MGA Archives: Middle Georgia State University

Middle Georgia State University Archives

The Middle Georgia State University Archives, the primary Archives for the entire institution comprising all five campuses, will be housed in the Cochran Campus Library.

Holdings List
History of Middle Georgia State University
Eva Jean Upton Collection - A standalone collection of 10 boxes that depict a small glimpse into the life and career of Kathleen Lockhart Manning. This finding aid is still a work in progress. To learn more about how we acquired this collection, please visit the Symposium page here.

Institutional Publications

Strategic Plans

2015-2018: Greatness Begins Here

Year 3: Delivering on Greatness

Year 3 Initiatives:

Focus on Enrollment

Deliver Strategic Enrollment Plan by December 2017
Deliver Academic Master Plan by April 2018
Deliver “The Armory”—new intentional advising and student success model and system serving at least 2,400 first- and second-year students per year—beginning in Fall 2017
Deliver proposals for four new degree programs in FY2018
Deliver Strategic Technology Plan by April 2018

Strengthen Governance and Foster Community

Deliver Leadership Training Program for 50 employee participants by Spring 2018
Deliver better internal communications with:
1. Monthly face-to-face institution-wide directors' meeting starting September 2017
2. New Intranet by March 2018

Leverage Resources and Increase Revenue

Deliver outreach to secure diversified revenue:
1. Continue first Capital Campaign in a decade
  1. 12% increase in fundraising for needs-based scholarships in FY18 over FY17
  2. Secure multi-million-dollar gift to fund a center to help first-generation students
2. Launch grant writing infrastructure
3. Seek funding from the 2018 General Assembly for FY19
  1. $1.8 million to support sector change
  2. $4.9 million for statewide aviation growth
  3. $12.5 million for major capital improvements in Cochran

Enhance Service to Students

Deliver 75% of Student Affairs programming aligned to Student Engagement model
1. Guide 100 students to Bronze certification in Experiential Learning
Deliver Comprehensive Housing Plan with alternatives to P3 and living-learning communities for implementation and launch in Fall 2018

2017-2018: Updates - Delivering on Greatness

Fourth Quarter - Coming August 2018
Third Quarter
Second Quarter
First Quarter

Year 2: Greatness in the Making

Our strategic priorities for the 2016-17 Academic Year have been shaped by input from our faculty and staff. Our priorities are centered on five main areas - click on each area below to find out what faculty and staff said, and what MGA's next steps in that area will be:

Growth

What faculty and staff told us: Plan and assess
What we will do in 2016-17:
1. Academic Affairs will finalize our Academic Master Plan in September 2016
2. Recruitment and Marketing will lead in creation of a Strategic Enrollment Plan
3. Academic Affairs will successfully launch two more graduate programs—the MS in Management and MA in Teaching
4. Academic Affairs will seek program accreditations, beginning with the School of Business

Students

What faculty and staff told us: Support and engage students
What we will do in 2016-17:
1. Student Affairs will implement a new programming model focused on life skills, wellness, service learning, community building, diversity, and scholarship, including launch of a Student Leadership Conference
2. Student Affairs will strengthen Athletics with designation as an NAIA 5-Star Champions of Character Institution
3. Academic Affairs will increase underrepresented students' participation in study abroad and welcome our first exchange group from Northampton University
4. Experiential Learning@MGA will expand and launch a multi-campus service learning effort

People

What faculty and staff told us: Invest in employees and improve the climate
What we will do in 2016-17:
1. Human Resources will implement changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in a planned and thoughtful manner
2. Investment in Faculty and Staff Working Group will develop actionable items to address the ModernThink Climate Survey results
3. Human Resources will launch Leadership Training for mid-level faculty and staff
4. Ad Hoc Committee in the Academic Assembly will begin implementation of Diversity recommendations
5. Compliance Commission will work through university governance to develop and strengthen institutional policies

Finances

What faculty and staff told us: Be efficient and engage faculty and staff
What we will do in 2016-17:
1. Fiscal Affairs will shift from stabilization of our enrollment and economic decline to planning a new approach with:
  1. Development of a new potential budget process and model and
  2. Operating through more de-centralized budget functions in divisions and schools, with a possible start of FY18
2. University Advancement will begin a 3-year Capital Campaign that includes:
  1. Several multi-million dollar proposals in its first year
  2. A robust Faculty and Staff campaign, which kicks off in September 2016
3. Office of the President will engage in legislative relations year-round to seek funding of key programs, including our Aviation Strategic Plan

Knowledge

What faculty and staff told us: Improve, evaluate and modify technology
What we will do in 2016-17:
1. Academic Affairs will develop a Performance Management Plan that strategically uses technology to provide:
  1. Data-driven decision making
  2. Better service to students
  3. More efficient use of faculty and staff time
  4. Tools to measure and communicate performance, including a Strategic Plan website including KPI's by mid-October, linking assessment cycles to planning
2. Academic Affairs will finalize Advisory Boards for each School/College
3. Office of the President will empanel a University Advisory Board comprised of regional and statewide leaders

On September 9, 2016, President Blake addressed the University about these strategic priorities. See his address here:

2016-2017: Updates - Greatness in the Making

Year 1: Greatness Begins Here

Strategic Plan Successes: Convocation 2016

Middle Georgia State Strategic Plan 2015-2018

Click on the above image to open the 2015-2018 Strategic Plan in your browser.

At the Fall 2015 Convocation, Middle Georgia State University announced its 2015-18 Strategic Plan, entitled “Greatness Begins Here.” Outlined in this plan were 47 strategic priorities, grouped into five categories:

Quality and Distinctiveness of Student Success
Academic Reputation, Flagship Programs, and Community Outreach
Technology for a 21st Century University
Fiscal Sustainability
The MGA Community of Faculty and Staff

Over the 2015-16 Academic Year, the MGA administration, faculty, and staff focused their attention on these 47 priorities. As of September 2016, MGA is proud to report that:

70% (29) of the action items have been completed;
26% (16) are currently in progress continuing into 2016-17; and
4% (only 2 action items) were found to be not feasible at this time after further analysis.

To see MGA's progress on the 2015-18 “Greatness Begins Here” plan, click on the image to the above. In this document, you'll find the original Strategic Plan, marked with icons reflecting the status of each strategic initiative for Year 1 (2015-16). A green checkmark means an initiative is complete, a yellow arrow indicates the initiative is in progress, an arrow and a check means we completed an important first step on the initiative last year, and a red “x” means an initiative is not feasible at this time.

The number in parenthesis following each item refers to the Year 2 (2016-17) initiative that will build upon our progress as we move forward together. Look at the video below to see examples of how far we have already come!