Goal 1: Become a Destination University

Be an institution that is recognized and sought out by students and faculty globally for its cultural, academic, and research distinction.  This will be reflected in a diversity of people, ideas, programs, and places.

STRATEGY 1.1: EVOLVE OUR PROGRAMS AND CURRICULA TO ENTICE AND CHALLENGE A CHANGING STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC

Metric: Overall student enrollment

Objective 1.1.1: Develop and implement an international student recruitment strategic plan. Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Holloway

Objective 1.1.2: Develop initiatives with branch campuses related to completion and educational programs that will open new markets. Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Holloway

Objective 1.1.3: Begin development of initiatives to recruit, retain, and graduate military veterans and others who have provided public service. Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Holloway

STRATEGY 1.2: OPTIMIZE FACULTY AND STAFF WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR SATISFACTION AND SUCCESS

Metric: Annual faculty and staff turnover rates

Objective 1.2.1: Complete a comprehensive review of current compensation conventions for UNM staff and identify strategies to support best practices for doctoral universities with very high research activity and an academic medical center. Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Costantinidis

Objective 1.2.2: Continue implementation of main and branch campus IT, phase 2 reorganization. Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Costantinidis

Objective 1.2.3: Continue to develop and implement low-cost or non-monetary rewards and recognition programs to improve faculty morale. Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Holloway

Objective 1.2.4: Provide access to resources from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) for all faculty, postdocs, visiting scholars, and graduate students at UNM. Purchase institutional membership for NCFDD and create an NCFDD Faculty Success Program scholarship for faculty at UNM. Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Zerai, Holloway

STRATEGY 1.3: IMPLEMENT CAPITAL RENEWAL FOR CAMPUS MODERNIZATION AND REVITALIZATION

Metric: Percentage of capital projects on schedule

Objective 1.3.1: Maintain schedules (on-time, on-budget) for projects underway (Johnson Center, McKinnon Center for Management at Anderson, Physics, Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Farris Engineering Center, Smith Plaza, Honors College, Natural History Science Center, Coronado Hall, UNM Taproom). Completion Target: Summer 2020, Responsibility: Costantinidis