• Executive Summary
• Creating the Plan
  • Planning
  • Development
• Foundations for Planning
  • Vision
  • Mission
  • Values
• A Summary of Goals and Strategies
• Goal 1: Enhance Student Success
  • Strategy 1.1: Expand Learning Outcomes Assessment
  • Strategy 1.2: Promote Research and Learning Opportunities
  • Strategy 1.3: Improve Key Student Transition Experiences
  • Strategy 1.4: Encourage Better Advising and Student Ownership
  • Strategy 1.5: Promote High-Quality Graduate Education
  • Strategy 1.6: Assist Students to Explore Ethical Issues
• Goal 2: Advance Academic and Research Excellence
  • Strategy 2.1: Focus on Faculty Recruitment
  • Strategy 2.2: Foster Emerging Interdisciplinary Fields
  • Strategy 2.3: Enhance the College of Medicine’s Research and Clinical Capabilities
  • Strategy 2.4: Consolidate Academic and Administrative Programs
  • Strategy 2.5: Acquire Additional Endowments to Enhance Quality
• Goal 3: Realize Penn State’s Potential as a Global University
  • Strategy 3.1: Establish the Office of Global Programs as Locus
  • Strategy 3.2: Build International Partnerships at Home and Abroad
  • Strategy 3.3: Expand Education Abroad and International Scholars
  • Strategy 3.4: Infuse International Topics and Experiences
  • Strategy 3.5: Increase International Enrollments
• Goal 4: Maintain Access, Affordability and Enhance Diversity
  • Strategy 4.1: Position Campuses
  • Strategy 4.2: Invest Selectively in Capital Improvements
  • Strategy 4.3: Allocate Funds for Student Aid
  • Strategy 4.4: Sustain Investment
  • Strategy 4.5: Build on the Framework to Foster Diversity
• Goal 5: Serve the People of the Commonwealth and Beyond
  • Strategy 5.1: Deliver Programming Using Technology and Media
  • Strategy 5.2: Consolidate Specialized Services
  • Strategy 5.3: Share Programs within Regions
  • Strategy 5.4: Refocus Campuses
  • Strategy 5.5: Create an Entrepreneurial Approach
• Goal 6: Use Technology to Expand Access and Opportunities
  • Strategy 6.1: Expand World Campus
  • Strategy 6.2: Invest in Flexible Infrastructure
  • Strategy 6.3: Become More Efficient
  • Strategy 6.4: Protect Security of Infrastructure
• Goal 7: Control Costs and Generate Additional Efficiencies
  • Strategy 7.1: Improve Instructional Productivity
  • Strategy 7.2: Make Better Use of Facilities
  • Strategy 7.3: Reduce Health Care Costs
  • Strategy 7.4: Develop Flexible Budgeting
  • Strategy 7.5: Modify Investment Models
  • Strategy 7.6: Cap Outreach Allocations
  • Strategy 7.7: Promote CQI and Reward Innovation
  • Strategy 7.8: Foster Sustainable Environments
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• Implementing Plan, Measuring Progress
  • Strategy Implementation Matrix
  • Implementation Update
• Appendices
  • Appendix 1: University Strategic Planning Guidelines
  • Appendix 2: University Strategic Planning Council Charge Letter
  • Appendix 3: University Strategic Planning Council Members
  • Appendix 4: University Strategic Planning Council Task Force Members
• Complete Strategic Plan (Printable PDF)
• For more information, contact: Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment, Penn State University, 502 Rider Building, University Park, PA 16802
• 814-863-8721 office 814-863-7031 fax

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