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PRESIDENTIAL GOALS 2017 1. Prepare for, execute and achieve reaffirmation of accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education which will occur this academic year. 2. Establish an agreement with the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) wherein the GVI will provide full tuition scholarships to at least ten students annually to pursue studies in teacher education at the undergraduate level, in exchange for those students agreeing to teach in the public school system for a specified number of years after graduation. (Strategic Plan 1I) 3. Secure funding to establish at least one endowed faculty chair. (Strategic Plan 1B) 4. Develop the University’s application for the Baldridge Excellence in Education Quality Award. (Strategic Plan Integrative Goal) 5. Develop a stronger Honors program at the University by transferring leadership to the Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, aggressively recruiting high achieving students, and offering an Honors English or Honors 101 course. (Strategic Plan 2C) 6. Establish a comprehensive framework for the development and delivery of online degree programs, and be prepared to offer at least one degree on line by Fall 2017. (Strategic Plan 1K) 7. Establish a mechanism for training and evaluation of part-time faculty by full-time faculty within the context of a peer training and evaluation system. (Strategic Plan 1E) 8. Continue to expand recruitment and retention activities in order to increase enrollment by 3% over Fall 2016 enrollment. (Strategic Plan 6C) 9. Secure funding and identify possible spaces on each campus for a research based Child Care Center. (Strategic Plan 5D) 10. Enhance and institutionalize our administrative assessment capabilities, by requiring all administrative units that are scheduled for review by the UVINext Taskforce to develop an assessment instrument that includes various operational measures, including customer satisfaction. 11. Update the Campus Facilities Master Plans. 12. Secure recurring funding from the GVI in order to reestablish an annual Plant Fund allocation for facility maintenance and enhancement. (Strategic Plan 6G) 13. Secure $7 million in pledges in order to submit application to the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME) for preliminary accreditation of the medical school. 14. Implement Management's Corrective Action Plan in regards to the recommendations contained within the BDO report by December 2016. NOTE: HIGHLIGHTED GOALS ARE BOARD’S PRIORITY ITEMS.