About Lake Superior State University

Goals and Objectives

Revitalize the institution through mission-based allocation of resources.

•  Develop a sound fiscal strategy for the University's future

•  Develop and implement annual and 3-5 year enrollment plans.

•  Provide academic programs that reflect institutional uniqueness and market as well as student preparation.

•  Provide organizational, physical, and informational infrastructure that supports the academic enterprise.

•  Manage financial stability by recognizing economies of scale, establishing multiple sources of income, and using cost-benefit analysis.

•  Provide a supportive and culturally rich environment that encourages student participation in academic and extra-curricular activities.

Provide academic programs in the arts, sciences, and professions which demonstrate excellence and relevance for students.

•  Support instructional excellence.

•  Increase institutional effectiveness through interdisciplinary initiatives.

•  Achieve an institutional niche through pillar programs.

•  Assess all academic programs and services.

•  Resolve community college role.

Capitalize on LSSU's location in the natural and human environments of the upper Great Lakes region.

•  Integrate diverse cultural perspectives, with emphasis on the cultures of the region.

•  Respond to the challenges and opportunities of the region's rural setting.

•  Emphasize programs and experiential learning that provide an understanding of the unique natural resources of the upper Great Lakes region.

•  Promote responsible awareness of the relationship between society and the environment.

•  Improve and develop associations with Canadian enterprises.

Improve institutional outreach and collaboration with internal and external constituencies.

•  Facilitate collaboration within the University community.

•  Strengthen and further develop the relationship between the University and its external constituents.