The University will continue to incorporate public affairs into all aspects of University life. The key tactics that will be employed to achieve the objectives of Public Affairs Integration are:
- Public affairs competencies – These campus-wide competencies will be established and measured to ensure students are benefiting from the public affairs mission.
- General education – Public affairs targets will be established in conjunction with the new general education plan so that the statewide mission is fully integrated into the curriculum.
- Distinction in public affairs – This program will be reviewed, evaluated and enhanced.
- External funding – Policies and reward systems will be adopted that encourage efforts to obtain external funding of all types – research, education and other community projects.
- Special and co-curricular events – Significant efforts will be made to improve the attendance and tracking of student attendance at special and co-curricular public affairs events. This initiative will begin with the SOAR (Student Orientation, Advisement and Registration) Program and continue through the college experience.
- Campus LINK – Utilizing Campus LINK, the co-curricular transcript, students' work in public affairs will be recorded. Students and faculty will be trained on how best to use this resource to increase public affairs participation.
- Public affairs research – Additional emphasis will be placed on public affairs research, especially at the undergraduate level.
- Co-op and internships – All departments will be encouraged to provide options for students.
- Study away – The Study Away Program will be reinvigorated and expanded, and more heavily marketed.
- Service learning – Steps will be taken to more closely link service learning with identified community needs.