Overarching Goal: Become ranked as a national university distinguished by our innovative liberal arts core and high-achieving students and alumni.

STRATEGY

POTENTIAL INITIATIVES FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Strategy 1

Establish an integrated, interdisciplinary, experiential liberal arts core that equips every student to succeed academically and professionally in a globally connected world.

Potential Initiatives for Implementation

  1. Strategically select more programs that will include curriculum that encourages an integrated, interdisciplinary, experiential liberal arts core.
  2. Establish nationally recognized institutes.
  3. Bring in nationally recognized speakers.
  4. Redesign the curriculum.

Strategy 2

Attract and enroll more highly qualified, civic-minded and intellectually curious students.

Potential Initiatives for Implementation

  1. Increase admissions selectivity.
  2. Improve student success outcomes like graduation and retention.

Strategy 3

Identify and develop signature undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs and institutes that will advance our profile as a national university.

Potential Initiatives for Implementation

  1. Add new programs.
  2. Increase faculty publications and research.

Strategy 4

Make experiential learning a differentiator of the College of Charleston educational experience.

Potential Initiatives for Implementation

  1. Redesign the curriculum to include more experiential learning opportunities.
  2. Increase the percentage of students who participate in experiential learning opportunities by graduation.

Strategy 5

Support and incentivize faculty to lead the way in implementing innovative teaching models and practices and contributing to cutting-edge thought leadership and research in their respective fields.

Potential Initiatives for Implementation

Improve faculty outcomes and provide support for redesigning the curriculum, publishing their work and conducting research.