Programs Driven by Innovation
Florida Tech will advance the knowledge and research capabilities in all disciplines by providing an experienced, professional, solution-oriented talent pipeline determined to succeed.
Outcome 3
Provide professionally accredited, technology-driven curricula that cross educates students in both classroom and experiential learning across all disciplines.
Tactics for Outcome 3
- Assess fifteen (15) or more degree curricula annually for currency of content, adequacy of demand, impact, use of technology, and cross-disciplined opportunities until all programs have been reviewed, right sized, and prioritized for investment.
- Develop, document, and maintain disciplinary accreditation for degree programs per college.
- Identify the necessary technology and lab equipment needs for each college before modernizing technology to increase student success and unique learning opportunities.
- Implement more student Living and Learning Communities (LLC) to increase student success and involvement in academics and co-curricular activities.
- Position and continuously optimize academic program webpages and content to showcase the university's innovative degrees and their industry relevance, ultimately driving enhanced reputation, awareness, engagement, and enrollment.
- Develop a strategic enrollment growth plan for target programs, aligning enrollment increase with workforce demand across STEM, business, aviation, and psychological and behavioral sciences.
Outcome 4
Expand and diversify externally funded research programs to become a strong R2 research institution which provides all students an opportunity to conduct impactful and innovative research to further position Florida Tech for R1 consideration by 2040.
Tactics for Outcome 4
- Adopt research best practices including compliance, safety, facilities, and support to provide a balanced workload for involved faculty, staff, and students based on expectations and requirements.
- Enhance Florida Tech's research enterprise capacity by redesigning comprehensive grant support services that increase funding success rates, streamline administrative processes, and strengthen faculty development in grant competitiveness across all disciplines.
- Develop comprehensive faculty research and scholarly productivity programs that increase publication output, enhance research collaboration, and expand innovative scholarship opportunities to achieve R2 classification benchmarks and establish a foundation for future R1 advancement.
Key Performance Indicators
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Increase research and development (R&D) expenditures across all funding sources (federal government, state and local government, institution funds, business, nonprofit organizations, and other sources).
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Increase Florida Tech graduates in high-demand fields, aligning program capacity with industry employment forecasts and government workforce projections.