Susan Beddes

The 2020-2025 campus strategic plan recognizes Fitchburg State as a public university that fosters an equitable society by working toward the principle of education justice and being a student-ready campus. The plan focuses on academic growth and stewardship, identifying synergies and opportunities for collaboration across divisions to better support academic excellence in teaching, learning, and knowledge-creation. The plan also aims to support the success of all students, increase their academic achievement, and develop their sense of belonging on campus. The university will continue to support a wide range of innovative scholarship, research, and creative practices built upon existing strengths and traditions in the liberal arts, social sciences, STEM, and the professions.

The 2020-2025 Strategic Plan outlines key goals and strategies aimed at enhancing knowledge acquisition, career readiness, social mobility, and lifelong learning. The plan emphasizes the development of innovative educational paths, interdisciplinary teaching, and the integration of career services into the curriculum. It also focuses on becoming a model student-ready university by narrowing the achievement gap and implementing a holistic model of student support services.

The Fitchburg State University Strategic Plan (2020-2025) outlines six strategic goals guided by the principle of education justice. These goals aim to create a student-ready university, narrow the achievement gap, serve as an engine for regional development, establish inclusive excellence, assert a distinctive value proposition, and ensure long-term sustainability. The plan emphasizes innovative teaching and learning, applied learning experiences, career readiness, community engagement, equity and inclusion, and responsible resource stewardship. Specific strategies include strengthening the general education curriculum, developing applied learning opportunities, expanding graduate and online programs, implementing holistic student support services, fostering public-private partnerships, promoting diversity and inclusion, enhancing marketing and communications, and ensuring financial sustainability. The plan includes key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress toward achieving these goals.

The 2020-2025 Strategic Plan for Fitchburg State University outlines key performance indicators across various areas, including degree production, enrollment, student success, diversity and inclusion, alumni engagement, resource allocation, and community engagement. The plan sets targets for increasing enrollment in high-demand fields, expanding online and graduate programs, improving student retention and graduation rates, particularly for underrepresented groups, enhancing alumni engagement, securing increased grant funding, and fostering a more inclusive campus climate. Specific goals include increasing the percentage of students completing high-impact practices, improving the sense of belonging for underrepresented groups, and expanding public-private partnerships. The plan also tracks metrics related to resource management, such as operating budget allocation for strategic priorities and tuition affordability.