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Introduction
Progress and Performance includes information about annual progress on Penn State’s University-level strategic plan and performance data previously included in Penn State’s Strategic Indicators reports. To measure progress toward goals and to answer the question, "How well are we doing?" Penn State has since 1999 tracked and published strategic performance indicators.
Penn State has progressed through several strategic planning cycles since 1999 and the University has revised the set of strategic performance indicators to reflect the goals and strategies of each strategic plan. While some indicators remain consistent from cycle to cycle, some indicators are removed and other new indicators are defined. Strategic indicators provides information on indicators from earlier plans.
Priorities for Excellence: The Penn State Strategic Plan 2009-10 through 2013-14 identifies seven goals and related University-wide strategies, targeted for implementation over the first three years of the plan. Penn State has also identified a set of strategic performance indicators to reflect the goals and strategies described in that plan. Those goals, strategies, and strategic performance indicators are listed in the "Strategy Implementation Matrix" that accompanies the strategic plan. See "Implementing the Plan and Measuring Progress" for a description of how strategic performance indicators are used in the planning process at Penn State.
Priorities for Excellence: The Penn State Strategic Plan 2009-10 through 2013-14
Goal 1 : Enhance Student Success.
Strategies
- 1.1 Expand learning outcomes assessment
- 1.2 Expand and promote opportunities for students to engage in research and Active Learning
- 1.3 Improve key student student transition experiences
- 1.4 Encourage better advising and student ownership of education
- 1.5 Promote and support high quality graduate education
- 1.6 Assist students to explore ethical issues in their professional and personal lives
Selected Performance Measures
- Percentage of academic programs with specified learning objectives
- Percentage of academic programs with a formal assessment plan
- Percentage of undergraduates who have participated in academic research with faculty outside of class, written a thesis, or completed a capstone project
- First-year and third-year undergraduate retention rates
- Four-year and six-year undergraduate graduation rates
- Graduate student completion rate
- Average graduate student time-to-degree
- Participation in LEAP, iLEAP, and STEP
- Selected measures from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) such as "Level of Academic Challenge", "Active and Collaborative Learning", "Student-Faculty Interaction", "Enriching Educational Experiences", "Supportive Campus Environment" and "Percent of students reporting having completed a practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience, or clinical assignment"
- Percentage of students reporting that Penn State contributed to their "developing a personal code of values and ethics"
Goal 2 : Advance Academic Excellence and Research Prominence.
Strategies
- 2.1 Focus on Faculty Recruitment and Retention for Excellence
- 2.2 Foster Research, Instruction, and Outreach in Emerging Interdisciplinary Fields of Great Societal Importance
- 2.3 Enhance the College of Medicine’s Research and Clinical Capabilities in Central Pennsylvania
- 2.4 Consolidate Academic and Administrative Programs through Targeted Reviews
- 2.5 Acquire Additional Endowments to Enhance Faculty and Student Quality
Selected Performance Measures
- Percentage of full-time faculty with tenure or on the tenure-track
- Percentage of full-time faculty on fixed-term, multi-year appointments
- Tenure success rate
- Total research expenditures
- Number of extramural research awards
- Average amount of research awards
- Number of budgeted joint appointments
- Number of targed reviews of academic programs
- Number of targeted reviews of administrative programs
- Number of baccalaureate degree programs that have been eliminated or consolidated
- Number of graduate degree programs that have been eliminated or consolidated
- Number of associate degree programs that have been eliminated or consolidated
- Number of administrative programs that have been eliminated or consolidated
- Number of graduate assistantships and fellowships
- Total funds available for graduate assistantships and fellowships
- Number of endowed chairs, professorships, and faculty fellowships
- Percentage of tenured faculty holding endowed chairs, professorships, and faculty fellowships
- Total funds available for endowed chairs, professorships, and faculty fellowships
Goal 3 : Realize Penn State's Potential as a Global University.
Strategies
- 3.1 Establish the Office of Global Programs as the Locus of the University’s International Strategy
- 3.2 Build International Partnerships at Home and Abroad
- 3.3 Expand Opportunities for Education Abroad and International Visiting Scholars
- 3.4 Infuse International Topics and Experiences into Instruction
- 3.5 Increase International Student Enrollments
Selected Performance Measures
- Global Engagement Network institutions with whom Penn State has a defined partnership
- Number of students participating in Education Abroad
- Percentage of students participating in Education Abroad
- Number of international visiting faculty scholars
- Percentage of Education Abroad participants by region of study
- Percentage of undergraduate international students by region of home country
- Percentage of graduate international students by region of home country
- Number of courses identified with "International Cultures" designation
- Number of courses with embedded international experiences
- Number of students who pursue advanced foreign language
- Percentage of Total Undergraduate Enrollment by International Status
- Percentage of Total Graduate Enrollment by International Status
Goal 4 : Maintain Access/Affordability and Enhance Diversity.
Strategies
- 4.1 Position the Commonwealth Campuses for Access and Affordability
- 4.2 Invest Selectively in Capital Improvements and Student Services at the Campuses
- 4.3 Allocate Additional Funds from Tuition for Need-Based Student Aid
- 4.4 Sustain Investment in For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students
- 4.5 Build on the Framework to Foster Diversity
Selected Performance Measures
- Amount of the tuition differential between University Park and other Penn State undergraduate campuses
- Percentage of students receiving need-based institutional scholarships
- General Funds available for need-based aid
- Total funds available for need-based aid
- Total unmet need
- Progress in meeting the "Ensuring Student Opportunity" goal of the "For the Future" capital campaign
- Percentage of full-time faculty by demographic group
- Percentage of full-time staff by demographic group
- Percentage of undergraduate enrollment by demographic group
- Six-year baccalaureate degree graduation rates by demographic group
- First-year and third-year retention rates by demographic group
- Percentage of graduate enrollment by demographic group
- Completion rates for graduate students by demographic group
- Average time-to-degree for graduate students by demographic group
- Tenure success rate of faculty by demographic group
Goal 5 : Serve the People of the Commonwealth and Beyond.
Strategies
- 5.1 Deliver More PSU Programming Using Technology and Media
- 5.2 Consolidate Specialized Services at Regional and Campus Sites
- 5.3 Share Programs, Faculty, Staff, and Facilities within Regions
- 5.4 Re-Mission Some Campuses, if Necessary
- 5.5 Create a More Entrepreneurial Approach to Service Delivery
Selected Performance Measures
- Number of online/blended learning courses
- Headcount enrollment in online/blended learning courses with breakout for resident instruction
- Percentage of resident instruction students taking World Campus courses
- Number of community outreach functions co-located at a Penn State campus
- Enrollment in academic programs shared within regions
- Number of faculty and staff shared across campuses
- Non-traditional student enrollments
- Pennsylvania citizens’ participation with Penn State
- "Return on Investment" for Outreach programs
Goal 6 : Use Technology to Expand Access and Opportunities.
Strategies
- 6.1 Expand the World Campus and Other Online Educational Offerings
- 6.2 Invest in Robust/Flexible IT Infrastructure for Teaching, Research, and Administration
- 6.3 Re-Balance Centralized/Dispersed Facilities/Services for Greater Efficiency and Effectiveness
- 6.4 Protect the Security and Integrity of the IT Infrastructure
Selected Performance Measures
- Enrollment in World Campus programs
- "Return on investment" for World Campus programs
- Usage and growth of digital repositories
- Percentage of faculty reporting use of Open Educational Resources (OER) materials
- Cost for "commodity" information technology services
- Percentage of faculty and staff computers with anti-virus software, spyware detection software, and adware detection software installed
- Percentage of faculty and staff laptops with full disk-drive encryption
- Percentage of Penn State's merchants who are Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant
- Percentage of University units meeting current security standards
Goal 7 : Control Costs and Generate Additional Efficiencies.
Strategies
- 7.1 Improve Instructional Productivity
- 7.2 Better Utilize Instructional and Research Facilities
- 7.3 Reduce the Rate of Increase of Health Care Costs
- 7.4 Develop Frameworks for Greater Budgeting and Staffing Flexibility
- 7.5 Modify Central Recycling and Introduce Investment Models for New Initiatives
- 7.6 Cap University Allocations to Outreach Beginning 2010-11
- 7.7 Promote Continuous Quality Improvement and Reward Innovation
- 7.8 Establish and Foster Sustainable Environments
Selected Performance Measures
- Percentage of academic units with transparent workload policies
- Student credit hours per instructional faculty full-time equivalent
- Cost/student credit hour
- Percentage of sections that are under-enrolled
- Percentage of sections taught by tenured or tenure-track faculty
- Utilization rate of classroom space
- Utilization rate of research space
- Enrollment in Summer Session
- Rate of increase of health care costs
- Percentage of staff on full-time, year-around appointments
- Revenue generated from "angel investor" initiatives
- Percentage of recycled funds from vertical cuts
- Number of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams
- Research focused on sustainability
- Number of projects or grants
- Dollar value of project or grants
- Number of Academic Offerings focused on sustainability education
- Number of Academic Offerings that incorporate sustainability into the curriculum
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Greenhouse gas reductions
- Quantity of environmentally-responsible purchases versus standard purchases
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