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Office of the Provost
106 Anderson Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-6224 (785) 532-6507 (fax)
provost.nellis@k-state.edu

Figure 1

 

University Strategic Themes

1. Support Recruitment, Retention, and Professional Development of High Quality Faculty.
2. Strengthen the Learning and Teaching Environment.
3. Enhance the Quality of Graduate and Research Programs.
4. Develop the Library Infrastructure.
5. Develop the Information Technology Infrastructure.
6. Enhance a Diverse and Multicultural Environment.
7. Enhance International Emphases.
8. Define the University's Role in Mediated Learning.
9. Contribute to the State's Economic Development and Environmental Health.

 

Provost's Seven Priorities:

1. Continue to Strengthen Support for Productive Faculty (Theme 1)
2. Strengthen the Learning Environment for Students (Theme 2)
3. Enhance Quality of Graduate Education and Research (Theme 3)
4. Enhance Library Status (Theme 4)
5. Enhance Technical Infrastructure (Themes 5 and 8)
6. Enhance Diversity Across the Spectrum (Themes 6 and 7)
7. Enhance Economic Development; Communicate Value of University to State and Its Citizens (Theme 9)

 

Initial Initiatives related to these priorities/themes:

Continue Targeted Excellence process
Implement Bioscience initiatives
Enhance faculty salaries
Move to outcomes based learning
Establish and foster an integrated culture of assessment that will improve student learning
Enhance the development of a University Honors Program
Study the University General Education Program
Increase diversification of student body, faculty and staff positions
Pursue and develop revenue options and enhance resource base

Private donations
Partnerships with corporations
Tuition and fees/New learner markets

Improve the general infrastructure

 

K-State's Institutional Performance Agreement Goals in response to the Kansas Board of Regents

1. Increase collaboration with Kansas Community Colleges (Themes 2, 6, and 8)
2. Improve student-learning outcomes that are part of the university's program assessment for all undergraduate and graduate degree programs (Themes 2, 6, and 7)
3. Continue the development of programs and approaches that serve current at-risk and underserved populations (Theme 6)
4. Increase financial support from extramural sources (Theme 9)