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
