Institutional SnapshotUndergraduate students: 10,346Graduate students: 543International students: 141Multicultural students: 630Faculty and academic staff: 740Men-to-women ratio: 7-to-10Faculty-student ratio: 1-to-21Average class size: 28Full-time faculty with terminal

degrees: 82%

The 2008 First Year Students

The 2008 Graduates

Our Academic Focus• A balance of liberal arts and

professional programs– Liberal arts and sciences

~ 5000 students and 350 faculty

– Education~ 2500 students and 60 faculty

– Business~ 2200 students and 50 faculty

– Nursing~ 800 students and 40 faculty

Marks of Excellence• Faculty / Student

Collaborative Scholarly and Creative Activity– Participating Students: >800 annually

• Study Abroad– Participating Students: 434 annually

• Civic Engagement and Service Learning– Participating Students: 100%

– Over 185,000 hours per year

Our Vision

We will be the premier undergraduate learning community in the Upper Midwest, noted for rigorous, integrated, globally infused, undergraduate liberal education, and distinctive, select graduate programs.

Our “Formal” MissionWe serve the public good by educating tomorrow’s leaders. Our integrated, transformative liberal education emphasizes experiential learning and prepares responsible citizens to work toward a more equitable world.

Our “Lived” Mission• Rigorous, intentional and experiential

undergraduate liberal education for life and livelihood;

• Strong, distinctive professional and graduate programs that build on and strengthen our proud tradition of liberal education;

• Multicultural and international learning experiences for a diverse world;

• Exemplary student-faculty research and scholarship that enhances teaching and learning;

• An inclusive campus community that challenges students to develop their intellectual, personal, and social competencies;

• Educational opportunities responsive to the needs of our communities, state, region and beyond

Our Core Values

• Diversity and Inclusiveness• Stewardship and

Sustainability• Innovation and Continuous

Improvement• Leadership

Integrated Planning

Fund-RaisingPlan

FacilitiesPlan

BudgetPlan

ITPlan

Co-curricular Plan

EnrollmentPlan

CentennialPlan

The Centennial PlanTransform Learning …1. Foster purposeful learning2. Promote connected learning3. Accelerate global learningTransform the University…4. Nurture human resources5. Amplify financial resources6. Focus programmatic resources7. Steward physical resources

Plans: Facilities• New / remodeled facilities

– Academic Building– Student Center– Children’s Center– Performing Arts Center

• A town/gown collaboration

– Evening/weekend campus• Support for non-traditional

students

• Campus Master Plan underway

Plans: Enrollment Management• Over the next 5 years …

– Adjust enrollment from 95% : 5% undergrad to grad ratio to 90% : 10%

– Improve 1st to 2nd year retention rates from 82% to 88%

– Improve 4 year graduation rates from 21% to 36% (the national average)

– Increase our diversity from 5% to at least 15% (reflects our region)

– Increase international student enrollments from 1% to 5%

Focused Initiatives• Equity / Diversity / Inclusivity

– Personnel, programs, curriculum

• HLC review & Centennial Plan– including the Gold Arrows

• PEEQ (Program to Evaluate and Enhance Quality)

…Focus our efforts– Prioritize and follow-through– Don’t “be all things to all people”

Plans: Undergraduate Education (1)• Reinvigorated undergraduate

education– Liberal Education (and LEAP)

• Our foundational core

– General Education program• “Give Students a Compass”

project

– Curriculum emphasis on EDI

• Innovative course combinations and sequencing

Plans: Undergraduate Education (2)• Enhance access to High

Impact Practices (HIPs) for all students– First Year Experience

program• Designed to increase retention

and get students more ENGAGED!

– Emphasis on intercultural and international experiences

– Internships– Student scholarly and

creative activity

Plans: Undergraduate Education (3)• Target growth in high

demand disciplines– Strategic enrollment

management in high demand majors

– Phase out low demand and low enrollment majors/minors

Plans: Undergraduate Education (4)• Some possible areas of

focus:– Expansion of critical

languages– Increased enrollment in STEM

disciplines• Enhance diversity and increase

# of women

Recent Results

• New Liberal Education Learning Goals

• New undergraduate programs– BA in Women’s Studies– BLS in Liberal Studies– BS/BA in Materials Science

• Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)– Faculty / staff professional

development focused on learning

Plans: Graduate Education• Expanded graduate programs

– MS in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

• The focus of our recent DIN request

– DNP– Ed Leadership– MPA

• Tribal Administration• Profit/Non-Profit Management

– Writing

Planning Principles• Plans for new programs will

…– Be true to our mission– Be justified by demand data

based on our region– Provide a realistic assessment

of any needed resources• Reallocation from other areas• Elimination of other areas

– Limit any duplication with other universities

Self-Evaluation

• Focus on continuous improvement processes to– Enhance student learning– Strengthen accountability– Maximize efficiency and

manage our work better– Use “embedded assessment”

on• Academic majors• General education• Co-curricular programs

“Yes we can” - B. Obama• The MAP will …

– push us toward better integrated planning

– make planning a continuous process

– allow us to make tough decisions

• Eliminated two graduate programs (ENPH, Biology)

• Eliminated one undergraduate program (Music Therapy)