How the Strategic Planning Goals and

Objectives Capture AQIP's Nine Categories

PROGRESS*

Category Two:

Building Graduate Programs

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Accomplishing Other Distinctive Objectives examines processes that contribute to the achievement of other major organizational objectives that fulfill other portions of the organization's mission--research, community services, outreach, development, etc.

Goal 1.0

Develop and promote excellent graduate programs aligned with the University mission of applied learning, applied research, and professional service in the community and region.

OBJ. 1.5

Recruit and graduate highly qualified graduate students.

Enhancing Academic Quality

Goal 1.0

Become a national center of excellence in applied learning and a national model for the new American regional university.

OBJ. 1.3

Conduct nationally-recognized faculty and student applied research and creative activity.

Goal 2.0

Provide a learning environment that encourages substantial academic achievement, connects knowledge and practice, and promotes regional service.

OBJ. 2.5

Provide opportunities for participation in integrated applied learning experiences, including internships, practica, faculty and student research, service learning, and study away.

Sustaining Institutional Accreditation Priorities

GOAL 1.0

Market Western as a prototype of the new American regional university, characterized by applied learning and applied research and service.

OBJ. 1.1

Increase awareness of Western’s status as a university that is building graduate programs and is emphasizing a statewide mission in applied learning and applied research to external and internal audiences.

OBJ. 1.2

Increase the ability of employees to recognize Western’s brand.

OBJ. 1.3

Increase the ability of targeted audiences in the region to recognize Western’s brand.

OBJ. 1.4

Increase placements in regional media outlets each year, with a special focus on strategic feature-length coverage.

OBJ. 1.5

Increase the awareness of student outcomes, faculty and staff achievements, and University programs both on campus and beyond campus.

GOAL 2.0

Strengthen the University-wide initiative to attract, engage, and graduate a diverse student body.

OBJ. 2.2

Increase the enrollment, retention, and graduation outcomes of targeted groups of students.

GOAL 3.0

Provide all graduates with an experience in applied learning.

OBJ. 3.1

Increase the number of students who participate in an applied learning experience prior to graduation.

*(Progress) Key

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Start-up initial actions undertaken; concept work completed; early organization efforts underway; 25% to goal.

2

Process underway and on track; steady progress being made; funding may be secured; 50% to goal, but no results yet.

3

Deeply deployed; substantial elements of a project may be nearly or fully completed; 75% to goal and beginning to have results.

4

Fully deployed; 100% success on results.

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Implementation to be undertaken in another year.