Goal 1 - Leader in Business Education

Ensure that our business education focuses on foundational elements of business and critical thinking skills, producing well-rounded students who are prepared for the workplace, sought after by employers, and are able to learn and adapt throughout their careers.

1.1: Ensure students are prepared

Objective

Ensure Smeal identifies and implements processes to ensure our students are prepared for a rapidly evolving business environment.

Key Performance Indicator(s)

Increased number of successful student placements and employer satisfaction.

Mapping

Penn State Foundations

  • F2 - Engaging Our Students

Penn State Thematic Priorities

  • TE4 - Prepare Our Students For Success In Their Careers And In Life

Penn State Supporting Elements

  • IS3 - Drive Innovation And Discovery

Strategic Plan (2020 - 2025) - Business, Smeal College of

  • Leader in Business Education

1.2: Strengthen enrollment strategy

Objective

Sustain Penn State’s land-grant mission by strengthening Smeal’s enrollment strategy to improve alignment with resource capacity and support student recruitment, retention, and success.

Key Performance Indicator(s)

Increased number of enrollment of students with successful recruitment and retention outcomes.

Mapping

Penn State Foundations

  • F1 - Enabling Access To Education

Penn State Thematic Priorities

  • TE5 - Partner More Effectively With Pre-College Educators

Penn State Supporting Elements

  • OP1 - Improve The Design, Oversight, Integration, And Effectiveness Of Organizational Processes

Strategic Plan (2020 - 2025) - Business, Smeal College of

  • Leader in Business Education

1.3: Build on the continued success of the online Creative Team Model (CTM)

Objective

Build on the continued success of the online Creative Team Model (CTM).

Key Performance Indicator(s)

Usage of the CTM across the portfolio has increased.

Mapping

Penn State Foundations

  • F0- No Foundation Connection

Penn State Thematic Priorities

  • TE2 - Foster A Curriculum That Integrates Multiple Modes Of Delivery, While Leveraging Online Capabilities And Enhanced And Emerging Digital Learning Options
  • DI4 - Make Online Education And Personalized Learning Central To Our 21st-Century Land-Grant Mission

Penn State Supporting Elements

  • OP2 - Establish Processes For Continual Institutional Assessment, Improvement, And Innovation, Including More Systematic Review Of Administrative And Academic Organizational Performance And Financial Stewardship

Strategic Plan (2020 - 2025) - Business, Smeal College of

  • Leader in Business Education

1.4: Improve the teaching and learning experience through a data-driven course design process, based on customized learning analytics

Objective

Improve the teaching and learning experience through a data-driven course design process, based on customized learning analytics.

Key Performance Indicator(s)

Teaching and learning experience for students has improved.

Mapping

Penn State Foundations

  • F0- No Foundation Connection

Penn State Thematic Priorities

  • TE2 - Foster A Curriculum That Integrates Multiple Modes Of Delivery, While Leveraging Online Capabilities And Enhanced And Emerging Digital Learning Options
  • DI4 - Make Online Education And Personalized Learning Central To Our 21st-Century Land-Grant Mission

Penn State Supporting Elements

  • OP1 - Improve The Design, Oversight, Integration, And Effectiveness Of Organizational Processes

Strategic Plan (2020 - 2025) - Business, Smeal College of

  • Leader in Business Education

1.5: Build capabilities in Online and other delivery modes

Objective

Build capabilities in Online and other delivery modes.

Key Performance Indicator(s)

Number and level of quality of Online capabilities have increased.

Mapping

Penn State Foundations

  • F1 - Enabling Access To Education

Penn State Thematic Priorities

  • TE2 - Foster A Curriculum That Integrates Multiple Modes Of Delivery, While Leveraging Online Capabilities And Enhanced And Emerging Digital Learning Options
  • DI4 - Make Online Education And Personalized Learning Central To Our 21st-Century Land-Grant Mission

Penn State Supporting Elements

  • No Associated Supporting Element Connection

Strategic Plan (2020 - 2025) - Business, Smeal College of

  • Leader in Business Education