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OAKLANDUNIVERSITYSTRATEGICPLAN2025October 2016
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TableofContents
IntroductionMissionStatementInstitutionalValuesInstitutionalGoalsPlanningInitiativesinSupportofInstitutionalGoals
Goal#1StrategicPrioritiesDataRelatedStepsandMetricsSummaryandMetricsProcessRelatedActionSteps
Goal#2StrategicPrioritiesDataRelatedStepsandMetricsSummaryandMetricsProcessRelatedActionSteps
Goal#3StrategicPrioritiesDataRelatedStepsandMetricsSummaryandMetricsProcessRelatedActionSteps
AppendixADataSourcesforStrategicPlanMetrics
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IntroductionForsixdecades,OaklandUniversityhasbeengrowingasasignificanteducational,cultural,andeconomicforceintheregion,stateandnation.Excellenceinteaching,learning,research,andculturalactivitieshasbeenpunctuatedbyperiodsofgrowthinenrollmentandinfrastructure.Inrecentdecades,activepublicserviceandcommunityoutreachandengagementhaveaddedtotheUniversity’srecordofexcellence.Today,OaklandUniversityispoisedtobuilduponitsboldandremarkablepastasitchartsanexcitingandevenmorepowerfulfuture.Thisstrategicplan,“OaklandUniversity2025,”describesthatfutureandwillhelpensuresteadyprogressinachievingit.OaklandUniversity2025istheproductofatwo-yearlongcomprehensivestrategicplanningprocessinvolvingfaculty,staff,students,andtheBoardofTrustees.Ultimately,theUniversitycommunityidentifiedthreeoverarchinggoalsandalignedstrategiesandgoals.Goalcommitteesthenworkedtorefinestrategies,identifyactionsteps,anddeterminethemetricstomonitorprogressandmeasuresuccess.ImplementationofthisstrategicplanwillgrowOaklandUniversity’simpactandreputationinacademiccirclesandinthebroaderpublic,whilecontinuingtheinstitution’sforwardmovementintothetoptierofpublicuniversitiesinMichiganandacrosstheregion.MissionStatementTheOU2025PlanisimbeddedinandreflectstheUniversity’smissionstatement,asapprovedbytheOaklandUniversityBoardofTrusteesin2015:“OaklandUniversityisapreeminentmetropolitanuniversitythatisrecognizedasastudent-centered,doctoralresearchinstitutionwithaglobalperspective.Weengagestudentsindistinctiveeducationalexperiencesthatconnecttotheuniqueanddiverseopportunitieswithinandbeyondourregion.”“Throughfaculty-drivenandstudent-engagedresearch,scholarship,andcreativeactivity,OaklandUniversityadvancesknowledgeandartinadiverseandinclusiveenvironment.”“OaklandUniversityisanactivecommunitypartnerprovidingthrivingcivic,cultural,andrecreationalopportunitiesandvaluablepublicservice.”Astudent-centeredfocushaslongbeenthehallmarkofOaklandUniversity.Attractinghighachievingstudentswhilehelpingensurethesuccessofallstudentsremainourtoppriorities.Overallstudentsuccessisthevehicletohelpstudentsreachgraduation,becomeactiveandinvolvedmembersoftheircommunities,andfilljobsthathelppowerMichigan’seconomyandtheregion’seconomy.However,duringthepastseveralyearsgrowingenrollmentanddecliningresourceshave
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placedsubstantialstrainonstudentservicesandsupport.Weseektostrengthenthestudentfocusbyaligningresourceswithneededservices.ThemetropolitanfocusofOaklandUniversityisapparentinoureffortstoserveasstewardsinourregion.TheUniversityfocusesoncivicengagementinthesecommunitiesandindeedacrossthestateofMichiganwhilealsobringingtogetherdiversepeoplesandideas.Communityengagementalsooffersuniquelearningopportunitiesforstudents.OaklandUniversityiscommittedtoadiversestudentenrollmentanddiverseworkforce.ThoughOaklandUniversitywillcontinuetoservesignificantnumbersfromtheOaklandandMacombCountyarea,morestudentswillcomefromotherpartsofthestate,thenation,andtheworld.WevalueandfosterdiversityinallareasoftheUniversityinordertoenhancequalityandtoenhanceaccessforall.Aglobalperspectiveisapparentindiversestudentenrollment,curricularinitiatives,studyabroad,andinternationalstudentscomingtoOU.BuildinguponastronginternationalfocusthathascharacterizedOaklandUniversityanditscurriculumsincetheirinception,weseektostrengthentheUniversity’sglobalperspectiveinallareas.AfocusonresearchwillcontinuetoplayanimportantroleatOaklandUniversity,particularlyasitcomplementsandcontributestoarobustteachingandlearningenvironment.Researchinformsteachingandcanhaveasignificantimpactontheworldaroundus.Itleadstothecreationanddisseminationofnewknowledgeandplaysakeyroleintheeducationofgraduatestudents,providingpowerfullearningopportunitiesforundergraduates.InstitutionalValuesSeveralvalueshavelonghelpedunderpinalloperationsandplanningatOaklandUniversity.Inallareas,weemphasizethefollowingandwereaffirmtheirimportanceinourstrategicplanningeffortsacrosstheUniversity.
Ø ExcellenceandDistinctionØ StudentSuccessØ Knowledge,DiscoveryandCreativityØ OpportunityandAccessØ DiversityandInclusionØ IntegrityandStewardshipØ CommunityEngagementandOutreachØ HealthandWell-BeingoftheUniversityCommunity
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InstitutionalGoalsThreegoalscomprisetheOU2025StrategicPlan:
1. Fosterstudentsuccessthrougharobustteachingandlearningenvironmentandcomprehensivestudentservices.ThesuccessofstudentsisthenumberonepriorityatOaklandUniversity.Wearecommittedtodoingeverythingpossibleinandoutoftheclassroomtoensurethesuccessofeverystudent.
2. Berecognizedasastrongresearchandscholarlyenvironmentfocusedon
creativeendeavorsandonthediscovery,dissemination,andutilizationofknowledge.Astrongresearchandscholarlyenvironmentcontributestothediscoveryofknowledgeandsupportsteachingandlearning.Effectiveteachingandlearningrequireeffectiveresearchactivity.
3. Becomealeaderinservingtheneedsandaspirationsofourcommunitiesand
regionthroughexpandedcommunityrelationships,institutionalreputationandvisibility,andengagement.Overthedecades,OaklandUniversityhasbecomeincreasinglycommittedtocommunityoutreachandengagement.Whetherlocalgovernments,nonprofitorganizations,businesses,K-12schools,artscouncils,orothergroupsandorganizations,theUniversityseekstoengagethecommunityinordertomaximizeregionalresources,enhancestudentsuccess,strengthenteaching,andhelpaddresschallenges.
PlanningInitiativesinSupportofInstitutionalGoalsTheplanningprocessidentifiedthreeadditionalareasthatmustbeaddressedinordertohelpensurethesuccessofplanninggoalsaswellasallothercampusinitiatives.Theseareasincludedeffectiveinstitutionalprocesses,shareddecision-making,andtransparentbestbudgetpractices.AtaskforcetookresponsibilityforreviewingeachareaandrespondingtoquestionsandconcernsraisedbytheUniversitycommunity.NextSteps:ImplementationPlanTosupporttheinstitutionalgoalsoutlinedinthestrategicplan,animplementationplan will be developed as an immediate next step. The implementation plan willexpand on the strategies listed to actualize institutional goals, and will includeidentification of the areas accountable for overseeing each strategy; next stepsrequired;timeline,and;identificationofspecificparticipantsandresourcesneeded.The implementation plan will incorporate information gathered from the goalcommitteesandtaskforces.Itisexpectedthattheimplementationplanwillevolvewithnewideasanddetailsasitisdevelopedandasgoalsareachievedandassessed.
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GOAL#1. Fosterstudentsuccessthrougharobustteachingandlearningenvironmentandcomprehensivestudentservices.StrategicPriorities:1.1. Increasetheretentionrateforfull-timestudents.1.2. Increasegraduationrates.1.3. Increasesuccessratesingatewaycourses(definedhereashigh-enrollment
foundationalcoursesthatarehighrisk).1.4. Improvethestudent/facultyratioatOUasbenchmarkedwithcompetitive
peerinstitutions.1.5. Improvesupportofstudentlearning,persistenceandsuccessbyimproving
thestudent/adviserratioandincreasingthenumberofprofessionalstaffinareasofdirectandtargetedstudentsupport.
1.6. Increasetheproportionofunderrepresentedminoritieswithinthefacultyandstafftomorecloselyreflectthestudentbody.
1.7. Enhanceglobalawarenessandexperiences,includingexpansionofstudyabroadparticipationandincreasingthenumberofinternationalstudentsoncampus.
1.8. Increaseendowmentstosupportscholarshipsforstudents.Goal#1DataRelatedStepsandMetrics(seeAppendixAfordatasources):
1.1.a Increasetheyear-onetoyeartworetentionrateforfull-timeFTIACstudents.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasetheretentionrateto81%Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasetheretentionrateto79%Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasetheretentionrateto83%
1.1.b Increase the year-one to year-two retention rate for UnderrepresentedMinorities (URMs) . URM includes Black/African American, Hispanic,AmericanIndian/AlaskaNativeorNativeHawaiian/PacificIslander).
Ø TargetMetric:IncreasetheURMretentionrateto73%Ø ConservativeMetric:IncreasetheURMretentionrateto70%Ø AmbitiousMetric:IncreasetheURMretentionrateto75%
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73%
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78% 78%76%
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
1.1.aand1.1.bOverallandURMFTIACReten6onRate
OverallAmbi6ous OverallTarget OverallConserva6ve
URMAmbi6ous URMTarget URMConserva6ve
1.1.c Increasetheretentionoffirst-timetransferstudents.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasethetransferretentionrateto83%Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasethetransferretentionrateto81%Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasethetransferretentionrateto85%
79%75%
78% 78%81%
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
1.1.c.OverallTransferReten6onRate
Ambi6ous Target Conserva6ve
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1.2.a Increasetheoverallsix-yeargraduationrateforfull-timeFTIACstudents.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasethesix-yeargraduationrateto53%Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasethesix-yeargraduationrateto51%Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasethesix-yeargraduationrateto55%
1.2.b Increase the six-year graduation rate for full-time FTIAC Underrepresented
Minorities. (URM includes Black/African American, Hispanic, AmericanIndian/AlaskaNativeorNativeHawaiian/PacificIslander).
Ø TargetMetric:IncreasetheURMsix-yeargraduationrateto41%Ø ConservativeMetric:IncreasetheURMsix-yeargraduationrateto36%Ø AmbitiousMetric:IncreasetheURMsix-yeargraduationrateto45%
40%43% 43%
46%44%
47%45%
55%
40%43% 43%
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47%45%
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1.2.aand1.2.bFTIAC6-yearGradua6onRates
OverallAmbi6ous OverallTargetOverallConserva6ve URMAmbi6ous
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1.2.c Increasetheoverallsix-yeargraduationratefortransferstudents.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasethesix-yeargraduationrateto65%Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasethesix-yeargraduationrate62%Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasethesix-yeargraduationrate68%
1.2.d Increasethenumberofdegreeprogramswithcurricularmapsthatstreamline studentpathstograduation.
Ø Target Metric: 90% of academic programs will have streamlinedcurricularmaps
Ø ConservativeMetric: 80% of academic programswill have streamlinedcurricularmaps
Ø Ambitious Metric: 100% of academic programs will have streamlinedcurricularmaps
60% 61%
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61%
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59%
68%
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200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1.2.cOverallTransferGradua6onRate
Ambi6ous Target Conserva6ve
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Michiganpublics R3Peers Oakland 2025Target
1.4Student/facultyRa6o
1.3.aIncreasetheoverallsuccessofnon-URMstudentsingatewaycourseswithhighDFWI rates (defined as courses where 25% or more of all students receivegradesofD,F,Withdraw,orIncomplete).
Ø TargetMetric:LowertheDFWIrateto15%orlessØ ConservativeMetric:LowertheDFWIrateto20%orlessØ AmbitiousMetric:LowertheDFWIrateto10%orless
1.3.b IncreasethesuccessofURMstudentsingatewaycourseswithhighDFWIrates
(URM includes Black/African American, Hispanic, American Indian/AlaskaNativeorNativeHawaiian/PacificIslander).
Ø TargetMetric:LowertheDFWIrateforURMstudentsto20%orlessØ ConservativeMetric: Lower theDFWIrate forURMstudents to25%or
lessØ AmbitiousMetric:LowertheDFWIrateforURMstudentsto15%orless
1.4 Improvetheoverallstudent/facultyratio.
Ø TargetMetric:Student/facultyratioof19:1Ø ConservativeMetric:Student/facultyratioof20:1Ø AmbitiousMetric:Student/facultyratioof18:1
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1.5 .aReducetheundergraduatestudent/adviserratio(withmaximumof400inanyunit).
Ø TargetMetric:Student/adviserratioof325:1Ø ConservativeMetric:Student/adviserratioof350:1Ø AmbitiousMetric:Student/adviserratioof300:1
1.5.bReducethestudent/dedicatedsupportstaffforURMstudents.
Ø TargetMetric:Student/dedicatedsupportstaffratioof275:1Ø ConservativeMetric:Student/dedicatedsupportstaffratioof350:1Ø AmbitiousMetric:Student/dedicatedsupportstaffratioof225:1
1.5.cIncreasestaffingincriticalstudentsupportservicesincludingtheTutoring
CenterandtheOfficeofDisabilitySupportServicestoreducethestudent/staffratio.
Ø TargetMetric:Student/supportstaffratioof400:1Ø ConservativeMetric:Student/supportstaffratioof500:1Ø AmbitiousMetric:Student/supportstaffratioof300:1
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1.5.a Student/adviser Ra2o
2011 2016 Target2025
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1.6 .a Increaseunderrepresentedminority(URMincludesBlack/AfricanAmerican, Hispanic,AmericanIndian/AlaskaNativeorNativeHawaiian/PacificIslander) proportionamongfull-timefaculty.
Ø TargetMetric:IncreaseURMproportionoffacultyto11%Ø ConservativeMetric:IncreaseURMproportionoffacultyto10%Ø AmbitiousMetric:IncreaseURMproportionoffacultyto12%
8.3%7.8% 7.7% 7.5% 7.6%
6.8%6.3%
7.0% 7.1%
12.0%
8.3%7.8% 7.7% 7.5% 7.6%
6.8%6.3%
7.0%
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6.8%6.3%
7.0% 7.1%
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2007 2008 20092010 20112012 20132014 2015 2016 2017 2018 20192020 20212022 20232024 2025
1.6.aURMPercentofFull-6meFaculty
Ambi6ous Target Conserva6ve
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1.6.b Increaseunderrepresentedminority(URMincludesBlack/AfricanAmerican,Hispanic,AmericanIndian/AlaskaNativeorNativeHawaiian/PacificIslander)proportionamongstaff.
Ø TargetMetric:IncreaseURMproportionofstaffto20%Ø ConservativeMetric:IncreaseURMproportionofstaffto18%Ø AmbitiousMetric:IncreaseURMproportionofstaffto22%
17%
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
1.6.b URM Percent of Full-2me Staff
Ambi6ous Target Conserva6ve
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1.7.a Increasethenumberofstudentsstudyingabroad.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasestudyabroadbyaverage10%peryearØ ConservativeMetric:Increasestudyabroadbyaverage7%peryearØ AmbitiousMetric:Increasestudyabroadbyaverage12%peryear
1.7.b IncreasethenumberofinternationalstudentsatOU.
Ø TargetMetric:Increaseinternationalstudentsby5%peryearØ ConservativeMetric:Increaseinternationalstudentsby3%peryearØ AmbitiousMetric:Increaseinternationalstudentsby7%peryear
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1.7.aStudyAbroad
ConservaQve Target AmbiQous
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1.8 Increasethenumberofendowedscholarships.
Ø TargetMetric:Increaseendowedscholarshipsby8%peryearØ ConservativeMetric:Increaseendowedscholarshipsby7%peryearØ AmbitiousMetric:Increaseendowedscholarshipsby9%peryear
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1.8 Endowed Scholarships
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Goal#1SummaryandMetrics
Goal#1-StudentSuccessBaselineData 1yr.Goal
5yr.Goal
ConservativeMetric
AmbitiousMetric
1.1.aRetentionRateforFTIACStudents2014-2015
76%
77%
81% 79% 83%
1.1.bRetentionRateforFTIACURM's2014-2015
63%
64%
73% 70% 75%
1.1.cOverallRetentionRateforfirst-timetransferstudents2014-2015
78%
79%
83% 81% 85%
1.2.aOverallSix-YearGraduationRate2008Cohort
46%
47%
58% 54% 60%
1.2.bURMSix-YearGraduationRate2008Cohort
27%
29%
37% 35% 39%
1.2.cOverallTransferGraduationRate2008Cohort
27%
29%
37% 35% 39%
1.2.dNumberofProgramswithCurricularMaps 2016 90% 80% 100%
1.3.aSuccessRateinGatewayCourseswithHighDFWIrates 25%+ 20% 15%
1.3.bURMSuccessRateinGatewayCourseswithHighDFWIrates 25%+ 25% 20%
1.4Student/facultyRatioFall2015
21 19 20 18
1.5.aStudent/adviserRatioFall2015
369 325 350 300
1.5.bURMStudent/dedicatedSupportStaffRatio 440 275 350 225
1.5.cTutoringandOtherSupportRatio 800 +7
400 500 300
1.6.aURMProportionWithinFull-timeFacultyFall2015
7%
11% 10% 12%
1.6.bURMProportionWithinStaffFall2015
16%
20% 180% 22%
1.7.aNumberofStudentsStudyingAbroad 134 348 264 416
1.7.bNumberofInternationalStudents 810 1257 1057 1489
1.8EndowedScholarships 189 378 347 410
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Goal#1ProcessRelatedActionSteps(Examples):
• Useonlinetoolsfortrackingandadvisingstudents(SSCCampus,DegreeWorks,GradPath)tokeepstudentsontrackforgraduation.
• AdvancetheCenterforExcellenceinTeachingandLearning(CETL)asthelocusoftransformationandculturechangeinteachingandlearning.
• Increasethenumberoffull-timefacultyteachingin100and200levelcriticalcoursesandusingHighImpactPractices.
• ProgramsandadvisingofficesshouldconductasystematicreviewofPetitionsofExceptionandmakeestablishedpracticeofcurricularchangesthatareroutinelyapprovedbythislabor-andtime-intensivemechanism.ImplementthePOEpolicychangesrecommendedbytheRegistrarandapprovedbyUCUI.
• Completedevelopmentofatransfercentertoprovidesupportservicesthrough
MySailthatensurethesuccessoftransferstudents.
• Createone-stoponlineadvisingandstudentsupportservicesinMySailtoreducewaittimes,andbetterserveonlineanddistancestudents.
• IncreasesupportforstudentswhileattheuniversityduringvariousstagesoftheirlifecycleatOU.
• Determinethesupportinfrastructureneededtosupportanincreasednumberof
internationalstudentsrelatedtohousing,transportation,ESL,andanyassociatedrequirements.
• Asplansarebeingdevelopedforthelaunchofanewfundraisingcampaign,the
officeofDevelopmentandAlumniRelations,inconjunctionwithdeans,willidentifyincreasingscholarshipsupportasamainfundraisinggoal.
• DevelopafacultymentoringprogramatOUsimilarthosethatatbenchmark
institutionsthatleadtoimprovedstudentretentionandsuccess.
• Developmetricsforgraduatestudentssimilartothosethatexistforundergraduatesaroundretentionandgraduationrates.
• Developaprovost’sincentivefundtoincreasetheopportunitiesforhiringfaculty
andstafffromdiversebackgrounds.
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87,000
125,000
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2.1 Research Space In square feet
Ambi6ous Target Conserva6ve
GOAL#2. Berecognizedasastrongresearchandscholarlyenvironmentfocused on creative endeavors and on the discovery, dissemination, andutilizationofknowledge.StrategicPriorities:
2.1. Increase research, creative, and scholarly workspace and other support to
accommodatefacultyandstudentneeds.2.2. Increaseresearchofficestaffingtosupportgrowingfacultydevelopmentand
researchneeds.2.3. Increasethenumberoftenure-track/tenuredfacultyengagedinresearch.2.4. IncreasetheUniversity’sresearchanddevelopmentexpenditurestosupport
theinstitution’sgrowingresearchagenda.2.5. Increasestudentparticipationinundergraduateresearch.2.6. Increase graduate student stipends and scholarships in order to attract and
retain high quality students in support of the University’s instructional andresearchinitiatives.
Goal#2DataRelatedStepsandMetrics(seeAppendixAfordatasources):2.1 Increaseresearch,creative,andscholarlyworkspace.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasespaceto115,000squarefeetØ ConservativeMetric:Increasespaceto105,000squarefeetØ AmbitiousMetric:Increasespaceto125,000squarefeet
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2.2 EstablisharobustresearchdevelopmentfunctionwithintheOfficeofResearch Administration,benchmarkedat2-3FTE.
2.3.a Increase the number of tenure-track/tenured faculty involved in fundedresearch.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasefacultyinvolvedinfundedresearchto170Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasefacultyinvolvedinfundedresearchto150Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasefacultyinvolvedinfundedresearchto190
2.3.b Increase the number of tenure track/tenured faculty involved inresearch/scholarship, creative activity, and community-engaged research inareaswhereexternalfundingsourcesmaybelimited.
Ø The universitywillwork to develop support structures and funding forresearchintheartsandhumanitiesandcommunityengagementwheredisciplinesdonottypicallyhaveampleexternalfundingoptions.
Ø OU will develop a systematic mechanism to track and measure allresearch,scholarship,andcreativeactivity(fundedandnon-funded).
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2.3.aNumberofPrimaryInves6gatorsReportedtoNSFinHERD
Ambi6ous Target Conserva6ve
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2.4 IncreasetheUniversity’sresearchanddevelopmentexpenditures.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasefunding$27,000,000Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasefunding$23,000,000Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasefundingto$30,000,000
2.5 Increasethepercentageofundergraduatestudentsactivelyengagedin research,scholarshipandcreativeactivity.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasestudentsengagedinresearchto25%Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasestudentsengagedinresearchto22%Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasestudentsengagedinresearchto33%
15,868
18,19416,767
15,19617,10818,000
30,000
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15,19617,108
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15,19617,108
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2.4TotalResearchExpenditures(inthousandsof$)
Ambitious Target Conservative
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2.6 Benchmarkgraduatestudent stipendsandscholarships toensurealignment withpeerinstitutions.
Goal#2SummaryandMetrics
Goal#2-ResearchandCreativeEndeavorsBaselineData 1yr.Goal
5yr.Goal
ConservativeMetric
AmbitiousMetric
2.1.AssignableResearchSpace 87,000sq.ft. 115,000
.100,000sq.ft.
.125,000sq.ft.
2.2AddResearchDevelopmentFunction 0 2.0FTE 1.0FTE 3.0FTE
2.3.NumberofTenure-track/tenuredFacultyInvolvedinResearch
Fall2015106 170 150 190
2.4.ResearchandDevelopmentExpendituresFY2013
$16,767,000
4%Inc.
$27M $23M $30M
2.5Number/percentofUndergraduatesInvolvedinResearch 17% 25% 22% 33%
2.6.BenchmarkGraduateStudents'Stipends
17%
10%13%12%
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2005200720092011201320142016201720182019202020212022202320242025
2.5UndergraduatesEngagedinResearch
Conservative Target Ambitious
25%22%
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Goal#2ProcessRelatedActionSteps(Examples):
• Recognizecommunityengagementresearchincriteriaforpromotionandtenure.
• Develop and implement system for tracking faculty research, scholarship andcreativeactivity.
• Createdifferentialworkloadpoliciestoallowfacultytoapplyforcoursereleasesto
developexternalfundingproposalsortopursuetime-intensivescholarlyprojects.
• Increase university research and development expenditures to reach the fifthquintileoftheresearchaspirantpeergroup.
• Incorporateendowedfellowshipssupportingundergraduateandgraduatestudent
research,scholarshipandcreativeendeavorintothecapitalcampaign.
• Targetmid-careerhiringofresearchactivefacultyforthedevelopmentofcohorts,clusters,criticalmassandmentoringtoincreaseexternalfunding.
• Develop a robust undergraduate student research program and support the
MichiganCenterforUndergraduateResearchatOU.
• Develop undergraduate research, scholarship and creative endeavor awards forstudentsengagedinhighqualityresearchexperiences(NEW)
• Benchmarkandcreatearobustundergraduatestudentresearchwebsite.
• Develop metrics for the number of doctoral students funded at OU and increase
researchsupportfordoctoralstudents.• Developsupportforgraduatestudentintheareasofpre-admissionadvisingand
careerservices.
• Increasethepercentageofgraduatestudentsactivelyengagedinresearch,scholarshipandcreativeactivitybyincreasingnumberofmastertheses,whereappropriate.
• Developa robustGraduateStudentResearchConferenceandawards forgraduate
studentsengagedinhighqualityresearchexperiences.
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GOAL#3.Becomealeaderinservingtheneedsandaspirationsofourcommunitiesandregionthroughexpandedcommunityrelationships,institutionalreputationandvisibilityandengagement.StrategicPriorities:3.1. Increasestudentinternshipandexperientiallearningactivities.3.2. Increasethenumberofstudentsinvolvedincommunityserviceand
engagementactivities.3.3 Increase the number of students enrolled in credit courses at off–campus
locations.3.4 Increasethenumberofcontinuingeducationstudentsenrolledinnon-credit
courses offered by the University’s Professional and Continuing EducationProgram(PACE).
3.5 Expandconnectionswithalumni.3.6 Increasethenumberofpartnershipswithbusinessesandcorporations.3.7 Increasethenumberofcommunitypartnerships.3.8 ApplyforandattaintheCarnegieCommunityEngagementDesignationGoal#3DataRelatedStepsandMetrics(seeAppendixAfordatasources):3.1. Increasestudentinternshipandexperientiallearningexperiencesof
graduatingseniors.
Ø TargetMetric:Increaseinternshipexperiencesto54%Ø ConservativeMetric:Increaseinternshipexperiencesto52%Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increaseinternshipexperiencesto59%
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3.2.a Increase the number of students who participate in courses that include a
communityproject(servicelearning).Ø TargetMetric:Increasestudentparticipationto75%Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasestudentparticipationto65%Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasestudentparticipationto85%
49%
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65%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
3.1InternshipsandExperien6alLearning
AmbiQous Target ConservaQve
47%
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3.2.aPar6cipa6oninServiceLearning
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3.2.b Increase the number of students participating in community service andvolunteerism.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasestudentparticipationto58%Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasestudentparticipationto54%Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasestudentparticipationto65%
3.3.a Increasebyatleast5%eachfallsemesterthenumberofstudentsenrolledin credit coursesatoff-campus locations to reachabroader communityand to increaseaccessfornon-traditionalstudents.
Ø TargetMetric:Increasethenumberofstudentsby3%Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasethenumberofstudentsby5%Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasethenumberofstudentsby7%
48% 49% 49%
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3.2.b Community Service and Volunteerism
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3.3.b IncreasethenumberofstudentsenrolledincreditcoursesatMacombCounty
locationsby5%peryear
Ø TargetMetric:Increasethenumberofstudentsby5%Ø ConservativeMetric:Increasethenumberofstudentsby3%Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasethenumberofstudentsby7%
2,708 2,7712,548 2,469
2,2281,968
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AmbiQous Target ConservaQve
1,3911,491
1,2881,440
1,2491,043
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3.3.bEnrollmentinMacombCountyLoca6ons
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3.4 Increase the number of continuing education students in Professional andContinuingEducation(PACE)non-creditcourses.Ø TargetMetric:Increasethenumberofstudentsby10%eachyearØ ConservativeMetric:Increasethenumberofstudentsby7%eachyear.Ø AmbitiousMetric:Increasethenumberofstudentsby13%eachyear.
3.5 StrengthenOU’sengagementwithalumnithroughparticipationinOU-sponsoredeventsand/oractivitiesdesignedtosupportstudentsortheuniversity’smission.Measureswillinclude:
Ø Trackandincreasenumberofinteractionswithalumni–verbal,written,and
webØ Identifykeyaudiencesforalumnievents,setatargetattendancerateand
measureactualversusgoalØ TrackandincreasethenumberofalumnisupportingOUasvolunteersØ TrackandincreasethenumberofalumnisupportingOUwithafinancialgift
3.6 Increasethenumberofpartnershipswithbusinessesandcorporations.
Ø Trackandincreasepartnershipsacrossschools,colleges,andtheuniversitywithexternalpartners.
Ø Expandandmeasureprogrammaticcollaborationswithexternalpartners. 3.7 Increasethenumberofcommunitypartnerships.
Ø Trackandincreasepartnershipsacrosstheuniversitywithcommunitypartners.
Ø Expandandmeasureprogrammaticcollaborationswithcommunitypartners.
2,192
5,685
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3.8 ApplyforandAttaintheCarnegieCommunityEngagementDesignation.
Ø Applicationwillbesubmittedin2018.Ø Successwillbemeasuredbythesuccessfulattainmentofthe
designationin2020.
Goal#3SummaryandMetrics
Goal#3-CommunityEngagementBaselineData
1yr.Goal
5yr.Goal
ConservativeMetric
AmbitiousMetric
3.1.NumberofStudentsEngagedinInternship&ExperientialLearningActivities
2014to201549%
54% 52% 59%
3.2.Studentsreportingatleastsomecoursesincludingacommunityproject 59% 75 65 85%
3.3.aEnrollmentinCreditCoursesOff-campus 1968 3053 2568 3618
3.3.bEnrollmentinCreditCoursesinMacombCountyFall20151,232
5%+25% +7% +13%
3.4.AnnualPACERegistrationsinNon-CreditCourses2014-20152,192
+10%
+50% +7% +13%
3.5StrengthenEngagementwithAlumni
3.6IncreasetheNumberofPartnershipswithBusinessesandCorporations
3.7IncreasetheNumberofCommunityPartnerships
3.8ApplyforandAttaintheCarnegieCommunityEngagementDesignation
Goal#3ProcessRelatedActionSteps(Examples):
• ExpandcurrenteffortstopreparefortheapplicationtobecomeabecomeaCarnegieEngagedUniversityby2019-20
• CreateastrongstaffinginfrastructureinAcademicAffairsandStudentAffairsthatsupportsfaculty/studentinvolvementinexperientiallearningandcommunityservice.
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• Supportfacultyandstaffparticipationinservicelearningandcommunityengagementbyvaluingsuchactivitiesingovernancedocumentsandreviewprocessesandbydevelopingtheresourcesnecessarytosupportcommunityengagementinitiatives.
• IdentifyinBannerandintheScheduleofClassestheOUcoursesthathavecommunityengagementlearningoutcomes
• Create,publish,anddisseminateacomprehensivelistoffaculty,staff,andstudentoutreachandengagementactivitiesinordertocreateandregularlyupdateadatabaseforanalysisofpatternsandtrends.
• CreateanassessmentprocesstotrackandevaluatecommunityengagementoutreachinitiativesatOUandtheirimpactonstudents,communitiesandtheuniversity.
• Developacomprehensivestudentrecordsystemtocapturenon-curricularlearningoutcomesandcompetencies.
• CreateandmaintainanOaklandUniversityCommunityEngagementwebsitetoshareprogressandsuccesswithbothinternalandexternalaudiences.
• Engageandcultivatetheadultlearnerpopulationbyincreasingonlineprogramsandtheprogrammingatoff-campuslocationstoenhanceflexibilityandconvenience.
• 3.5.2Increaseparticipationinactivitiesthatdirectlyengagetheexternalcommunity(suchasacademicandathleticcamps,etc.)by25%by2025.Metric:Benchmarkedagainst2017
• DAR,deans,VP’s,andotherswillworktoexpandandcultivateourconnectionswithalumni
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AppendixA
NotesonDataSourcesforStrategicPlanMetricsOIRA
October13,2016
1.1a&bFirst-yearretentionRetentionwasbenchmarkedtodatafromtheConsortiumforStudentRetentionDataExchangesurveydataandOaklandUniversityhistoricalretentiondata.
1.1c OveralltransferretentionRetentionbenchmarkedtohistoricalOUdata.
1.2a&bSix-yeargraduationGraduationrateswerebenchmarkedtodatafromtheConsortiumforStudentRetentionDataExchangesurveydataandOaklandUniversityhistoricaldata
1.2.c OveralltransfergraduationrateGraduationratebenchmarkedtohistoricalOUdata.
1.3 DFWIrateinhigh-enrollmentfoundationalcourses
TargetingcourseswithDFWIratesgreaterthan25%.1.4 Student/facultyratio
S/FratiobenchmarkedtoCarnegieClassificationR3andMichiganuniversities1.5.a Student/adviserratio
Noclearbenchmarkavailable,but300:1appearstogenerallybeconsideredareasonabletarget
1.5.b URMstudent/dedicatedsupportstaffratio
Metricbasedonincreasinglevelofdedicatedsupport(CMI)toURMstudents1.5.c Student/tutorratio
Metricbasedonincreasingleveloftutoringsupporttoundergraduatestudents
1.6.a PercentURMfacultyMetrictargetseventualalignmentwithproportionofURMstudents
1.6.b PercentURMstaff
MetrictargetsincreaseinURMstaffingtocreatemoresupportiveenvironmentforURMstudents
1.7.a Studyabroad1.7.b Internationalstudentenrollment
1.8 Numberofendowedscholarships
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Goal#2Allmetricsexcept2.2benchmarkedagainstatargetpeergroupof20institutionsthatranked230to256(thebottom20ofthe2ndquintile,excludingnon-universityresearchcenters)intotalR&DexpendituresreportedtoNSFforFY2014.OUranked286,whichisintheupperportionofthethirdquartile.2.1 Assignableresearchspace
DatafromNSFSurveyofScienceandEngineeringResearchFacilitiesFY2013
2.2 FTEtoestablishresearchdevelopmentfunction BasedonNationalOrganizationofResearchDevelopmentProfessionals(NORDP)
benchmarks
2.3 Facultyinvolvedinresearch PrimaryInvestigatorsreportedtoNSFinHigherEducationResearchand
Development(HERD)survey2.4 Research&developmentexpenditures
DatafromTable17ofHERDsurvey,FY2014
2.5 Undergraduatesinvolvedinresearch DatafromNationalSurveyofStudentEngagement(NSSE)
2.6 Graduatestudentstipends
TobebenchmarkedGoal#33.1 Studentsengagedininternshipandexperientiallearningactivities
DatafromCareerServicesFirstDestinationSurvey
3.2.a Studentparticipationinservicelearning DatafromNationalSurveyofStudentEngagement(NSSE)
3.2.b Studentinvolvementincommunityservice&volunteerism DatafromNationalSurveyofStudentEngagement(NSSE)
3.3.a Studentsenrolledforcreditoff-campus
OIRAenrollmentrecords3.3b StudentsenrolledforcreditinMacombCounty
OIRAenrollmentrecords
3.4 Annualenrollmentsinnon-creditprogramming(PACE) PACEenrollmentrecords