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PRIORITY 1

Strengthen pathways to access educational opportunities at a public urban research university

TACTICS

• Increase the collaboration with faculty and community partners in recruitment efforts.
• Build meaningful and impactful partnerships within the region, state, and beyond.
• Provide an exceptional level of service that assures student success from inquiry through the first two years of college.

PRIORITY 2

Reduce barriers to student access and success for every Privateer

TACTICS

• Engage and inform campus through a Student Success Council that includes student success partners around campus to foster communication and collaboration. The Council will determine data points and measures to inform their work; regularly review best practices; encourage initiatives based on data to support student success, persistence, and completion; and disseminate data, programs, and results throughout the campus community.
• Optimize the use of predictive analytics to identify students in need of support and leverage technology solutions to improve efficiency of student services (e.g. AI chatbots, CRM, Student Success Platforms).
• Restructure financial aid awarding and packaging and bursar fee billing and payment to increase enrollment and retention, efficiency of awarding, and transparency to students and families.

PRIORITY 3

Promote wellness in mind, body, and spirit critical to Privateer success

TACTICS

• Raise awareness of support services offered on campus.
• Promote recreational opportunities.
• Foster a diverse range of engagement opportunities within our campus communities.
• Nurture a sense of joy and fun to uplift Privateer pride and share the campus community’s lived experience.

PRIORITY 4

Develop learning environments that engage learners from diverse backgrounds and enrich the value of a �г��ּ�Ů�� education

TACTICS

• Inventory and redesign learning environments with technology that increases innovation, access, and learning.
• Promote inclusive teaching practices.
• Strengthen the connection between the classroom and careers.

PRIORITY 5

Deepen student learning experiences to support the development of career

TACTICS

• Emphasize career exploration and planning throughout the full student experience for undergraduates and graduates by implementing a approach.
• Improve access to high-impact practices, such as project-based learning, community engaged learning, undergraduate research, internships and practicums, and study away, and provide mechanisms for students to track and understand the skills and knowledge gained from participation.
• Launch an Office of Student Employment to leverage federal work study opportunities and both on- and near-campus employment to better serve professional growth and development for students and to provide streamlined process training for supervisors.