Strategic Plan

Academic & Co-Curricular Excellence – Graduate innovative students in the fields of science and engineering who are prepared to contribute to solving global challenges and serve as leaders in an increasingly competitive and interconnected world.

• Develop and implement a strategic enrollment plan to effectively recruit and retain students.
• Continuously improve on the curriculum and experiences that makes our university both extraordinary and distinctive.
• Advance innovative, hands-on, project-based learning strategies integrated across disciplines.
• Advise and mentor students to maximize their opportunities for academic, professional, and personal success.
• Create and maintain distinctive programs that are responsive to changing industry and societal needs.

Research & Innovation – Promote an innovative and research-driven culture that discovers knowledge and creates wide-ranging partnerships that benefit society through economic growth.

• Obtain a Doctoral Research University Carnegie classification.
• Identify and pursue both government and non-governmental research funding opportunities in both fundamental and applied research.
• Increase knowledge and skills in proposal preparation and promote a culture of collaboration and support.
• Develop plans to integrate undergraduate research in the curriculum.
• Develop state-of-the-art facilities and information technology that bolster the research, instructional, and communication needs of the campus community.

Outreach & Engagement - Build recognition and respect by promoting the unique achievements of our students, faculty, and staff and increasing engagement with alumni, stakeholders and the community. 

• Create a marketing plan to strengthen brand recognition and enhance reputation.
• Increase visibility and recognition of the academic, athletic, and co-curricular programs.
• Advance university support and infrastructure development through coordinated initiatives involving alumni, Foundation, and industry partners.
• Forge stronger connections with the local community, and state, regional, national, and international partners.

Campus Culture – Strive to make our campus a place where students, faculty, and staff thrive in an inclusive, equitable, diverse, and creative environment.

• Foster a safe and healthy environment.
• Promote a balanced value system that encompasses a universal commitment to academic success, individual well-being, service, and philanthropy.
• Build a sense of community that cultivates collaboration, inclusion, and innovation.
• Promote flexible business processes and practices that support excellence and efficiency.