The Future of UNH: Four Strategic Priorities

我们已经采取了一些措施来提高本科生的留校率, with a particular emphasis on the first two years, including: enhanced orientation and arrival programs; expanded student early warning systems; expanded professional advising, faculty mentoring and first-year seminars across all colleges; expanded residence life programming for all first- and second-year students; and the Changemaker Fellowship该项目从高中毕业生一被录取就开始招收，为期四年. The goal is to increase retention to above 90% across all demographic groups.

The Faculty Senate has committed to a re-envisioning of the Discovery Program, with changes that include diversity, equity and inclusion, and will provide more flexibility to students. This work begins in the Fall of 2023.

Faculty development is being integrated across the areas of teaching, research and community engagement, creating deeper connections between learning science, teaching practice and professional development. In 2022, 722 faculty participants registered for programming through the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning. UNH has joined the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, which provides all faculty access to state-of-the-art, research-based teaching practices, with both online and in-person opportunities. 校内生活要求更新了一年级和二年级本科生的课程.

UNH created the Health and Well-Being Committee to assist the university in successfully embedding well-being into our campus culture, prioritizing compassion, health & well-being, sustainability, social justice and equity and inclusion, 不仅作为价值观，而且作为联合国大学社区所有成员使命的一部分.

In addition, the How Are You - Really? mental health promotion campaign will expand the UNH community’s understanding of mental health and well-being and empower students to actively care for themselves and utilize resources as needed.  Several listening groups with UNH students, 教职员工被要求帮助开发资源，以支持学生的福祉.

我们创建了新的项目，以加强我们与经历住房的学生合作的能力, 食物和/或经济不安全，并确保所有学生都能获得食物和住房. The programs include the Swipe It Forward program and Cats' Cupboard, UNH’s food pantry. The Inn Between Fund helps students facing homelessness. The Student Emergency Financial Assistance Fund continues to help students experiencing short-term financial needs. 

我们将继续通过实习等多种机会提供高影响力的学习体验, research, study abroad or away and community engagement. We have hired an Associate Vice Provost for Career and Professional Success and High Impact Practices to support colleges and other units in scaling effective opportunities. The goal is not only for every learner to have at least one engaged scholarship or internship opportunity, but also to use learning assessments to continually improve the quality of the experiences and to help students articulate the learning from these experiences. 

A new reporting system, NAVEX Ethics Point, was implemented in spring 2021. The new system has streamlined the reporting process to make it a more secure, reliable and comprehensive reporting experience. Ethics Point can be used for reports of discriminatory harassment, bias, hate, bullying, sexual violence, sexual harassment and interpersonal violence and retaliation, among other things. Ethics Point also streamlines the management processes for a more effective and efficient way to analyze data and respond consistently to reports. 

Ethics Point provides an automated “Incident Report Form (IRF)” allowing for a one-stop reporting tool and management system to reduce confusion of where to report. 它提供了一种更有效的方式来收集量身定制的数据和相关信息, 包括满足州和联邦法规以及UNH内部需求所需的信息. The IRF allows for reporting parties to easily upload documents, text messages, pictures, videos and other documents. Links to the IRF can be found on many UNH websites, including the Civil Rights and Equity Office website.  

In March 2023, 大学正式宣布成立哈默尔荣誉澳门葡京网赌游戏学院, set to open in fall of 2024. The college will significantly expand in-class and extracurricular opportunities for honors students and Hamel Scholars and create a dedicated living-learning community for high-achieving students inside a renovated Huddleston Hall and in select residence hall space. It will serve as a new differentiator for the university, providing high-achieving students an enriched academic experience in a significant revision and expansion of the current honors program, emphasizing connections between academic and experiential learning, enabling students to create individualized honors experiences and offering greater opportunities to work with faculty mentors from all UNH colleges.

The university will engage across communities, disciplines and partners to identify needs and inform investments in research capacity and graduate programming. 我们将促进联合国大学专家参与地方、区域和国家对话. We will continue to invest in initiatives like EPSCoR, the Collaborative Research Excellence program (CORE) and UNHI Innovation Fund that drive societal and economic impact through research and partnerships.

UNH is investing in educational and training programs that support learning and professional development for traditional and non-traditional students and is creating pathways so that all qualified New Hampshire students have the opportunity to earn a UNH degree. We have successfully piloted microcredentials for workforce readiness skills through a collaboration with work study supervisors, Career and Professional Success (CaPS) and Career Advancement and Lifelong Learning Institute (CALLI) in spring of 2023, and we plan to expand the pilot through the upcoming academic year.

We have continued our success in growing new MS and certificate programs that meet specific needs in the higher education marketplace, including key programs at the College of Professional Studies, Paul College and the College of Health and Human Services.  在过去的几年里，这种努力使学费收入每年增长20%以上.

联合国大学优先考虑与我们对可持续发展的承诺相匹配的学术和研究投资. Our students participate in community engaged projects that provide the opportunity for development of holistic, context-sensitive solutions that address local and global challenges. In fall 2021, UNH renewed its STARS platinum rating — the highest possible under the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)’s rating system. The university is rated fourth for sustainability among US public universities. In fall 2022, the university celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Sustainability Institute, the oldest endowed, university-wide sustainability program in US higher education. Upcoming changes to Sustainability Institute/Carsey School will enhance our efforts in this area where we are already successful. 

Our Discovery Program 是否扩展到包括强调多样性的各个方面的要求, equity, access and inclusion that will help prepare students for success in an increasingly diverse and global society. We will continue to grow co-curricular programming through the Civic Discourse Lab, the Beauregard Center, Student Accessibility Services, the Office of Community, Equity and Diversity and other offices and institutes. Examples of current educational opportunities include Accessible UNH, Safe Zones and the Social Justice Education Program. In summer 2022, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion was created to better align the priorities and services of the Civil Rights and Equity Office and the Office of Community, Equity and Diversity in response to general community needs. The Division of Diversity, 《澳门葡京网赌游戏》发布了首份澳门葡京网赌游戏联合国大学支持多样性工作的年度报告, equity, access and inclusion in fall 2022 and will continue providing annual updates to ensure transparency and accountability in these areas.

We have developed a new web-based module on research climate and culture as part of our responsible conduct of research training program and have implemented a new research safety training program that addresses interpersonal violence. Our innovation program attracts and supports underrepresented entrepreneurs in seeking small business research and development grants. We support the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space in conducting world-class research that effectively incorporates environmental justice and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion.

We have created the Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholars Program. Thus far, the program has yielded nine graduated scholars, eight (89%) of whom have been hired in tenure track positions (five at UNH). We currently have four scholars in their second and third year. In fall 2023, we will welcome our fifth cohort of five scholars. 这个项目的目的是创造一个多样化的训练有素的教师候选人作为我们社区的一部分. To help enroll a diverse undergraduate student body, UNH has commitments for $2 million dollars of endowed scholarship to attract outstanding undergraduate students. Starting in the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, we launched two new scholarship opportunities for entering first-year students.

Created in 2019, the university’s New Hampshire Business Advisory Council is helping UNH leaders understand the challenges faced by NH businesses and connecting them with UNH resources and talent, including encouraging them to hire our students for jobs and internships. President Dean has also joined the board of the NH Business and Industry Association. In fall 2022, 联合国卫生组织领导人开始了对该州为期两天的访问，与商界和当地领导人会面, community organizations and residents to discuss how our partnerships are supporting New Hampshire's quality of life, and to gather ideas for deepening our efforts to share UNH talent, expertise and resources across the state. A second tour of Manchester took place in May 2023.

We recently revised our website to be more accessible to business and industry, and we have implemented a new strategy for managing engagement with our top New Hampshire partner companies. The Diversity and Inclusion Employer Champion Program, offered through Career and Professional Success (CaPS), 表彰那些通过切实的实践表现出对社会公正和平等的奉献精神的雇主.

UNH is increasingly the top choice for talented New Hampshire high school students who are committed to serving their communities, thanks to two unique opportunities: The Hamel Scholars Program is UNH’s most prestigious scholarship award, awarding up to $10,000 a year. More than 200 Hamel Scholars have enrolled at UNH since it was launched in 2007. UNH introduced the Small Family Community Fellowship in 2021 to provide opportunities for UNH students to "Embrace NH" by applying what they learn in the classroom to real-world needs at the local level, through paid positions at New Hampshire businesses and community organizations. Also in 2021, UNH Manchester was awarded a $3.5 million federal grant to develop a program to encourage New Hampshire middle and high schoolers to pursue STEM education. UNH has also continued to expand access and affordability to New Hampshire students through the Granite Guarantee, which provides free in-state tuition to students who qualify for Pell grants. Since 2017, more than 2,000 students have enrolled at UNH through the program. Finally, for the fourth consecutive year, in-state tuition has been frozen for the 2022-23 academic year.

We are building and strengthening partnerships with state agencies with the goal of creating economic and social impact. With our state and local partners, 我们关注劳动力发展战略以及商业和环境弹性. UNH supports intentional efforts to connect knowledge generated through our institution directly to the public in ways that collaboratively address social issues and community needs and concerns.

在对我们的外展项目和新罕布什尔州面临的最关键需求进行评估之后, 我们将重点放在该州的四个优先事项上:发展该州的高技能劳动力, advancing K12 education, improving health care access and affordability and supporting a sustainable, clean environment and energy. Among these initiatives is the Health Sciences Simulation Center, a $9 million state-of-the art facility opened in November 2021 with major funding from the state of New Hampshire. 该中心将使联合国大学护理和临床学科的毕业生人数增加一倍. 澳门葡京网赌游戏继续通过教育和培训解决新罕布什尔州面临的挑战, research and community partnership.

Following a university-wide survey and input from hundreds of students, staff, faculty and alumni, UNH announced its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Initiatives in 2020. Its overarching goal is to make UNH standout for advancing DEI at every level of our institution and supporting DEI initiatives across New Hampshire. The university will include DEI in its research, scholarship and engagement activities, and will engage our entire community in DEI learning experiences. A new, comprehensive website for Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion was launched in spring 2022.

In partnership with the University System of New Hampshire, we will integrate modern technology and advanced automation and redesign business processes to deliver better and more cost-effective support to administrative, academic and research activities. We believe these investments will improve our daily financial operations and business activities and bring near real-time data to enable responsive planning, budgeting and reporting on all financial results.

UNH's merger with Granite State College in 2023 has enabled the institution to cater to a larger population of non-traditional and online students, resulting in operational efficiency, leveraging of institutional strengths and revenue growth. 因此，UNH预计将进一步扩大其专业硕士和证书课程.

解决业务预算下降和对劳动力响应型产品需求增加的问题, UNH will expand its non-credit programs. These programs will provide the ability to partner quickly with academic departments to develop responsive programs that meet workforce needs. UNH旨在通过以下方式增加学分和非学分入学的学费收入:

• 通过一系列信贷和非信贷凭证支持劳动力发展需求.
• Increasing graduate enrollment in credit courses by offering micro-credentials that validate valuable skills and competencies for existing professionals.
• Providing access to non-matriculated students to support professional development and enhance opportunities for further certificate or degree credentials.
• 增加与高需求劳动力需求相一致的非学分专业发展课程.

In FY 21, UNH offered the COVID Early Retirement Program (CERP) to all faculty and staff employees in collaboration with the USNH Board of Trustees, resulting in significant utilization by members. Furthermore, Huron Consulting aided in identifying cost savings in various functional and operational areas across the university, which have resulted in savings worth tens of millions of dollars. With continued innovative financial management, UNH can invest in strategic priorities and foster a sustainable economic future.

UNH has secured more than $250 million in campaign commitments, 在联合国大学基金会董事会和其他主要利益攸关方的支持下, toward the university's strategic plan. UNH will invest in advancement staffing and infrastructure to drive the university's ambitious campaign objectives of raising $400M, with clear ROI.

Research and development activities are vital to UNH, providing undergraduate and graduate student research experiences, improving educational programming, 推动外联和参与活动，并为基础设施改善提供资金. UNH was recognized as an R1 institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education in 2019, the highest possible category for research universities. Since then, UNH R&D activity has continued to expand rapidly, with research expenditures approaching $200 million in FY22, a 33% increase in just four years. To continue this expansion, 联合国大学将投资于专业知识和资源，以提高奖励/合同提案的竞争力, 支持效率，并使联合国大学与工业界和其他高等教育机构合作. 

As part of renewing UNH's STARS Platinum rating, a Zero Waste Plan is in development to assess the campus-wide policies, infrastructure and logistical capacity for establishing a materials management system that achieves zero waste. This plan will evaluate the necessary resources and timeframe to achieve the goal and provide a roadmap for implementation.