Manhattanville College Strategic Plan 2011-2016

1. Curriculum and Co-curriculum:

• Enhance Manhattanville’s academic reputation as a College which offers distinguished undergraduate degrees centered in the liberal arts, select graduate degrees and certificates in professional fields, and opportunities for lifelong learning
• Ensure student participation in co-curricular and extracurricular activities as an integrated part of the undergraduate and graduate college experience  
• Ensure that diversity, global engagement, and commitment to service remain key identifiers of the College
• Strengthen current programs and develop new ones that respond to, and take advantage of, a rapidly changing world that is technological, interconnected, diverse, and global

2. Facilities and Space:

• Enhance the residential, learning, and community experience by improving physical facilities and amenities

3. Personnel and Governance:

• Improve planning, governance, and communication processes by and among all constituencies
• Enhance the professional development and quality of work life for faculty, administrators, and staff

4. Financial Resources and Stewardship:

• Engage in responsible stewardship by ensuring the financial viability of the College for succeeding generations

• Develop and maintain a culture of financial and programmatic adaptability which ensures that the College is responsive to shifting economic and social conditions and developments in the academy

5. Community and Community Relations:

• Build and maintain a strong relationship with alumnae and friends of the College that ensures increased involvement by them in the life of the College through volunteerism and philanthropy
• Ensure a fully engaged, involved, and committed Board of Trustees and trustee     committees
• Maintain and expand relationships with the local and national community and institutions such as foundations, government agencies, and corporations in order to enhance learning opportunities for students and development opportunities for faculty and staff

6. Institutional Assessment:

• Implement an on-going evaluation and assessment of Manhattanville’s progress towards goals and objectives