College Goals 2006-07

Vision 2010 has set the long-term goals for Meredith College.  Using this strategic plan as our guide, we will:

• Foster an academic climate that is rigorous, engaging, personal, and transformative with specific programs that focus on internationalization and leadership

• Work with Faculty Council to develop specific strategies to strengthen the academic climate
• Complete the examination of the J-term; committee recommendations due by the end of spring semester
• Define an “internationalized” course and collect data on the number of such courses currently available at Meredith College
• Complete plans to increase resources for the study abroad program in time for its inclusion in the budgeting process
• Increase targeted recruitment, including scholarships for international students
• Continue with support for faculty and staff to travel outside the U.S.
• Complete the planning for the Institute for Women’s Leadership in time for its inclusion in the budgeting process

• Assure a strong student body, an outstanding faculty and staff, a stimulating environment for learning and living, and an appropriate array of high quality academic offerings

• Increase support for student recruitment to make possible
• An increase in the number of first-time freshmen
• An increase in the number of out-of-state students
• An increase in the diversity of students
• Increase support for financial aid to
• Meet a higher percentage of documented financial need for academically well-qualified students
• Support meritorious students
• Develop plan to increase the percentage of student credit hours taught by full-time faculty
• Identify priorities for adding staff to ensure excellent customer service, efficient operations, and high quality facilities maintenance
• Increase support for retention efforts
• Develop next steps to bring Meredith faculty and staff closer to median salaries of peer institutions in time for its inclusion in the budgeting process
• Use unrestricted gifts to increase staff development opportunities
• Continue to support the work of the Diversity Council
• Charge SGA and Student Activities to develop additional weekend programming
• Use entrance to USA South athletic conference to increase support for varsity athletics
• Examine opportunity to use the Campus Health Service to increase wellness programming and urgent care for faculty and staff
• Finish work on apartment-style housing proposal to bring to the Board of Trustees for their October meeting
• Focus attention on athletic, recreation and exercise sports science facilities as Meredith’s next high priority facility renovation
• Install elevator in Joyner
• Purchase and install new campus card system
• Develop plan for a central event management office
• Continue the work of the academic program review committee

• Achieve greater recognition for the College

• Continue work with JKG (Generation) to focus the efforts of Vision 2010 to create more regional and national recognition of the College
• Continue to coordinate major speakers and publicize these events locally/regionally
• Continue to build on the annual theme (2006  The Status of Women:  Our Future, Our Responsibility)
• Increase contact with guidance counselors, through visits to campus and outreach in communities
• Continue to seek alumnae assistance in student recruitment
• Update 15 additional academic websites

• Successfully complete Campaign for Meredith College

Last modified: March 2007