"Embracing the Legacy, Transforming the Future"
ۿ۴ýUniversity was founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington as the ۿ۴ýNormal School. The school’s name transitioned to ۿ۴ýInstitute, attaining University status and becoming ۿ۴ýUniversity in 1985. ۿ۴ýUniversity is an independent, state-related institution – one of two designated land-grant universities in Alabama – and a recognized Historically Black College and University (HBCU).
ۿ۴ýNormal, Institute, and now University has a proud legacy of innovation and accomplishments through its 140-year history. TuskegeeUniversity is ranked number three in U.S. News World Report’s 2022annual rankings of the Best HBCUs in the country. The spirit, heritage, andconnection to “Mother Tuskegee” is vividly and passionately communicated by alumni, faculty, staff, and ۿ۴ý;and the community,the Boardof Trustees, school administration, and faculty and staff are proud of the school’s high academic standards, STEM programs, research programs, andVeterinary school.
A shift in higher education is anticipated to occur over the coming years, and the changes impacting all higher education institutions will also impact Tuskegee. HBCUs in general are facing growing competition in the recruitment of high-achieving ۿ۴ý, and the daunting challenges associated with recruiting, retaining, and preparing ۿ۴ý for leadership roles should be appropriately addressed. Furthermore, academic learning has increasingly shifted to online platforms, which has been particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding access for all ۿ۴ý; therefore, offering enhanced, highly efficient technology will be critically important for all higher education institutions. ۿ۴ýhas delayed upgrading its infrastructure technology to enable enriched classroom instruction and state-of-the-art research laboratories. Upgrading and enhancing infrastructure to increase student engagement and retain Tuskegee’s world-class faculty and staff has been identified as a priority in this five-year strategic plan.
At the beginning of the strategic planning process, the Board of Trustees reviewed the current ۿ۴ýmission and vision statements. ۿ۴ýUniversity’s mission and vision are the foundation from which the institutional effectiveness framework is established. All planning units align their planning unit goals with those of the mission of the University. The mission and vision statements provide the foundation for the development of strategic priorities to move the organization forward, and the Board decided both the mission and vision needed to be revised. The revisedstatements are:
Mission: ۿ۴ýUniversity advances knowledge, leadership and service through teaching, research, and outreach programs. Uniquely positionedas a historically black, private, state-related, land-grant University, ۿ۴ýfaculty, staff and ۿ۴ý transfer knowledge and transform ourcommunities, state, nation, and world.
Vision: ۿ۴ýUniversity is a pre-eminent educational and research institution that develops innovative and transformative leaders who solve theworld’s most complex problems.
Strategic pillars are the primary areas of focus that define the organization’s high-level strategy, break down the mission and vision into action, and focus energy on desired results. The following key strategic pillars have been identified through the planning and data collection activities as key organization-wide issues for the University to consider in developing the strategic plan.
ۿ۴ýhas identified key performance metrics for increasing student enrollment, student retention, and graduation rates. Improving student engagement is developed through an emphasis on student “customer service” – ensuring that ۿ۴ý have attractive and environmentally safe living accommodations and classrooms for learning – and delivering diversified learning opportunities.
Tuskegee’s mission is to advance knowledge, leadership and service through teaching, research, and outreach programs. Continuously evaluating and enhancing the academic programs that are offered will prepare ۿ۴ý to compete and be leaders in the global community. This goal will be achieved through the delivery of highly marketable programs, more online and distance education programs, multi-disciplinary teaching, and an expansion of graduate-level programs.
Pursuing and achieving operational excellence is the foundation for completing the goals, objectives and initiatives identified in the strategic plan. Operational excellence for ۿ۴ýis achieved by improving internal processes and operations and upgrading campus facilities and infrastructure.
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GOAL EIGHT
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