Strategic Plan

Goals

• Physical Spaces

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Construction of a new multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art LEED Platinum School of Business building complex that will foster organic interaction and serve as a signature landmark for all our stakeholders	Classes began in the building on September 26, 2024 and the school hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House for campus trustees and leadership, alumni, school leadership and donors, the campus community and our students.

• Organizational Culture

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Foster a work environment of shared governance, responsibility, communication, and refinement in policies and procedures	New Staff Operations Manual distributed to staff on October 22, 2024 (Faculty Operations Manual already in place)
  Encourage and embrace open dialogue and debate through formal and informal channels
  Develop an open, collegial culture that fosters and nurtures students, faculty, and staff to take risks, seek challenges, and empower others	Our faculty created a new "INSPIRE Lab" that brings students, academics, and tech community members together to explore using AI, Machine Learning, and other technology
  Promote and celebrate our accomplishments	Celebrated our new $87M building
  Foster community within the school	The school sponsored an end-of-the-year banquet with faculty, staff, and students and presented awards for teaching excellence, TA excellence, and leadership excellence for various clubs across the school

• Connections

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Enhance and sustain engagement between employers, alumni, donors, and the school	New Assistant Dean for External Relations position created in September 2024
  Establish a strong alumni culture of lifelong connectedness and giving back	New Executive Coaching program for graduate students (an outgrowth from our Executive Fellows program)  Leaders Mentoring the Next Generation (LMNG) program Invited alums to participate as panelists and attendees at our Women In Business Leadership Conference
  Fund a distinguished academic and professional visiting speaker’s series and host conferences on current management topics of interest	Management, Marketing, and Operations/Supply Chain Mgmt areas have hosted mini research camps/conferences Finance area again hosting the Citrus Finance Conference in May 2025

• Undergraduate Programs

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Explore new program opportunities and effective ways to combine and build on existing programs	A new Business Analytics major was approved in April 2024. We will begin enrolling students in fall 2025. The new (fall 2023) Actuarial Science major has grown from 34 students to 62 students (fall 2024).
  Determine an effective balance between remote and in-person learning
  Promote education abroad	The school's Global Programs are now part of the campus' Education Abroad office, helping promote the programs to a wider audience.
  Integrate soft skills into learning outcomes
  Expand opportunities for experiential learning	We have increased funding for our students to compete in case competitions including the CLC in Ohio, the ICBSC in Anaheim, the Ag Competition at UCD, our own Women In Business Case Competition.
  Determine the viability of expanding the school’s Career Development Center to serve the undergraduate population	A Career Focus Team was established in June 2024 to develop advisor training and a career readiness curriculum. Key initiatives include sending advisors to NACADA training, launching joint academic and career plans, revising the career services website, and embedding career advising into Business F1RST courses starting Fall 2025.
  Enhance and systematize guest speaker utilization in courses and clubs	The Executive Fellows program brings in business leaders (alum and non-alum) into large lecture classes.

• Graduate Programs

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Continuously review and revise curricula to enhance students’ competitiveness in the job market	Increased interaction with industry experts
  Increase domestic student enrollment in graduate programs	Domestic Student Enrollment Trends:
  Explore new specialized master’s and certificate programs	As of Spring 2024, we are offering a Track II in our professional MBA program for admitted students with 3+ years of relevant experience that is 64 units versus the traditional 80 units.
  Explore alternative formats for graduate programs and offer an online MBA
  Expand the eligibility to enroll in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program by establishing a track for students with nonbusiness and/or statistics background	Completed in the 2024 academic year
  Ensure that our financial aid is competitive to attract and yield high-quality applicants
  Expand the Career Development Center to increase industry outreach and to support student achievement	Announced early January 2024, we are implementing the new structure. A new director of graduate student success in June 2024, and four new team members with career and advising backgrounds were added over the last 6 months to support our students.

• Research Enterprise

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Offer incentives that promote high-quality research and teaching excellence in hiring, merit, retention, and promotion
  Make breakthrough research and resources accessible to the academic and professional communities	Our faculty research is published on our news website and in our magazine and mailed to over 32,000 alumni and business owners
  Facilitate the exchange of research ideas	We regularly host academic presentations for management, marketing, operations/supply chain, accounting, finance, and and our inspire lab
  Enhance our diversity initiatives to nurture an inclusive research environment

• People

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Empower, recognize, and promote individuals who distinguish themselves through their leading-edge scholarship, teaching, and service	Annual awards for teaching excellence, including monetary awards  Professor Margaret Campbell received the Fellows Award from the  Society for Consumer Psychology
  Foster a work environment that empowers individuals to excel and advance	AGSM Harvesting Connections Event with Faculty, Staff, and Alumni
  Reinforce a supportive community, one that helps members deepen professional investigation and achievement

• Culture of Continuous Improvement

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruiting students, staff, and faculty	Our MBA class is 51% women and 52% underrepresented groups
  Recruit international graduate students from a broad range of countries	We currently have 25 countries represented in our graduate programs
  Provide an excellent stakeholder experience in the most effective manner to empower those inside and outside of the organization to carry out their tasks in the most efficient way
  Empower continuous improvement in policies and procedures