Strategic Planning | University of Michigan-Dearborn

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Strategic Plan

Our strategic plan, The GO BLUEprint for Success, positions UM-Dearborn, Michigan’s Practice-Based University, for sustained success. Much work has gone into both our strategic plan and KPI development. Both serve as our compass as we make strategic decisions regarding the future of our great university.

Priorities

Grounded by our mission, The Go BLUEprint for Success is framed around four institutional priorities:

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Student Experience and Success

Students are at the center of every idea. These ideas will help set the foundation to help ensure success while on campus and beyond.

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Holistic Excellence

Amplify the university's current efforts and demonstrate our commitment to belonging and inclusion for all

Faculty and Staff Excellence

Faculty and staff are at the forefront of their careers. Nurturing expertise and talent will provide even more opportunities for student success.

Economic Sustainability

Financial stability will allow the university to realize its goals and strategically build and plan for its next 60 years.

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Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Plan Indicators

The Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Plan builds on the GO BLUEPrint for Success, and focuses faculty, staff and administrators on executing initiatives to recruit, retain, and graduate students.

Where we are

Discovery

Gain campus support, share chancellor vision, set guiding principles, perform situational analysis

Ideation

Working groups formed and ideas discussed, thought leader presentations, call for big ideas

Planning

Select final ideas, develop implementation teams, set team charges

Implementation

Explore feasibility of ideas, set short, medium and long-term goals, establish timeline, identify resources

Celebrate

Realize campus change, communicate results, continue to refine and monitor progress

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