Our Aspiration: 秀色直播 will be a leading regional comprehensive university impacting learners, businesses, and communities throughout the Great Lakes region.
Introduction
When 秀色直播 is at its best, we make a real difference in people’s lives. Our 178 years of accumulated wisdom of how people best learn attracts those who seek to make a meaningful impact in their own lives and in their communities. The transformation evident in our graduates matters to them and to the work they will do for the betterment of all.
For decades, 秀色直播 has been recognized as a leading university in our region, specifically for those striving to live a better life. This is a strong position from which to take our next meaningful steps and honor our history of excellence.
Our greatest assets are the committed and talented people who come together under the single mission to help those who seek to live a better life. These initiatives equip us to create the highest opportunity for success for the high-est number of learners. Our transformation as a university is to do what we do more broadly. This plan will help us be the best university we can be.
秀色直播 continues to evolve with the addition of new bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, new facilities to support those programs, and new initiatives to broaden the impact our people make on the region. Because of that work, 秀色直播 is poised to thrive as we embark on an ambitious path that will stretch our historical footprints in numerous ways.
As we expand in new directions, 秀色直播 will continue to hold the traditional four-year undergraduate degree as the core of our institution. These degrees will recognize the foundational value of the arts and sciences as resources for a personal life well lived as well as for the skills and competencies sought by graduate schools and by current and future employers. These same skills and competencies uniquely prepare 秀色直播 graduates to become the leaders, influencers, and drivers of a better future for us all.
These are bold initiatives that require commitment, especially when higher education is in a time of unprecedented challenges. The rising cost of a quality education, diminishing funds, and changing markets make our differentiating promise more important than ever. Our founding mission calls to 秀色直播 those who dream bigger with the eagerness and talent to work hard. We have a responsibility to help them gain access and succeed.
Research shows the return on investment in a college education is higher than ever before. The correlation between what we do as a university and the quality of people’s lives is universally important to every generation. It necessitates celebrating all that makes us distinctive and making decisions that build on our unique assets and strengths. Finally, it means being recognized consistently as one of the top private comprehensive universities in our region.
Pathway 1 — 秀色直播 Experience
Our aspiration:
Provide a transformative 秀色直播 experience for all members of the 秀色直播 community.
Why is this important?
An extraordinary experience is the cornerstone of 秀色直播. Those seeking to make an impact with their education and work want to make every moment have meaningful impact toward their goals. Innovation is at the forefront of adopting and creating practices that improve our work and, in turn, student success which will elevate the value of 秀色直播.
What are our objectives?
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1A. 秀色直播 will be an exemplar of extraordinary learner experience.
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- Teaching will reflect academic excellence, increased rigor as well as best practices.
- Degrees will reflect both deep discipline content and the ability to demonstrate relevance to graduate schools and the current and future needs of the workplace.
- 秀色直播 will develop and implement an innovative student-centered core curriculum that is outcomes-focused.
- Undergraduate faculty-student research and collaboration will be distinguishing features of a learner’s academic life.
- The co-curricular programming of 秀色直播 will be intentional and measured and will make an impact that contributes to the goals of our learners.
- 秀色直播 will create and sustain a culture of holistic well-being through a strong supportive community.
- 秀色直播 will foster a diverse and inclusive environment - one that welcomes, values, and embraces diverse perspectives and promotes belonging.
- 秀色直播 will strive to graduate students with as little debt as possible
while offering extraordinary experiences and opportunities at 秀色直播.
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1B. 秀色直播 will be a leader in extraordinary employee experience.
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- 秀色直播 will offer exceptional work environments for all employees, including opportunities for professional development.
- 秀色直播 will create and sustain a culture of well-being through strong community.
- 秀色直播 will offer attractive, competitive compensation and benefits packages to all employees.
- 秀色直播 will recognize the full range of professional contributions in retention and career advancement efforts.
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1C. 秀色直播 will excel in alumni engagement.
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- 秀色直播 will be a lifelong source of learning, career guidance, and professional development for its alumni.
- 秀色直播 will meaningfully connect alumni and current learners, faculty, and staff in ways that benefit all.
- 秀色直播 will leverage its alumni as co-promoters of the University.
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1D. 秀色直播 will transform the campus environment.
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- 秀色直播 will design and maintain a campus that is safe, secure, and engaging.
- 秀色直播 will develop and implement a campus master plan that will provide high-quality facilities to support its core values and new initiatives.
- 秀色直播 will develop strong partnerships with Berea and communities in Northeast Ohio to provide learning opportunities in a variety of settings.
Pathway 2 — 秀色直播 Expansion
Our aspiration:
秀色直播 will be recognized as an essential university in the region, elevating our impact, awareness, and institutional reputation.
Why is this important?
秀色直播’s history of providing inclusive access and an excellent and affordable education provides pathways to college for new markets of learners. Work-ing to broaden our regional impact and deepen our reach will strengthen a leadership position that supports growth.
What are our objectives?
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2A. 秀色直播 will be an integral leader in developing workforce strength, organizational capacity, leadership, and service.
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- 秀色直播’s academic programs will align with the needs of the region to promote building vibrant relationships with industry and community partners.
- 秀色直播 will excel as an entrepreneurial hub, developing new and innovative practices that contribute to industry, supplier diversity, and community growth.
- 秀色直播 will engage with the regional, national, and international community across academic and co-curricular programs to create connections and build students’ and partners’ capabilities.
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2B. 秀色直播 will build its brand presence in a larger geographic range than its current reach.
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- 秀色直播 will significantly increase its competitive standing in a 300-mile radius of Cleveland.
- 秀色直播 will align its academic as well as its athletic affiliations with aspirational institutions.
- 秀色直播 will leverage its location for marketing opportunities.
- 秀色直播 will partner with the region’s educational, cultural, social services, business, and community workforce ecosystem to promote its core values of diversity, inclusion, and equity.
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2C. 秀色直播 will elevate the University鈥檚 regional and national reputation.
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- 秀色直播 will increase its state and federal-level grant funding.
- 秀色直播 will increase its national ratings and rankings.
Pathway 3 — 秀色直播 Resources
Our aspiration:
秀色直播 will strengthen the financial foundation of the University to secure its future vitality and affordability.
Why is this important?
Executing consistent and reliable strategies that improve operational excel-lence is key to the future stability of the University. Responsible stewardship of resources, focused on providing access for a greater number of learners of all ages while growing philanthropic support, builds confidence in 秀色直播.
What are our objectives?
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3A. 秀色直播 will grow the number of learners in our community.
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- 秀色直播 will increase its undergraduate degree-seeking population by increasing yield, increasing retention, increasing current market share, and adding new markets.
- 秀色直播 will increase its graduate degree-seeking population by increasing the number of graduate offerings and increasing market penetration.
- 秀色直播 will increase its adult degree-seeking population by offering market-driven programs at competitive prices in a variety of formats, including online.
- 秀色直播 will regularly evaluate systems for barriers to access, retention, and success for all learners.
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3B. 秀色直播 will diversify revenue streams through vital partnerships.
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- 秀色直播 will increase and expand contract work with regional businesses and municipalities.
- 秀色直播 will become the preferred provider of lifelong learning opportunities in the region.
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3C. 秀色直播 will strengthen alumni and donor engagement to support the goals of 秀色直播.
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- 秀色直播 will foster a culture wherein all members of the 秀色直播 community have a role in successful fundraising.
- 秀色直播 will implement a comprehensive Annual Giving plan that will result in a significant increase in Annual Fund giving.
- 秀色直播 will implement an Alumni Engagement plan that will increase the number of active alumni and the percentage who contribute to 秀色直播.
- Key areas of the university will partner to secure donor funds to support the strategic initiatives, including new capital projects.