Kentucky State University graduates will articulate and demonstrate essential skills to prospective employers, graduate or professional studies.

Key Performance Indicators for Priority 1:

• KPI 1: Increase the total “on-time” degrees and credentials awarded by KSU;
• KPI 2: Increase the percent of first-time, full-time credential-seeking students receiving a bachelor's degree “on-time” or within 4- and 6-years at KSU;
• KPI 3: Increase graduate readiness to enter a career, graduate or professional studies. Publish an attainment plan annually to highlight the number of graduates utilizing their degree, assessment reports for all of the Kentucky Graduate Profile Academy's 'essential skills,' and how results are used to enhance academic quality.

Strategic Priority 2: Strengthen Community Engagement

Educators are faced with many challenges in and out of the classroom. One of the top issues in the PK-12, as well as in academia, seems to stem from the problem of the disparities which exist among many students today. Unfair conditions of unequal and noticeable differences among ethnic groups, limited English proficient students, between the sexes, those involved in the juvenile justice system, access to healthcare, even geographic locales (urban or rural) contribute to this “gap”. All of these, in their own particular way, tend to make for an imbalanced level of learning in our educational system. These disparities translate to unambiguous achievement gaps in college and career readiness, student achievement, and access to resources and educational opportunities. The impact of these disparities is far reaching – negatively affecting communities locally, statewide, nationally and globally.

Strategic Objectives for Priority 2:

• Objective 2.1: Bring PK-12, postsecondary educators, field-based educational leaders, educational policy makers, and community members together to assess, analyze, and remove educational barriers and disparities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Globally.
• Objective 2.2: Develop and support a more vigorous and robust research agenda that addresses educational disparities in our schools and our universities.
• Objective 2.3: Host regional and statewide workshops, professional development activities for our communities, and share research in the academic and popular press.

Key Performance Indicators for Priority 2:

• KPI 1: Increase the number of workshops, conferences, symposiums, speaker series, and national meetings hosted by Kentucky State University
• KPI 2: Increase community supported extramural funding

Strategic Priority 3: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive (JEDI) Focused Academic

Enterprise

Office of Academic Affairs is building an academic enterprise that simultaneously centers students, staff, and faculty in a truly belonging education environment by prioritizing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. As our country has responded to racial tension and social unrest, the Office of Academic Affairs is committed to the causes of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI). We seek justice to identify and remove systemic barriers and disadvantages, opening access to resources and opportunities. We are committed to individual growth through equity to ensure an individual's race, background, or individual characteristics are no longer a predictor for their life and career outcomes. We seek to reflect our community's rich history and diversity of people, life experiences and perspectives. We are determined to amplify each student, faculty, and staff's voice.