President's Introduction

By way of background, some things have changed since our previous plan, but others have remained the same. For example, all seven of the major goals of the 2005-2008 plan have been retained, with minor editing of Goal Four, while an eighth goal encouraging civic engagement has been added in this new strategic plan. Even though seven of the goals have remained the same as in the previous plan, our objectives, methods and success criteria for those goals have been updated and strengthened.

THE GOALS OF THE CAL U STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2012

Goal One: To continue to increase University academic excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Goal Two: To continue to enhance the quality of student life.

Goal Three: To continue to enhance diversity, as broadly defined, at California University.

Goal Four: To continue to incorporate continuous improvement into all programs and activities, University-wide, to ensure competitive excellence.

Goal Five: To continue to improve the infrastructure of California University of Pennsylvania.

Goal Six: To continue to serve the region, the Commonwealth, and the Nation.

Goal Seven: To continue to enhance the use of existing resources and develop/increase new sources of revenue.

Goal Eight: To foster civic engagement, that is, a commitment to accept and perform the duties and obligations of belonging to a community, a Commonwealth, a Nation, and the World.