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The University enlisted the assistance of Helix Architecture+ Design, Inc., a Kansas City firm, to begin the first ofthe key initiatives and develop a Campus Master Plan.“The Campus Master Plan effort is going to tell us a lotabout our space – where we can better utilize existing spaceand where we have more extensive needs,” Massman said.“Once we identify short-term space utilization recommendationsand more long-term facility improvements or expansions,we’ll also start to prioritize based on need, costsand what fits most closely with the Strategic Plan.”The University will unveil the Campus Master Plan laterthis fall.“As our Strategic Plan evolves over time, it is anticipatedthat the long-term Campus Master Plan will have theflexibility to accommodate those changes,” Massman said.“Our operations should be improved by the Campus MasterPlan, and the Campus Master Plan, in turn, should give us aDeveloping aCampus Master PlanAlready Underway!Recruiting and hiring avice president of researchand a vice president ofinstitutional effectivenessAlready Underway!Developing additionalclerkship and residenciesAlready Underway!framework from which we can move on to execute the variousphases of our Strategic Plan.”While there is much work ahead to achieve the goals setforth in the Strategic Plan, University leaders are excited tohave a specific direction that the entire campus communitycan embrace together.“I am confident it will be the first time the University – allthe way down to the individual departments – really has developeda roadmap for itself, which gives our constituents a betterfeel and understanding of where their University is headed,”Dr. Weaver said. “With this plan, KCUMB is strategically positionedto be competitive and exemplify positive, sustainableand diverse growth as it enters its second century.”Got something to say about this story? Submit aLetter to the Editor at www.kcumb.edu/myletteror by email to communicator@kcumb.edu.KCUMB'SKEY INITIATIVESUNDERWAYDeveloping financial feasibility assessmentsfor other potential key initiatives, including:• Expanding the Kesselheim Centerfor Clinical Competence• Embarking on a centennial campaign• Evaluating the need for additionalgraduate programs• Exploring ways to further developand grow research• Building a new education pavilion toreplace the existing Annex Building• Exploring the feasibility of a NortheastHealth ClinicA Closer Look at KCUMB’sFive-Year Strategic Plan2011-2016Institutional GoalsGoal I: Enhance Student SuccessObjectives:1. Develop enrollment management strategies that recruithighly qualified prospective students, improving theacademic profile of incoming students and increasingpotential for student success.2. Improve overall curricular content, delivery andevaluation as well as assessment processes to increaseKCUMB’s overall academic reputation.Goal 2: Enhance Research ActivityObjectives:1. Increase research quality and productivity among individualfaculty, across departments, and within academicprograms through investments in infrastructure, thedevelopment of additional graduate assistantships andfellowships, and the recruitment of additional successfulresearch faculty.2. Continue to develop a culture that understands the significantcontributions research makes in an academicenvironment.3. Work collaboratively with partner institutions andalumni to develop research programs and researchcenters that result in regional and national recognitionfor KCUMB.4. Identify new academic programs that will strengthenresearch activity and results. Invest in the developmentof potentially fruitful programs.5. Expand opportunities for students to be exposed toresearch and to be more actively engaged in researchon campus and in clerkships.Goal 3: Promote and Increase Internal and External ServiceObjectives:1. Evaluate current clinical practice settings to ensure theUniversity’s clinical practice investment best supportsthe mission of the University and its academic programs.2. Promote OPP and OMM regionally and nationally.3. Enhance external service program and develop acommunications strategy around it, which, in turn,will improve institutional reputation. External serviceprogram to include: OMM/OPP practice, service learning,global health initiative, community service and professionalleadership.4. Develop a nationally recognized global health initiativewith substance that includes clerkships, curriculumand service.5. Define, organize, formalize and recognize service learning.Goal 4: Promote Sustainability Across the InstitutionObjectives:1. Reduce KCUMB’s overall environmental footprint by5 percent annually.2. Develop a comprehensive sustainability plan, identifyingkey areas to focus KCUMB’s sustainability efforts.3. Adhere to national best practices regarding facilitymaintenance operations, green campus structures,water usage and purchasing.4. Expand electronic and digital resources and capabilitiesto eliminate excess waste.5. Develop processes to evaluate, establish and implementalternative sources of revenue for the University.Goal 5: Enhance Institutional DiversityObjectives:1. Enhance diversity among students and staff.2. Enhance diversity of revenue to the University.3. Enhance the diversity of academic programs offeredby KCUMB.6 Summer 2012 KCUMB CommunicatorSummer 2012 KCUMB Communicator 7