The following vision of Keene State Colege was captured in discussions with the faculty leading up to the creation of the Strategic Plan:
KSC Priorities and Core Values
Faculty Planning Discussion
College Values:
- Integrity
- Community of Scholars
- Consensus Building, Seek Common Ground
- Dialogue
- Civic Engagement
- Respect for all
- Value of Liberal Arts, Value of Liberal Education, Integrative Education
- Academic Freedom and Responsibility
- Freedom of Information
- Openly support our principles
- Commitment to including views of the marginalized
- Respect for diversity and multiplicity of views
- Scientific method
- Wellness
College Priorities:
- Promote civic responsibility and ethical awareness
- Pursue/support academic accomplishments of faculty and students. Showcase what faculty do.
- Complete transition to 4 credits
- Health and welfare of all at KSC
Planning Principles:
- Continuous
- Representative/inclusive
- Clear and transparent
- Responsible input from all members of the campus
- Fun and creative
- Effective
- Progressive
- Space for reflection/structured
- All have opportunity for input without coercion or pressure
- Proactive
- Informed
College Priorities:
Where will planning take us?
- Center of academic excellence
- New curriculum in place which contributes to a first rate education
- Excitement about learning
- Campus is engaged/active with issues of the world
- Intellectual and personal growth is promoted
- Campus is comfortable and safe
Budget Process:
- Transparent and clear
- Map priorities to budget
- Representative and inclusive
- Equity according to programmatic needs
- Recognition of tensions, consensus building, resolution
- Structure
- Appropriate balance between past and future
- Identify needs and seek resources