Distinctive Identity

Data-Driven Success

Identify and enhance outcome data, ensuring we are showcasing our successes and focusing on our goal to increase rankings and market awareness.

Year 1 Highlight

• Drafted final recommendation, will share with appropriate offices and the community this spring

Year 2 Highlights - Complete

• LR has a strong understanding of how we are ranked and why; however, rather than focusing exclusively on rankings, LR is committed to ensuring that all of the students we serve are getting the education and the skills they need to be productive members of society. We are equally committed to ensuring that they are receiving the mentorship and the opportunities for vocational discernment they will need to be personally fulfilled.

Celebrate Accomplishments

Find meaningful ways to celebrate success throughout the University.

Year 1 Highlight

• Conducted a university audit, reviewed best practices and recommendations will be made to campus

Year 2 Highlights

• Personal success stories of faculty and staff are now incorporated into the weekly newsletter so that we can celebrate one another.
• Years of service awards were reestablished, and individuals are publicly recognized for their dedication to the university.
• Success stories of all individuals, faculty, staff and students are now incorporated into our social media messaging.

Alumni Participation

Implement an alumni engagement strategy to increase alumni giving, event attendance and overall interactions with LR.

Year 1 Highlight

• Conducted a review of the past work plan and a new plan with a goal of increasing our participation to 20% by 2024 has been implemented within the Office of Alumni Engagement

Year 2 Highlights - Complete

• A plan has been established that will allow the university to increase our participation rate to 20% by 2024.

Market LR Events

Implement a creative marketing strategy to improve attendance and enhance revenue for cultural events.

Year 1 Highlight

• The team is working alongside Cultural Event Series to establish a plan that will effectively market our new series to the public

Year 2 Highlights

• Joint signage and marketing materials have been established that incorporate the full LR Cultural Series
• An event calendar has been created that is shared with the community and externally.

Integrate Data Systems

Review all software utilized by the institution and ensure that all systems are being optimized.

Year 1 Highlights

• Completed an analysis to determine what could be a part of the university’s enterprise core
• The core consists of three identifiable hubs: supporting students, finances and alumni/giving
• Examination of the relationship between these hubs and where better integration would be of significant value is being done and recommendations will be submitted to the IT Governance Committee

Year 2 Highlights

• Through the establishment of the IT Governance Committee new purchasing and implementation policies have been established that ensure all software systems are able to connect with our current systems.
• Evaluation of our current programs are being conducted to better understand what we have and what we need to successfully support our students.
• The institution transitioned to Microsoft 365, which allows for all constituents to collaborate and engage under one system. 

Redesign & Relaunch the Portal

Improve campus communication by upgrading the portal.

Year 1 Highlight

• A request for proposal (RFP) has been sent to potential vendors with the goal of having a new portal launched in May 2021. Regular updates provided on the web redesign project blog.

Year 2 Highlights

• The portal and the university website redesign have merged into one initiative to offer a seamless flow between the website and the portal.
• Launch Date for the new website is set for October 12, 2021 - web redesign project blog. Project work will begin on the portal project after the launch of the new public website. 

Consistent Web Presence

Revamp the external website to improve user experience and effectively brand LR.

Year 1 Highlights

• Sent a request for proposal (RFP) to potential vendors. Selected a vendor for the project with the aim of having a new website launched in mid-October 2021. Regular updates provided on the web redesign project blog.

Year 2 Highlights

• The portal and the university website redesign have merged into one initiative to offer a seamless flow between the website and the portal.
• Launch date is set for October 12, 2021 web redesign project blog. Project work will begin on the portal project after the launch of the new public website. 
• Athletics launched a new website design of LRBears.com in fall 2020

Brand Confirmation

Year 1 Highlights

• Presentation was given to campus this past fall, and the Marketing and Communications team is working with all departments to better understand how this can be used in their daily operations

Year 2 Highlights - Complete

• The institution underwent an extensive brand review and identified who we are as an institution.

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