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More than 1,300 members of the UWG community - students, faculty, staff, alumni, community leaders, boards, and other external stakeholders - took an active role in the university's strategic planning for the future.</span></p></div></section></div><div class="widget-1"><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.westga.edu/_z_resources/css/new-tabs.css"></link><div class="container"><h2 class="sr-only">Strategic Plan</h2><div class="univ-tab-container"><div class="univ-tab-nav" role="tablist" aria-label="Section Navigation"><button class="univ-tab-button" role="tab" id="tab-process" aria-controls="panel-process" aria-selected="true" tabindex="0">Process</button><button class="univ-tab-button" role="tab" id="tab-priorities" aria-controls="panel-priorities" aria-selected="false" tabindex="-1">Priorities</button><button class="univ-tab-button" role="tab" id="tab-stakeholder-input" aria-controls="panel-stakeholder-input" aria-selected="false" tabindex="-1">Stakeholder Input</button><button class="univ-tab-button" role="tab" id="tab-market-analysis" aria-controls="panel-market-analysis" aria-selected="false" tabindex="-1">Market Analysis</button></div><div class="univ-tab-panel" role="tabpanel" id="panel-process" aria-labelledby="tab-process" tabindex="0" data-visibility="visible" aria-hidden="false"><div class="univ-tab-panel-header"><h2>Process</h2><button class="univ-tab-copy-link" aria-label="Copy link to this tab" data-panel-id="panel-process"><i class="fas fa-link" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="univ-tab-copy-confirmation">Link copied</span></button></div> <div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><td class="col-1" style="width: 150px;"> <h3 class="h2 blue-title text-red special-heading">PROCESS</h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the first stage of the process,</span> <em><strong>Stakeholder Engagement</strong></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, we hosted nearly 100 Discovery Sessions and fielded a survey that garnered more than 900 responses. The institution gathered input from cohesive, far-reaching, and collective voices to guide what the university will become. </span></p> <p class="mt-2 mb-4"><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">During </span><em><strong>Strategic Planning Prioritization</strong></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the process engaged members of the university’s executive team, President’s Cabinet, Provost’s Council, Faculty Senate, Staff Council leadership, and Strategic Planning Steering Team to validate and prioritize the themes that emerged during Stakeholder Engagement.</span></p> <p><span class="text-blue"><a href="/becominguwg/process.php" data-ol-has-click-handler="">Read More About the Process</a></span></p> </td></div><div class="col-md-6"><td class="col-2" style="width: 150px;"> <figure class="image-figure-component figure mb-3 mb-md-0 mt-0 w-100 float-none"> <img src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/process-190-days-current.png" class="figure-img img-fluid w-100 w-sm-100" alt="180 Days of Becoming UWG"/> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div> <span class="float-right h6"><a href="/becominguwg/becoming-uwg-180-days-transcript.php">Image Description</a></span></td></div></div> </div><div class="univ-tab-panel" role="tabpanel" id="panel-priorities" aria-labelledby="tab-priorities" tabindex="-1" data-visibility="hidden" aria-hidden="true"><div class="univ-tab-panel-header"><h2>Priorities</h2><button class="univ-tab-copy-link" aria-label="Copy link to this tab" data-panel-id="panel-priorities"><i class="fas fa-link" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="univ-tab-copy-confirmation">Link copied</span></button></div><h3 class="h2 blue-title text-red special-heading">PRIORITIES</h3> <p> <section class="featured-section pt-1 pt-sm-4 pt-md-4 mt-md-0"><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list border"><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/pillars/relevance-icon.png')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/pillars/relevance-icon.png" alt="tree branches"></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Relevance</h2><p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-da7193e9-7fff-f96d-f8cb-61344bc58905"><span>UWG will continue to evolve to be more relevant to students’ needs (both inside and outside the classroom), as well as adapt to a changing world and economy.</span></span></p></p></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list border"><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/pillars/competitiveness-icon.png')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/pillars/competitiveness-icon.png" alt="trophy"></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Competitiveness</h2><p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-5c1e1c2a-7fff-2706-d361-f6ed73da73c4"><span>UWG curates its operations around higher end-user expectations in order to emerge as the first choice for students, employees, employers, and supporters.</span></span></p></p></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list border"><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/pillars/placemaking-icon.png')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/pillars/placemaking-icon.png" alt="map marker"></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Placemaking</h2><p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-207f363f-7fff-4a1f-7f68-8506886fd3a5"><span>A public university is a unique institution in the United States that has the capacity to provide a holistic "sense of place." UWG will live up to that expectation all the time.</span><span><br /></span></span></p></p></div></div></div></div></section> </p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/cBbGr2M7rPY">Watch the Video: Pillars of UWG's Strategic Vision</a></p></div><div class="univ-tab-panel" role="tabpanel" id="panel-stakeholder-input" aria-labelledby="tab-stakeholder-input" tabindex="-1" data-visibility="hidden" aria-hidden="true"><div class="univ-tab-panel-header"><h2>Stakeholder Input</h2><button class="univ-tab-copy-link" aria-label="Copy link to this tab" data-panel-id="panel-stakeholder-input"><i class="fas fa-link" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="univ-tab-copy-confirmation">Link copied</span></button></div><h3 class="h2 blue-title text-red special-heading">STAKEHOLDER INPUT</h3> <p>Steering team members identified a number of recurring themes during the Discovery Sessions. The following categories provide additional context, highlighting the diverse perspectives that emerged.</p> <p>The themes identified included:</p> <ul> <li>Identity</li> <li>Belongingness</li> <li>Connectedness</li> <li>Race/Diversity</li> <li>Academic Excellence</li> </ul></div><div class="univ-tab-panel" role="tabpanel" id="panel-market-analysis" aria-labelledby="tab-market-analysis" tabindex="-1" data-visibility="hidden" aria-hidden="true"><div class="univ-tab-panel-header"><h2>Market Analysis</h2><button class="univ-tab-copy-link" aria-label="Copy link to this tab" data-panel-id="panel-market-analysis"><i class="fas fa-link" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="univ-tab-copy-confirmation">Link copied</span></button></div><h3 class="h2 blue-title text-red special-heading">MARKET ANALYSIS</h3> <p>A study led by Gallup and Purdue University found that just 3 percent of all college graduates say they had all six of the experiences - “The Big Six” - that strongly relate to whether they felt their colleges prepared them well for life. Together, and individually, the Gallup-Purdue Index finds these six experiences have a greater effect on long-term life outcomes such as employee engagement and well-being - even more than the type of school these graduates attended (for example, public or private).</p> <h3><span class="h2">The “Big Six”</span></h3> <h4><br />SUPPORT</h4> <ul> <li>I had at least one professor who made me excited about learning.</li> <li>My professors cared about me as a person.</li> <li>I had a mentor who encouraged me to pursue my goals and dreams.</li> </ul> <h4>EXPERIENTIAL</h4> <ul> <li>I worked on a project that took a semester or more to complete.</li> <li>I had an internship or job that allowed me to apply what I was learning in the classroom.</li> <li>I was extremely active in extracurricular activities and organizations.</li> </ul></div></div></div><script src="https://www.westga.edu/_z_resources/js/new-tabs.js"></script></div><div class="widget-2"><div class="container"><h2 class="sr-only">Commitment Statement</h2></div><section class="bg-secondary mt-0 mt-lg-3 mb-3" aria-label="Page Content"><div class="container"><div class="text-center py-3"><h3 class="special-heading pb-4">Dedicating ourselves to the curation of a first-choice university</h3></div></div></section></div><div class="widget-3"><div class="container"><div class="uwg-content"><h2 class="sr-only">Strategic Plan</h2><h2 class="special-heading text-red pt-lg-5" style="text-align: center;"><span class="blue-title text-red">Strategic PRIORITIES & OBJECTIVES</span></h2></div></div></div><div class="widget-4"><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.westga.edu/_z_resources/css/new-tabs.css"></link><div class="container"><h2 class="sr-only">Strategic Priorities</h2><div class="univ-tab-container"><div class="univ-tab-nav" role="tablist" aria-label="Section Navigation"><button class="univ-tab-button" role="tab" id="tab-relevance" aria-controls="panel-relevance" aria-selected="true" tabindex="0">Relevance</button><button class="univ-tab-button" role="tab" id="tab-competitiveness" aria-controls="panel-competitiveness" aria-selected="false" tabindex="-1">Competitiveness</button><button class="univ-tab-button" role="tab" id="tab-placemaking" aria-controls="panel-placemaking" aria-selected="false" tabindex="-1">Placemaking</button></div><div class="univ-tab-panel" role="tabpanel" id="panel-relevance" aria-labelledby="tab-relevance" tabindex="0" data-visibility="visible" aria-hidden="false"><div class="univ-tab-panel-header"><h2>Relevance</h2><button class="univ-tab-copy-link" aria-label="Copy link to this tab" data-panel-id="panel-relevance"><i class="fas fa-link" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="univ-tab-copy-confirmation">Link copied</span></button></div><p> <section class="featured-section pt-1 pt-sm-4 pt-md-4 mt-md-0"><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/textbook-transformation-grant-rss.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/textbook-transformation-grant-rss.jpg" alt="UWG student working on his computer in the library."></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Contemporary Academics</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-18b2f8da-7fff-5bb6-99b9-59a0b8c29abc"><span>Update existing programs and develop new programs based on continuous market analysis in order to engage students and provide them with 21st-century learning experiences.</span></span></p></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/nursing-vitals.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/nursing-vitals.jpg" alt="UWG Nursing student treating test patient. "></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Experiential Learning</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b7c943f0-7fff-f3a4-70ba-2ce67a5a938a"><span>Launch or advance students’ careers before graduation by ensuring that they work on at least one meaningful, interactive project that takes a semester or more to complete.</span></span></p></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/WebMBA_forweb.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/WebMBA_forweb.jpg" alt="Three UWG Business students collaborate on an assignment together. "></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Co-curricular Activities</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-6d954425-7fff-7085-6ff2-c3c2e02c9ff5"><span>Elevate all students’ professional, cultural, and global competencies by engaging them in experiences that go beyond academics.</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></section> </p> <section class="featured-section pt-1 pt-sm-4 pt-md-4 mt-md-0"><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list border"><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image: url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/college-of-distinction-fourth-rss.jpg');"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/college-of-distinction-fourth-rss.jpg" alt="UWG Business student giving a presentation on economics. "></img></div><div class="featured__content"><td class="box-heading"> <h2 class="h3">Working Together</h2> </td><td class="box-content"><span>Leverage the geography of UWG to be an economic and intellectual engine for companies, communities, and organizations through talent-development and mutually-beneficial partnerships.</span></td></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list border"><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image: url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/mission.jpg');"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/mission.jpg" alt="UWG students graduating. "></img></div><div class="featured__content"><td class="box-heading"> <h2 class="h3">Looking Ahead</h2> </td><td class="box-content"><span>Define pathways to post-graduation through an institutional commitment to elevating and advancing internships, experiential learning, intentional mentorship, and professional and community-based network development for<span> </span></span><span>all</span><span><span> </span>students.</span></td></div></div></div></div></section> </div><div class="univ-tab-panel" role="tabpanel" id="panel-competitiveness" aria-labelledby="tab-competitiveness" tabindex="-1" data-visibility="hidden" aria-hidden="true"><div class="univ-tab-panel-header"><h2>Competitiveness</h2><button class="univ-tab-copy-link" aria-label="Copy link to this tab" data-panel-id="panel-competitiveness"><i class="fas fa-link" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="univ-tab-copy-confirmation">Link copied</span></button></div><p> <section class="featured-section pt-1 pt-sm-4 pt-md-4 mt-md-0"><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/a-day-1m-rss.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/a-day-1m-rss.jpg" alt=""></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">See and Be Seen</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-7e045446-7fff-8ddb-8113-fc78eac9ca4d"><span>Elevate institutional visibility and reputation by promoting the successes and contributions of students, faculty, staff, and alumni.</span></span></p></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/stock/pics/general-brand/featured/professor-assiting-student.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/stock/pics/general-brand/featured/professor-assiting-student.jpg" alt=""></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Stand Out</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-1b04b7a5-7fff-ee58-963a-76731df7e4b9"><span>Be distinct - design distinctive, world-class experiences inside and outside the classroom for all who “Go West,” differentiating ourselves from our peers and aspirants. </span></span></p></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/momentum-center-carouse.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/momentum-center-carouse.jpg" alt="momentum center"></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Be Better</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-8db3ee11-7fff-551d-6fc2-68128ffe7734"><span>Embed excellence in service in all that we do - create remarkable experiences through proactive service (ensure everyone feels “expected”).</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></section> <section class="featured-section pt-1 pt-sm-4 pt-md-4 mt-md-0"><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/stock/pics/general-brand/featured/2-students-talking.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/stock/pics/general-brand/featured/2-students-talking.jpg" alt="Education professor assisting student in the classroom."></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Diversity is Strength</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f14f8e03-7fff-07bc-afa9-b39a2ab7dbf1"><span>Recruit, hire, and continually develop a high-performing, diverse workforce with multiple perspectives.</span></span></p></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/girls-empowerment-movement-rss.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/girls-empowerment-movement-rss.jpg" alt="Two UWG students working out at the gym. "></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Get Healthy</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-302b4eac-7fff-7174-0035-ad7dd5399375"><span>Implement a holistic, institution-wide integrated wellness framework to enhance the lives and performance of students, employees, and external communities we serve.</span></span></p></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/stock/pics/general-brand/featured/east-commons.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/stock/pics/general-brand/featured/east-commons.jpg" alt="Gathering area where the East Commons building meets with one of UWG's residence halls. "></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Culture of Excellence</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b38ebcb0-7fff-b81b-af5c-cb46647efb66"><span>Advance the front porch of the university by engineering the student athletic, artistic, and other externally-facing (or audience-centered) experiences around a culture of excellence.</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></section> </p> <p> </p> <section class="featured-section pt-1 pt-sm-4 pt-md-4 mt-md-0"><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list border"><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image: url('/assets-main/pics/current-students-widget-pics/wolf-statue.png');"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets-main/pics/current-students-widget-pics/wolf-statue.png" alt="UWG Wolf Statue"></img></div><div class="featured__content"><td class="box-heading"> <h2>Working Toward the Future</h2> </td><td class="box-content">Shape and deploy next-generation operating and service models emphasizing financial stability and wherewithal; focus on creating margin in our resources to facilitate investment in the “next.”</td></div></div></div></div></section> </div><div class="univ-tab-panel" role="tabpanel" id="panel-placemaking" aria-labelledby="tab-placemaking" tabindex="-1" data-visibility="hidden" aria-hidden="true"><div class="univ-tab-panel-header"><h2>Placemaking</h2><button class="univ-tab-copy-link" aria-label="Copy link to this tab" data-panel-id="panel-placemaking"><i class="fas fa-link" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="univ-tab-copy-confirmation">Link copied</span></button></div><p> <section class="featured-section pt-1 pt-sm-4 pt-md-4 mt-md-0"><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/enrollment-fall-2020-rss.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/enrollment-fall-2020-rss.jpg" alt="UWG student wearing Covid-19 mask."></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Feel at Home</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-1f44dab7-7fff-5934-07f9-9334892fd133"><span>Strengthen the sense of belonging and connectedness at UWG by intentionally nurturing relationships and bonds among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and communities.</span></span></p></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/graduate-enrollment-upward-trajectory-rss.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/graduate-enrollment-upward-trajectory-rss.jpg" alt="UWG student working on homework in the library."></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Feel Welcome</h2><p><span>Intentionally cultivate a safe and inviting environment that seamlessly integrates equitable principles in all institutional actions.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"><div class="featured__list "><div class="featured__image image-container compat-object-fit" style="background-image:url('/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/thriving-under-30-rss2.jpg')"><img class="img-fluid d-block d-sm-block d-md-none" src="/assets/strategicplan/pics/priorities/thriving-under-30-rss2.jpg" alt="Bronze UWG Wolf Statue."></img></div><div class="featured__content"><h2 class="h3">Feel Unique</h2><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d7b3edc9-7fff-ac17-d1bc-14e8ae0cf372"><span>Continuously elevate physical and digital spaces, presentation, and service to cultivate a clear, distinctive UWG identity and experience on campus and throughout the region.</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></section> </p> <section class="featured-section pt-1 pt-sm-4 pt-md-4 mt-md-0"><div 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