Carnegie classification - become a fully-engaged university.
  • Offer the right mix of academic programs to serve the region and state.
  • Be the institution of choice for individuals seeking professional advancement, recertification and higher education.
  • Prepare students for success in a global economy.
  • Use technology as an enable to improve administration and student proficiency.
  • Find a balance between providing access to the under-served and attracting top students.
  • Improve the quality of student life.
  • Increase our graduation rate.
  • Recruit, retain quality faculty and staff.
  • Develop a strategy for online delivery.
  • Integrate technology into every curriculum.
  • Partner with employers to better understand their needs.
  • Increase diversity.
  • Continue to break down silos on campus.
  • With enrollment growth also grow staff, facilities and parking.
  • Emphasize problem solving and team work.
  • Protect the broad literal arts education.
  • Establish global identity as a unique university with urban mission.
  • Enhance the alignment of our student experiences with our urban setting and mission.
  • Increase enrollment, retention, graduation rate, and placement rates.
  • Develop outcomes metrics that go beyond graduation.
  • Increase external funding in ways consistent with our urban mission.

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