Initiatives

Initiative 1

Increase Coe's Endowment and Total Fundraising to Ensure Future Vibrancy

• Prioritize student access and success by funding endowed scholarships.
• Fund initiatives that enhance the student experience and career opportunities.
• Support academic and co-curricular innovations

            

Initiative 2

Improve the Academic Experience in the Classroom and the Community

• Become a more comprehensive institution and expand our academic offerings to attract new types of students.
• Establish an academic program that is forward thinking in skills and competencies taught in all classes and programs and centered on inquiry based design thinking and real-world problem solving.
• Take the classroom into the community to help students discover who they are, what matters to them and how they might contribute to the world.

      

Initiative 3

Enhance the Student Experience and Foster Connectivity

• Create an environment where students can thrive personally, academically, socially and professionally.
• Allocate resources for a comprehensive enhancement of the student residential experience including the integration of wellness design principles into community spaces.
• Invest in intercollegiate athletics for existing athletic programs and the development of new athletic programs.
• Foster an environment where co-curricular activities empower students to develop leadership skills, social awareness and a commitment to community engagement.

   

Initiative 4

Develop a Campus Culture of Innovation that is Supported by an Agile Infrastructure

• Equip faculty and staff through leveraging data and technology (including AI) to pursue more efficient decision making and implementation of innovative initiatives.
• Create intentional opportunities within the workday for collaboration, experimentation and refinement.
• Create integrated technology and systems across all campus functions including data analytics tools and resources.
• Prioritize information technology and institutional effectiveness operations and staffing to elevate collegewide functionality and performance.

      

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To learn more about Coe College and to support the Progress with Purpose strategic framework, contact the President's Office at o-president@coe.edu or 319.399.8686.