The following is a listing of the Strategic Plan's objectives with corresponding strategies to achieve those objectives. Objective: Foster, assess and enhance an academic environment that maximizes student learning.
- Recruit undergraduate students prepared to succeed in college level-coursework.
- Implement activities in classrooms and laboratories designed to increase retention from first to second year of undergraduate study.
- Implement activities designed to ensure that the undergraduate education experience is student-centered.
- Ensure that undergraduates are supported by state-of-the-art educational technology.
- Implement a university assessment plan that is understood and embraced by all campus constituencies.
- Develop and implement a plan to recruit, retain and graduate transfer students.
- Develop and implement a plan to recruit international undergraduate students. Objective: Create a quality learning-community outside classrooms and laboratories that enables students to achieve their potential for success in a diverse and global environment.
- Implement activities outside classrooms and laboratories designed to increase retention from first to second year of undergraduate study.
- Improve the quality of student life beyond conventional classrooms and laboratories.
- Enhance learning opportunities beyond conventional classrooms and laboratories. Objective: Increase access to The University of Toledo to students in need.
- Create a permanent base of university grant aid to students in need of financial assistance.
- Increase financial support of needy students so that they can attend The University of Toledo. Objective: Invigorate and enhance research and post-baccalaureate education. Build upon existing strengths, increase the level of external funding; form strong alliances with neighboring institutions; improve the quality of entering graduate students; retain outstanding faculty; increase undergraduate involvement in research.
- Target increased investment (above and beyond continuation of existing research and scholarship investments) to a selected number of research areas that have the potential to achieve national recognition.
- Target increased investment (above and beyond existing investment) to a selected number of masters programs that have the potential to be self-sufficient.
- Redirect investment associated with masters and professional programs planned or anticipated to be reduced in size while still seeking minimal impact on existing students, faculty and staff.
- Promote collaboration in research and graduate programs and their infrastructures.
- Implement activities designed to improve the graduate students' academic and social experience.
- Develop and implement a plan to increase applications from qualified international graduate students. Objective: Promote mutual respect and understanding, and actively seek greater diversity among students, faculty and staff.
- Increase recruitment of underrepresented groups in the undergraduate, graduate and professional student bodies.
- Implement activities designed to increase the matriculation, retention and graduation of underrepresented groups in the undergraduate, graduate and professional student bodies.
- Promote diversity by recruiting and mentoring underrepresented groups among faculty and staff.
- Enhance the climate for diversity inside and outside of the classroom, laboratory, studio, office and residence halls.
- Welcome and support students, faculty, and staff with disabilities in University of Toledo.
- Increase recruitment of students with disabilities to The University of Toledo. Objective: Significantly increase the level of outreach and engagement.
- Develop and implement a Science and Technology Corridor for Northwest Ohio.
- Enhance the role of UT in metropolitan research and technology-based businesses.
- Enhance the role of UT as a focal point for metropolitan cultural and artistic activities.
- Enhance the role of UT in metropolitan governmental, civic and social welfare activities.
- Engage pre-K through 16 educational communities to increase student success.
- Establish a university wide process for coordination of outreach and engagement efforts.
- Increase University fundraising and advancement activities. Objective: Foster excellence in faculty, staff and administrator performance.
- Encourage faculty to improve their teaching, scholarship and professional practice, with the goal of enhancing student learning.
- Nurture and retain faculty who have demonstrated a commitment to the University's mission.
- Increase the methods by which excellence and distinction in faculty and staff can be recognized.
- Implement an equitable and effective Reward and Recognition System.
- Determine the administrative needs and necessary support staff to achieve the University mission (including the appropriate balance between faculty, staff and administrators) and implement a system to recruit, nurture and retain individuals to meet those needs. Support staff development with various types of resources (facilities, support, time).
- Develop a culture of shared governance and open communication between faculty, staff and administration that promotes integrity, personal honesty, academic accountability and responsible use of authority.
- Develop a human resource policy that cultivates a student-centered learning community among faculty and staff that inspires them to provide excellent service to students inside and outside of classrooms.
