A Strategic Plan for Unity College

Goal 1
Establish and strengthen excellence in teaching and learning.
The strategic plan organizes the work of improving academics into two
sections: one focused on curriculum and the other focused on staff. In both
sections, we emphasize sustainability science and community connections as
the primary means of improving the curriculum, strengthening the staff, and
implementing innovative pedagogies. Such work supports student success,
which we expect will lead to greater financial stability and robust enrollment.
To achieve this goal, Unity College will:
Objective 1: Improve curriculum and delivery
a) Increase student engagement and
achievement (rigor/expectations)
i) Implement an honors program
ii) Implement a visible, linked, supported
undergraduate research program
iii) Increase opportunities for student
research, scholarship, and creative
work
iv) Implement systems and services to
track, evaluate, and improve
student learning and satisfaction
b) Emphasize and promote the
important role of community-based
learning (CBL) in the curriculum and
in achieving the school’s mission
i) Expand the involvement of
students, faculty, and staff in
community activities
ii) Develop systems to track and
engage students and faculty in
service activities
c) Create more visible, deliberate links
between sustainability science and
curriculum
d) Cultivate a culture of respect for
diversity and inclusion
i) Increase diversity of students,
faculty, and staff
ii) Develop deliberate, coordinated
curricular and co-curricular means
of implementing diversity education
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