College Goals for the Academic Year 2023-24

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College Goals 2023-24

Goal I: Enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion, with a particular focus on sense of belonging.
  1. Understand the barriers to retention and belonging.
  2. Develop priorities to increase retention and sense of belonging for all members of the community.
  3. Engage faculty, staff, and students in meaningful learning growth opportunities.
  4. Celebrate accomplishments in our Spring 2024 Diversity Event.
Goal II: Advance academic excellence by:
  1. 1. Launching the new collaborative academic advising model and flexible 4-year pathway, with program development informed by student success and assessment data.
  2. Initiating work on the Student Information component of the new Oracle Enterprise Information System in support of effective advising, mentoring, and academic support.
Goal III: Further strengthen community within St. Olaf and with our Northfield neighbors.
  1. Create a safer St. Olaf by:
    • Identifying and acting on prioritized recommendation of campus safety consultants.
    • Engaging the St. Olaf community in enhancing safety awareness and emergency preparedness.
  2. Complete preparations for the celebration of the college’s sesquicentennial in 2024.
  3. Launch a community-based planning process that delivers a new strategic plan by the May 2024 Board of Regents meeting.
  4. Extend partnerships with the City of Northfield to support achievement of the goal of carbon neutrality by 2040.
Goal IV: Advance St. Olaf’s fiscal and physical sustainability.
  1. Achieve the Enrollment Plan for AY2024-25.
  2. Achieve the Advancement Plan for FY2023-24.
  3. Prepare and achieve a balanced final FY2023-24 operating budget.
  4. Continue to implement successfully the new Oracle Enterprise Information System.
  5. Complete preparations to renovate the Hilleboe and Kittelsby residence halls, with renovations anticipated to commence on  June 1, 2024.

Approved by the St. Olaf College Board of Regents, October 2023