Goal 2 - Community Engagement
Kutztown University will partner with the community to serve the needs of the people of the Commonwealth and the region.
Objective 1: Provide increased access to educational opportunities for the region's citizens
Action 1: Increase online educational experiences and non-traditional delivery methods (e.g., weekend academy, evening courses, non-traditional schedules)
Action 2: Strengthen and grow graduate education
Action 3: Provide lifelong learning opportunities for (a) adult learners, (b) non-degree seeking students oriented to regional culture, agriculture, business, and government, (c) seekers of certificates and specialized programs that address the needs of professionals in the workforce, and (d) non-degree seeking students that meet their personal needs
Action 4: Promote dual admissions, dual enrollment, and other initiatives with community colleges as well as develop partnerships with other four-year institutions
Action 5: Establish new integrated bachelors to masters programs
Action 6: Increase educational opportunities for alumni
- Benchmark: Increased number of new online academic programs
- Benchmark: Increased number of new integrated bachelors to masters programs
- Benchmark: Increased enrollments as a result of partnerships with the community colleges in our region
- Benchmark: New certificate programs
- Benchmark: New non-degree courses and programs
Objective 2: Increase the education-related experiences available to the public
Action 1: Increase education-related entertainment and service events
Action 2: Increase attendance at University cultural, entertainment, arts, and athletic programming by regional community residents
Action 3: Increase activities of alumni in University events (e.g., dynamic alumni events calendar, alumni members of the KU ambassadors initiative)
- Benchmark: Increased attendance at University education-related events (e.g., cultural, arts, athletics, lectures, demonstrations)
- Benchmark: Increased alumni participation in University events
Objective 3: Increase the participation of members of the University community in the wider community
Action 1: Increase service-learning experiences and community service opportunities
Action 2: Develop programs that encourage students to demonstrate good citizenship and social responsibility
Action 3: Increase the number of hours of community engagement of students, faculty, and staff
Action 4: Increase the number of
- Benchmark: Obtain Carnegie School of Engagement Classification
- Benchmark: Increased number of participants in service-learning experiences and community service