Strategic Plan

Objective 1

Provide accessible undergraduate and graduate degree programs that prepare graduates for academic and career advancement.

Objective 2

Attract and retain high quality and diverse students, faculty and staff through innovative programs and opportunities with an emphasis on recruitment and retention of persons who are black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC).

Objective 3

Enhance the quality of existing academic and student affairs programming and develop new programs to address the health and human service needs of southeastern North Carolina and beyond.

Objective 4

Utilize technology to create and sustain virtual and physical instructional environments that enhance interprofessionalism, collaboration, and learning.

Objective 5

Expand global engagement and transcultural learning experiences to support the creation and exchange of knowledge and expertise.

Objective 6

Sustain and expand inclusive applied learning experiences.

Objective 7

Support academic, personal and professional development of students through a sustainable student advising and student success services model.

Objective 8

Sustain and expand interprofessional learning experiences by collaborating with university and community partners.

Objective 9

Promote and sustain an environment inclusive of all students, staff and faculty, supportive of those who identify as BIPOC.

Objective 1

Increase student participation in research, scholarly activity, and innovation by collaborating with university and community partners.

Objective 2

Increase interprofessional collaboration in research, scholarly activity and innovation, with an emphasis on marginalized groups.

Objective 3

Enhance research and scholarly productivity through publications and presentations.

Objective 4

Increase internal and external funding through submission and awards of grants and contracts.

Objective 5

Increase academic-community partnerships focused on research, scholarly activity and innovation with an emphasis on health disparities and equity.

Objective 6

Build an infrastructure to support and sustain faculty, staff and student research, scholarly activity, and innovation.

Objective 1

Increase sustainable, mutually beneficial academic-community partnerships, with a focus on marginalized populations.

Objective 2

Allocate resources for faculty, staff, and students to build and sustain academic-community partnerships. 

Objective 3

Increase professional development and continuing education opportunities to meet the needs of the health and human services workforce.  

Objective 4

Maintain high quality professional and interprofessional community engagement programs.

Objective 5

Develop the Center for Healthy Communities and the Center for Clinical Research Workforce Development as sustainable integrative platforms for community engagement involving faculty, students, and staff.

Objective 6

Support community engagement programming that aids in knowledge transfer of antiracism practices for faculty, staff and students.

Objective 1

Increase faculty, staff, and student involvement in professional service and leadership roles within and across disciplines and professions.

Objective 2

Allocate resources to support faculty, staff, and student involvement in professional service activities and leadership roles.

Objective 3

Recognize the value of professional service activities and leadership roles of faculty, staff and students.   

Objective 4

Incentivize antiracism activities, culturally diverse programs, and resources that result in professional services and creation of leadership opportunities across disciplines and professions.

Objective 1

Develop effective, efficient, and sustainable processes, policies and procedures to manage college and school functions through the engagement of faculty, students, and staff.

Objective 2

Promote and reinforce a diverse, collaborative, interprofessional and healthy culture within the College with an emphasis on health equity and disparities.

Objective 3

Engage in meaningful assessment processes and quality assurance procedures to support achievement of college and program outcomes.

Objective 4

Advance understanding and respect for the schools and college from local to global communities through effective communication, marketing, and branding.

Objective 5

Maintain, develop, and leverage well-designed facilities to support our vision and mission. 

Objective 6

Develop a culture supporting health and well-being across the university and from local to global communities, through effective engagement, education, and service.

Objective 7

Enhance advancement activities to increase gifts and endowments to the schools and college. 

Objective 8

Establish innovative and entrepreneurial business practices to support revenue generation efforts and resource management.