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January 29, 2012
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Strategic Plan Overview
The development of the FSU Strategic Plan (2013-2017)
has been a multi-stage process that has included the
creation of a Vision Statement (requiring FSU ACC approval),
a revised Mission Statement (requiring ACC as well as BHE
approval), and identification of Core Values. These activities
informed the development of functional area plans that
included specific Goals, Objectives, and Action Steps that
will be prioritized and aggregated into a comprehensive
Strategic Plan.
Vision
Mission
Core Values
Strategic Intent
(Goals)
Programmatic Initiative
(Objectives)
Operational Objectives
(Action Steps)
Functional
Areas
Plans
Strategic
Goals
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FSU Vision and Mission Statements
Framingham State University prepares students for a productive life, enhanced by learning and leadership, that will contribute to the
culturally diverse world of the twenty-first century.
Founded by Horace Mann in 1839 as America's first public teachers' college, Framingham State University today offers undergraduate
and graduate programs encompassing the arts and sciences and professional studies.
Our vision is to create a vibrant and
innovative educational environment
that is dedicated to academic
excellence, professional growth,
global stewardship, and public
purpose and commitment through
an inclusive and collaborative
community.
Committed to excellence, the Framingham State University learning community comprises teacher-scholars, librarians, students, and
staff who promote free inquiry, the respectful exchange of ideas, ethical conduct, and the belief that diversity in its many forms is
essential to the educational experience. In an environment that supports active, collaborative learning, students work closely with
faculty to engage significant bodies of knowledge and develop their ability to gather and evaluate information, communicate
effectively, think critically and creatively, reason quantitatively, and apply information and emerging technologies.
At Framingham State University, teaching is the primary role fo faculty, who engage in their disciplines through instruction,
scholarship, and service on campus and in their professional communities. The University serves as an important educational and
cultural center in the Metrowest region of Massachusetts.
A Framingham State University education cultivates thoughtful, responsive local and global citizens, prepares students for a career,
and positions them for success.
FSU Core Values
Academic Excellence
Ethical Citizenship
•We strive to inspire a
culture informed by the
joy and work of
learning, in which
curiosity, discovery,
innovation, and
excellence are the
driving forces in
everything we do.
•We seek to foster a
culture of ethics,
integrity and respect,
such that it creates the
fertile ground that
motivates our work and
work ethic.
Personal and
Professional Growth
•We aspire to create a
nurturing culture where
all thrive and are
supported in their own
paths toward lifelong
growth and leadership
in personal and
professional ways.
Global Stewardship
•We endeavor to
advance global
understanding, empathy
and stewardship for
people and the
environment, embracing
diversity and a sense of
community in both local
and global settings.
Public Purpose and
Commitment
•We strive to construct a
community that is
commited to public
purpose, informed
action and service.
Inclusive and
Collaborative
Community
•We seek to encourage a
supportive, diverse,
collaborative and
cohesive environment in
which we learn from
each other through
informed, clear and
open communication.
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Identified Strategic Goals
Improve Student Success
Increase Student Enrollment and Qualifications
Develop New Academic Programs
Enhance Quality of Teaching and Learning
Enhance and Improve the University Environment
Enhance Budget Understanding and Diversify Income Streams
Identified "Strategic Goals" are consistent with the
articulated priorities from the 2008 FSU Strategic Plan; this
consistency supports continuity of effort and a structure
for categorizing the new initiatives and objectives of this
planning cycle process.
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Plan Development Process
The Framingham State University 2012 Strategic Plan is actually a "Plan of Plans". Unlike the 2008 strategic planning process whereby
that plan was developed through a number of separate goal-based committees working simultaneously to identify various priority action steps,
this process has "rolled up" the recommendations of various functional area plans that have been informed by the other planning processes
each of which were informed by newly developed FSU vision, mission, and core values statements as well as identified strategic goals.
Vision Statement
Mission Statement
Diversity/
Inclusion
Plan
Strategic
Goals
Core Values
Labor Market Studies
Capital
Plan
Assessment
Plan
Climate
Action Plan
Technology
Plan
Fund
Raising
Campaign
Plan
Academic
Plan
Enrollment
Plan
FSU
Strategic
Plan
(2013-2017)
Values - Goals - Objectives - Action Steps - Assessment
Financial
Plan
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Next Steps
Preliminary versions of all functional plans have been completed. Review of each of the plans considering the strategic priorities of the
others will be undertaken to ensure alignment. In addition, the following "consolidation" activities and input opportunities are planned to
to inform development of the comprehensive Framingham State University 2013-2017 Strategic Plan:
> February 1: All University Meeting - Strategic Plan Process and Status Review
> February 7: Board of Trustees - Strategic Plan Process and Status Review
> February 8: Budget and Planning Committee - Functional Plans Reviews Continuation; New Initiatives Process Discussion
> February 13: Faculty Chairs Meeting - Academic/Assessment Plan Consideration
> February 14: President's Staff - Academic/Assessment Plan Consideration
> February 15: Student Open Forum - Strategic Plan Process, Status Review, and Preliminary Objectives
> February 21: President's Council - Comprehensive Campaign Priorities Consideration
> February 22: FSU Foundation Board - Strategic Plan Status Review
> March 6: President's Staff - Strategic Plan Status Review
> March 7: Faculty Chairs Meeting - Strategic Plan Status Review
> March 20: President's Council - Strategic Plan "Meta-Goals" Consideration
> March 21: Budget and Planning Committee - Strategic Plan "Meta-Goals" Consideration
> March 26: All University Meeting - Functional Plan Highlights and Strategic Plan "Meta-Goals" Consideration
> March 27: Board of Trustees - Strategic Plan Review and "Meta-Goals" Consideration
> March 29: Alumni Board Meeting - Strategic Plan Review
> April 3: President's Staff - Strategic Plan Status Review
> April 11: Faculty Chairs Meeting - Strategic Plan Status Review; Dean Proposal Review
> April 11: Budget and Planning Committee - Strategic Plan Status Review
> April 24: President's Council - Dean Proposal ("Schools Structure") Consideration; Strategic Plan Status Review
> April 25: Budget and Planning Committee - Strategic Plan Draft Review
> April 30: All University Meeting - Strategic Plan Draft Review
> May TBD: Student Open Forum - Strategic Plan Draft Review
> May 15: Board of Trustees - Strategic Plan Approval Consideration