STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS
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Legend: Links to Preparatory Review Essay
II: Institutional Context
IIIA: Thematic Features—Opportunity
IIIB:Thematic Features—Exploration
IIIC:Thematic Features—Interaction
IV: Summary and Conclusions
RO: Thematic Evidentiary Report—Opportunity
RE: Thematic Evidentiary Report—Exploration
RI: Thematic Evidentiary Report—Interaction
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| 1. Establish a
positive, productive and caring work, learning, and living environment
for the entire university community that values and supports the
well being of each individual, and fosters a sense of pride and
belonging. |
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IIIC
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| 2. Provide and maintain, for all who make up this diverse university
community, opportunities to engage in constructive inteactions
and cultural experiences through work, study and other activities. |
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| 3. Enhance and promote team efforts among faculty,
staff and students both within and across divisions of the university. |
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| 4. Identify and
develop both indoor and outdoor places on campus that foster interaction
among individuals, and
develop additional spaces for --individual solitude. |
RI
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| 5. Strengthen and coordinate a comprehensive
advising program that will provide adequate staff, technology,
training,
recognition and support for faculty and professional advisors to
ensure that all students have ongoing access to high quality advice
and counsel on academic programs and goals for their careers. |
IIIA
IIIC
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6. Establish a mandatory and centrally located
orientation program that includes a variety of
delivery formats
and assessments
to assure that student transitions into the university are
successful
and positive. |
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| 7. Enhance the availability and awareness of
academic, social, and personal support groups for students to increase
retention
and graduation rates among all students, particularly first year
students and other identified at-risk populations; and explore
other opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom to
encourage a sense of belonging and connectedness to the intellectual
and social life of the university. |
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8. Expand and support academic and
co-curricular activities and programs that enable cultural expression
and promote
cross-cultural interaction among students.
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| 9. Create new opportunities to expand the number
of graduate assistantships and fellowships we provide our students. |
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| 10. Achieve a faculty workload comparable with
competitive institutions nationwide that are committed to a vision
to be one
of the nation's premier interactive universities. |
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| 11. Develop a faculty incentive and reward system
that recognizes the full range of faculty activity in the areas
of teaching, research, creative activity and service; and provide
adequate support for faculty scholarship in each area. |
IIIB
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| 12. Strengthen support for faculty professional
development opportunities that promote excellence in the areas
of teaching, research, creative activity and service in order to
meet the diverse and challenging needs of our students, state and
region. |
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| 13. The university should streamline or eliminate
processes that work against the efficient and productive use of
employee time, and direct employee time and talent toward enhancing
university programs and services. |
IIIC |
| 14. Reduce the barriers that technology introduces
by providing appropriate and compatible equipment, training, and
support for employees to work comfortably in a changing work environment. |
RE |
| 15. Promote and support career development opportunities
for all employees, with an emphasis on customer service, communication,
diversity, leadership, team building, and the use of new equipment
and technologies. |
RE |
| 16. Expand the orientation of employees to include
greater emphasis on ways to promote diversity, mutual respect,
acceptance, teamwork, and productivity among people who are diverse
in personal identity, needs and background. |
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| 17. Develop honors programs in each of the Colleges
and Schools. |
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| 18. Introduce components into all academic programs
that will further engage students in the learning process as active
partners with their teachers and mentors. |
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| 19. Increase emphasis on scholarly international
exchange programs for faculty and students to secure a place in
the increasingly global environment. |
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| 20. Establish ongoing processes and criteria
to assess the excellence of performance in five major areas: academic
programs; pre-, post-, and non-tenure track faculties; student
performance; administrative systems, operations and support; and
external collaborations, partnerships, centers, and institutes. |
IIIA
IIIC
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| 21. In support of graduate programs, the university
will increase library journal holdings and access to other relevant
materials and resources. |
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| 22. Develop two processes, one at the baccalaureate
and the other at the graduate level, to stimulate and expedite
the development of new academic programs to enhance the range of
opportunities for students, and to identify existing academic programs
that could be modified to meet new demands and priorities. |
RO |
| 23. Review and upgrade the existing campus master
plan to reflect proposed new directions and needs; including expansion
of the Library; the development of up-to-date laboratory, clinical
and research facilities; and improvement and addition of office
space for faculty. |
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| 24. Improve long term planning for quality facilities
by integrating full life-cycle utilization and cost-effectiveness
into the plan. |
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| 25. Enhance campus aesthetics by seeking continuity
in architectural design. |
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| 26. Develop a campus-wide energy conservation
program and integrate it into an ongoing way of life for faculty,
staff,
and students. |
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| 27. Increase access to quality, affordable and
convenient childcare facilities for the children of faculty, staff
and students
at California State University, Fresno. |
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| 28. Establish and support clearly identified
access points to the university's resources, including academic
programs
and partnerships; applied research and service initiatives; faculty,
staff and student expertise; and courses and programs that are
designed to promote community service. |
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| 29. Improve communications regarding the broad
range of university resources that are available to the external
community. |
IIIC
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RI-1 |
| 30. Develop and support ways to evaluate and
assess the value of participation in external partnerships and
collaborations. |
IIIC |
| 31. Expand the university's fundraising by planning
and executing a comprehensive, multi-year capital campaign in support
of academic programs. |
RI
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| 32. Accelerate efforts to improve the accuracy
of the database management system so that annual fundraising activities
are improved and the capital campaign is adequately supported. |
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| 33. Expand the university's efforts in the area
of grants and research and identify additional ways to draw upon
the expertise of faculty, staff, administrators, and members of
the external community to support and enhance the goals and activities
of the university. |
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IIIC
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| 34. Develop and implement activities that contribute
to the integration of the Department of Athletics into the overall
life of the university learning community. |
RI
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| 35. Utilize limited resources wisely through
effective intra- and inter-campus communication, sharing, and cooperation. |
IIIC |
| 36. Establish an environment that supports and
facilitates technological innovation and development. |
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RI |
| 37. Allocate technology resources optimally
to provide as close to state-of-the-art technological resources
for
each area
as is possible and appropriate. |
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| 38. Encourage and empower individuals to manage
and control their technology environments whenever possible, consistent
with effective use of university resources and appropriate compatibility. |
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