School of Graduate and Professional Programs

Goals

1. Provide quality education to students enrolling in certificate, pre-bachelors, bachelors, masters, licensure, post masters, and doctoral programs, expanding offerings to meet the growing needs of adult learners. 

Objectives

1.1 Continually review and evaluate existing academic programs for quality (relevance and rigor) to ensure they meet the educational needs of adult learners. (Unique Identity, New Populations, Organizational Symbiosis) Operational Initiatives/Timeline

1.2 Develop and implement new academic programs that address the emerging educational needs of adult learners. (Unique Identity, New Populations, Alliances/ Partnerships)  Operational Initiatives/Timeline

1.3 Extend academic programs and course offerings beyond current geographic markets and sites as permitted by NCA. (New populations, visibility)  Operational Initiatives/Timeline

1.4 Increase marketing and promotional efforts to broaden constituency base. (Visibility, organizational symbiosis, integrated infrastructure)  Operational Initiatives/Timeline

2. Assure continued and increasing quality, effectiveness, and efficiency in the delivery of all programs and services. 

Objectives

2.1 Develop and implement efficient and effective academic delivery systems. (Integrated infrastructure, organizational symbiosis)  Operational Initiatives/Timeline

2.2 Develop and implement efficient and effective administrative facility and support systems. (Integrated infrastructure, organizational symbiosis)  Operational Initiatives/Timeline

2.3 Develop and implement efficient and effective human resource system. (Organizational symbiosis, integrated infrastructure)  Operational Initiatives/Timeline

2.4 Achieve greater effectiveness and efficiency by developing symbiotic relationships with other university offices and services. (Organizational symbiosis, integrated infrastructure)  Operational Initiatives/Timeline

3. Consistently deliver educational programs and services that increase net revenues from operations over previous year level. 

Objectives

3.1 Develop a budget creation and monitoring process that reflects past performance, current budget performance, and extends budgets into future years. (Integrated infrastructure, organizational symbiosis)  Operational Initiatives/Timeline

3.2 Develop budget programs that provide expense control and support cost savings initiatives to reduce expenses and achieve efficiencies. (Integrated infrastructure, organizational symbiosis)  Operational Initiatives/Timeline

3.3 Review financial plan in each business plan established for new programs and outreaches, and incorporate into overall budget process. (Integrated infrastructure, organizational symbiosis)  Operational Initiatives/Timeline

4. Expand existing and develop and deliver new alternative and complementary educational services and products that extend the adult educational mission. 

Objectives

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