Goals and Strategies

Goal A: Grow Gallaudet’s enrollment of full-time undergrads, full- and part-time graduate students, and continuing education students to 3,000 by 2015

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Expand domestic recruiting to become “top of mind” for all deaf and hard of hearing students, and hearing students seeking deaf/HH-related careers
Recruit non-traditional students through targeted programs
Actively recruit international students to achieve the current 15% cap
Increase enrollment of traditionally-underrepresented groups (TUGs)
Increase and broaden accountability for student enrollment

Goal B: By 2015, increase Gallaudet’s six-year undergraduate graduation rate to 50%

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Create environment and support systems to encourage retention and successful completion
Institutionalize clear Path to Graduation for all undergraduates
Increase acceptance of undergraduate students into majors
Increase and broaden accountability for student retention and graduation

Goal C: By 2015, secure a sustainable resource base through expanded and diversified funding partnerships and increased efficiency of operations

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Increase breadth and depth of local and federal government relations
Grow revenue from grants, auxiliary enterprises, and private fundraising
Increase student-related income through enrollment growth
Improve efficiency and effectiveness of all programs and services

Goal D: By 2015, refine a core set of undergraduate and graduate programs that are aligned with the institutional mission and vision, leverage Gallaudet’s many strengths, and best position students for career success

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Optimize undergraduate majors and graduate programs to justify costs and outcomes
Develop five new comprehensive academic partnerships
Strengthen students’ preparation for employment and career success
Increase faculty accountability for student learning and development

Goal E: Establish Gallaudet as the epicenter of research, development and outreach leading to advancements in knowledge and practice for deaf & hard of hearing people and all humanity

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Establish Gallaudet’s research agenda and set targets for externally-funded research proposal submission, funding, and completion by 2015 and beyond
Create the infrastructure needed to support a world-class research enterprise
Enhance outreach integrating research and practice, particularly to benefit deaf/HH PK-12 students