Purpose
HISTORIC FOUNDATIONS FOR THE ART OF TOMORROW.
The RMCAD Purpose is meant to lead and steer the decisions of the College into the future. It provides a road map for stakeholders of how the College will live and achieve its mission. Additionally, it sets goals and plans in accordance with the College’s mission, vision, and values.
Purpose
- To deliver an exceptional educational experience.
- To grow responsibly with a focus on our student experiences and outcomes.
- To research and develop proactive and effective support to student success which will prepare students for a multidisciplinary career as well as equip them with business acumen, critical thinking, and technology skills.
- To promote and strengthen a culture of inclusiveness to support an exceptional learning environment, student success, and an open and united community.
- To leverage its campus and online resources strategically and promote a culture of institutional accountability, efficiency, and effectiveness and to support continued growth.
- To strengthen opportunities for employee/faculty professional development, focus on employee/faculty retention, and support its culture impacting its holistic community and the institution’s mission, vision, and values.
- To strengthen and promote community service and public good as a central pillar to student learning, employee engagement, and the greater RMCAD community.
- To advance a comprehensive data strategy where data will guide the institution’s decisions making process.
rmcad rise: 2022-2027
Beginning in 2001, the RMCAD community collaborated to develop the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design 5-Year Strategic Plan, RMCAD RISE: Reflect, Innovate, Serve, and Evolve (2022-2027). Developed by the college’s faculty and staff through a comprehensive and collaborative process, the 5-year plan includes a vision statement, five strategic priorities, and supporting goals and objectives. This plan serves as the bedrock to advance RMCAD’s dedication and service in supporting student learning and success and the college’s mission, vision, and values.
RMCAD RISE VISION STATEMENT
RMCAD will provide an equitable and innovative, open-access education to the service of students, the enhancement of arts and design industries, and towards the greater public good. RMCAD will operate with transparency and collaboration, utilizing data to inform change and guide the institution’s decisions while leading with our first value, our students come first.
RMCAD’s 5 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
RMCAD will provide a consistent, high-quality education and innovative learning environment wherever our programs are delivered.
- GOAL 1.1 EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE + CONSISTENCY
- GOAL 1.2 EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT + CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
- GOAL 1.3 FACULTY RETENTION, ENGAGEMENT, SATISFACTION, CARE +
CONTINUITY - GOAL 1.4 COMMUNITY SERVICE + PUBLIC GOOD
- GOAL 1.5 CURRICULAR + PUBLIC GOOD
RMCAD will advance its value statement—our students come first—through providing consistently high-quality student services and engaging, meaningful, and rich student experiences.
- GOAL 2.1 STUDENT EXPERIENCE
- GOAL 2.2 SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
- GOAL 2.3 FINANCIAL AID + AWARENESS
- GOAL 2.4 PERSISTENCE
- GOAL 2.5 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
RMCAD will place career readiness and student retention and success as the driving force for the college, holding itself accountable to its incoming and existing students, and graduates and alumni by working to prepare students to ensure that they thrive in meaningful work after graduation.
- GOAL 3.1 CAREER SERVICES
- GOAL 3.2 PROFESSIONAL + MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT
- GOAL 3.3 ALUMNI RELATIONS STRATEGY
RMCAD will grow with responsibility and expand regionally, nationally, and internationally with a focus on student experience and outcomes and with the dedication to offering an open-access and affordable education.
- GOAL 4.1 ENROLLMENT, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, + INSTITUTIONAL GROWTH
- GOAL 4.2 BRAND AWARENESS
- GOAL 4.3 NEW OPPORTUNITIES + PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
- GOAL 4.4 CAMPUS RESOURCES
- GOAL 4.5 ONLINE RESOURCES
- GOAL 4.6 LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- GOAL 4.7 TECHNOLOGY, MATERIALS, + SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
- GOAL 4.8 SPACE UTILIZATION + MASTER PLANNING
- GOAL 4.9 TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
- GOAL 4.10 INSTITUTIONAL INSIGHTS DEPARTMENT
RMCAD will strengthen opportunities for employee professional development, focus on employee retention, and support its culture to support its holistic community and the institution’s mission, vision, and values.
- GOAL 5.1 EMPLOYEE RETENTION + JOB SATISFACTION
- GOAL 5.2 INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE + EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
- GOAL 5.4 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, DESIGN, + WORKPLACE
STRATEGY - GOAL 5.5 EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT, HIRING, ONBOARDING, + TRAINING
- GOAL 5.6 EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
- GOAL 5.7 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES