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ComprehensiveInstitutionalPlan2012/20132014/2015

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MountRoyalUniversityComprehensiveInstitutionalPlan2012

MountRoyalUniversityComprehensiveInstitutionalPlan2012

Contents

CONTENTS..................................................................................................................................................1

1.EXECUTIVESUMMARY............................................................................................................................1

2.ACCOUNTABILITYSTATEMENT................................................................................................................3

3.INSTITUTIONALCONTEXT........................................................................................................................4

MANDATE,MISSION,VISION,PRINCIPLESANDVALUES..................................................................................................4MandateStatement.......................................................................................................................................4Mission...........................................................................................................................................................5Vision.............................................................................................................................................................5MountRoyalUniversityPrioritiesandStrategies..........................................................................................5

4.PLANDEVELOPMENT..............................................................................................................................7

CONSULTATION2012/132014/15.......................................................................................................................7

5.ENVIRONMENTALSCAN..........................................................................................................................9

PopulationTrends..........................................................................................................................................9ApplicationPressure......................................................................................................................................9Competition.................................................................................................................................................10Transfers......................................................................................................................................................10StudentOutcomes.......................................................................................................................................10AboriginalandInternationalStudents.........................................................................................................10

6.GOALS,PRIORITYINITIATIVES,EXPECTEDOUTCOMESANDPERFORMANCEMEASURES..........................11

ACCESSGOALS..................................................................................................................................................11EnrolmentPlan............................................................................................................................................11ManaginganEnrolmentCorridor................................................................................................................12AccessProgramming...................................................................................................................................12ProgramDevelopment,Admissions&Recruitment.....................................................................................14StudentPersistence......................................................................................................................................15UnderrepresentedStudentPopulations.....................................................................................................16Programs.....................................................................................................................................................16ProgramDetail.............................................................................................................................................18Faculty.........................................................................................................................................................22QualityAssessment......................................................................................................................................24StudentServices...........................................................................................................................................25International................................................................................................................................................28

RESEARCH.........................................................................................................................................................31SUSTAINABILITY...............................................................................................................................................33

Collaboratewithotherinstitutionstoachievecosteffectivestrategies......................................................33

MountRoyalUniversityComprehensiveInstitutionalPlan2012

Ensurethatqualityprogramscanbemaintainedthroughenrolmenttargetsappropriatetofiscalresources.....................................................................................................................................................33Continuallyassessenvironment,economy,workforceandstudentdemandfornewprogramsandreallocateresourcesappropriately.............................................................................................................33

COMMUNITY...................................................................................................................................................34Expandrelationshipswithbothprivateandpublicsectoremployersinsecuringappropriateprogramworkexperienceplacementsandassistemployersinrecruitingqualifiedgraduates.................34IncreaseopportunitiesforcollaborationwithAlbertaandotherpostsecondaryinstitutionsfordegreecompletion......................................................................................................................................34ProvideopportunitiesforCalgaryhighschoolstudentstobegintheirpostsecondaryeducationwhilestillinhighschool..............................................................................................................................35Provideopportunitiesforresidentsofsurroundingcommunitiestoaccesspostsecondaryeducationintheirlocalcommunities..........................................................................................................35ProvideopportunitiesforstudentsandfacultyfromMountRoyalandotherCanadianpostsecondaryinstitutionstoengageinnationalexchangeprograms.....................................................35ExpandLibrarypartnershipswithotherinstitutions...................................................................................36IdentifyeducationalneedsofCalgaryandsurroundingcommunityandrespondbydevelopingprogramsappropriatetotheinstitutionalmandate...................................................................................36WorkwithProgramAdvisoryCommitteestopromoteemploymentofgraduatesandensurecurriculumisappropriatetotheworkplace................................................................................................37Continuetoworkwithanumberofprofessionalassociationsandappropriategovernmentdepartmentstoensureprogramgraduatesgainprofessionaldesignations..............................................37

COMPETITIVENESS..........................................................................................................................................38IncreasethenumbersofAlbertanswithpostsecondaryeducationcapableofcontributingtoaviableeconomy...........................................................................................................................................38Providestudentswithahighqualityundergraduateeducationrecognizedbyemployers,graduateschoolsandprofessionalschoolsinAlbertaandCanada...........................................................................38

7.FINANCIALANDBUDGETINFORMATION...............................................................................................39

STATEMENTSOFEXPECTEDREVENUESANDEXPENSES.................................................................................................39ConsolidatedMountRoyalUniversity*ApprovedBudgetandForecast20122013to20132014BudgetPlan.................................................................................................................................................39

CONSOLIDATEDMOUNTROYALUNIVERSITYBUDGETEDSTATEMENTOFCASHFLOWSFORTHEYEARENDEDJUNE30,2013...40BUDGETPLAN2012/2013TO2014/2015............................................................................................................41

FiscalandBusinessEnvironment................................................................................................................41BudgetPlanningAssumptions....................................................................................................................42

8.RESOURCEIMPLICATIONS......................................................................................................................44

ACCESSANDQUALITY..................................................................................................................