| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.21 |
| Liaison | Joanne Wong |
| Submission Date | Feb. 5, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Mills College
PAE-2: Strategic Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.00 / 6.00 |
Britta
Bullard Sustainability Coordinator Campus Facilities |
Year the strategic plan or equivalent was completed or adopted:
Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the environmental dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the environmental dimensions of sustainability:
One of the main goals of the 2008-2013 Strategic Plan is Environmental and Fiscal Sustainability: Expand and maintain the College’s physical environment, incorporating ongoing
concern for environmental sustainability, and pursue strategic goals while maintaining financial sustainability.
This includes objectives such as:
Provide an outstanding accessible campus environment to support Mills’
educational mission, and incorporate sustainable guiding principles in campus
planning, building, and operations.
Create a process for submission of funding requests for capital projects and establish criteria for the College Budget Committee to use in evaluating
requests. Establish criteria and processes for the College to determine the
priority and/or advisability of major facilities projects. Engage the campus
community in ongoing dialogue regarding facilities projects. Fund deferred
maintenance at two percent of the operating budget annually.
Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the social dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the social dimensions of sustainability:
One of the main goals of the 2008-2013 Strategic Plan is Educational Access and Diversity: Enhance educational access for and retention of an excellent and diverse student body
and a diverse faculty and staff.
The objectives include:
1. Strengthen Mills’ leadership role in recruiting diverse undergraduate and
graduate student populations while meeting target enrollment goals of 1,000 and 550, respectively, by 2013.
2. Develop outreach programs to educate first-generation students and their
families on financial aid, branching out from Oakland to other areas with
concentrations of traditionally underrepresented and underserved students, as
well as struggling middle-class students.
3. Support diverse student populations with admission, financial aid, academic,
and co-curricular programs that increase student retention and persistent rates.
4. Continue to focus recruitment strategies on attracting a diverse faculty and
staff that embrace traditionally underrepresented groups. Provide appropriate
role models for students, and enhance retention of this workforce through
mentoring programs, multicultural sensitivity training, and community
building activities.
5. Collect and disseminate baseline statistics. Articulate goals and chart
institutional progress for students, faculty, and staff.
Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the economic dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the economic dimensions of sustainability:
One of the main goals of the 2008-2013 Strategic Plan is Environmental and Fiscal Sustainability: Expand and maintain the College’s physical environment, incorporating ongoing
concern for environmental sustainability, and pursue strategic goals while maintaining financial sustainability.
This includes the objective to:
Continue the College’s commitment to financial sustainability by achieving
balanced budgets, decreasing reliance on the quasi-endowment, and adhering to the endowment pay-out structure.
The website URL where information about the strategic plan is available:
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