Goals
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
Student Success
Provide a supportive, student-centered educational environment that promotes academic success, global awareness, and timely graduation.
Student success is our paramount goal. It is at the core of our mission and is the focus of our strategic plan. We pledge to develop and enrich programs and activities that strengthen student success.
Objectives
Academic Rigor
Support Activities
Inclusive excellence
Vibrant Campus
Access & affordability
Talent Development
Increase educational attainment levels of the region by serving more students, producing superior graduates, and promoting lifelong learning.
The ability of our region and the Commonwealth to compete in an innovation-driven economy depends on student success. We will work closely with regional employers to ensure our graduates have the knowledge and abilities needed for the workforce of today and tomorrow. This goal focuses on nurturing, developing, attracting, and importing talent –preparing teachers; collaborating with early childhood and P-12 schools; enrolling and graduating more students; and inspiring a passion for lifelong learning across the region.
Objectives
Educational attainment
Transfer students
Skilled graduates
Career transition
Lifelong learning
College readiness
Talent Development: By The Numbers
Enrollment
Degrees
Number of Alumni
Academic Innovation
Advance academic programs that are innovative, distinctive, experiential, and transdisciplinary.
Quality academic programs are at the heart of student success. We will take transdisciplinary approaches and provide real-world learning opportunities so that our graduates are well prepared for life, work, and service. And we will have an academic program portfolio that is built upon NKU’s distinctive attributes and regional needs.
Objectives
Transdisciplinary Learning
Experiential learning
Innovative delivery
Academic portfolio
High-demand programs
Community Engagement
Engage with community partners to catalyze regional growth and vitality.
Active engagement with our community deepens the student experience and enhances regional growth and vitality. We will apply the talents of our faculty, staff, and students through research, outreach, partnerships, and other community engagement activities. Students will learn in a real-world environment and experience the fulfillment that comes from serving others.
Objectives
Expanded partnerships
Economic growth
Public engagement
Institutional Excellence
Strengthen the capacity of the University to fulfill its mission and achieve its vision.
Institutional excellence lays the foundation for student success. Our ability to achieve our vision rests with faculty who are passionate about student-centered learning and staff and administrators who are dedicated to providing outstanding service and leadership. In order to sustain and nurture this valuable resource, we will take aggressive steps to secure our financial future, improve effectiveness across all dimensions of our work, and hold ourselves accountable to the public and others who invest in our future.
Objectives
Outstanding faculty & staff
New resources
Fiscal stewardship
Organizational effectiveness
Public awareness
Effective technology
Facilities & environment
Our university is a valuable community resource, so our plan for the future must reflect the needs and aspirations of the community we serve.
-Geoffrey S. Mearns, President, Northern Kentucky University
