The Rossin College’s Strategic Plan for Community and Culture seeks to help Lehigh University grow and evolve in its efforts to value, welcome, and nurture people of all backgrounds as we pursue engineering excellence at Lehigh.
This strategic plan outlines the objectives, as well as the parties responsible for the timely implementation of agreed-upon goals, targeted to create and maintain an equitable and just environment for faculty, staff, and students.
Strategic Goals
The strategic goals for our college stem from the long-standing commitment of Lehigh University to equity and diversity. The college leadership participated in formulating the goals. Direct interactions with, and feedback from, our constituents positively influenced the goals as well.
Our strategic goals for the next five years are as follows:
OVERARCHING GOAL: Establish baseline database
| Task | Metric | Baseline 2021 | One-Year Target | Initiative Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building the baseline database for current diversity and inclusion status of the Rossin College | N/A | No organized information available | Full database containing any available historical diversity data and inclusion survey results | Rossin College Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics Senior Data and Financial Analyst, Rossin College |
| Building the database on faculty, staff, and student retention within last 10 years | N/A | No organized information available | Database containing any available information on retention of students, faculty, and staff within last 10 years | Rossin College Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Rossin College Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Rossin College Director of Administration |
| Building the database containing historical gender and racial diversity data within last 10 years (comparison with national averages and peer schools) | N/A | No organized information available | Database containing available information on national averages within last 10 years, and information on peer schools when available | Rossin College Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics Senior Data and Financial Analyst, Rossin College |
| Building the database containing information on the academic success of women and under-represented minorities (URMs) in the college |
N/A | No organized information available | Database containing available information on academic success of Rossin College women and URMs to be developed | Rossin College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Rossin College Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs |