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Provost’s Report to the Board of TrusteesThe Pennsylvania State University Strategic Plan: 2015-2016 through 2019-2020

PRESENTED BYNicholas P. Jones, Executive Vice President and Provost

Friday, May 8, 2015

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Strategic Planning: Why Do We Need It?

Penn State’s Strategic Plan: Vital to Short- and Long-Term Success

Strategic Plan: Defines the Future of the Institution ...Not About “Me” or “Us”

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Penn State Mission Statement

Emphasis on:

Teaching

Research

Service

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Institutional Values

Vital to Our Mission:

Integrity

Respect

Responsibility

Discovery

Excellence

Community

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Strategic Plan Vision Statement

It’s All About IMPACT

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Imperatives and Foundational Principles

Access and Affordability

Excellence

Student Engagement

Serving a Diverse World

Economic Impact and Student Career Success

Technology

Sustainability

Global Engagement

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Five Thematic Priorities in the Strategic Plan

Education and Access

Cultures

Health

Managing and Stewarding Resources

The Digital Future

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Education and Access

Key Elements:

K-12 Partnerships

Online Capabilities / Digital Focus

Delivery-Blind Culture and Curriculum

Equipped and Empowered Faculty

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Cultures

Key Elements:

Students’ cultural knowledge, awareness

Invest in relevant key programs, activities

Penn State = cultural destination

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Health

Key Elements:

Research on personalized health

Innovative graduate and post-graduate programs

Partnerships within Pennsylvania

Our community’s health

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Managing and Stewarding Resources

Key Elements:

Fundamental science

Enabling technologies, predictive

models

Research structures

Partnerships with industry,

government

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The Digital Future

Key Elements:

Digital infrastructure

Transformation of learning

Economic development

Penn State = leader in digital

discovery and innovation.

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The Plan’s Supporting Strategies

Three Key Supporting Strategy Foci:

Organizational Processes

Academic Infrastructure

Outreach and Engagement

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Organizational Processes

Key Elements:

Improving current processes and integrating them

Ongoing institutional assessment, improvement, innovation

Multi-year, innovation-oriented business plans

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Academic Infrastructure

Key Elements:

State-of-the-art IT, always

Infrastructure-related research

Innovation through collaboration

Impact plans

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Outreach and Engagement

Among the Key Elements:

Worldwide access to research and scholarship across disciplines

Enriched student learning experiences

Creating a Land Grant Innovation Fund

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Guiding Principles for Resource Allocation

Considerations:

Guided investment

Seeking positions of leadership and impact

Leveraging existing resources, strengths

Innovative partnerships

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The Strategic Plan: From Action to Impact

Meaningful Work That Makes a Difference

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Feedback and Questions

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