Goal 1: Create a Learning Environment Where Students Thrive

Kennesaw State will take a comprehensive approach to providing our students with an exemplary educational environment, enriching their lives through initiatives that foster growth in the mind, body, and spirit from the time they step on campus to the moment they cross the Commencement stage.

Strengthen Our Undergraduate Student Success Ecosystem
- Enhance undergraduate first-year retention and success.
- Improve success in critical courses with high enrollment and low pass rates.
- Build systems and structures to advance our Honors program.
- Implement scheduling systems to facilitate academic progression.
Expand Graduate Program Support and Development
- Expand research-intensive graduate programs and enrollment.
- Cultivate career-oriented partnerships to serve graduate students.
- Develop a student success infrastructure for graduate students.
- Expand DoubleOwl programs.
Improve Curriculum and Learning Outcomes
- Reduce curricular inefficiencies to foster academic progression.
- Increase opportunities and support for students to engage in high-impact practices.
- Develop an online student success infrastructure.
Foster Pedagogical Innovation and Inquiry
- Expand faculty programming to cultivate innovative and effective pedagogical practices.
- Become a leader in the scholarship of teaching and learning.
- Foster intellectual inquiry through hosting events and conferences.
Prepare Students for an Evolving Workforce
- Expand undergraduate internship opportunities and participation.
- Review and revise undergraduate degree programs to ensure career preparedness.
- Expand lifelong learning pathways.

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