• Identify, recruit, and enroll a diverse student body, guided by enrollment targets and KSU's mission.
  • Increase enrollment and retention among all student populations.
  • Increase successful outcomes among all student populations.
  • Promote greater access to educational opportunities through broad, accurate and timely financial assistance opportunities (scholarships must be proactive to increase access and success).
  • Provide pathways for students to continue their education and/or enter the workforce prepared to participate in and contribute to a diverse and global society (see movement on the Honor's program).
  • Effectively use market-responsive partnerships and collaborations to achieve strategic enrollment goals.
  • Use data and analytics down to the departmental and faculty level to provide statistical information to enhance evidence-based inquiry and raise questions for continuing improvement.
  • Build quality academic programs that align with KSU mission for increased inputs and outputs (enrollment and persistence).
  • Enrich the educational environment through streamlined processes and optimized technology which supports student success and desired outcomes.

The objectives, strategies and actions required to accomplish Goal 1 in the strategic plan are detailed in the tactical plan below. The tactics below align with objectives 1.a through 1.t in the Strategic Plan. The deployment deadlines are consistent.

Objectives/Strategies/Actions for Admissions

First Time Enrollees

  1. Identify the profile of what constitutes the best “fit” for the students who are interested in Kentucky State University.
  2. Balance the current profile of students with a higher achieving student who is prepared to excel within the classroom to reach net tuition targets while raising the academic profile.
  3. Identify students who are prepared to begin their academic career by cross referencing the profile of students who have persisted and graduated within the past three years.

Timeline: Immediate

  1. Develop an effective recruitment strategy.
  2. Develop relationships with top feeder high schools and community colleges to build a stream of prospective students yearly.
  3. Creatively develop on-campus programming for prospective students and other external stakeholders engaging the entire campus in the deployment of programming.

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