The University has identified seven major goals
to be pursued during the planning period from FY 2005-2010.
| Goal 1: |
Recruit and retain a diverse student body
at both the undergraduate and graduate levels through coordinated
enrollment management. |
| Strategies |
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| 1.1 |
Maintain a diverse undergraduate enrollment that includes
the following:
- Increasing the number of freshmen and full-time students
and their rate of degree completion,
- Maintaining a stable enrollment of students admitted
through Special Programs,
- Increasing programs and enrollments at CICS and El Centro,
and
- Increasing enrollments through expanded weekend offerings.
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| 1.2 |
Increase diverse graduate enrollments and rate of degree completion
and increase the number of new graduate students in selected
graduate programs in the College of Arts and Science and the
College of Business and Management. |
| 1.3 |
Increase overall enrollments by ten percent during the FY2005
to FY2010 planning period. |
| 1.4 |
Review and enhance the strategic marketing and promotional
plan that builds on the University's mission and reputation
and contributes positively to Northeastern Illinois University's
ability to enroll students at all University sites. |
| 1.5 |
Improve the coordination of student services, including admission,
registration, academic advisement, orientation, financial aid,
and placement testing and web-enable these services. Ensure
that these services are available to all students, including
those enrolled during the evenings, weekends, and summer at
all campus sites. |
| 1.6 |
Improve the strategic use of financial aid for both the recruitment
and retention of students. |
| 1.7 |
Assess retention efforts by analyzing academic performance
and persistence rates as well as demographic characteristics
related to student access and diversity. |
| 1.8 |
Integrate and expand services such as student support services,
internships, job search skills, and career counseling to enable
students to secure employment, continue with further education,
or pursue professional opportunities. |
| 1.9 |
Increase the number of required course sections and strengthen
academic and program advising at all levels to allow students
to attain their educational goals more quickly. |
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| Goal 2: |
Foster a student/learner-centered community that supports
successful outcomes |
| Strategies |
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| 2.1 |
Articulate, implement, integrate and evaluate assessment strategies
in all areas, including identifying and enhancing "value
added" aspects of the curriculum and of students' educational
experience. |
| 2.2 |
Expand and refine the use of assessment tools and data to
contribute to successful decision-making, particularly in the
area of curriculum and faculty development and increased institution
effectiveness and productivity. |
| 2.3 |
Provide an effective general education program through the
review, modification, and assessment of student achievement
in designated general education learning outcomes. |
| 2.4 |
Improve the systematic program review process. |
| 2.5 |
Strengthen existing and develop additional opportunities for
student research, leadership and volunteer activities, and creative
activities. |
| 2.6 |
Strengthen programs, including co-curricular programs, that
foster a welcoming atmosphere for students and their families,
to assist first-year students in their adjustment to collegiate
life and reduce the risk of dropout during the first year. |
| 2.7 |
Develop new academic programs that will prepare students to
respond to the needs of the 21st century.
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| 2.8 |
Promote interdisciplinarity and learning from our diversity
throughout and across the curricula and colleges. |
| 2.9 |
Strengthen faculty intellectual contributions, including research,
publications, and creative activities. |
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| Goal 3: |
Create a University environment that fosters excellence
in teaching, learning, and scholarship through the use of information
technology and learning resources. |
| Strategies |
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| 3.1 |
Continually reassess current and emerging and technologies
in terms of their ability to support the University's student/learner-centered
mission. |
| 3.2 |
Upgrade and enhance remote access to information and computing
resources at the University. |
| 3.3 |
Assure reliable and secure access to University networked
systems and information resources for faculty, staff, and students
independent of location. |
| 3.4 |
Connect and integrate technology with pedagogy in support
of the University's student/learner-centered vision through:
- Expanding training and support for development of web-based
and technology enhanced courses.
- Developing mechanisms to share and recognize effective
faculty integration of learning technologies into their
courses, and
- Integrating assessment into all classroom application
of learning technologies.
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| 3.5 |
Redesign the University website as a campus-wide information
system and use it to connect and integrate all University programs,
activities, and services. |
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| Goal 4: |
Strengthen and expand international educational opportunities
to enhance understanding of social, cultural, economic, political,
and scientific aspects of a global society. |
| Strategies: |
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| 4.1 |
Establish a University-wide plan that builds upon our strength
as a diverse community to engage University learners in international
education. |
| 4.2 |
Collaborate with other institutions and associations, including
the Illinois Consortium on International Education, committed
to international studies to enhance exposure and broaden opportunities
for the University learning community. |
| 4.3 |
Target and develop financial and other resources to support
the University's international initiatives. |
| 4.4 |
Establish and foster an international identity as a leading
institution in international initiatives. |
| 4.5 |
Provide a cultural framework prior to any international experience. |
| 4.6 |
Develop a minor in international education. |
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| Goal 5: |
Collaborate with external constituents to provide
instruction, research, and service programs that build upon
the programmatic strengths of the University and are consistent
with the University's instructional, research, and service missions. |
| Strategies |
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| 5.1 |
Collaborate with statewide and national initiatives to offer
programs cooperatively to better serve the under-served. |
| 5.2 |
Increase involvement in academic outreach programs and initiatives
in the metropolitan area by strengthening internships and community
partnerships with local schools, colleges, universities, business,
industry, and professional and social service organizations. |
| 5.3 |
Support the Lake County Initiative and the Multi-University
Center by assessing the educational needs of the area and by
offering currently approved programs and requesting approval
for new, high-demand programs. |
| 5.4 |
Expand, strengthen, and integrate the University's academic
and public service offerings at the Center of Inner City Students
and El Centro and through distance education. |
| 5.5 |
Expand programming in the Fine Arts Center to attain greater
recognition for the University and the Arts initiative through
expanded marketing and promotion. |
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| Goal 6: |
Secure the necessary resources to enhance working
conditions for faculty, staff and students and to meet programmatic
needs |
| Strategies |
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| 6.1 |
Assure the appropriate level of faculty and staff to provide
the highest quality academic programs and support services. |
| 6.2 |
Provide the appropriate compensation to attract and retain
high caliber and diverse faculty and staff. |
| 6.3 |
Rehabilitate and equip the classrooms, the Library, academic
and research laboratories, recreational facilities, and support
space to better respond to programmatic requirements. |
| 6.4 |
Enhance learning by providing informal gathering places for
students. |
| 6.5 |
Review space requirements to meet changing programmatic, legal,
and administrative needs. |
| 6.6 |
Strengthen University financial support from private and corporate
donors to enhance education initiatives, faculty scholarship
and research, and student financial aid. |
| 6.7 |
Promote and coordinate grant and foundation development activities
to increase support for educational initiatives, pedagogic innovations,
and academic support services. |
| 6.8 |
Design and implement a staff development program to enhance
the delivery of support services to the University community
and to expand promotional opportunities for University staff. |
| 6.9 |
Assure the availability of technology training to faculty
and staff. |
| 6.10 |
Improve the health, fitness and wellness of University faculty,
staff and students by promoting healthy lifestyles; expanding
health, fitness, recreational and wellness programs; and developing
new avenues for promoting and marketing available programs. |
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| Goal 7: |
Allocate resources through budget, planning, and evaluation
processes which clearly identify the University's strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, challenges, goals and priorities. |
Strategies
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| 7.1 |
Strengthen processes to better integrate assessment into planning
and budget development. |
| 7.2 |
Review and assess university operations for productivity improvement
opportunities. |
| 7.3 |
Prioritize and provide resources for internal and external
communication initiatives and annually evaluate effectiveness
in meeting set objectives and goals. |
| 7.4 |
Implement a sustainable, life-cycle funding process for the
acquisition and replacement of computers and infrastructure
to ensure access to current technology across the University. |
| 7.5 |
Integrate technology planning into all university planning
processes. |
