Approved at BOR Meeting 10/22/2016 – Still needs minor edits and appendices
2.cc Design processes to promote the Whitney Young Center for Leadership program.
2.dd Design and launch a plan to promote the School of Business to offer a Business Management program of distinction that collaborates with businesses to prepare graduates as leaders for positions in business economics/investment banking, enterprise systems and data analytics, and supply chain management.
2.ee Form a group of faculty and research supervisors in charge of capstone courses to develop multidisciplinary, cross functional projects. Teams of seniors from across disciplines will form the Capstone Project teams. Team members with different interests and skills will contribute to various aspects of the project such as business aspects, environmental impact, community impact, aesthetic aspects, technical requirements, and the like.
2.ff Develop a process to catalyze exemplary and relevant Land Grant research programs to resolve agricultural, educational, economic, and social problems for the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, especially economically and socially disadvantaged persons and families.
2.gg Design and deploy a plan to strengthen the relationship between the Land Grant Program the other colleges in setting research, education, and extension programming goals.
2.hh Launch the processes necessary to ensure an exemplary SACS Reaffirmation process. Assess all academic programs to ensure programmatic accreditation where applicable.
2.ii Increase the number of students, alumni, faculty, and staff engaged in volunteer activities.
Goal 2 tactics, responsibilities and deadlines for progress are found in the table below.
Goal 2 Achieve Academic Excellence Across all Programs and Colleges, Increase Student General Education Skills, Degree Persistence, Career Readiness and Graduation Rates.
Primary Responsibility: VPAAApproval: UP, BOR, BOR-AAC
ObjectivesResp. Code1st Q2nd Q3rd Q4th Q5th Q6th Q7th Q8th Q
2.a Launch the Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness Plan ensuring that the data required to support Goal 2 objectives are available.VPAA VPIE IR
2.b Develop and Deploy a Quality Enhancement Plan that when reviewed against the SACS Indicators of an Acceptable Quality Enhancement Plan would receive anVPAA APIE COI IR
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