Intentional Focus 3

Expand Mutually Beneficial and Responsive Engagement for the Advancement of Montana

Montana State University students, faculty and staff work together and with partners across the state and around the world to enhance the well-being of individuals, organizations and communities.

GOAL 3.1: Increase mutually beneficial collaborations with Tribal nations and partners

Montana State University works cooperatively with Tribal governments, colleges, community groups and Indigenous students to develop and achieve beneficial outcomes.

METRICS and ACTIONS

1. Montana State University will build and maintain an inventory of partnerships with Tribal partners, and their mutually-defined intended outcomes, by 2024.A

2. Montana State University will work closely with partners to develop a plan to improve and increase Tribal partnerships with mutually-defined outcomes by 2026.A

3. Montana State University will enhance partnerships with Montana Tribal colleges to increase the number of graduates who enroll at MSU by 2026.A

4. Montana State University will complete construction on the American Indian Hall by 2022.B

GOAL 3.2: Grow mutually beneficial partnerships across Montana

Montana State University and its partners attain collaboratively defined outcomes that improve the lives and livelihoods of Montanans.

METRICS and ACTIONS

1. Montana State University will build and maintain an inventory of partnerships with state and local government, education, business and industry and non-profit organizations, and their mutually-defined intended outcomes, by 2024.A

2. Montana State University will develop a plan to improve and increase responsive partnerships with mutually-defined outcomes by 2026.A

3. Montana State University will develop and/or strengthen structures for Montana stakeholders to contribute to the research and engagement agenda of the university.A

4. New workforce and academic degree programs will be tailored to demonstrated state and regional needs with attention to national trends.B

GOAL 3.3: Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and individual growth

Montana State University and its students, faculty, and staff engage in a reciprocal relationship that values each member and improves the university environment.

METRICS and ACTIONS

1. Montana State University will improve and increase collaborations between curricular and co-curricular units to support student success. 

2. Montana State University will increase the number of collaborative grant applications and awards with investigators across curricular, co-curricular, the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, Extension and other units.

3. Montana State University will increase the average faculty and staff compensation to the representative peer market average.A

4. Montana State University will increase faculty and staff participation in health and wellness, personal, management and professional development opportunities.

5. Montana State University will make and annually monitor progress on the 2017 MSU Diversity & Inclusion Framework themes (Campus Climate and Intergroup Relations, Education and Scholarship, Access and Success, Leadership and Accountability, Communication).A

6. Montana State University will develop a comprehensive sustainability framework by 2021 with measurement and annual progress reports to campus.A

 

A Amended 2023

B Completed