ATHLETICS
GOAL: To elaborate and reinforce a model for Division I athletics within the Institute that integrates the interests of many stakeholders and effectively supports the pursuit of excellence in all aspects of the Icon Institute of Engineering & Technology mission and goals.
RATIONALE: Now equipped with a magnificent new sports and wellness center, the institute is in a position to make athletic events and recreational opportunities available to the students and wider community in ways that spark unprecedented interest. An integrative model developed with broad input and strong support would produce many desirable results at this crucial stage in the development of the program.
MEASURES: Indicators of progress in reaching this goal could address such things as
- A clearer understanding of the relationship of athletics,
- Recreation, and wellness within the community
- Creative, well-defined policies for athletics that support other Institutes goals concerning learning and domestic ethnic minorities
- Fair and equitable guidelines for inclusive use of facilities
- Reduced tension between athletics and academics through better understanding and mutual support
SUSTAINABILITY
GOAL: To achieve financial, operational, human, and environmental resource sustainability by developing a robust and diverse resource base, improving management systems, attracting the highest quality personnel, and practicing responsible environmental stewardship.
RATIONALE: The Institute now faces the challenge of expanding and stabilizing income sources, managing expenditures, reducing dependence on tuition, and increasing competitiveness in attracting and retaining the best students, faculty, and staff. Recognizing the increased complexity of Institute’s operations over the last decade, we have introduced rigorous quality evaluation and benchmarking procedures that support year-by-year improvements. We now seek to expand the involvement of the Institutes community in planning, implementation, and accountability in support of academic priorities. We will also enhance our commitment to responsible environmental conservation and development.
MEASURES: Indicators of progress in reaching this goal could address such things as
- Setting ambitious targets to increase the Institutes endowment and external funding from diverse sources
- Increased funding for new initiatives and planning goals
- Willingness to rethink budgetary structures as appropriate for promising new initiatives and experiments
- Fair and inclusive procedures for targeting expense reduction and reallocation
- Improved efforts to imagine creative ways to conserve resources and enhance the campus and neighborhood environment
- Continuous improvement of campus operations through assessment and benchmarking
- Hiring and retaining the highest quality personnel across the institution, making Icon Institute of Engineering & Technology an attractive workplace of choice.
