The 2011-2015 Strategic Plan University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™ University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
THE STRATEGIC PLAN About the Plan A working document that presents: • An abbreviated history of UAPB and our purpose/reason for existing • Our Mission and Vision Statements • Our Core Values Our Core Values • Our commitment to excellence in academic programs…providing a quality education and preparing graduates to excel • Our commitment to student recruitment, retention and assessment • Our commitment to faculty and staff development • Our commitment to student leadership and development University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
THE STRATEGIC PLAN The Development of the Plan • Developed by a broad-based group of University Professionals • Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Deans, Directors, other University Personnel • Builds on the previous 5-year plan • Key elements used in the planning process consider: • 1890 Land –Grant mission • Historically black university status • Large percentage of first-generation students • Issues peculiar to the Delta • Open Admissions • Life-long learning opportunities University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
Imperatives Necessary for an “Engaged Institution” Necessary for an “Engaged Institution” Necessary for an “Engaged Institution” Necessary for an “Engaged Institution” with a culture of excellence as the with a culture of excellence as the hallmark. hallmark. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Elevate Faculty and their teaching, research and scholarship In today’s knowledge-based world, the quality 1890 Land Grant Institution is “a creator, organizer, preserver, transmitter, and applier of knowledge.” The foundation of these functions is an excellent faculty aligned with the direction of the institution. We cannot achieve our goal without a nationally recognized faculty with a passion for teaching, research and an academic environment that values and rewards innovation, great ideas, and the search for the truth. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Strengthen Graduate Programs A substantially expanded graduate studies effort is critical to our academic aspirations and to our effectiveness as a continuing significant and contributing land-grant university. land-grant university. We must continue to create a dynamic, exciting, discovery-driven intellectual environment that will draw superior graduate students, comparable to those in the nation’s best graduate programs. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Enhance the undergraduate academic experience Our core must be a residential, learner-centered community that attracts excellent students and provides quality learning and mentoring experiences. Our out-of-class learning programs are already an area of distinctiveness, but we must continue to strengthen their substance and reputation and extend their benefits to a greater percentage of the student body and shape their activities and services for the changing demographics this institution seeks to serve to remain viable. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Build the letters, arts and science core While many of our basic science disciplines are nationally acclaimed through the number of successful practicing professions in an array of careers, it is important that land-grant universities have competitive liberal arts programs and a full universities have competitive liberal arts programs and a full range of such programs with a significantly continuing institutional commitment. Such strengthening is necessary for the true, enduring education of our graduates and the enrichment of their lives. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Build on the tradition of professional education At the heart of Keepers of the Spirit is a belief that we will not only sustain but also continually strengthen our professional programs at both the undergraduate and the graduate levels. Our professional programs must also recognize the necessity to prepare graduates more broadly for entry into a complex, changing, global and unpredictable world. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Diversify and globalize the UAPB community It is essential that the faculty, student, and larger campus community embrace this more cosmopolitan environment. The university’s traditional core values will give us guidance and distinctiveness, while preparing us to interact with all people of distinctiveness, while preparing us to interact with all people of the globe. UAPB must continue to attract and nurture a more ethnically, culturally, and geographically diverse faculty, staff, and student body. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Enrich our campus The physical environment of our campus should be conducive to scholarly work and study. UAPB has an efficient and well- maintained campus. During the growth and enhancement over the past years, the physical aesthetics and space accommodations have been strengthened by the presence of neighborhood revitalization (bilaterally with HUD and Pine Bluff Community Development), Pine Bluff Regional Park, Saracen Landing and Pine Bluff Weed and Seed Program. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Increase access to knowledge resources The intellectual assets represented by UAPB library holdings have been developed and examined for its capability for meeting the needs of the future. UAPB must invest generously, but wisely, to maintain par with its academic peers. It must lead, not just grow, in forcefully developing new methods and measures of success in this rapidly changing arena. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Attain resources comparable with 1890 Land Grant Universities Arkansas must have universities that offer opportunities equal to the land grant universities in other states, while taking complementary steps to maintain access. UAPB must attain resource parity with the best 1890 institutions to better serve Arkansas. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Build community and metropolitan connections The way that we relate to the local community, Pine Bluff, and other rural and urban areas of the state will have a powerful impact on UAPB and the communities supporting and supported by the university. and supported by the university. As we attract a wider range of people to UAPB, the enrichment provided through our connection to various areas of the state and nation becomes increasingly important. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Demand enlightened governance and leadership To achieve our aspirations, strong, enlightened, stable, and forward-thinking leadership focused on academic quality is essential. Our responsibility to the Arkansas Delta as its flagship must be continually evidenced in all decision-making. Enlightened, shared governance and leadership are elemental to its achievement. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
IMPERATIVES Meet our commitment to Arkansas UAPB is a creation of the state and in its origin was designed to prepare academically prepared and underserved populations as educated problem-solvers to lead the state’s development. Current in-class and out-of-class programs are aligned with the Current in-class and out-of-class programs are aligned with the economic, health and social service, and community development needs of Southeast Arkansas. As UAPB aspires to national prominence, we must first stay committed to Arkansas. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
Consistent with the Imperatives Program 5. Program 5. Program 1. Program 1. Assessment Assessment are Five Teaching Teaching & Planning & Planning Priority Institutional Institutional Program 4. Program 4. Program 4. Program 4. Program 2. Program 2. Institutional Institutional Goals and Research Research Support Support Related Objectives in Program 3. Program 3. Public Public five Program Service Service Areas University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
Divisional/Units Strategic Plans Strategic Plans University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
Divisional Goals and Objectives Plans for Productivity Plans for Productivity Strategies Strategies Assignment of Responsibility Assignment of Responsibility Assignment of Responsibility Assignment of Responsibility Completion Date/Time frame Completion Date/Time frame Evaluation/Assessment Evaluation/Assessment Resources Resources University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
Imperatives Imperatives Institutional Efficiency & Effectiveness Improved Improved Graduation Graduation Rates Rates Productivity Improved Improved Student Student Retention Retention Student Student Enrollment Enrollment 4,000 by 4,000 by 2011 2011 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
Imperatives Imperatives Institutional Efficiency & Effectiveness Ph.D. in Ph.D. in Productivity Aquaculture/ Aquaculture/ Fisheries Fisheries $3 million $3 million fund fund balance balance Meet ADHE Meet ADHE reserve reserve Viability Viability Standards Standards University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff™
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