FOCUS CAROLINA STRATEGIC PLAN - University of South Carolina

3. Translate Achievement to external audiences
n Enhance publicity efforts, modernize our homepage and develop an interactive master calendar to
communicate our academic and student achievements to local, regional and national audiences
n Implement a Carolina Distinguished Lecture Series, “Carolina’s Best,” that would feature a public
lecture and podcast
n Establish a centralized “Lectures for the Public” list of speakers and topics
n Develop the “Imagine South Carolina without the University” campaign with state maps depicting
the geographic dispersion of USC-educated alumni in vital occupations such as physicians, teachers,
nurses and other professionals and then without those USC-educated professionals.
Our Focus
The University of South Carolina has priorities that drive decision making and resource commitments.
To achieve excellence, we will invest time, people and finances to our core areas of focus.
Our seven focus areas are
n Educational Quality
n Leadership
n Innovation
n Diversity
n Access
n Global Competitiveness
n Community Engagement
Focus on Educational Quality
1. Focus on increasing the number of faculty through the Faculty Replenishment
Initiative
n Improve the student to tenure-track/tenured faculty ratio: Hire 200 new faculty in four years,
including 50 professors and 150 associate and assistant professors who meet the following criteria:
• Academically excellent with strong teaching and research records
• Dedication to student mentoring and teaching
• Ability to enrich and add strength to the research/scholarly/creative environment
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