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Mission,
Vision, and Strategic Plan 2010
Based on the work of SPARC,
Governing Ideas Task Force, Institutional
Distinctiveness Task Force, Writing Committee,
and Campus-wide Open Forums. For more
information on SPARC, see
www.oneonta.edu/sparc/
Context
Established in 1889 as a state normal school
with the sole mission of training teachers, the
SUNY College at Oneonta was a founding member of
the State University of New York system in 1948.
Today, SUNY Oneonta is a multi-purpose
comprehensive public college with programs in
the liberal arts, sciences, social sciences, and
professional studies. The College is known for
outstanding and accessible faculty, a campus
community committed to academics and service,
developing students into life-long learners, and
a beautiful campus that helps nurture
connections between the upper Susquehanna Valley
of rural central New York and our global
society.
Values
Our core values provide the foundation for all
that the College does:
- Excellence in teaching, learning, and
scholarship
- Student engagement
- A liberal arts foundation
- An inclusive community
- Global connectedness
- Stewardship
Distinctiveness
Our College is distinguished by the following
attributes:
- A reputation as an excellent academic
institution with a strong commitment to
teaching and learning
- High levels of participation,
involvement, and engagement on the part of
students
- High level of participation in service
by faculty, students, and staff
- An environment with distinctly positive
physical and psychological characteristics
Mission
The SUNY College at Oneonta unites excellence in
teaching, scholarship, civic engagement, and
stewardship to create a student-centered
learning community.
Vision
Our College strives to be a leader in
- Teaching with distinction and
innovation through diverse academic
programs grounded in the liberal arts and
enhanced by technology, scholarship, and
service;
- Engaging students in exceptional
learning experiences, within and beyond the
classroom;
- Nurturing the development of individuals
who contribute to local and global
communities;
- Building an increasingly diverse,
welcoming, and inclusive campus community;
and
- Operating sustainably for the well-being
of our College, community, and planet.
Strategic Plan 2010
To support its mission and achieve its vision, the College will pursue
the following goals in the next three-to-five
years. Each goal will be implemented through a
variety of initiatives, some of which are
illustrated below.
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
Goal: Promote a learning-centered environment
that facilitates excellence in teaching,
research, and creative activity.
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Explore the need for and establishment of a
center that enhances and supports the campus
culture of teaching, learning, research, and
scholarship.
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Expand applied learning opportunities such
as service learning, faculty-sponsored
student research, and international study.
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Recast the Honors Program to attract and
retain academically talented students.
Student Engagement
Goal: Engage students as active participants in
their cognitive, personal, and professional
growth by promoting opportunities with
articulated learning outcomes.
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Provide professional development
opportunities for faculty and staff to
enhance use of educational practices
associated with high levels of learning and
development.
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Design activities to enhance advising and
mentoring programs.
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Increase participation of students in civic,
service, leadership, and stewardship
activities.
Global Connectedness
Goal: Promote increased cultural understanding,
immersion, and inclusion by enhancing
opportunities for greater interaction in the
global arena.
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Enhance coordination of global educational
activities for faculty, staff, and students.
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Expand service-learning, internships, and
scholarship opportunities in other countries
and with international organizations by
engaging and supporting faculty and staff.
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Develop incentives and recognition systems
to encourage student engagement in global,
international, and study-abroad programs.
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Increase opportunities to study foreign
languages and cultures.
Diversity
Goal: Demonstrate a strong and public commitment
to a diverse and inclusive campus community by
continuing to implement the Strategic Action
Plan on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Add the
following to Goal 1, Objective 4a, Strategy B,
Initiative 1, of the Strategic Action Plan on
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:
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Increase recruitment of underrepresented
students by building recruiting networks
where they reside with the aim of having the
College’s student population reflect the
diverse population of New York State.
Add the
following to Goal 1, Objective 5a, of the
Strategic Action Plan on Equity, Diversity, and
Inclusion:
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Promote interdisciplinary conversations to
address the relative absence of AALANA and
other underrepresented faculty, and develop
support and incentives for academic
departments to facilitate their hiring of
AALANA and other underrepresented faculty.
Add the
following to Goal 1, Objective 3, Initiatives
7-8, of the Strategic Action Plan on Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion:
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Establish a demonstrative and bold campaign
each semester to inform members of the
campus community about the policies and
judicial procedures for perpetrators of
discrimination, harassment, and bullying in
order to promote accountability for a safe
and welcoming campus environment.
Add the
following to the Strategic Action Plan on
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:
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Enhance coordination of initiatives,
offices, and programs charged with diversity
and inclusion-related work.
Community Partnership
Goal: Create and enhance partnerships that are mutually beneficial to the
campus and community.
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Develop training and certification programs
in partnership with local non-profit and
for-profit organizations.
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Increase coordination of College services
with community needs, and community services
with College needs.
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Develop additional experiential learning
opportunities with external partners,
including internships and service-learning
projects.
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Enhance the engagement of alumni and friends
of the College in mutually beneficial
endeavors.
Sustainability
Goal: Promote individual and collective
responsibility for the continued well-being of
the College, community, and environment by
encouraging educational initiatives,
environmental protections, and fiscal
responsibility.
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Coordinate campus-wide stewardship and
sustainability priorities in the College’s
educational programs, management, and
operational functions.
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Develop sustainability initiatives for the
campus in coordination with local, regional,
and SUNY systems, reinvesting a portion of
the resulting savings into new or existing
initiatives.
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Steer campus planning and resource
management to promote the effective use of
the College’s resources.
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Maintain and enhance the College’s
infrastructure, including its facilities and
grounds, instructional services, and
information technology resources, to support
sustainability.
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Last Updated: April 13, 2010
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