Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Donna M. Dolansky’s organization
Jan 1, 2026·StrategicPlan
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Utica University Strategic Plan 2026-2029
The "Beyond 80" Strategic Plan for Utica University outlines a commitment to address declining public confidence in higher education by strengthening the institution and meeting public expectations. The plan focuses on six key areas: showcasing academic program excellence to attract and retain students, intentionally increasing enrollments to improve net tuition revenue, strengthening overall financial resilience, enriching the student experience to increase satisfaction, strengthening planning processes for institutional improvement and sustainability, and improving the campus climate for faculty and staff to enhance morale and retention. The overarching goal is to achieve sustainable growth and academic excellence as the university approaches its centennial.
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This progress report details the advancements in the Utica University re-envisioning initiative, focusing on three strategic objectives. Key areas of progress include developing an academic portfolio that is responsive to regional and national employer needs and student interests, building a comprehensive career exploration, readiness, and support operation for students and alumni, and completing structural financial changes necessary to sustain and grow the institution, encompassing cost reductions, faculty realignments, and operational efficiencies.
Jun 1, 2025·StrategicPlan
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Utica University Institutional Effectiveness Plan 2024-2025
The 2024-2025 Institutional Effectiveness Plan for Utica University supports the institution's mission and the President's vision to create a sustainable institution. It focuses on comprehensive structural changes in three key areas: academic profile and planning (APP), strategic enrollment and marketing (SEM), and institutional financial structure (IFS). The plan includes developing a student success-focused approach to service, a strategic academic plan, a strategic enrollment and marketing plan, and achieving a sustainable financial model that supports institutional growth.
Dec 1, 2024·StrategicPlan
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Utica University Institutional Effectiveness Plan 2024-2025
Utica University's 2024-2025 Institutional Effectiveness Plan focuses on creating a sustainable institution through structural changes in academic profile and planning, strategic enrollment and marketing, and institutional financial structure. Key goals include developing a student success-focused approach to service, creating a strategic academic plan, developing a strategic enrollment and marketing plan, and achieving a sustainable financial model. The plan addresses issues such as improving student retention, enhancing access to information and resources, addressing inequities impacting student success, assessing the viability of additional locations, evaluating third-party providers, identifying partnership opportunities, evaluating academic offerings, improving internal marketing processes, analyzing enrollment data, evaluating the return on investment of athletic programs, implementing best practices for financial management, maximizing the functionality of IT systems, and revising capital expense policies.
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