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

• 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

1. Promote civic responsibility and ethical awareness
2. Pursue/support academic accomplishments of faculty and students. Showcase what faculty do.
3. Complete transition to 4 credits
4. Health and welfare of all at KSC

• 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

• 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

• 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