The 2011-2015 Strategic Plan - Become a Part of the Pride

1 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The 2011 - 2015 Strategic PlanUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff A working document that presents: An abbreviated history of UAPB and our purpose/reason for existing Our Mission and Vision Statements OurCoreValuesTHE Strategic PLANA bout the plan University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff OurCoreValues Our commitment to excellence in academic a qualityeducation and preparing graduates to excel Our commitment to student recruitment, retention and assessment Our commitment to faculty and staff development Our commitment to student leadership and development Developed by a broad-based group of University Professionals Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Deans, Directors.

2 Other University Personnel Builds on the previous 5-year plan Key elements used in the planning process consider:THE Strategic PLANThe Development of the PlanUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 1890 Land Grant mission Historically black university status Large percentage of first-generation students Issues peculiar to the Delta Open Admissions Life-long learning opportunitiesImperativesNecessary for an Engaged Institution Necessary for an Engaged Institution University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Necessary for an Engaged Institution Necessary for an Engaged Institution with a culture of excellence as the with a culture of excellence as the today s knowledge-based world.

3 The quality 1890 Land GrantInstitution is a creator, organizer, preserver, transmitter, andapplier of knowledge. IMPERATIVESE levate Faculty and their teaching, research and scholarshipUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The foundation of these functions is an excellent faculty alignedwith the direction of the institution. We cannot achieve ourgoalwithout a nationally recognized faculty with a passion for teaching,research and an academic environment that values and rewardsinnovation, great ideas, and the search for the substantially expanded graduate studies effort iscritical to our academic aspirations and to oureffectiveness as a continuing significant and Graduate ProgramsUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff must continue to create a dynamic, exciting,discovery-driven intellectual environment that will drawsuperior graduate students.

4 Comparable to those in thenation s best graduate core must be a residential, learner-centered communitythat attracts excellent students and provides quality learningand mentoring the undergraduate academic experienceUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Our out-of-class learning programs are already an area ofdistinctiveness, but we must continue to strengthen theirsubstance and reputation and extend their benefits to agreater percentage of the student body and shape theiractivities and services for the changing demographics thisinstitution seeks to serve to remain many of our basic science disciplines are nationallyacclaimed through the number of successful practicingprofessions in an array of careers, it is important that land-grantuniversitieshavecompetitivelib eralartsprogramsandafullIMPERATIVESB uild the letters.

5 Arts and science core University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff universitieshavecompetitiveliberalartspr ogramsandafullrange of such programs with a significantly continuinginstitutional strengthening is necessary for the true, enduringeducation of our graduates and the enrichment of their the heart of Keepers of the Spirit is a belief that we will not onlysustain but also continually strengthen our professional programsat both the undergraduate and the graduate on the tradition of professional educationUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Our professional programs must also recognize the necessity toprepare graduates more broadly for entry into a complex, changing,global and unpredictable is essential that the faculty, student, and larger campuscommunity embrace this more cosmopolitan environment.

6 Theuniversity s traditional core values will give us guidanceanddistinctiveness,whilepreparin gustointeractwithallpeopleofIMPERATIVESD iversify and globalize the UAPB communityUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff distinctiveness,whilepreparingustointera ctwithallpeopleofthe must continue to attract and nurture a more ethnically,culturally, and geographically diverse faculty, staff, and physical environment of our campus should be conduciveto scholarly work and study. UAPB has an efficient and well-maintained our campusUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff During the growth and enhancement over the past years, thephysical aesthetics and space accommodations have beenstrengthened by the presence of neighborhood revitalization(bilaterally with HUD and Pine Bluff CommunityDevelopment)

7 , Pine Bluff Regional Park, Saracen Landing andPine Bluff Weed and Seed intellectual assets represented by UAPB library holdingshave been developed and examined for its capability formeeting the needs of the access to knowledge resourcesUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff UAPB must invest generously, but wisely, to maintain parwith its academic peers. It must lead, not just grow, inforcefully developing new methods and measures of successin this rapidly changing must have universities that offer opportunities equal tothe land grant universities in other states, while takingcomplementary steps to maintain resources comparable with 1890 Land Grant UniversitiesUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff UAPB must attain resource parity with the best 1890 institutions tobetter serve way that we relate to the local community, Pine Bluff.

8 And other rural and urban areas of the state will have apowerful impact on UAPB and the communities community and metropolitan connectionsUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff we attract a wider range of people to UAPB, theenrichment provided through our connection to variousareas of the state and nation becomes achieve our aspirations, strong, enlightened, stable, andforward-thinking leadership focused on academic quality enlightened governance and leadershipUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Our responsibility to the Arkansas Delta as its flagship must becontinually evidenced in all decision-making.

9 Enlightened, sharedgovernance and leadership are elemental to its is a creation of the state and in its origin was designed toprepare academically prepared and underserved populations aseducated problem-solvers to lead the state s our commitment to ArkansasUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Currentin-classandout-of-classprogramsar ealignedwiththeeconomic, health and social service, and community developmentneeds of Southeast UAPB aspires to national prominence, we must first staycommitted to 1. TeachingProgram 1. TeachingProgram 4. Program 4. Program 5. Assessment & PlanningProgram 5. Assessment & PlanningConsistent with the Imperatives are Five Priority Institutional University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Program 2.

10 ResearchProgram 2. ResearchProgram 3. Public ServiceProgram 3. Public ServiceProgram 4. Institutional SupportProgram 4. Institutional SupportInstitutional Goals and Related Objectives in five Program AreasDivisional/Units Strategic Plans University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Strategic Plans Divisional Goals and ObjectivesPlans for ProductivityPlans for ProductivityStrategies Strategies Assignment of Responsibility Assignment of Responsibility University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Assignment of Responsibility Assignment of Responsibility Completion Date/Time frame Completion Date/Time frame Evaluation/AssessmentEvaluation/Assessme ntResourcesResourcesImproved Graduation RatesImproved Graduation