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GOALS 2012

To attain our Vision and Mission, we will direct campus talents, efforts, and resources toward the achievement of the following goals:

1. Recruit, develop, and retain world-class practitioner scholars with capacity to deliver the polytechnic vision in teaching, research, and community engagement and impact. [Details]

2. Recruit students locally, nationally, and internationally who are prepared for a polytechnic learning environment, and provide programs and opportunities that enhance student retention and academic, personal, and professional success. [Details]

3. Expand and create academic programs that focus on applied learning, applied research, applied technology, and interdisciplinary approaches in a polytechnic model. Develop and implement new degree programs in five areas of distinction: applied health sciences; mathematics and science education; business and entrepreneurship; manufacturing engineering and technology; and information technology. [Details]

4. Implement the Campus Master Plan and develop a campus infrastructure to support a polytechnic learning and research environment, and develop a stable economic base for continued campus and program development as a polytechnic campus. [Details]

5. Develop collaborative public and private partnerships that enhance funding opportunities, including leveraging state and federal funding. [Details]