Strategic Plan

Effective Foundational Support

Goal 8: Attract the brightest and most motivated students with demonstrated leadership potential

8.1 Enroll a highly qualified, diverse and engaged student body that will contribute to a vibrant community — Increase awareness of the optometry profession among health care advisors and prospective students through continued development of pipeline programs — Continue to improve the quality of all application/ admissions stage experiences — Continue to make leadership potential, civic engagement and reflective thinking explicit criteria for admission to the professional program — Further develop recruitment strategies to better attract and enroll underrepresented minoritized (URM) and economically disadvantaged students to bring the College’s URM enrollment profile in line with that of medical schools nationally

8.2 Make the College a destination of choice for underrepresented students (DIMP 2.0 – Goal 1) 8.3 Ensure the affordability of the Doctor of Optometry degree program — Maintain competitive tuition and fees while keeping graduate debt below the national average for schools and colleges of optometry — Identify and increase scholarship opportunities for incoming and enrolled students to expand merit and need based awards (Continued...)