2025 Strategic Plan

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The ASU 2025 Strategic Plan, the Standard sets a course to reach new heights of excellence through four strategic goals and objectives.

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1. STUDENT ACCESS AND SUCCESS

              Objective 1.1: Increase enrollment through targeted recruitment efforts and ensure long-term stability 
                                           of the university.

              Objective 1.2: Expand and strengthen academic programming and services that address 
                                           specific needs of students.

              Objective 1.3: Expand and strengthen co-curricular and student support services programs        
        
              Objective 1.4: Enhance its collegiate environment to facilitate students to persist and achieve their 
                                     goals of transfer, degree and certificate completion.

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2. INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP

               Objective 2.1: Ensure affordability for students by containing costs and optimizing efficiency across 
                                            the institution.

               Objective 2.2: Implement best practices that strengthen programs and services to address the learning 
                                            needs of students.

               Objective 2.3: Expand the University resource base by cultivating new avenues of funding and pursing 
                                       opportunities to enhance existing resources.
      

               Objective 2.4: Forecast student population trends to better predict future enrollment.

               Objective 2.5: Create University master facilities plan.

               Objective 2.6: Maintain a safe, secure and inclusive campus.

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3. PARTNERSHIP AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS

                Objective 3.1: Build relationships with targeted community organizations to assist with 
                                             entrepreneurship and service opportunities.

                Objective 3.2: Engage regional health career partners to identify and assist in reducing prevalent 
                                             health challenges in Southwest Georgia.

                Objective 3.3: Create opportunities for engagement with alumni.
       
                Objective 3.4: Expand ASU’s brand and prominence in the community through cultivation of effective 
                                        partnerships and collaboration with business, industry, education, governmental, and 
                                        service organizations.

                Objective 3.5: Increase competitive grant funding.

                Objective 3.6: Increase cultural engagement opportunities for faculty and staff.

                Objective 3.7: Assess the strength of graduates’ skills needed to be competitive in the workforce for 
                                       the Southwest Georgia market, the state, as well as nationally.

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4. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

                Objective 4.1: Development and retention of qualified administrators and staff by providing
                                       professional development opportunities that promote excellence in pursuit of 
                                             transformational leadership; enhance student experience and learning.

                Objective 4.2: Provide professional development opportunities for faculty that expand on their 
                                             understanding of transformative leadership, teaching, research and public service.

                Objective 4.3: Promote student leadership and development opportunities.
       
                Objective 4.4: Identify and develop campus-wide performance expectations that support an emerging
                                        and innovative institution of higher education. These expectations will support first 
                                        class engagement with all constituents, especially our student body.

                Objective 4.5: Continually evaluate how we are performing based on identified performance 
                                        expectations, student, alumni, peer and community feedback.

                Objective 4.6: Promote a standard of excellence.