Grambling State University
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
FY 2014-2015 through FY 2018-2019


July 1, 2013

Goals and Objectives:

Goal I: To Increase Opportunities for Student Access

Objective I.1: Increase the fall 14th class day headcount enrollment at Grambling State University by 30% from the baseline level of 4,992 in Fall 2009 to 6,490 by Fall 2018.

Links:
State Outcome Goals -- Youth Education, Diversified Economic Growth
Children’s Budget Link: Not applicable
Human Resource Policies Beneficial to Women and Families Link: Not applicable
Other Links: (TANF, Tobacco Settlement, Workforce Development Commission, or
Other: Closely linked to objective in Master Plan for Postsecondary Education

Strategy I.1.1: Recruit better academically prepared students.

Strategy I.1.2: Develop collaborations with two-year schools to increase transfer rates.

Strategy I.1.3: Enter into dual/cross/concurrent enrollment collaborations with community colleges.

Strategy I.1.4: Develop need-based scholarship program to improve access and to encourage attendance.

Strategy I.1.5: Implement or enhance initiatives geared towards improving graduation and retention rates.

Performance Indicators:

Output: Number of students enrolled (as of the 14th class day) at Grambling State University

Outcome: Percent change in the number of students enrolled (as of the 14th class day) at Grambling State University

Source: Board of Regents Statewide Student Profile System data

Objective II.1: Increase the percentage of first-time in college, full-time, degree-seeking students retained to the second Fall semester at Grambling State University by 10.5 percentage points from the Fall 2008 cohort (to Fall 2009) baseline level of 55.5% to 66% by Fall 2018 (retention of Fall 2017 cohort).

Links:
State Outcome Goals: Youth Education, Diversified Economic Growth
Children’s Budget Link: Not applicable
Human Resource Policies Beneficial to Women and Families Link: Not applicable
Other Links: Board of Regents Master Plan for Postsecondary Education

Strategy I.1.1: Recruit better academically prepared students

Strategy I.1.2: Develop need-based scholarship programs to improve retention, progression and graduation.

Strategy I.1.3: Implement or enhance initiatives geared towards improving retention, progression and graduation rates.

Performance Indicators:

Output: Percentage of first-time in college, full-time, degree-seeking students retained to the second Fall at the same institution of initial enrollment

Outcome: Percentage point change in the percentage of first-time in college, full-time, degree-seeking students retained to the second Fall at the same institution of initial enrollment

Source: Board of Regents Statewide Student Profile System data

Objective II.3: Increase the Graduation Rate (defined and reported in the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES) Graduation Rate Survey (GRS)) - baseline year rate (Fall 2002 cohort for Four Year Universities) of 36.3% to 37.0% by 2018-19 (Fall 2007 cohort).

Links:
State Outcome Goals: Youth Education, Diversified Economic Growth
Children’s Budget Link: Not applicable
Human Resource Policies Beneficial to Women and Families Link: Not applicable
Other Links: Board of Regents Master Plan for Postsecondary Education

Strategy I.1.1: Recruit better academically prepared students

Strategy I.1.2: Develop need-based scholarship programs to improve retention, progression and graduation.

Strategy I.1.3: Implement or enhance initiatives geared towards improving retention, progression and graduation rates.

Performance Indicators:

Output: Number of students enrolled at a Four Year University identified in a first-time, full-time, degree-seeking cohort, graduating within 150% of "normal" time of degree completion from the institution of initial enrollment.

Outcome: Percentage of students enrolled at a Four Year University identified in a first-time, full-time, degree-seeking cohort, graduating within 150% of "normal" time of degree completion from the institution of initial enrollment.

Source: US Department of Education Integrated Postsecondary Educations Data System (IPEDS)

Objective II.4: Increase the total number of completers for all award levels in a given academic year from the baseline year number of 665 in 2008-09 academic year to 733 in academic year 2018-19. Students may only be counted once per award level.

Links:
State Outcome Goals: Youth Education, Diversified Economic Growth
Children’s Budget Link: Not applicable
Human Resource Policies Beneficial to Women and Families Link: Not applicable
Other Links: Board of Regents Master Plan for Postsecondary Education

Strategy I.1.1: Recruit better academically prepared students

Strategy I.1.2: Develop need-based scholarship programs to improve retention, progression and graduation.

Strategy I.1.3: Implement or enhance initiatives geared towards improving retention, progression and graduation rates.

Performance Indicators:

Output: Number of completers at all levels

Outcome: Percentage change from baseline

Source: Board of Regents Statewide Student Profile System