Goal 3. Engagement
Provide programs and services that disseminate knowledge and skills and that enhance the quality of life.
Critical Success Factors (measures of the degree of success over the next 5 years):
- Each university unit annually will offer or participate in at least one activity or event of service to the community.
- Each academic program will include at least one required course with a service-learning component.
- Graduate 10% of the student body with service-learning distinction.
- 10% of undergraduate and graduate students will participate in an activity or program related to on-campus or off-campus community service-learning.
- 20% of registered student organizations will participate in an activity or program related to community service learning.
- 30% of campus-wide student activities and events will incorporate a component of community service learning.
- Assist in the creation of 1,500 businesses and 7,000 jobs in the region.
- Provide professional and technical training to 20,000 people.
- Increase outreach activities for Early Childhood - 12 students and for older adults in the community.
Objectives:
Objective 3.1: Have student-learning communities that support the student's academic and career goals.
Strategies :
- Educate the university about student-centered learning communities.
- Identify areas of study for the formation of student-learning communities.
- Form learning communities where appropriate.
- Facilitate the success of the student-learning communities.
Assessments:
- Number of student learning communities.
- Number of participants.
- Academic performance of participants.
Objective 3.2: Be recognized as a valuable resource through university service to external communities.
Strategies:
- Create a formal mechanism to guide university involvement in community relations.
- Identify current activities or events that provide service.
- Identify other community needs that could be met by the university.
- Implement programs or activities that meet the needs of communities.
- Track service activities within the university, colleges, and departments.
- Support faculty and staff involvement in community programs.
- Market and promote university service activities.
Assessments:
- Number of activities or programs provided.
- Number of people served.
- Participant satisfaction.
Objective 3.3: Establish service learning as an academic priority.
Strategies:
- Define service learning and educate the university community of its importance.
- Establish the criteria for graduation with a service-learning distinction.
- Identify a course or courses within each academic program that would be appropriate for a service-learning component.
- Identify service-learning opportunities within the community.
- Offer service-learning training for faculty who will teach service-learning courses.
- Recognize faculty who successfully incorporate service learning.
Assessments:
- Number of graduates with service-learning distinction.
- Number of courses with service-learning component.
- Number of faculty offering service-learning opportunities.
- Number of students participating in service learning.
Objective 3.4: Enhance cultural, entertainment and recreational opportunities on campus.
Strategies:
- Identify cultural, entertainment, and recreational offerings that successfully meet community needs and interest.
- Identify additional opportunities to meet other cultural, entertainment, and recreational needs of the community.
- Increase support for programs.
- Enhance the university-wide calendar of events.
- Promote university cultural, entertainment, and recreational offerings.
Assessments:
- Number of programs.
- Number of attendees.
- Survey of attendee satisfaction.
Objective 3.5: Increase participation in the economic development of the region.
Strategies:
- Work with the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority to identify areas where the university can contribute to the Reese Technology Center's success.
- Provide expertise to the entities at the Reese Technology Center and other economic areas.
- Participate in the regional strategy for workforce development.
- Build research programs that contribute to social and economic development.
- Support faculty and staff involvement in economic development.
Assessments:
- Number of economic development programs.
- Number of people served.
- Number of programs developed for social and economic development.
- Client satisfaction.