Innovating Learning & Empowering Careers: How FSW’s Strategic Plan Drives Student Success

For the second week of this series, we’re continuing our deep dive into FSW’s mission and its impact on our community. This month, our focus remains on FSW’s five strategic directions as we prepare for the upcoming Higher Learning Commission (HLC) visit on March 31–April 1.

This week, we’re exploring Strategic Directions 3 & 4, examining how they shape our institution’s growth and success. Wondering how these connect to your role? Have questions about where you fit in? Start a conversation with your supervisor to ensure you’re ready!

Stay tuned as we continue breaking down all five strategic directions throughout the month!

3. Innovate classroom and distance education delivery methods to support optimal learning experiences.

Goals

• Engage in best practices to expand educational delivery techniques and skills to make learning broadly accessible, and responsive to best practices in higher education.
• Identify and utilize innovative technologies and learning strategies across all educational programs to enhance academic support, and achievement of learning objectives.
• Provide on-going professional development opportunities to promote engagement with technologies and teaching techniques that bolster academic achievement.

4. Prepare students for a competitive, skilled workforce

Goals

• Respond to community needs for postsecondary academic education and career degree education by identifying, developing, and appropriately expanding our workforce-related curriculum and industry certification, college credit certificate, and degree options.
• Develop and maintain relevant associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees and certificates as well as articulation agreements to provide opportunities for comprehensive credential attainment that promotes employability of graduates.
• Provide non-credit training opportunities and experiences to meet the needs of local businesses, establish internship/apprenticeship opportunities, and provide articulation bridge pathways into high demand certificate and degree programs.