University of Southern Mississippi

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University of Southern Mississippi

• Strategic Planning Update
• August 1, 2008

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Vision Statement

• The University of Southern Mississippi will
• be a leading university in engaging and
  empowering individuals to transform lives and
  communities.
• --USM Strategic Plan

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Mission Statement

• Our primary mission is to cultivate intellectual
  development and creativity through the
  generation, dissemination, application and
  preservation of knowledge...
• USM Strategic Plan

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Phase I Fall Semester 2007-08
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Approach to Planning

• Rationale
• We build best when we build on our strengths
• Methodology
• 11 dialogue sessions hosting more than 350
  people (faculty, staff, students, university
  administrators, alumni, community leaders.)

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Primary Outcomes of Dialogues

• Forces of Innovation
• Areas of Strategic Interest
• Refined Vision

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Forces of Innovation
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Areas of Focus
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Positive Core
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(Slightly) Revised Vision

• Southern Miss will emerge as the premier research
  university of the Gulf South -- engaging and
  empowering individuals to transform lives and
  communities.

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Descriptors

• CreativeBoldDetermined
• Where inspiration meets innovation

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Phase II Spring Semester 2008

• President appoints new University Strategic
  Planning Committee
• Noel-Levitz consultants work with enrollment
  planning committee
• Strategic budgeting consultant begins
  organizational work
• IHL summit yields system goals for increasing
  baccalaureate graduates

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Results

• Vision statements for areas of strategic interest
• Key performance indicators (suggested metrics)

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Vision Statement Image Development

• Image development promotes the internal and
  external reputation of the university and
  supports the vision of Southern Miss. Image
  development must be linked to what we do and how
  well we do it.

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Key Performance Indicators Image Development

• Reputation
• Reputational surveys
• Rankings
• Visibility
• Media coverage
• Our messages

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Vision Statement Connecting with the Community

• Engaged citizens of Southern Miss (students,
  staff and faculty) who genuinely invest in their
  own university community and their host
  communities (locally, regionally, nationally and
  globally). Our engaged citizens intentionally
  build community through learning and working
  together inside and outside the university in
  order to create and sustain a culture of respect
  and civility. Hosting refers to the importance
  of every contact made on campus from the first
  to the last. Serving allows university citizens
  to invest in people, agencies/ businesses, and
  organizations through volunteering, service
  learning, internships, applied scholarship and
  university/community partnerships. Sharing
  focuses on how we build relationships and
  engagement inside the university and with our
  host communities. Discovering encompasses the
  scholarship and creative activities of the
  university community.

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Key Performance Indicators Connecting with
Community

• Hosting
• Reductions of barriers
• Feedback
• Serving
• Student community time
• Externally funded applied initiatives
• Contracts/agreements
• Faculty/staff donated time

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Key Performance Indicators Connecting with
Community

• Sharing
• Mentoring/advising
• Square feet of sharing space
• Monies spent locally/economic impact
• University sponsored events
• Outreach
• Discovering
• Scholarly activities
• External funding
• Creative endeavors

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Vision Statement Climate of Academic Success

• Includes a unified environment that minimizes
  barriers for prospective and enrolled students,
  attracts and retains quality faculty and staff,
  embraces and reflects diversity, and produces
  graduates who are truly competitive in the global
  marketplace. Students, faculty and staff at
  Southern Miss, along with the larger community,
  benefit from a wide range of cultural, social and
  educational experiences that yield informed,
  responsible, and productive citizens with a
  standard of lifelong learning. University
  experiences are supported by quality facilities
  and up-to-date technology accessible to the
  entire university community. Educational
  programs adhere to rigorous standards in terms of
  student advisement, engagement, and mentoring
  curriculum development and delivery and the
  exploration and generation of scholarly work.
  Students admitted to Southern Miss have every
  opportunity to earn a degree and acquire a
  comprehensive educational foundation that expands
  their perspectives, enhances their opportunities,
  and enriches our society.

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Key Performance Indicators Climate of Academic
Success

• Quality Educational Environment
• Facilities and infrastructure
• Diversity
• Coordination among campuses
• Quality Faculty and Staff
• Applicant pools
• Faculty/staff retention

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Key Performance Indicators Climate of Academic
Success

• Quality Educational Programs
• Professional accreditations/program reviews
• Experiential academic opportunities
• Support for curricular development
• Student Engagement, Satisfaction and Success
• Student return rates
• Graduation rates
• NSSE reports
• Accessibility
• Post-graduation success

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Vision Statement Healthy Minds, Bodies and
Campus

• A culture that emphasizes a multidimensional
  healthy environment at Southern Miss is deemed
  central to attain the goals of the Strategic
  Plan. An emphasis on healthy lifestyles will
  enhance the quality of the Southern Miss
  experience and beyond. Appropriate efforts in
  campus sustainability will contribute to an
  improved environmental impact, and an informed
  perspective on resource use. Continuous efforts
  to maintain safety and security of all at
  Southern Miss will increase the potential to
  attain individual and community goals.
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Minds, Bodies, Campus Key Performance
Indicators

• Healthy Lifestyle
• Participation in health, fitness, wellness
  programs activities
• Faculty/staff attendance
• Nutritional wellness
• Green Practices
• Solid waste reduction/recycling
• Energy use/efficiency
• Procurement
• Safe Secure Campus Environment
• Crime prevention
• Safety measures
• Alcohol education/intervention
• Preparedness

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Next Steps

• Clearly define metrics set institutional goals
• Units identify strategies tactics
• Set priorities, budget resources, and

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GO!
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Southern Miss To The Top!