THE DREXEL UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 2017 President

THE DREXEL UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLAN: 2012 -2017 President John A. Fry Provost Mark Greenberg Vice Provost Janet Fleetwood

The Drexel University Strategic Plan: 2012 -2017

Drexel University Mission To serve our students and society through comprehensive integrated academic offerings enhanced by technology, co-operative education, and clinical practice in an urban setting, with global outreach embracing research, scholarly activities, and community initiatives.

Drexel University Strategic Plan Steering Committee President’s Cabinet Academic Leadership Deans’ Council *Additional Presidential Forums with faculty, student, administrators, staff, and key stakeholders are underway.

Broad Overview of Process Set the Foundation, Building on Our Strengths and Identifying Challenges Identify and Affirm Underlying Values Create Clear, Shared Vision of Drexel’s Future Develop an Implementation Plan, with Benchmarks and Assessment Strategies Disseminate for Discussion Finalize and Roll Out

Phases of Planning Process Phase 1 Task Forces Identify Drexel’s “Wicked Problems” and Incredible Opportunities Stakeholders’ Retreat to Review Phase 1 White Papers and Identify Drexel’s Goals Phase 2 Task Forces Develop Innovative Strategies for Implementation and Assessment Detailed Outline For Review & Discussion Final Roll-Out and Wide Dissemination Implementation & Ongoing Assessment

Flexible Planning Timeline Phase 1 Task Forces Mar– May, 2011 Retreat June 2 & 3, 2011 Phase 2 Task Forces Detailed Outline For Review The Drexel University Strategic Plan: 2012 -2017 June – Sept, 2011 September 2011 January 2012

Phase 1 Task Forces – Addressing the “Wicked Problems” and Incredible Opportunities Quality of Life for Students, Faculty & Staff Research Academic Quality & Innovations Community Partnerships Scale

Phase 1 Task Force Questions 1. How can we improve the quality of life for students, staff and faculty? 2. How should our research efforts be focused and structured? 3. How can we innovate and improve academic quality? 4. How shall we best engage and improve our community through fair and sustainable partnerships? 5. What scale suits Drexel best and what strategic advantages does such scale offer?

Phase 2 – Broad Implementation Areas Academic Quality & Innovation Community Partnerships Global Collaborations Quality of Life for Students, Faculty and Staff Research/Tech Transfer/Entrepreneurial Start-Ups Student Success & Retention Enrollment & Financial Aid Information Technology Master Planning & Campus Facilities Finance and Budgeting Human Resources Fundraising & Alumni Relations Communicating the Drexel Story

Quality of Life at Drexel Academic Quality Enrollment & Financial Aid Fundraising & Alumni Relations Telling the Drexel Story Human Resources Global Collaboration Drexel University Strategic Plan: 2012 -2017 Community Partnerships Student Success & Retention Research & Tech Transfer Finance & Budgeting Campus Facilities Information Technology

The Drexel University Strategic Plan: 2012 -2017