Economic Sustainability

Charge

• Develop sustainable plans that add to the economic vitality of the university 
• Reduce the university’s carbon footprint and create a university-wide commitment to the environment 
• Inform university decisions with credible data

Pursue campus carbon neutral operational practices and policies

• Develop an environmentally-friendly sustainability plan.
• Identify energy cost savings.
• Explore reasonable and attainable ways to reduce campus's carbon footprint.

Leads: Bryan Dadey, Carol Glick 

Complete development of strategic enrollment management plan 

• Identify strategies to grow enrollment and credit hours.
• Continue to diversify student body.
• Sharpen recruitment efforts with targeted and effective communications and other tactics.

Lead: Melissa Stone 

Create & implement new budget model 

• Move to a Responsibility Center Management budget model.
• Move to zero-based budgeting practices.

Leads: Bryan Dadey, Noel Hornbacher

Diversify revenue sources

• Begin work on next university capital campaign.
• Identify alternative revenue streams to support university initiatives.

Leads: Casandra Ulbrich, Bryan Dadey