Pillar 1: The Academic Experience
Goal 1:
APSU will be a premier public regional university known for student-centered teaching
excellence and high-quality, innovative, and creative scholarship that is responsive
to the needs of our community and beyond.
| Objective 1: |
Increase high quality instruction and scholarship related to pedagogy. |
| Objective 2: |
Enhance the quality and breadth of faculty scholarship. |
| Objective 3: |
Attract and retain a dynamic population of lifelong learners across the APSU academic
community. |
Goal 2:
APSU will evolve academic offerings to strengthen our emphasis on delivering quality
programs that address community and regional needs.
| Objective 1: |
Improve the quality of academic programs to exceed state standards and professional
accreditation expectations. |
| Objective 2: |
Align degree programs to better serve the needs of the community and region. |
| Objective 3: |
Evolve programs and curricula to reflect best practices in preparing students to contribute
professionally, civically, and creatively in their field of choice. |
Goal 3:
APSU will optimize our institutional infrastructure to meet the academic needs of
our students.
| Objective 1: |
Increase the efficient use of educational spaces. |
| Objective 2: |
Align organizational structures across the university. |
| Objective 3: |
Increase the variety and flexibility of academic offerings across terms, instructional
sites, times of day, and modalities to improve educational accessibility. |
| Objective 4: |
Monitor and assess our social, physical, and financial environment to identify and
address threats to institutional sustainability. |