Vision

By 2010 Cal State San Marcos will be the region’s driving force by leading initiatives and partnering to meet community needs. Our graduates, prepared by relevant curricula and student centered

services, will reflect the region and be empowered to lead it. As an engaged campus, we will become a best place to work and study.

Karen S. Haynes, President

Since 2004, California State University San Marcos has become one of the fastest growing campuses in the CSU system, increasing our annualized enrollment by 22 percent. Against the background of this remarkable growth and "emergence" of these past three years, we have opened new buildings, added new academic programs, expanded athletics, created strong partnerships with our community and increased access to underserved populations. Our strategic plan provides a shared vision for the future and ensures our continued growth and success.

Providing access to a high quality education and preparing the leaders of tomorrow remain at the core of what we do. We must make sure that we graduate students in critical fields, and that they have superior competency in those fields. To accomplish this, Cal State San Marcos embraces and symbolizes twenty-first century learning. We offer hands-on and collaborative learning experiences, cutting edge technology and academic programs relevant to the rapidly changing global environment. We inspire our students to be exceptional and are helping them overcome barriers that threaten to prevent them from fulfilling their potential. Our faculty engages in the latest research and other creative activities and our graduates are prepared to lead and compete in the digital age.

Our five priorities—academic excellence, student life, campus climate, community partnerships, and educational equity—are central to who we are, who we have been, and who we want to be. By responding to today’s challenges and focusing on our priorities, we are building a legacy of providing access to a quality education.

The priorities we have embraced will allow us to respond to changing environments and leverage new opportunities within the context of achieving our mission and realizing our vision.

Cal State San Marcos. Your University.

Our Vision:

California State University San Marcos will become a distinctive public university known for academic excellence, service to the community, and innovation in higher education. In its teaching and student services, CSUSM will combine the academic strengths of a large university with the personal interaction characteristic of smaller institutions. Students will select from a growing array of specialized programs responsive to state and regional needs. Our curriculum will emphasize a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences while it provides the knowledge, skills, competencies and experiences needed in a global society experiencing accelerated technological, social, and environmental change. A faculty of active scholars and artists will foster student learning through teaching that reflects ongoing discovery and experimentation. CSUSM will celebrate and capitalize on its diversity to form a learning community committed to this shared vision.

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Strategic Priorities

This page was last updated on 02.06.2007