2020-22 Strategic Plan

Even as FNU entered into the final year of its 2015-2019 strategic plan, work on the next plan was already beginning. The process began at the FNU Board of Directors retreat in April 2019. The board brainstormed ideas for what, at that time, was intended to be another five-year plan. From the retreat came a list of broad-based themes and ideas which were then presented to focus groups consisting of FNU faculty and staff. The focus groups, which were created by the President’s Cabinet, met during the summer of 2019 to build upon the themes identified at the Board of Directors retreat. Minutes from those summer meetings were then used to help create the initial draft of strategic goals. The next step in the process was to survey FNU staff, faculty, and student council representatives to gain additional feedback and suggestions regarding the proposed strategic plan goals. As part of this process, the community also voted to change the strategic plan from five years to three, allowing FNU to have more flexibility to adjust to changing times and needs rather than being locked into

Strategic Plan 2020-22 Strategic Plan Goals

Goal 1: Continue to develop, evaluate, and improve programs and services that further our mission.

Objectives

Develop a plan for pathways to the DNP for potential implementation for 2022.

Increase the DNP Plan of Study (POS) by 2 credits to address gaps in the program.

Assess the sustainability of the Bridge program by winter 2020.

Assess the alignment of the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program with our mission by the end of 2020. Goal 2: Create an environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion and promotes the success of all community members.

Objectives:

Increase the percentage of students, faculty, staff, (preceptors), Board of Directors, and administrators from racially and other underrepresented groups and rural communities.

Integrate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as core values throughout the community.

Ensure a diverse and inclusive curriculum with a focus on health equity and the factors that impact it.

Implement strategies to retain at least 85% of enrolled students.

Increase faculty and staff satisfaction and retention with a focus on underrepresented groups. Goal 3: Build strategic relationships and partnerships with clinical sites and preceptors, focusing on rural areas.

Objectives:

Develop a plan to educate health care sites and systems about the benefits of taking students.

Increase the number of alumni preceptors.

Create a positive environment for preceptors.

goals that could be outdated by year five of a particular strategic plan. “Adapting to the changing needs of our communities has been a part of our history since our founding,” said FNU President Dr. Susan Stone. “Our faculty, staff, and students recognized that and felt that a three-year plan would better enable us to develop actionable goals while continuing to evaluate the changing needs of our university and the communities our students and graduates serve.” Once the 2020-2022 goals were approved by the community and the Board of Directors, the goals were expanded upon by the development of actionable and measurable objectives for each overarching goal. Throughout the year, progress toward these goals and objectives are reported upon by department leaders. All progress is shared in quarterly meetings with faculty, staff, and the Board of Directors, ensuring accountability and continued commitment to the goals and objectives established by the FNU community. alignment with the mission and

Goal 4: Continuously improve and maintain facilities to meet the needs of students, faculty, and staff.

Objectives

Complete the reconstruction and furnishing of the Versailles Campus by August 1, 2020.

Implement operations of the Versailles Campus (food service, security, maintenance, janitorial, etc.).

Implement facility support for Program management on the Versailles Campus (e.g., logistical support, transportation to campus and on-campus [golf carts, trams], appropriate room assignment, equipping of rooms, room access, dorm room assignment).

Seek and finalize a plan for transitioning the Hyden Campus to and understanding of the

new owners for positive new use.

Create a facilities master plan for the Versailles campus which includes future development and Goal 5: Use technology to ensure improvement and attainment of service excellence to the community.

Objectives

Begin the process to choose a new Student Management System with RFP rollout in January 2021.

Assess and implement technology needs for new campus buildings.

Implement Security Enhancements. Goal 6: Ensure the financial strength and growth is sufficient to meet the needs of the university.

Objectives

Evaluate the feasibility of alternate revenue streams, existing as well as potential opportunities with the new campus.

Establish a periodic vendor review process to ensure optimal operating efficiencies.

Develop, implement, and evaluate procedures and processes for all aspects of fundraising.

Evaluate the Courier Program and implement appropriate improvements for successful program goals.

Increase the public knowledge capacity planning.

definition and scope of practice of the CNM/CM.