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Marking its first hundred years, Arkansas State University continues to expand in exciting ways.
Discover 2025 and Beyond
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Goal 1: Student Success - Develop a diverse learning community and innovative environment that provides engaged and continuous support for future and current students to pursue lifelong goals
Objective 1: Optimize undergraduate and graduate student recruitment in Arkansas and beyond (regional, national, international) through customized, targeted promotion.
Objective 2: Build an agile system of linked communication and tracking to support undergraduate and graduate student success and improve retention.
Objective 3: Create opportunities for P-12 students to engage with the university.
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Goal 2: Teaching and Learning - Actively assess and invest in viable and relevant academic programs designed to meet the needs of our students and their future employers
Objective 1: Foster and promote General Education to expand the learning experiences of students in an ever-changing society.
Objective 2: Assess the viability and relevance of new and current academic programs that promote excellence in teaching and learning.
Objective 3: Actively encourage academic programs to utilize interdisciplinary approaches to enhance creativity and critical thinking.
Objective 4: Increase high-impact opportunities for all students such as study abroad, internships, and student research.
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Goal 3: Community Engagement - Strengthen the university's engagement with the community through economic and cultural endeavors
Objective 1: Leverage our current role as a cultural center to become the recognized and valued cultural hub for the Jonesboro region and Northeast Arkansas.
Objective 2: Designate and invest resources in areas necessary to oversee and champion the university's overall role in the community.
Objective 3: Partner with community stakeholders to advance and create diversity initiatives.
Objective 4: Increase workforce placement and partnerships through collaborations with business, industry, nonprofit and other educational organizations.
Objective 5: Create organizational structures to coordinate and centralize community engagement activities.
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Goal 4: Research and Creative Activities - Invest in academic research, scholarly activities, and creative endeavors (faculty and student) that build on academic strengths and leverage regional opportunities.
Objective 1: Invest in faculty research, student research and administrative research capacity.
Objective 2: Incentivize entrepreneurial ventures through faculty startups, industry partnerships, private sector, government, public and non-profit orgs/spaces.
Objective 3: Invest in new and innovative research areas.
Objective 4: Build and equip adequate facilities.
Objective 5: Identify research areas to enhance and expand graduate programs.
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Goal 5: Campus Culture & Shared Values - Improve campus culture and promote shared values
Objective 1: Incorporate the Every Red Wolf Counts philosophy in all areas of the campus community.
Objective 2: Embrace diversity, inclusion, and civility as important values.
Objective 3: Invest in professional development and recognize employees for their commitment to campus service.
Objective 4: Encourage increased health and wellness program participation.
Objective 5: Foster a greater commitment to environmental impact and sustainability.
Objective 6: Establish and promote campus traditions.
