Lincoln University of Missouri

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Long-Range Plans 2000-2005

I. Recruit and retain highly qualified faculty members.
  Objective: Find additional sources of revenue to develop an attractive compensation package to attract qualified faculty.
  Evaluation: Assess available positions and find raise.
  Responsibility: Faculty and staff.
  Timeline: Annual assessment by May of each year.

II. Develop a faculty and staff evaluation system that leads to continuous quality improvement.
  Objective: Review the current evaluation system for appropriate changes to include pre and past discussions with the dean and department head.
  Responsibility: Faculty
  Timeline: Pre and post-evaluations in August and April of each year.

III. Increase the use of technology as a teaching and learning tool.
  Objective: Ensure that technology equipment are made available for teaching and learning.
  Evaluation: Assess technology environment and faculty to assure availability, and hence compliance.
  Responsibility: Faculty and Office of Information Technology staff.
  Timeline: Annual evaluation to be completed by March 1 each year prior to budget deadline.

IV. Continue to globalize and internationalize the business curriculum.
  Objective: Incorporate the global perspective in most courses, develop relationships with institutions abroad and focus on exchange programs for faculty and students.
  Evaluation: Assess effectiveness by reviewing international coverage in courses as well as relationships with institutions abroad.
  Responsibility: Faculty
  Timeline: To be completed May of each year.

V. Continuously improve academic and career advising.
  Objective: Implement a system of advising that answers maixmum contact between advisor and student and minimum complaints annually.
  Evaluation: monitor results per advisor/student.
  Timeline: Assess on a semester by semester basis.

VI. Recruit and retain quality students.
  Objective: Develop a recruitment plan which includes the recruitment of minorities, international, non-traditional and traditional students with the goal of increasin enrollment by 10% over the next five years.
  Responsibility: Faculty and Enrollment Management Office.
  Timeline: Assess in September and February each year.

VII. Strengthen the MBA program to ensure that it is independent of the undergraduate programs.
  Objective 1: Increase enrollment in the MBA program over 5years (by 50%) making it more attractive to local and international students through improved marketing and publicity.
  Evaluation: Compare enrollment from semester to semester.
  Responsibility: Faculty and MBA Coordinator
  Timeline: September and February each year.
  Objective 2: Develop a MBA graduate assistantship program to include a minimum of 10 students annually.
  Evaluation: Determine funding availability.
  Responsibility: Dean, MBA Coordinator and Development Office.

VIII. Develp a Fundraising plan to include corporate gifts, and cluster program and grants.
  Objective: Raise money to fund student scholarships and endowed chairs.
  Evaluation: Monitor and assess funding annually.
  Responsibility: Dean, Development Officer and CBED Director.
  Timeline: Regularly on an annual basis.

IX.. Encourage research and service on the part of all faculty and staff.
  Objective: Ensure that faculty present papers at conferences and become more involved with community services/activities.
  Evaluation: Determine on a regular basis the number of papers presented and service activities conducted.
  Responsibility: Faculty
  Timeline: Annual reviews during pre and post-evaluations.

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