Our Time to Lead: Doane University Strategic Plan 2023-2026

目标:

Create inclusive co-curricular experiences for all Doane students to increase student satisfaction and success by utilizing data-informed decisions to prepare leaders to work and serve in their communities.

策略:

1. Strengthen co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities to foster student growth outside of the classroom.
2. Emphasize and enhance health & wellness for the Doane community through the nine dimensions of wellness (Physical, 精神上的, 情感, 社会, 文化, 环境, 金融, 职业, 知识).
3. Increase cohesiveness between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs, internal and external stakeholders to foster students’ academic success.
4. Develop opportunities for students to identify and develop their personal leadership philosophy, style and strengths.

目标:

Cultivate a thriving Doane community by strengthening equity, 归属感, and engagement for every member.

策略:

1. Increase the support for our diverse students, 工作人员, 教师, and trustees–as our university community becomes more reflective of society– through policies, processes and structures with an intentional focus on inclusion, equity and 访问.
2. Continue diversifying curricular and co-curricular offerings and increase opportunities to engage with diversity, equity and inclusion available to university students across residential and non-residential campuses and among undergraduate and graduate students.
3. Enhance professional development opportunities at all levels for students, 教师 and 工作人员, to grow inclusive leadership competencies.
4. Continue strengthening and institutionalizing best practices in shared governance.

目标:

Improve financial 维持ability through enrollment, 收入, 贡献, expense management, and strategic allocation of resources to achieve Doane’s 任务.

策略:

1. Pursue opportunities for growth in enrollment 收入.
2. Pursue opportunities for growth in other 收入.
3. Develop and complete the comprehensive campaign.
4. Support decision-making through data & analytics including understanding our competitors and benchmarking to allocate resources and improve cost effectiveness.
5. Modify and use the master plan to strategically use facilities and maintain physical assets.
6. Increase brand awareness.

目标:

Leverage technology to improve the student experience, increase employee productivity, increase alumni engagement, and position Doane as an educational leader in the digital age.

策略:

1. Create and invest in an adaptive plan for technology, data analytics, and environmental 维持ability to address technical debt and positively impact evolving needs for the future.
2. Ensure privacy, 访问, cyber security, and data governance compliance in accordance with industry-standard rules, 规定, and related best practices.
3. Emphasize professional development to increase awareness, 利用, and innovation of existing and new technology, 整个系统的, for a digital-first and data-informed culture.
4. Develop a plan for innovation centers to be used as academic and economic development drivers to create new opportunities.

目标:

Create and strengthen relationships with alumni, community partners, industry leaders, government agencies, and educational institutions to achieve strategic and mutually beneficial opportunities.

策略:

1. Create a shared conversation with our communities to learn from, collaborate with, and deepen relationships and awareness.
2. Establish a comprehensive university structure to develop, 协调, 维持, and evaluate partnerships that prioritize community needs and are reflective of the diverse communities that we serve.