Strategic Plan

Vision Statement

The College of Health Sciences at Boise State University: Setting the Standard for educating tomorrow’s health professionals today.

Preamble

The strategic directions document that accompanies this statement will be utilized to map and assess the results of actions in the College of Health Sciences through the year 2012. It identifies the core goals, strategies, and key performance indicators that serve to guide the College, and may be modified or revised on an as needed basis. Our strategic directions are based on the following foundational principles:

• All programs with specialized accreditation will maintain that standard to assure high quality graduates.
• Infrastructure support will consistently be sought to fund current and future staff, facility, program, and research excellence.
• Community partnerships will provide the underpinnings for program success.
• Policies and services that promote a respectful and safe environment for students, staff, and faculty and maximize student academic success will be utilized.
• The College will operate within the role and mission parameters as defined by the Idaho State Board of Education.

Goals

• Leading Through Teaching Excellence
  Instructional leadership integrating research and community engagement to stimulate lifelong knowledge exploration, critical thinking, and discovery
• Producing Relevant Research
  Expanding opportunities for faculty, students, and the community to engage in research that impacts human health and quality of life
• Promoting and Modeling Diversity
  Purposefully integrating diverse perspectives into the learning and organizational culture to nurture passion and respect for the needs of all
• Fostering Dynamic Community Collaboration
  Actively cultivating community partnerships to foster innovations in teaching, research, and service

Strategic Directions

	Leading Through Teaching Excellence	Producing Relevant Research	Promoting and Modeling Diversity	Fostering Dynamic Community Collaboration
Recruit, develop, and retain outstanding faculty and staff
Integrate research into the learning environment
Integrate community service into the learning environment
Initiate a greater number of student-faculty collaborative projects
Expand and enhance relationships with public and private businesses and organizations
Establish/maintain focused research centers
Expand inter and intra-institutional collaboration
Respond/advocate for degree and certificate programs that meet local and regional needs
Cultivate existing and expand the number of international partnerships
Enhance the learning environment through the inclusion of diverse perspectives
Strengthen ties with members of underrepresented groups
Create an infrastructure that supports student academic success
Provide credit and noncredit educational opportunities to community-based organizations
Develop/implement plan for recruitment and retention of students from multiple backgrounds
Maximize use of space, instructional resources and technology for program delivery internally and through partnerships
Enhance relationships with College of Health Sciences’ alumni
Bolster the local, regional, national, and international reputation of the College
Establish a faculty research mentor program
Expand local, state and regional collaborative research and service ventures