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Strategic Plan

Strengthen Workforce Relevance

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Deliver high demand, career-connected academic programs that equip graduates with the skills and experiences needed by employers.

  • Goal 1 Grow Hands-On Learning in Every Academic Program
  • Goal 2 Establish Centers of Academic Excellence
  • Goal 3 Improve Career Exploration and Readiness
  • Goal 4 Strengthen Employer Engagement

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During the planning process, several initiatives emerged to support the achievement of the plan's goals. These initiatives are outlined below. We anticipate further development of both the initiatives and the tactics that support them as we share the plan with campus and community. As implementation moves forward, progress on the initiatives as well as updates as they evolve will continue to be shared here.  

EMERGING INITIATIVES

  • Develop co-op work-based experiences within the curriculum
  • Transition the campus to five 8-week terms based on accreditation
    standards
  • Develop regional employment pipelines
  • Establish a stackable credentials and training framework across
    curriculum for all levels
  • Recruit a medical school to campus focused on rural healthcare
  • Launch a professional engineering program partnership on campus
  • Establish modern workforce skill badges within the general
    education curriculum
  • Launch a work-based program for high school juniors and seniors
    focused on exploring local career opportunities
  • Strengthen existing industry advisory boards and establish active
    industry advisory boards in every department as partners in
    curriculum design