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CEIAS Strategic Plan
Vision
We will be a college offering equitable and life-changing postsecondary value to serve as an engine of opportunity in engineering and science for students and communities throughout Arizona and beyond.Mission
We combine interdisciplinary scholarship and technological innovation with distinctive and forward-looking engineering/sciences programs and entrepreneurship to propel economic and social mobility, transform lives, and contribute to the vitality of communities.Values
Our values emanate from institutional values and inform everything we do across our student-related, scholarly, and community engagement service activities:- Student Centered: Supporting student success, learning, and professional achievement is at the core of our academic offerings and scholarly work.
- Integrity: Transparency, honesty, and equitable treatment guide our policies and operations.
- Diversity: Mutual respect and inclusiveness help us build an intellectually vibrant community that draws on the broadest possible talent pool.
- Service: We engage with and positively impact local, regional, national, and world communities in partnership and reciprocity.
- Discovery: We pursue a better understanding of the natural world as an essential component of designing innovative technologies and systems.
- Excellence: We expect the highest level of achievement and demonstrated success of our students and ourselves.
Strategic Plan 2021-2026
Student Success and Access Accordion Closed
Provide and expand access to rigorous and high-quality learning opportunities
- Increase access to higher education, particularly for Arizona students.
- Enhance student learning through high-quality, student-centered educational experiences and high-quality professional advising.
- Increased tutoring in mathematics during summer for incoming freshman and sophomore students to ensure success.
- Increase faculty engagement in pedagogical professional development.
- Enhance student experience through internships, co-ops, research, and hands-on practice, and increase job placement rates within 6 months after graduation.
Research and Discovery Accordion Closed
Expand the boundaries of fundamental understanding and technological innovation through impactful scholarship
- Increase nationally and internationally recognized scholarship
- Expand opportunities for research-based learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students
- Increase scholarship-based community partnerships
Commitment to Underrepresented Students Accordion Closed
Become the nation’s leading engineering and applied science college serving underrepresented students
- Increase enrollment, retention, and graduation rates of Native American, Hispanic and Latinx (Latino or Latina), and underrepresented students
- Expand culturally-competent learning and mentorship opportunities
- Increase community partnerships in scholarship and education with Native nations
Industry Connection Accordion Closed
Strengthen partnerships and reciprocity with the local, state, regional, national, and global industry and STEM communities
- Expand joint educational and scholarly initiatives with industry and STEM communities
- Strengthen partnerships and collaborations with alumni and supporters
- Increase the percentage of course/capstone projects sponsored by industry partners
Stewardship Accordion Closed
Ensure long-term sustainability of the college and its operations
- Increase the financial stability of the college by identifying and implementing efficiencies that do not compromise success in our mission, and by generating multiple revenue sources
- Engage in continuous improvement of our curriculum and degree programs
- Recruit and retain committed and high-achieving staff, educators, and scholars and foster a supportive working environment
- Ensure physical safety as an integral part of the learning and working environment
- Develop new financial models for state-wide, off-camps, and innovative online programs following new competency-based, personalized learning, and stackable degrees
- Create labs that are design-based and sustainable for a 15-year window