Process

Frostburg established priorities for this Self-Study and its next three-year strategic plan through reflection on this vision and its progress on the current strategic plan. In November 2022, the campus community was invited to participate in a review and feedback session on the FSU 2018-2023 Strategic Plan. Over 60 university faculty and staff participated in the session, which was led by Dr. Pat Sanaghan, the consultant who assisted FSU in developing the plan. There was a follow-up meeting in February 2023 for additional consensus and framing discussions to establish focus for the next two to three years, based upon the current rapidly changing environment of higher education nationally and regionally. The general vision for both FSU’s strategic plan (2024-2026) and its Self-Study institutional priorities is focus on increasing enrollment (Standards I, III, IV, V) and strategies that focus on promoting a more inclusive campus culture (Standards II, VI, VII). Further, these priorities demonstrate alignment to Frostburg’s former institutional goals from the 2018-2023, as shown in Table below.

Alignment of Self-Study Priorities with Institutional Goals

2024-2026 Institutional Strategic Goals & Institutional Self-Study Priority	Standards for Accreditation	2018-2023 Institutional Strategic Plan Goal Alignment
Increasing Enrollment (SEM Plan)	Standard I. Mission and Goals Standard III. Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience Standard IV. Support of the Student Experience Standard V. Educational Effectiveness Assessment	IV. Align university resources - human, fiscal, and physical - with strategic priorities. A. Develop a marketing, recruitment, and retention plan that identifies realistic and sustainable goals for first-year, transfer, online, adult, graduate, and international students, and the resources necessary to implement this plan.
Promotion of a campus culture that emphasizes student success, enhances the well-being of our students and employees, and fosters a sense of belonging.	Standard II. Ethics and Integrity Standard IV. Support of the Student Experience Standard VI. Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement Standard VII. Governance, Leadership, and Administration	II. Provide engaging experiences that challenge our students to excel. C. Create a campus climate that enhances the well-being of our students and is welcoming, inclusive, and contributes to the cultural competence of each of our graduates. IV. Align university resources - human, fiscal, and physical - with strategic priorities. D. Provide professional development opportunities that empower faculty and staff success.