Grace Higgins

This strategic plan outlines the direction for Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, structured around five pillars: Academic Excellence, Quality Student Experiences, People and Culture, Engage with Communities, and Financial Strength & Stewardship. It aims to educate future leaders, improve societal health, and reinforce the institution's position as a global leader in pharmacy and health sciences education and research, preparing students for transformative health careers.

The strategic plan focuses on five key pillars: academic excellence, quality student experiences, people and culture, community engagement, and financial strength and stewardship. It aims to build online programs, strengthen curriculum, increase research funding, and maximize enrollment. The plan also emphasizes student support, community relationships, employee wellbeing, and financial sustainability through entrepreneurial initiatives and strategic partnerships.

This strategic plan outlines key initiatives across five pillars: Academic Excellence, Quality Student Experiences, People and Culture, Engage with Communities, and Financial Strength & Stewardship. Academic Excellence focuses on building new online and in-person programs, achieving full accreditation, strengthening curriculum, and enhancing research activities. Quality Student Experiences aims to establish a testing center, improve student onboarding, support at-risk students, and develop a long-term plan for athletes. People and Culture prioritizes community engagement, adopting core values, promoting accountability, and improving employee well-being. Engaging with Communities focuses on establishing the College of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (CBET) as a driver for economic growth and developing key corporate partnerships. Financial Strength & Stewardship emphasizes cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset, conducting market analysis, acquiring programs and talent, developing a marketing strategy, and increasing enrollment to around 2,000 while balancing the operating budget. The plan also includes initiatives to increase extramural funding, enhance technology solutions, and foster a culture of philanthropy and community engagement.

The strategic plan focuses on five key pillars: Academic Excellence, Quality Student Experiences, People and Culture, Engage with Communities, and Financial Strength & Stewardship. Academic Excellence aims to build new online and in-person programs, achieve full accreditation, strengthen curriculum, and maximize enrollment. Quality Student Experiences focuses on establishing a testing center, improving student onboarding, supporting at-risk students, and developing a long-term plan for athletes. People and Culture prioritizes community engagement, adopting departmental policies aligned with core values, promoting accountability, and improving employee well-being. Engaging with Communities involves showcasing ACPHS stories, strengthening community relationships, increasing partnerships, and implementing a marketing plan. Financial Strength & Stewardship focuses on market analysis, acquiring programs and talent, developing a marketing strategy, establishing a biopharma hub, increasing partnerships and extramural funding, creating a stewardship plan, and strengthening annual giving strategies. The overall goal is to increase enrollment to around 2,000, balance the operating budget, and foster a culture of philanthropy and community engagement.

The 2019-2024 Strategic Plan for Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences focuses on four key areas: Academic Programming, Campus Master Plan, Student Experience, and Research Enterprise. The plan aims to enhance the college's role as a preeminent institution in health sciences, while maintaining pharmacy as its core. Key initiatives include increasing enrollment in various programs, implementing new concentrations and experiential learning opportunities, developing a core curriculum that integrates basic, clinical, and population health sciences, conducting market research to assess workforce needs, and creating flexible learning modalities. The plan also emphasizes fostering a student-centric environment, expanding scholarship endeavors, promoting global citizenship, and preparing students for careers in health professions and life sciences. Continuous operational improvements focus on enhancing teaching modalities, supporting students with diverse academic readiness levels, and integrating modern higher education design standards.