Summary of Strategic Plan Committee's Final Report

Strategic Planning Committee (SPC)

• Overview
• SPC Members
• Draft Vision Statement
• Special Interest Groups
• Special Interest Group Meetings
• SPC Reports
• Final Report Summary
• Discussion Lists
• Open Meetings

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Summary of Strategic Plan Committee's Final Report

Our Mission

Plattsburgh State University of New York prepares a diverse student population for a wide range of professional careers by providing undergraduates with a strong foundation in the liberal arts, graduate students with advanced professional preparation, and all students with a commitment to academic excellence, ethical values, lifelong learning, and responsible citizenship within a global community. The university takes advantage of the natural surroundings, Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains, in selected academic programs and courses, in recreational activities and in community involvement and services.

Our Vision

We will educate and graduate students who will stand out in their chosen careers and communities.

Our Pledge

• You will be welcomed and supported by faculty, friends, staff and our community.
• You will be challenged to learn, think, and excel through close interactions with an outstanding faculty and staff.
• You will experience a diversity of cultures and perspectives.
• You will discover and develop your personal potential, while here and for the rest of your life.

Strategic Plan Initiatives (for 2004-2009)

1. Academic Programs: Promote proactive curriculum development to provide the highest quality undergraduate and graduate academic programs that will challenge our students as they prepare for rewarding professional lives. Recruit and retain an outstanding diverse faculty and staff, and support their professional growth.
2. Enrollment Management: Manage our enrollment to increase diversity and the high academic achievement of all students. Improve student academic quality indicators while keeping class sizes low. Provide exemplary guidance to support and graduate a diverse student body.
3. Campus Infrastructure: Provide an attractive and welcoming campus environment and the resources necessary to promote learning in and out of the classroom. Provide the facilities, personnel and infrastructure to support exceptional educational and student life programs and implement technological solutions to improve learning and service.
4. Comprehensive Planning: Integrate comprehensive planning for facilities, the budget, academics, enrollment, and marketing. Comprehensive planning and assessment will result in more effective internal and external communication.
5. Experiential Learning: Create a rewarding experiential learning opportunity outside the classroom. Experiential learning includes internships, national and international learning opportunities, service learning, independent research, Adirondack/Lake Champlain/Montreal experiences, student employment, student teaching, and field/clinical experiences.
6. Strategic Alliances: Build strategic alliances with other academic institutions, granting agencies, businesses and other organizations through the North Country and beyond to benefit students, provide experiential learning and promote civic responsibility and fiscal vitality.

While it is important that we allow the Strategic Plan to provide stability to our planning, we must remain creative and able to respond to external changes in the environment, and flexible to respond to unforeseen opportunities.

Contact Us

The SPC is co-chaired by Kathy Lavoie (kathleen.lavoie@plattsburgh.edu) and Bryan Higgins (bryan.higgins@plattsburgh.edu). Feel free to send them comments at the e-mails listed. Or, you can send comments via our discussion lists.