Frostburg State University
PAE-2: Strategic Plan

As reflected in its mission statement and strategic plan, Frostburg State University is strongly committed to preserving the environment through sustainability. Through the Learning Green, Living Green (LGLG) sustainability initiative and numerous related measures, the University is preparing students, faculty, staff, and community members to address environmental issues. Frostburg State University’s strategic plan, which puts into action its mission statement, is intended to move the institution to a position of national distinction and academic excellence. The plan identifies three institutional priorities designed to enhance teaching and learning at FSU: (1) make more intentional the University’s focus on experiential and applied learning opportunities for students both inside and outside the classroom as the hallmark of an FSU education, (2) improve the University’s facilities so that students live and learn in a modern and technologically sophisticated environment, and (3) increase student quality and improve student persistence to graduation. The mission statement and strategic plan moves the institution to a position of national distinction and academic excellence by making more intentional the University’s focus on experiential and applied learning opportunities for students, improving the University’s facilities so that students live and learn in a modern and technologically sophisticated environment. Submitting in September 2009 its Climate Action Plan to the Association for Sustainability in Higher Education. With a goal of climate neutrality in 2030, the University has identified 49 strategic initiatives to be implemented within two years. In the fall of 2010, the University launched its new and innovative academic minor in Sustainability Studies. Acquiring federal funding for the University’s new Sustainable Energy Research Facility (SERF) located at Allegany Business Center at Frostburg State University. Construction of the facility began in 2011 highlights the University’s role as an important regional center for energy policy discussion and renewable resources research and development.

Below are excerpts from the strategic plan: VISION Frostburg State University will be recognized as a student-centered teaching and learning institution. The University will be known nationally for its emphasis on experiential education, its commitment to sustainability, and for the quality of its graduates as critical thinkers, life-long learners, and technologically competent global citizens. MISSION STATEMENT Frostburg State University is a student-centered teaching and learning institution featuring experiential opportunities. The University offers students a distinctive and distinguished baccalaureate education along with a select set of applied master’s and doctoral programs. Frostburg serves regional and statewide economic and workforce development; promotes cultural enrichment, civic responsibility, and sustainability; and prepares future leaders to meet the challenges of a complex and changing global society.