2006-2011 CWU Strategic Plan: Goals and Subsidiary Goals

Goal I: Maintain and strengthen an outstanding academic and student life on the Ellensburg campus.

• Integrate existing undergraduate initiatives to bring greater coherence to the undergraduate experience.
• Integrate international experiences and global education in curricular and co-curricular initiatives.
• Enhance communication and collaboration among divisions and community members.
• Recruit, support, retain, and graduate well-qualified, diverse, and motivated students who will benefit from the CWU educational and social experience.
• Increase opportunities for and encourage greater student participation in extracurricular and cocurricular activities.
• Clarify the role, function, and desirable size of graduate education at CWU.

Goal II: Provide for an outstanding academic and student life at the university centers.

• Enhance communication between the university centers and the Ellensburg campus to provide seamless processes for faculty, staff, and students.
• Develop collaborative relationships with partner community colleges to maximize resources, share costs, and be a contributing partner of each center's growing community.
• Develop new academic programs that respond to the needs of the local communities and ensure timely and consistent delivery.
• Deliver student services that respond to the interests and desires of the student body at each center.

Goal III: Strengthen and further diversify our funding base and strengthen infrastructure to support academic and student programs.

• Implement a comprehensive fund raising campaign by cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding constituents.
• Increase the number of external grants and contracts awarded to CWU.
• Explore alternative revenue sources through public/private partnerships.
• Continue efforts toward maintenance and preservation of campus buildings, upgrading of campus infrastructure, and stewardship of natural resources.

Goal IV: Build mutually beneficial partnerships with the public sector, industry, professional groups, institutions, and the communities surrounding our campuses.

• Increase involvement of students and employees in and with our multiple communities.
• Involve business and industry in university activities.
• Strengthen relationships with all sectors of higher education and with local, state, and federal officials.
• Increase opportunities for the public to participate in the life of the university.

Goal V: Achieve regional and national prominence for the university.

• Identify, promote, and financially support academic and support programs of regional and national prominence, including spheres of distinction.
• Recruit and financially support academically promising students at all campuses and centers.
• Develop an aggressive marketing program that highlights prominent academic and support programs of the university, the achievements of undergraduate and graduate students, and the accomplishments of alumni.
• Develop appropriate support and rewards for faculty and staff who attain regional and national recognition for academic achievements or achievements in their areas of expertise.

Goal VI: Build inclusive and diverse campus communities that promote intellectual inquiry and encourage civility, mutual respect, and cooperation.

• Embrace diversity, equity, social justice, and cultural responsiveness across the university.
• Foster and promote a stimulating and intellectually rigorous community.
• Promote effective communication and an atmosphere of civility and respect.
• Ensure that all members of the university community are provided equitable opportunities for intellectual development, growth, success, and reward.