Mission and Strategic Plan
Beginning in 2017, the Strategic Planning Committee and working groups created a strategic plan, operating on five-year action cycles, focused on student success and on what our region needs most to positively impact the lives and future of our community. Each cycle will stay true to our values, but will update the goals and objectives to most effectively advance the mission of the university. This executive summary outlines our living strategic plan, able to adjust as conditions change.
The Mission, Vision, and Values are a succinct statement of our fundamental purpose, the institution we want to become, and the ethical principles that guide us in our work.
Mission
To prepare students to contribute responsibly to California and the global community by providing transformative learning experiences in an inclusive environment.
Vision
We will be recognized as a premier comprehensive university that prepares reflective practitioners, innovative leaders, and thriving citizens dedicated to the public good.
Values
We have identified nine core values based on our vision. These provide a common focus for our academic programming, enrollment efforts, budgeting, fundraising, and general operations.
- Student-centeredness
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Creativity and Innovation
- Integrity, Accountability and Mutual Respect
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Service and Civic Engagement
- Sustainability
- Global Orientation
- Health and Wellness
Strategic Plan
Our strategic plan is the framework for our processes and decision making. It informs and aids our focus as we set priorities. It guides us on the data to collect and evaluate in order to be effective in accomplishing our goals. It is the basis for making budget decisions and it serves as a reminder of what we value most.
Priorities
- Create a student-ready environment that promotes wellness and a sense of belonging.
- Promote academic excellence through challenging and supportive holistic learning.
- Help students create and achieve meaningful personal professional goals.
- Improve the affordability of a CSUMB education.
- Anticipate and respond to the needs of a diverse university community.
- Strengthen outreach, recruitment, retention, and professional development of diverse faculty, staff, and administrators.
- Leverage the diversity of our university community to enhance the educational experience for all students.
- Ensure graduates can engage in ethical reasoning and public action informed by historical, multicultural, global, ecological, and equity perspectives.
- Continue and expand community engagement.
- Develop programs and partnerships focused on regional stewardship that meets both community and student success goals.
- Implement the internationalization plan.
- Increase alumni engagement.
- Improve and enhance internal and external communications.
- Identify revenue options, funding models, and staffing plans to support sustainable growth.
- Support a culture of continuous improvement by assessing, evaluating, and improving all business practices.
- Leverage university resources to create innovative solutions that increase institutional effectiveness and sustainability.
These four priorities provide the framework under which the university continues its efforts to operationalize its Mission, Vision, and Values.
The Strategic Budget Committee supports the campus community and each division in its development and execution of strategies that enhance student success, academic excellence, regional stewardship, and institutional capacity.