COE will provide excellent programming centered on outdoor and experiential education, leadership development, teambuilding, life long learning, and student wellness, while maintaining its high standards for strong risk management.

Objective 1.1: Positively impact student wellness

Objective 1.2: Improve the quality of our course offerings and instruction

Objective 1.3: Maintain and enhance strong, proactive risk management systems

Objective 1.4: Communicate program success

Goal 1Program

ExcEllEncE

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Maximize the relevance and value of COE offerings to Cornell students.

Objective 2.1: Improve relevance and enhance marketing of program offerings for Cornell students

Objective 2.2: Better serve students through academic and other partnerships across Cornell

Objective 2.3: Increase diversity of students served and hired to better match the general University population

Objective 2.4: Increase financial support to reduce program fees and improve accessibility

Objective 2.5: Develop facilities plan to maximize accessibility of programs and facilities to students

Goal 2Program accEss

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COE will provide outstanding training and experiences for COE and Cornell student leaders. Enhancing this unique and core aspect of COE will remain a key priority for the organization.

Objective 3.1: Improve COE student leadership training and mentoring

Objective 3.2: Expand opportunities for student leadership jobs

Objective 3.3: Become a hub for Cornell student leadership training and development across Campus

Goal 3Student

LeaderShip

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In order to better serve Cornell students and to accomplish the ambitious goals of the 2012-16 COE Strategic Plan, COE’s staff must be fully engaged, have the tools and resources to do their best, and work in a culture and environment that is fully supportive of their efforts.

Objective 4.1: Reduce administrative load on staff and improve information management systems

Objective 4.2: Increase professional development and implement an employee satisfaction tool

Objective 4.3: Enhance the sense of community within COE staff

Objective 4.4: Improve the physical office and administrative space

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Goal 4Staff

engagement

Develop a facilities and financial plan to increase accessibility, enhance visibility, and improve the ability to provide excellent programming. This plan will include the development of an enhanced endowment, an improved and institutionalized fund raising pro-cess.

Objective 5.1: Develop financial plan to support the 2012-16 Strategic Plan

Objective 5.2: Create a plan for im-proved program, teaching, and sup-porting facilities on central or north campus

Objective 5.3: Develop enhanced fund raising plan and process

Objective 5.4: Increase endowment to support operations and financial as-sistance

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Goal 5Financial

and Physical ResouRces

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