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The Plan

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The Four Strategic Areas of Focus


Implementation

Strategic Plan priorities

Implementation in the four areas:

I. Educate women to make a difference in a complex world

II. Cultivate leadership and enhance communication

III. Recruit, Retain and Graduate a vital and diverse student body

IV. Develop and focus resources

The timelines for implementation

Progress reports

The Strategic Plan
Advisory Committee

The Task forces for implementation


Background

The Planning Context

The Mission of the College

Vision to guide the planning process

Environmental Factors

 

The Planning Process


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Developing the Plan:

Enrollment
Strategic Initiatives

January 2001

I. Effective administration of Enrollment Management Model

Issue: Authority and representation for decision-making

Action:

Explore appropriate Enrollment Management Model, including reporting line and authority.

Action:

Identify composition of EM team including: admission, financial aid, residence life, multicultural affairs, faculty and student representatives, institutional research, registrar and athletics.


Action:

Assess role of Admission & Scholarship Committee.

Issue: Environmental Scanning

Action:

Collect and analyze available data regarding enrollment of new students, attitudes of current students and alumnae.


Action:

Integrate assessment research (SAIL) data with data collected from enrollment trends.


Action:

Consider new and appropriate academic programs to meet the needs of prospective and currently enrolled students.


Action:

Analyze college pricing and affordability.

Issue: Strategic integrated marketing

Action:

Integrate benchmarks to develop and implement an institution-wide strategic marketing plan.


Action:

Integrate the strategic marketing plan into the Enrollment Plan.

II. Achieve Optimum Enrollment

Issue: Define optimum enrollment

Action:

Determine appropriate enrollment goals.

Issue: Recruit and enroll qualified students.

Action:

Implement strategies identified in the enrollment plan.


Action:

Ensure that technology supports all strategies identified to enroll new students.


Action:

Evaluate and revise plan as needed.

Issue: Ensure that the financial aid program supports the recruitment and retention of students.

Action:

Award financial aid to support institutional mission and goals.

Action:

Evaluate and revise financial aid policies as needed.

Action:

Increase endowed scholarship funding.

Issue: Develop retention strategy

Action:

Explore appropriate retention model that will insure stability and support optimum enrollment.

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