and eliminate biases regardless of abilities, background or experiences. We further commit to maintaining a psychologically safe post-secondary environment for students, staff, and faculty to exchange creative ideas while moving #KSUForward through high-performance diverse collaborative teams.

Strategic Objectives for Priority 3:

• Objective 3.1. Commit to fostering an academic culture where student, faculty, and staff voices, needs and experiences of those who have been traditionally marginalized are centered in the academic enterprise ecosystem;
• Objective 3.2. Create, co-develop, and support opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to advocate Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive topics;
• Objective 3.3. Seek support and guidance from the governing board and executive leadership to evaluate if Kentucky State University has the infrastructure, capacities, and capabilities to implement and assess the effectiveness of JEDI initiatives; and,
• Objective 3.4. Expand opportunities for faculty professional development to learn more about inclusive excellence, cultural competency, and culturally responsive pedagogy by 10% annually.

Key Performance Indicators for Priority 3:

• 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;
• KPI 3: Establish or update principles, policies, protocols, or best practices that will strengthen community engagements;
• KPI 4: Increase the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to first-time, full-time low-income students by 3% annually; and,
• KPI 5: Increase the number of underrepresented tenure and tenure track faculty by 3% annually.

Strategic Priority 4: Strategic Enrollment Management Supports Institutional Transformation

and Student Success

In an era where student demographics, behaviors, and even levels of participation in education are fluctuating, it's harder than ever before to find, engage, and enroll best-fit or college-ready students for our mission. Strategic enrollment management planning is Kentucky State University's aim to identify, recruit, enroll, retain, and graduate our student body in accordance with our mission, vision, and core values while also maintaining fiscal sustainability. These strategic goals are to: 1) cultivate and build a diverse yet mission-appropriate undergraduate and graduate student body; 2) build a culture and environment that supports the students from recruitment, admissions, financial aid, marketing, student life, and beyond; and 3) create data collection and systems that inform and empower our community, ultimately leading to student success through "on-time" degree completion.

Strategic Objectives for Priority 4:

• Objective 4.1: Establish a Division of Enrollment Management (DEM) unit to lead the enrollment management and retention strategic planning, implementation, and to evaluate the effectiveness;
• Objective 4.2: Strategically manage the overall university enrollment to support KSU's goal to strengthen communities' “on-time” degree completion and credential for a positive economic impact;
• Objective 4.3: Develop equitable and valuable partnerships such as dual enrollment and dual credit programs to increase student enrollment, especially minority males in all academic programs; and,