MSCHE Self-Study: Institutional Goals

Institutional Goals

Through an inclusive, institution-wide consultation process involving faculty, staff, students, and administration, Brooklyn College has identified the following goals that emerge from our strategic planning efforts and alignment with the CUNY system’s vision. These goals were selected because they are forward-looking, central to our mission, and provide a clear framework for the self-appraisal process, ensuring continuous improvement. These goals will guide our self-study, focusing our analysis on key areas of institutional effectiveness and ensuring that our findings result in actionable plans that align with both our campus mission and the broader CUNY vision.

Transformative Academic Excellence and Student Success

Elevating Brooklyn College as an engine for social mobility through cutting-edge curricula and innovative research; improving retention and graduation rates; strengthening support services
Reshaping student success, accelerating student success, and nurturing/renewing the academic core; closing equity gaps and addressing basic needs (mental health, food/housing security)

Enhanced Career and Workforce Development

Expanding career development programs, integrating career planning into coursework, and increasing internship opportunities to prepare graduates for meaningful work
Improving overall career outcomes, tripling the number of students who complete a paid internship, and expanding workforce development initiatives

Inclusive Community and Campus Infrastructure

Fostering a campus culture that thrives on diversity, equity, inclusivity, and belonging; transforming infrastructure to be safe, sustainable, and technologically advanced
Creating a student-centered, equity-driven university and modernizing infrastructure (facilities, technology) across the system

Goal	Description
Goal 1: Transformative Academic Excellence and Student Success	Elevating Brooklyn College as an engine for social mobility through cutting-edge curricula and innovative research; improving retention and graduation rates; strengthening support services Reshaping student success, accelerating student success, and nurturing/renewing the academic core; closing equity gaps and addressing basic needs (mental health, food/housing security)
Goal 2: Enhanced Career and Workforce Development	Expanding career development programs, integrating career planning into coursework, and increasing internship opportunities to prepare graduates for meaningful work Improving overall career outcomes, tripling the number of students who complete a paid internship, and expanding workforce development initiatives
Goal 3: Inclusive Community and Campus Infrastructure	Fostering a campus culture that thrives on diversity, equity, inclusivity, and belonging; transforming infrastructure to be safe, sustainable, and technologically advanced Creating a student-centered, equity-driven university and modernizing infrastructure (facilities, technology) across the system

Alignment of Goals to Brooklyn College’s Strategic Plan

The Brooklyn College Strategic Plan 2024–29 has five priorities that are designed to support the mission of the college, which is to provide “excellent, affordable, and transformative education” to its students through “outstanding research and academic programs.” The institutional goals of the self-study aim to support the college’s mission and their alignment with the strategic plan priorities illustrates this.

	Transformative Academic Excellence	Strategic Funding	Campus Community	Campus Infrastructure	Collaboration and External Engagement
Goal 1: Transformative Academic Excellence and Student Success	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Goal 2: Enhanced Career and Workforce Development	✓	✓	✓		✓
Goal 3: Inclusive Community and Campus Infrastructure		✓	✓	✓	✓

Alignment of Institutional Goals with MSCHE Standards

The institutional goals align with the seven MSCHE Standards as shown in the table below.

	MSCHE Standard I: Mission and Goals	MSCHE Standard II: Ethics and Integrity	MSCHE Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience	MSCHE Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience	MSCHE Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment	MSCHE Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement	MSCHE Standard VII: Governance, Leadership, and Administration
Goal 1: Transformative Academic Excellence and Student Success	✓		✓	✓	✓
Goal 2: Enhanced Career and Workforce Development	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Goal 3: Inclusive Community and Campus Infrastructure		✓		✓		✓	✓

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