University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Strategic Plan
Theme Objectives for 2007-2008

Strategic Plan

• Recruit 400 students for year four of the Tri-State Initiative; retain 80% of fall 2007 TSI students

Theme: High Quality Education

• Enhance assessment of general education program
• Integrate general education into professional programs
• Identify and promote improvements based on assessment
• Develop implementation plan for nanotechnology/MEMS academic program
• Successfully complete accreditations by NAIT and for Project Management
• Complete the planning for an academic major in Forensic Investigation
• Add five classrooms in the lower level of Karrmann Library
• Complete planning and initiate construction of science laboratories in Boebel Hall

Theme: Academic Advising

• Consolidate academic support services

Theme: Human Resources

• Offer diversity training and education to frontline staff

Theme: Scholarly & Professional Development

• Develop a “first-year experience” program
• Integrate diversity and global education into the curriculum

Theme: Student Development

• Enhance campus climate through student leader engagement in cultural education and cross-cultural activities
• Assess and address recreational and athletic program and facility needs based on increased enrollment and develop comprehensive plan
• Plan and initiate construction of an addition to the Williams Fieldhouse

Theme: Culture

• Centralize administrative services for international programs
• Review and update international exchange partner agreements

Theme: Outreach

• Establish an Entrepreneurial Education and Business Center
• Establish a Confucius Institute on campus
• Create a plan for beef center and research laboratories at Pioneer Farm

Theme: Distance Education

• Implement the Project Management masters degree program in Wuhan China
• Increase enrollment for online graduate degree programs
• Expand statewide engineering initiative to Waukesha and Washington counties

Theme: Fiscal Resources

• Enhance and expand dining, recreational, programming and convenience services in Glenview Commons
• Continue to explore new entrepreneurial activities for campus
• Continue planning for new campus entrance
• Implement Phase I of Voice over Internet Protocol phone system
• Implement electronic document imaging system

Theme: External Support

• Continue to nurture and grow regional economic development initiatives
• Grow the Community Scholarship Program, endowing 25 scholarships
• Complete fund raising for new engineering building, Ottensman Hall, Williams Fieldhouse, the Pioneer Museum, Swine Center and Pioneer Gardens
• Initiate fund raising projects for the art building and for the beef operation at Pioneer Farm as well as for special university initiatives

Updated on: August 17, 2007