University Outreach and Engagement Strategic Plan

7/24/2019 University Outreach and Engagement Strategic Plan

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University Outreach and Engagement

Strategic Plan

Mission

With the complementary mission of learning, discovery and engagement, Oregon StateUniversity is a powerful force for moving the country forward in the 21stcentury. In keeping

with this national presence and uilding upon the strengths of Oregon!s land grant institution,

University Outreach and "ngagement!s mission derives its purpose from the Oregon State#smission.

Outreach and engagement at Oregon State University enhances access to enrichment and

prolem solving through reciprocal relationships for the e$change of knowledge and resources in

partnership with individuals, communities, usinesses, industries, government and educationalinstitutions.

Vision

%y 2&2&, the life of each Oregon resident will e demonstraly improved and enriched yengagement with OSU!s innovation, knowledge and e$pertise.

Strategic Goals

1. Access

'rovide access to innovative and relevant educational programs, research and informationresources within OSU to meet the road range of current and future needs of individuals,

usinesses and communities in our state, nation and world.

2. Partnerships(reate and e$pand mutually eneficial and responsive partnerships that enhance the

social, economic and environmental well)eing of individuals, organi*ations and

communities.

+. Scholarship%roaden the scope of research and scholarship that emerges from and contriutes to

effective outreach and engagement activities.

. Integration

Integrate outreach and engagement throughout the University with e$pected outcomesfrom each college, department, and unit.
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-. Culture(reate a widely shared organi*ational culture that encourages, promotes, and rewards

outreach and engagement activities of faculty, staff and students.

. Resources

"$pand and increase the financial and human resources that enale success in outreachand engagement across the university.

Strategic Goal Access

'rovide access to innovative and relevant educational programs, research, and

information resources within OSU to meet the road range of current and future needs of

individuals, usinesses, and communities in our state, nation, and world.

OSU will respond to the rapidly changing needs of society within an increasingly

competitive education and information environment y uilding on e$isting strengths ande$pertise.

OSU will provide for the road range of needs for lifelong learning in Oregon and

eyond y offering an ever)increasing spectrum of credit, noncredit, and enrichmentprograms.

%y applying e$isting and emerging technologies, OSU will offer learners affordale

educational opportunities that can e accessed where, when, and how learners want them.

Strategies

1. /espond to the needs of new audiences, local and gloal, seeking educational

opportunities y e$panding access to OSU programs, courses, and information resources.

2. 0etermine needs and provide capailities and support for mutually eneficial partnership

opportunities through comprehensive access to OSU knowledge resources.

+. (reate an easy)to)use process to access OSU!s We)ased product offerings and

knowledge resources.

. pply appropriate emerging technologies to facilitate learning and communication.

Strategic Goal Partnerships

(reate and e$pand mutually eneficial and responsive partnerships that enhance the social,

economic, and environmental well)eing of individuals, organi*ations, and communities.
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'artnerships drive OSU engagement. hey strengthen the University y providing a two)way

flow of information, insight, and resources to more effectively address important pulic issues.

OSU will facilitate the creation of new partnerships3across campus and around the

world3that will increase the capacity to solve prolems that could not e solved y one

group alone.

OSU will help individuals and groups uild partnerships that enhance their capacity to

achieve mutual goals.

Strategies

1. Identify 4ualities of partnerships that enale OSU to participate in collaorative solutions

to society!s pressing prolems.

2. 5ighlight successful partnerships to create a roadmap3including approaches, processes,

and e$pectations3for uilding mutually eneficial partnerships.

Strategic Goal Scholarship

%roaden the scope of research and scholarship that emerges from and contriutes to effective

outreach and engagement activities.

OSU will contriute to gloal economic, social and environmental well)eing y

connecting research to prolems and issues identified y stakeholders.

OSU will value the scholarship of outreach and engagement when making promotion andreward decisions.

Strategies

1. 'rovide all faculty memers3on)campus and off3the information needed to e$pand or

initiate research opportunities that emerge from outreach and engagement.

2. 0evelop new opportunities for sharing the scholarship that results from outreach and

engagement activities.

Strategic Goal Integration

Integrate outreach and engagement throughout the University with e$pected outcomes from each

college, department and unit.


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OSU will e$pand the current range of outreach and engagement activities, outcomes and

impacts.

OSU will enhance integration of outreach and engagement activities in colleges and other

University units in ways that support and provide value to new and ongoing gloal

outreach partnerships and efforts.

Strategies

1. /aise awareness and commitment of administrative leaders to attend to, support, andpromote outreach and engagement activities and outcomes in their units.

2. Increase participation of a wider set of units to achieve outreach and engagement

strategic goals and outcomes.

+. Identify new opportunities for faculty, departments, colleges, and units to e$pand their

outreach and engagement activities and outcomes.

. 6ormally pursue 4ualification for (arnegie status for the purposes of identifying OSU!s

particular strengths and weaknesses in outreach and engagement.

Strategic Goal Culture

(reate a widely shared organi*ational culture that encourages, promotes and rewards outreach

and engagement activities of faculty, staff and students.

OSU will value faculty and staff efforts in outreach and engagement as highly as theother missions of learning and discovery.

OSU will reward and celerate faculty efforts at outreach oth internally 7department,

college, University8 and e$ternally 7media, alumni, etc.8. /eward systems will includemerit increases and consideration in promotion and tenure decisions.

OSU will incorporate student outreach and engagement, conducted locally, regionally,

and9or gloally, into ma:ors and the accalaureate core.

Strategies

1. Strengthen the faculty reward and recognition system so that it appropriately

acknowledges and rewards contriutions made in online teaching and other outreach andengagement activities y all faculty.

2. /aise awareness of outreach and engagement activities y promoting these activities

throughout the University community.


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+. Involve undergraduate and graduate students in recogni*ed outreach and engagement

activities, locally, regionally, and gloally.

Strategic Goal Resources

"$pand and increase the financial and human resources that enale success in outreach and

engagement across the university.

OSU will uild on a core of e$isting funding and augment it with funds from partners and

participants in our programs. 'rivate funds, fee)ased programs and long)term pulicpartnerships will e a more significant part of the outreach and engagement financial

model in the future.

OSU will identify new resources and develop new audiences that see inherent value in

our programs.

Strategies

1. 0evelop a long)term financial and operating model for outreach and engagement.

2. Strengthen the gift)ased financial support for outreach and engagement activity in

con:unction with academic units and the OSU 6oundation.

+. %uild a diverse, talented and effective faculty and support staff to meet the goals of this

plan.

University Outreach and Engagement Strategic Plan

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