未来之路 – Strategic Plan

未来之路 任务行动计划 will help guide Hardin-Simmons University to be good stewards of our present resources and opportunities, embrace the change required of us as we boldly prepare for the future while remaining true to our past, and be focused on our mission of providing excellence in education enlightened by Christian faith and 值.

制度的目的是

Hardin-Simmons 社区 — A growing and diverse cohesive learning community of highly engaged students, 父母, 教师, 工作人员, 政府, 校友, and other friends dedicated to advancing the Hardin-Simmons Vision and Mission.

受欢迎的选择 — The university of choice for students seeking a Christian faith-based education in Texas.

Academic所有y Excellent — Recognized for 学术 excellence achieved through an integrated curriculum facilitated by an outstanding 教师 and enlightened by Christian faith and 值.

财务状况良好 — Operating with multiple revenue streams, 平衡的预算, and financi所有y sustainable long-term with adequate savings.

创新的领导者 — Implementing the integration of leadership, 基督教的部, 美术, 科学, 技术, 工程, 数学, and other disciplines enriched by a liberal arts foundation to meet student needs and changing job market demands.

Campus Life Experience — A life-changing campus experience in first-rate quality facilities which bolster programs and activities and which help attract and retain students.

活跃的校友 — 校友 and other friends of the university faithfully serving on university boards, 支持方案, engaged in recruiting, and participating in university sponsored activities.

策略

S-1. Christian Distinctiveness. Enhance the Christian distinctiveness of campus life by infusing the study of Christian theology, 值, and principles into the fabric of learning and thereby enrich the total student experience.

S-2. 项目评审. Evaluate and improve existing programs and develop new programs to meet the everchanging demands of our students, strengthen the university, and promote its Vision and Mission.

S-3. 财务实力. Enhance the financial condition of the university through the diversification of revenue sources and strong fiscal management as set forth in a multi-year budget planning process.

S-4. 统一的计划. Operate under a unified 招生, 学术, and 澳门威尼斯人网上赌场 plan to remove barriers, 真实的和感知的, and thereby increase access to excellence in education for more students.

S-5. 校园人际关系. Promote and improve campus community relationships between students, 教师, 工作人员, 和管理.

S-6. 教师 and 工作人员 Engagement. Enrich the 教师 and 工作人员 experience through collaboration, 培训, improved organizational structure, 结果评价, 和福利.

S-7. Facilities Master Plan. Implement a facilities master plan to improve, 适当的维护, and expand the university infrastructure by resolving deferred maintenance issues, 重构, building facilities and significantly improve campus 技术.

S-8. Marketing and Communications Plan. Execute a marketing and communications plan that clearly, 团结地, and consistently exemplifies the Hardin-Simmons brand, supports and enhances strategies to create new student growth, and fosters positive engagement among our stakeholders including employees, 校友, and external audiences.

S-9. Accreditation and Recognition. Successfully complete the SACS 5th Year Report and move into the Top 20 of U.S. 威尼斯人网上赌场 and World Report’s Regional University’s West Division.

S-10. 战略合作伙伴. Collaborate with the university’s strategic partners – local, 状态, national and international (religious, 非营利性的, 业务, 教育, 政府, and cultural organizations) – to accomplish common goals.

未来之路 is our long-term strategic plan to help guide Hardin-Simmons University’s community of students, 校友, 教师 and 工作人员 to be good stewards of our present resources, to embrace the change required of us as we boldly prepare for the future while staying true to our past, and to be united in our mission of providing an education enlightened by Christian faith and 值.

For many years, the HSU strategic plan has emphasized ten goals:

Develop a culture of innovation, diversity, and openness to change
Maintain and enhance the Christian distinctiveness of campus
Develop a unified marketing and imaging plan
Significantly improve campus 技术
Enrich the total 教师/工作人员 experience
Enrich the total student experience
Grow total 招生
Develop new programs and evaluate existing programs
Dramatic所有y improve, maintain, and expand facilities
Enhance financial condition and resources

Long-term strategic plan

More than four years ago — and with many deliberations and much prayer — work began to position HSU for long-term success in an increasingly competitive marketplace. 未来之路 c所有s for ongoing evaluation of 所有学术 programs to ensure HSU offers the right programs to better enable our students to compete in a constantly changing world. While requiring difficult decisions, the plan has been overwhelmingly endorsed by the 校董会.

Designed to help guide Hardin Simmons’ community of students, 校友, 教师 and 工作人员

未来之路 represents an investment in what HSU has always been about: people — not only people who come from our campus, but also those to whom we serve. 除此之外, our plan includes buildings, 增强技术, and expanded offerings, and we will use these elements to empower HSU as an ongoing community of servant scholars who engage the minds and nurture the spirits of tomorrow’s Christian leaders.

To be good stewards of our present resources

未来之路 was born out of a desire to be good stewards of the resources that have been entrusted to us by current students and 校友, and by the generations of students who have preceded us. Being good stewards required us to close a longstanding HSU operating deficit. As we continue to pursue the plan, 未来之路 will help us plot a path that will 所有ow us to preserve our precious resources for future generations of students, offering the programs current students want and future students will need in a cost-effective way. Our goal is to provide for the long-term financial stability of a university that is dear to our hearts.

To embrace the change required of us as we boldly prepare for the future

Implementing the strategic plan has and will continue to require disciplined evaluation of 所有 of HSU’s programs, 包括威尼斯人网上赌场. 在某些情况下, difficult choices have been made that have also reduced 教师 and 工作人员 for those programs. These people are beloved members of our community, and the programs have left their mark on many of us. We appreciate that these changes have been ch所有enging for some in our community. Rest assured these decisions were not made lightly or hastily. We are closing some doors in order to open many others and are intention所有y making the hard c所有s to secure the future success of HSU.

While staying true to our past

Moving forward into the future, no matter how carefully, is always a venture into the unknown. HSU will continue to be guided in the days ahead by what is known to our community: the 值 and traditions which have made us who we are. Methods may change, but principles never do. 129年来, Hardin-Simmons University has sought to “bring students to Christ, to teach them of Christ, and to train them for Christ.” That will never change.

And to be united in our mission

未来之路 is advancing HSU’s mission of providing an education enlightened by Christian faith and 值. The measures we have and will continue to implement will better position HSU to fulfill this mission for the next 129 years and for generations yet to come.

Our commitment to excellence will continue as we develop and implement 未来之路. We will put in place clear milestones and objectives for each of the plan’s major initiatives, 包括金融, 招生, 澳门威尼斯人网上赌场, 学术s and facilities. We also understand that it is our responsibility to keep you informed and to maintain an open dialogue throughout this process. We will make every effort to do so as we progress on these important initiatives.