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      • One: Transformational Education
      • Two: Compelling Scholarship
      • Three: Informed Engagement
      • Four: Committed Constituents
      • Five: Judicious Stewardship
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    • Transformational Education
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Baylor BU Pro Futuris Five Year Goals: 2014-2018 Compelling Scholarship
  • Transformational Education
  • Compelling Scholarship
  • Informed Engagement
  • Committed Constituents
  • Judicious Stewardship
  • Progress - July 2017

Five-Year Goals: Compelling Scholarship

Baylor's strength is measured in the form of traditional outputs, such as student ability and research productivity as well as the strength of our Christian faith reflected in our people, our programs, and our campus. Faculty and students at Baylor are dedicated to joining the national and international community of scholars and artists in exploring the manifold issues and creative possibilities at the forefront of human discovery.

Pro Futuris calls Baylor to be a place where research discoveries illuminate solutions to significant challenges confronting our world and where creative endeavors reflect the breadth of God's creation. Over the course of the Five-Year Goals, we will:

Approach the profile of Carnegie Foundation's Research Universities with Very High Research Activity:

  • add Master's, Graduate Professional and Doctoral programs that do not increase dependence on undergraduate tuition
  • increase total annual Doctorate production to 120
  • increase annual STEM Doctorate production to 36
  • increase overall annual research funding to $25 million

Extend Baylor's influence on public policy issues consonant with our Christian mission:

  • create monthly opportunities for Baylor faculty to share their research with national and international policymakers
  • double the number of students participating in public policy internship programs
  • utilize earned and paid media to showcase research by Baylor faculty to policymakers

 

Read more about Aspirational Statement 2: Compelling Scholarship

Baylor BU Pro Futuris Five Year Goals: 2014-2018 Compelling Scholarship
  • About Pro Futuris
  • The Strategic Vision: Launched May 2012
    Back
    • Letter From the President
    • A Name for Our Strategic Vision
    • A Symbol for Our Strategic Vision
    • Baylor's Distinctive Role
    • Baylor's Commitments
      Back
      • Mission Statement
      • Foundational Assumptions
      • Core Convictions
      • Unifying Academic Themes
    • Institutional and Environmental Context
      Back
      • Developing Our Strategic Vision
      • Overview of Progress During Baylor 2012
      • The State of Higher Education
      • Baylor's Financial Position
      • The Planning Process
    • Strategic Vision: Pro Futuris
      Back
      • One: Transformational Education
      • Two: Compelling Scholarship
      • Three: Informed Engagement
      • Four: Committed Constituents
      • Five: Judicious Stewardship
    • Pro Futuris Downloads
  • Five Year Goals: 2014-2018
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    • Transformational Education
    • Compelling Scholarship
    • Informed Engagement
    • Committed Constituents
    • Judicious Stewardship
    • Progress - July 2017
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