The success of each activity must be systematically assessed and improved. No activity that has a negative impact on learning can be considered successful. The first two goals have to do with sustaining a caring community at Slippery Rock University. Since we envision a community of lifelong learners , a set of three goals relate to that theme. The final theme in the vision statement emphasizes connecting with the world.
Institutional stewardship has to do with getting the most out of our resources.
Now since Slippery Rock University already is pursuing many of these goals, some of you might think that nothing much needs to change. The kicker is that we need to achieve these goals without additional funding. And, if an education at Slippery Rock University becomes un affordable to the people we are supposed to be serving, then we will have priced ourselves right out of the market. It's easy to make improvements if you have lots of additional resources to work with. And it's easy to save money if you are willing to let quality deteriorate.