1 Provost’s Report to the Board of Trustees The Pennsylvania State University Strategic Plan: through PRESENTED BY Nicholas P. Jones, Executive Vice President and Provost Friday, May 8, 2015

2 Strategic Planning: Why Do We Need It? Penn State’s Strategic Plan: Vital to Short- and Long-Term Success Strategic Plan: Defines the Future of the Institution... Not About “Me” or “Us”

3 Penn State Mission Statement Emphasis on: Teaching Research Service

4 Institutional Values Vital to Our Mission: Integrity Respect Responsibility Discovery Excellence Community

55 Strategic Plan Vision Statement It’s All About IMPACT

6 Imperatives and Foundational Principles Access and Affordability Excellence Student Engagement Serving a Diverse World Economic Impact and Student Career Success Technology Sustainability Global Engagement

7 Five Thematic Priorities in the Strategic Plan Education and Access Cultures Health Managing and Stewarding Resources The Digital Future

8 Education and Access Key Elements: K-12 Partnerships Online Capabilities / Digital Focus Delivery-Blind Culture and Curriculum Equipped and Empowered Faculty

9 Cultures Key Elements: Students’ cultural knowledge, awareness Invest in relevant key programs, activities Penn State = cultural destination

10 Health Key Elements: Research on personalized health Innovative graduate and post-graduate programs Partnerships within Pennsylvania Our community’s health

11 Managing and Stewarding Resources Key Elements: Fundamental science Enabling technologies, predictive models Research structures Partnerships with industry, government

12 The Digital Future Key Elements: Digital infrastructure Transformation of learning Economic development Penn State = leader in digital discovery and innovation.

13 The Plan’s Supporting Strategies Three Key Supporting Strategy Foci: Organizational Processes Academic Infrastructure Outreach and Engagement

14 Organizational Processes Key Elements: Improving current processes and integrating them Ongoing institutional assessment, improvement, innovation Multi-year, innovation-oriented business plans

15 Academic Infrastructure Key Elements: State-of-the-art IT, always Infrastructure-related research Innovation through collaboration Impact plans

16 Outreach and Engagement Among the Key Elements: Worldwide access to research and scholarship across disciplines Enriched student learning experiences Creating a Land Grant Innovation Fund

17 Guiding Principles for Resource Allocation Considerations: Guided investment Seeking positions of leadership and impact Leveraging existing resources, strengths Innovative partnerships

18 The Strategic Plan: From Action to Impact Meaningful Work That Makes a Difference

19 Feedback and Questions Thank you. I now have time for a few questions.