Strategic Direction: Provide high quality undergraduate education
in a comprehensive inventory of academic programs while maximizing
access to the University and achieving high rates of retention
and graduation.
Objective 1: Develop the University Honors Program
to include 1200 students whose academic qualifications and level of
achievement equal that of the most prestigious private liberal arts
colleges.
Tactics:
Aggressively recruit the most talented honors students to UNM,
reaching a freshman class of 400 with entry credentials matching
those of the best liberal arts colleges.
Increase the number of disciplinary honors programs, eventually
spanning the entire inventory of undergraduate majors.
Increase the number of Research Experiences for Undergraduates,
with special efforts to engage honors students.
Objective 2: Increase freshman retention to reach 80%.
Tactics: