Strategic Plan
Providing exceptional learning opportunities and programming to fulfill Drake’s mission by meeting the needs of those we serve, including students, alumni, and the many communities of which we are a part. Our objectives:
- Provide an exceptional undergraduate learning and living experience
- Provide an exceptional graduate and professional learning experience
- Provide exceptional undergraduate experiential learning opportunities
- Create and sustain an inclusive campus community
- Infuse global and intercultural learning throughout the Drake experience
- Achieve pervasive and continuous assessment of student learning outcomes
Building on our successes and seizing opportunities for improvement through the pervasive assessment of Drake’s educational and operational effectiveness in achieving its mission. Our objectives:
- Advance a culture of innovation
- Inspire collaborative planning and data-driven decision-making
Implementing and executing on our processes in order to deliver on Drake’s mission efficiently and effectively. Our objectives:
- Elevate service excellence
- Build and maintain vibrant, effective, and efficient facilities
- Enhance environmental sustainability
- Provide a robust working, learning, and living technology infrastructure
Developing and sustaining our resources – human, financial, and material – in order to fulfill the commitments of Drake’s mission. Our objectives:
- Improve financial performance
- Foster a culture of pride and engagement among faculty, staff, and alumni
- Strengthen Drake as an anchor institution
Our current University initiatives that support our continuous improvement efforts include:
- Transnational education
- Club sports
- New drake.edu
- Bulldog Promise
- AI Taskforce
- Workday implementation