Accelerate Upward Mobility
Increase access, remove barriers, and create pathways, so students build meaningful careers, stronger futures, and generational impact.
- Goal 1 Maximize Student Return On Investment
- Goal 2 Foster Career and Professional Success
- Goal 3 Grow Degree and Credential Completion
- Goal 4 Advance Individual Well-Being and Financial Stability
Priority Progress:
| Goal | Goal Keeper |
FY27 Goal Statement |
FY26 Goal Baseline |
FY27 Goal |
“10 Things That Matter” Metric |
FY26 T³M Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1: Student Return on Investment | Matthew Kearney |
Improve the university’s ranking in the national Social Mobility Index (SMI). | 901 | 891 | Reduce the number of years for students to recoup their investment in post-secondary education (Koch). | |
| G2: Career and Professional Success | Melissa Odegard |
Increase the number of unduplicated students participating in career-related activities. | 2,378 | 2,734 | Increase the percent of graduates employed in their field six months after graduation (Presson). | 73% |
| G3: Degree and Credential Completion | Katie Krodinger |
Increase the number of first-time, full-time freshmen entering the university. | TBD | TBD | Increase the number of graduates completing a credential in a high-demand field (Koch). | |
| G4: Individual Well-Being and Stability | Trae Mitten |
Increase the percent of undergrads who say they are in better mental and physical health to establish a baseline. | 84% | 93% | Increase the percent of graduates who say they are in better mental/physical health (Schultheis). | 84% |