Goal II: Academic Excellence

Initiatives

  • Recruit and retain exceptional faculty
  • Increase the diversity of faculty, academic professionals, administrators and staff
  • Strengthen recruitment of high achieving students, particularly students of underrepresented populations
  • Position the academy to meet 21st century opportunities
  • Develop undergraduate and graduate interdisciplinary academic programs that link to emerging areas of scholarship
  • Increase opportunities for cross-disciplinary doctoral education
  • Develop professional master’s programs in areas of pressing need
  • Maximize our impact by stewarding and enhancing our resources

Progress Indicators

  • # of national academy members or other nationally recognized honorary memberships
  • # of faculty in leadership positions or with fellowship status in societies
  • % of underrepresented faculty and staff
  • Student quality (e.g., HS rank, ACT score and graduate student indicators)
  • Student to faculty ratio
  • Total expenditures compared to total budget
  • State expenditures per IU