This page provides a summary of the NMSU Arts & Sciences strategic plan in support of NMSU's LEADS 2025 effort.
This page provides a summary of the NMSU Arts & Sciences strategic plan in support of NMSU's LEADS 2025 effort.
The College of Arts and Sciences is the intellectual core of New Mexico State University, providing cutting-edge academic programs supported by active research and creative activities. The College provides the foundational education for every NMSU student and a wide array of degrees preparing students to be life-long learners, knowledgeable and responsible citizens of our world.
By 2025, the College of Arts and Sciences will excel in promoting academic success and social mobility for a diverse student population, sustain the university-wide vision of achieving the highest Carnegie research status (R1) through exceptional research programs and creative activities, and contribute to the social and economic development of communities locally, state-wide, and nation-wide.
Central to the College of Arts and Sciences land-grant mission our core values are:
The original Strategic Plan for the College developed in 2019.
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Fall 21 |
Spring 22 |
Fall 22 |
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Objective 1: Increase, Diversify and Optimize Undergraduate Enrollment | ||||
Coordinate Departmental High School Recruitment | Alexis | |||
Align recruitment activities of College with Central Recruitment, attend recruitment meetings | Alexis | |||
Explore departmental involvement with AWO | Alexis | |||
Develop recruitment fliers (physical, digital, landing pages) for departments | Amanda | |||
Create Dean's Ambassadors, identify candidates, introduce 1-credit course, provide financial support | Amanda | |||
Identify and support degree programs to be offered through NMSU-O | Joe and Enrico | |||
Revise BIS to serve as NMSU-O | Enrico + Fellow | |||
Revise BAS to serve as NMSU-O | Enrico + Fellow | |||
Coordinate with NMSU-O on the online offerings of Gen Ed Courses | Joe | |||
Develop proposals for Differential Tuitions | Enrico + Jim | |||
Pilot centralized Gen Ed scheduling | Joe | |||
Objective 2: Increase, Diversity and Optimize Graduate Enrollment | ||||
Develop regional recruitment network for graduate programs | Alexis | |||
Expand use of MAP in the College, identify courses, develop training, create central repository, create student presentations | Joe | |||
Identify and support degree programs to be offered through NMSU-O | Joe + Enrico | |||
Shepherd proposal for PhD in Border Studies | Joe + Enrico | |||
Lead cross-campus discussion on financial support fro graduate recruitment | Jim | |||
Improve international graduate students recruitment | Enrico + Alexis | |||
Objective 3: Increase student learning, retention, degree attainment | ||||
Enhance relationship with career services for student placement | Depts | |||
Expand Pete Pathfinder mentoring program | Amanda | |||
Make roadmaps more accessible to students and advance notice of courses available | Joe | |||
Participate and expand role of A&S in Aggie Accelerate | Amanda + Enrico | |||
Explore relaunching Aggie JumpStart | Enrico | |||
Identify "what can we do better" from students | Amanda | |||
Develop A&S workshops for at-risk students | Amanda + Alexis | |||
Explore a community-based Aid Program | Enrico + Deans Council | |||
Objective 4: Develop a sense of belonging to the College | ||||
Create student/alumni networking events | Amanda + Sheri | |||
Create A&S Day and Starry Night | Amanda + Sheri + Enrico | |||
Reconnect with Giles and expand marketing | Sheri + Enrico | |||
Objective 5: Strengthen career pathways, experiential learning and research engagement |
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Support Discovery Scholars | Jim + Enrico | |||
Create A&S National Advisory Board | Enrico + Sheri | |||
Create alumni mentoring program | Jim + Enrico + Sheri |
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Fall 21 |
Spring 22 |
Fall 22 |
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Objective 1: Contribute to Research and Creative Activities |
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Develop an internal proposal red-team review | Jim | |||
Develop a reward program for highly competitive awards | Jim | |||
Explore/investigate pilot program for seed funding for proposal teams | Jim | |||
Objective 2: Promote integration of research/creative activities and education | ||||
Coordinate design of PhD in Border Studies | Joe + Enrico | |||
Objective 3: Grow humanities, social sciences and creative arts | ||||
Identify programs that intersect STEM and non-STEM areas and support groups | Jim | |||
Expand participation in funding opportunities from Foundations | Jim | |||
Objective 4: Amplify impact of research on society and economy | ||||
Explore development of entrepreneurship workshops | Enrico |
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Fall 21 |
Spring 22 |
Fall 22 |
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Objective 1: Be a leader in innovation, economic and community development |
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Assemble task force and develop roadmap for entrepreneurship | Enrico | |||
Objective 2: PK-20 outreach, professional development, continuing education | ||||
Support development of micro-credentials | Enrico | |||
Participate in K-12 activities/organizations (e.g., MESA) | Enrico | |||
Objective 3: Improve PK-20 STEM education | ||||
Catalog departmental initiative and promote leveraging and collaborations | Depts + Enrico | |||
Coordinate conversations about transfer programs with community colleges | Enrico | |||
Objective 4: Strengthen and elevate public-private engagement | ||||
Explore creation of a National Advisory Board | Enrico + Sheri |
Lead |
Fall 21 |
Spring 22 |
Fall 22 |
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Objective 1: Value and support inclusion and diversity |
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Appoint a Faculty Fellow for DEI | Enrico | |||
Create a standing DEI committee for the college | Enrico + Fellow | |||
Expand DEI workshops and seminars Explore departmental involvement with AWO | Amanda + Fellow | |||
Organize at least one training event for faculty and graduate students on DEI | Enrico + Fellow | |||
Enhance recruitment procedures of the College | Enrico + Fellow | |||
Develop recognition program for activities in DEI | Jim + Enrico | |||
Objective 2: Cultivate and reward faculty and staff excellence | ||||
Develop training programs for DHs | Sheri + Enrico | |||
Develop training programs for P&T committees | Enrico + Sheri | |||
Grow junior faculty professional development opportunities | Enrico + Jim + Joe | |||
Objective 3: Establish operational excellence through metric-driven and service-oriented approaches | ||||
Implement regular departmental summaries based on Gray, AA and other data sources | Enrico + Jim + Joe | |||
Complete work with college taskforce on college metrics and scorecards | Sheri | |||
Continue reorganization of Dean's Office | Enrico/Jim/Joe/Sheri | |||
Complete Phase I of College Business Center | Lucille | |||
Establish and sustain community of Administrative Assistants | Lucille + Sheri | |||
Objective 4: College-wide strategic priorities for fundraising | ||||
Ensure scholarships are awarded and spent in a timely manner | Joe + Jessica | |||
Work with the Foundation to redesign fundraising goals | Enrico + Jim + Patrick | |||
Establish departmental priorities, roles, and expectations for fundraising | Enrico + DHs |