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Stewardship Goal: As stewards of our land grant institution, we will responsibly manage our human, physical, economic and environmental resources in an open and sustainable manner. MSU Target Unit Strategy Unit Objective (optional) Unit Metric Person Responsible for Success
Objective S.1: Human Resources. Attract, develop and retain the best faculty and staff to achieve our MSU mission.          
Metric S.1.1: By 2019, increase the average MSU staff salary to the representative peer market average. 100% Create list of peer institutions for benchmark data. Create list of peer institutions for benchmark data.   Fastnow
Metric S.1.2: By 2019, increase the average MSU faculty and administrative salary to 80% of the representative peer market average. 80% Create list of peer institutions for benchmark data. Create list of peer institutions for benchmark data.   Fastnow
Metric S.1.3: By 2019, faculty and staff participation in professional development opportunities will increase 20%. Increase 20% (baseline not determined) Fund Center for Faculty Excellence at 0.5% of faculty salaries.   Fund Center for Faculty Excellence at 0.5% of faculty salaries. Provost
 Metric S.1.3   Double the number of faculty who are supported for professional development and leadership opportunities.   Double the number of faculty who are supported for professional development and leadership opportunities. Provost/HR
Objective S.2: Physical Resources. Enhance aesthetic appeal and functional quality of our MSU physical resources to support high quality learning, research and work environments.          
Metric S.2.1: By 2019, all university classrooms and scheduled learning spaces will utilize current educational technologies and environments to meet the needs of a variety of educational experiences, to enhance student learning outcomes. tier 3 or higher-10 percent; tier 2- 70 percent; tier 1-10 percent; and tier 0–10 percent. Use OTO funds to augment classrooms upgrades, including furniture.     Provost
Metric S.2.2: By 2019, MSU will increase accessibility to campus facilities, in accordance with the Campus ADA Transition. Increased per ADA plan        
Metric S.2.3: By 2015, MSU will develop and implement a comprehensive master plan. Plan developed Participate in University process to ensure appropriate instructional space is allocated.     Provost
Objective S.3: Economic Resources. Increase and effectively allocate resources in support of the MSU Strategic Plan.          
Metric S.3.1: By 2019, budgeting processes will reflect alignment with the MSU strategic plan. Aligned budgets at all levels Realign budgets with strategic plan (operations, track hires against enrollment). Implement a process for faculty position planning by 2015. Acquire better data for tracking strategic budget alignment.   Provost
 Metric S.3.1   Review faculty activity/productivity reporting for strategic plan alignment. Purchase a faculty productivity database for data comparison to inform the strategic alignment of research metrics.   Singel
Metric S.3.2: Efficiency and effectiveness of mission support processes will show improvement by 2019. Baseline and measures to coincide with Open MSU Automate grade entry from D2L to Banner.     Registrar
Metric S.3.2    Develop centralized funding for group licensing of expensive software packages/licenses.     CIO
Metric S.3.3: By 2019, fiscal resources will increase in support of the MSU Strategic Plan. Explicit targets not established Achieve goal of 50% of instructional expenditures to AA.     Provost
Objective S.4: Environmental Resources. Promote sustainable stewardship and a culture of resource conservation at MSU.          
Metric S.4.1: MSU will achieve a 20% reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) from 2009 levels by 2025. From 77375 MT CO2e to 61900 MT CO2e        
Metric S.4.2: MSU will achieve a 25% increase in waste diverted from landfill from 2010 levels by 2020, in addition to implementing a campus wide source reduction and responsible purchasing policies. From 1866 tons to 1400 tons delivered to landfill