Fall 2024 Strategic Plan
Last year, I appointed a Strategic Planning Committee to craft a new roadmap for the University, uniting elements from three existing plans—the Academic Master Plan, the Quest for Student Success, and the Strategic Plan.
This new 2025–2035 Strategic Plan is being created through the work of four pillar committees: academic quality, student success, engagement, and innovation.
The committee includes faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community leaders. The foundation for their efforts was the articulation of a new mission statement, approved by the Board of Trustees in April of this year.
MTSU community members also provided significant input through participation in multiple listening sessions as well as surveys and online response forms. This feedback was instrumental to the work of committee members during their May retreat and to the leaders who have been drafting a plan this summer to share with the University community during the upcoming fall semester.
I encourage our faculty, staff, and students to look for opportunities to provide their feedback on the draft plan and to offer ideas for how we can effectively implement the plan beginning in the summer of 2025. You will be able to do so through additional surveys and listening sessions that will occur throughout the fall. More details will be sent to you in the coming weeks.
Thank you for your participation in and contributions to the development of the 2025–2035 Strategic Plan. I look forward to our continued work together as we seek to strengthen this already outstanding institution and readily proceed to our True Blue future.
Accreditation Update
The 2024–25 academic year is the year of record for MTSU’s reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
As part of our reaffirmation, the University is developing its third Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to improve student learning and student success, following in the footsteps of Experiential Learning (EXL) and MT Engage.
In fall 2023, the QEP Leadership Team worked with the QEP Topic Selection Committee to identify potential topics. The topic selection committee included students, faculty members, and Student Affairs representatives. In spring 2024, the committee, along with QEP leadership, worked diligently to review institutional data and consider emergent information from the University strategic planning process. Based on the committee’s findings, program topics for consideration are Digital Fluency, Career Readiness, Belonging, and Mental Wellness.
During summer 2024, QEP leadership completed literature reviews on the proposed topics, which will be presented to stakeholders, including faculty, students, and administration, during fall 2024. One topic will be selected in the fall, after gathering feedback from the University community.
I invite and appreciate your participation in this process to promote student learning and success. You may view QEP progress at mtsu.edu/qep.