Prairie View A&M University
Goals and Objectives for the 2009-2013

1. Strengthen the Quality of Academic Programs
   • Conduct external academic program reviews
   • Achieve specialized accreditation of selected academic programs
   • Succeed in achievement of Licensures in applicable academic program areas
   • Eliminate non-productive academic programs
   • Increase the prominence of faculty scholarship
   • Increase the number of faculty FTE’s producing research/scholarly and creative works
   • Retain regional accreditation
   • Retain accreditation held in specialized programs
2. Improve the Academic Indicators of the Student Body
   • Conduct annual reviews of admission standards/requirements
   • Increase/improve the standardized test scores of matriculates
   • Collaborate with Texas’ other educational programs to increase the number and success of transfer students
   • Admit and enroll an increasingly higher caliber of student
   • Increase the number of students who adhere to the University’s Conduct Standards
3. Increase Applied and Basic Research
   • Enhance the research environment and expertise of faculty and staff
   • Align university research goals with federal, state, and industry needs and goals
   • Enhance pre and post-award services to the university research and sponsored program community
4. Strengthen Environmental Health and Safety Programs on the Campus
   • Implement off-site storage of critical data
   • Prepare and train for business continuity
5. Achieve (and maintain) Financial Stability
   • Expand the financial capacity of PVAMU
   • Address potentially critical funding issues involved with the eventual loss of special OCR Priority Plan funding
   • Meet or exceed expectations associated with the current Capital Campaign
   • Take appropriate steps to “right-size” the annual operating budget of PVAMU
   • Increase the availability of scholarship funds
   • Increase the size and number of endowments for student scholarships and for academic chairs
   • Increase funded research
   • Stay competitive in tuition and fees/align tuition and fees to be competitive with other general academic institutions in Texas
6. Increase the Efficiency of University Operations
   • Design and implement a document imaging program
   • Identify additional outsourcing opportunities
   • Improve the quality of support staff
   • Transfer fiscal processes to online applications
   • Maximize space usage
7. Promote Programs that Contribute to Student Success
   • Engage students in rigorous educational programs and provide an environment conducive to success
   • Increase/improve the percentage of PVAMU graduates who are accepted to graduate and/or professional schools
   • Increase placement rates of all PVAMU graduates
8. Strengthen University Advancement Programs including fund-raising
   • Communicate the accomplishments of the University through publications to the various constituent groups.
   • Enhance corporate relations through Industry Cluster publications that show the strength of corporate partnerships with the University.
   • Use technology to communicate the University’s accomplishments to a broader audience
   • Continue to implement the fund-raising model and university advancement model developed from the planning study and refined by Ketchum’s progress reviews of Extend the
   • View: The Capital Campaign for Prairie View A&M University.
9. Increase and Enhance the Visibility and Awareness of the University to the Community at Large/all Stakeholders
   • Effectively communicate to all Stakeholders the PVAMU Vision/2020
   • Expand its service to the community by promoting Service Learning, Distance Education, Continuing Education, IK-16 programs, Small Business and Entrepreneurial Initiatives,
   • Cooperative Extension, and Health Care by engaging its people and resources in a renewed commitment to outreach
   • Improve the climate for diversity
10. Strengthen the Quality of the Athletics Program (Added as of Fall 2007)
    • Increase revenues
    • Request fee increase to offset increased operational costs
    • Increase on-line services
    • Increase fan participation/attendance
    • Increase Development and Fund-raising revenue
    • Increase HUB spending
    • Expand student athlete exposure to service learning
    • Create energy conservation and increase public service involvement
    • Strengthen academic advisement and tutor/mentor program
    • Increase available scholarships for student athletes
    • Improve quality of athletic facilities and playing environment