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Strategic Plan

Student Objective
Employee Objective
Community Objective

STUDENT OBJECTIVE

Because student success is paramount, every Drury student will have a transformative and personalized experience, identifying their professional calling, developing a lasting array of lifelong academic, intellectual, professional, and whole person life skills, accessing mentors across campus and community, and learning and living successfully during their matriculation.

Benchmark 1: Drury students achieve academic excellence.

  1. Tracking Metric One: In every academic year, Drury students will compete annually and win national scholarship awards and recognition. in progress
  2. Tracking Metric Two: 75% of Drury Day students will present undergraduate research, course projects, portfolios, or performances on or off campus during their matriculation by 2030. in progress
  3. Tracking Metric Three: 33% of Drury GO and Graduate students will present research, course projects, portfolios, or performances digitally, on, or off campus by 2030. in progress
  4. Tracking Metric Four: Admission to the Drury University Day program will continue to be moderately selective, prioritizing academically strong students with a passion for personalized education and intellectual growth through excellence and interdisciplinarity. achieved ✓

Benchmark 2: By blending liberal arts and professional preparation, Drury students graduate with multiple credentials, co-curricular and extra-curricular experiences, and develop lifelong learning competencies. 

  1. Tracking Metric One: 100% of Drury Day graduates have multiple credentials by 2028. achieved ✓
  2. Tracking Metric Two: 100% of Drury Day students will have five or more off-campus engagement, co-curricular, extra-curricular, or service, experiences by 2029. in progress
  3. Tracking Metric Three: Drury GO students will have opportunities for two or more on-campus experiences each year and 67% of Drury GO students will attend an academic enrichment event on one of Drury’s campuses during their matriculation by 2030. in progress

Benchmark 3: Because Drury is dedicated to personalized education, the university will provide a student-focused experience for all, emblematic of student support, recognized high-impact learning, living and whole-person development practices, and a commitment to meaningful involvement.

  1. Tracking Metric One: 40% of Drury Day students will study away or abroad as part of their matriculation by 2030. in progress
  2. Tracking Metric Two: 90% of Drury students will identify one or more mentors in their matriculation by 2028. in progress
  3. Tracking Metric Three: 67% of Drury Day students will have internships for pay, course credit, or both during their matriculation by 2030. in progress
  4. Tracking Metric Four: 100% of all Drury students will have access to student support services including academic, physical and mental health, advising, and vocational discernment. achieved ✓
  5. Tracking Metric Five: 75% of Drury Day students are members of one or more student organizations by 2028. in progress
  6. Tracking Metric Six: Drury Day students will retain at 95% or more from first fall to first spring, and 82% or more from first fall to second fall by 2030. in progress
  7. Tracking Metric Seven: Drury is a transfer-friendly university, growing the ease of the transfer process and meeting the 72 hour turnaround threshold for prospective students by 2028. in progress
  8. Tracking Metric Eight: Drury University will honor and implement a life in balance approach to NCAA and Non-NCAA student-athletics.
    1. Student athletes will meet or exceed median campuswide GPA metrics and will meet or exceed median campuswide retention and graduation metrics by 2028. in progress
    2. Drury University will finish in the top third in conference and national Division II all-sports awards by 2028. in progress
    3. By 2030, 100% of Drury’s NCAA and non-NCAA athletic teams will have qualified for one or more conference or national postseason tournaments. in progress
  9. Tracking Metric Nine: Drury students graduate with educational debt that is less than the national average by 2028, and the university will make a range of basic financial literacy information available to students by 2028. in progress

EMPLOYEE OBJECTIVE

Drury University will be a destination job for faculty who identify as a teacher-scholar-mentor, for staff who are devoted to the student-focused mission of personalized education, and for all that aspire to grow professionally as leaders in a culture of community characterized by dignity, respect, open communication, and operational efficiency.

Benchmark 1: Drury University believes in growing leaders at every level of the enterprise.

  1. Tracking Metric One: All employees will have access to two or more professional development opportunities each academic or fiscal year including learning labs, campus conversations, workshops, short courses, for-credit or audit courses, webinars, professional association meetings digital or in-person, and local, regional, or national conferences by 2028. achieved ✓
  2. Tracking Metric Two: As a university policy, all open full-time positions will be posted for internal or internal/external applicants and every full time employee will have a job description and annual evaluation by 2027. achieved ✓

Benchmark 2: Drury University is committed to continuously improve compensation, benefits, technology tools, physical and campus facilities, and opportunities of all descriptions for employees.

  1. Tracking Metric One: Drury University will continue to make tuition remission a core component of its employee benefit package. achieved ✓
  2. Tracking Metric Two: Each year, Drury will provide two or more healthcare plan choices for employees, and do everything possible to make sure coverage is available at anchor healthcare institutions within the Ozarks region. achieved ✓
  3. Tracking Metric Three: Drury will aspire to provide annual compensation at or above median levels of peer institutions within CUPA and other indices. in progress
  4. Tracking Metric Four: Each year, Drury University will allocate a minimum of one-quarter of any end-of-fiscal year surpluses back to employees in the form of a performance bonus. in progress
  5. Tracking Metric Five: In order to serve students and employees, Drury University will publish periodic reports of improvements of facilities, grounds, technology network, campus safety, and infrastructure, with each department identifying and documenting response time goals and performance. achieved ✓

Benchmark 3: Drury will practice open-book management whenever possible, making sure employees are informed, included, and that their voice is heard.

  1. Tracking Metric One: As an example of sound financial practices, Drury University will publish periodic data to employees and trustees on annual budget, endowment, and other financial matters. achieved ✓
  2. Tracking Metric Two: Because the financial stability of the institution is important, it will be the established goal of the university to balance the budget every year. in progress
  3. Tracking Metric Three: Drury University will pursue development strategies consistent with a goal of having a total endowment of $100 million dollars by 2030. in progress

COMMUNITY IMPACT OBJECTIVE

Through its people, programs, partnerships, and passions, Drury University will grow and enhance the intellectual, cultural, and economic fabric of our primary service region through service, expertise, research, collaboration, and solutions.

Benchmark 1: Drury will serve Springfield, the Ozarks, and beyond.

  1. Tracking Metric One: Drury will contribute a minimum of 50,000 or more community service hours each year by 2029. in progress
  2. Tracking Metric Two: Each fulltime employee will be paid by Drury for up to sixteen hours of documented community service time each year. Each student will be encouraged to provide up to sixteen hours of documented community service time each year by 2027. achieved ✓
  3. Tracking Metric Three: By 2028, Drury will collect and disseminate an annual community impact profile, aggregating engagements including internships, community events at all campuses, service hours, research, community board work, and other charitable, spiritual, intellectual, artistic, and athletic activities. in progress
  4. Tracking Metric Four: Drury University will establish an office of Community and Civic Engagement to expand, extend, and catalog our service to Springfield, the Ozarks, and beyond by 2029. in progress
  5. Tracking Metric Five: The Drury Springfield campus is a core aspect of placemaking in the community and will remain open to all who can benefit from its grounds, facilities, expertise, events, and commitment to civil discourse. achieved ✓
  6. Tracking Metric Six: Drury will continue to invest in students from our primary service region, using the Drury Springfield Promise and other such programs to increase students from the Ozarks region, including first generation and Pell eligible students by five percent by 2030. in progress
  7. Tracking Metric Seven: Drury will prioritize Employee Engagement opportunities, marrying Drury GO credentials to Ozarks workforce needs, and agreeing to two or more such agreements per year through 2030. in progress
  8. Tracking Metric Eight: Drury will be a model organization for our primary service region, embodying a welcoming, comfortable, respectful, and civil environment for students, employees, and community members. achieved ✓
  9. Tracking Metric Nine: In establishing new degrees, credentials, events, partnerships, and athletic programs, Drury will seek first to assess the impact in our primary service region. achieved ✓
  10. Tracking Metric Ten: Drury will connect to and engage with its alumni and benefactors through digital, and in-person engagement. achieved ✓