One System

Everyone will understand the value and reputation of our System as one and what sets us apart in the higher education market.

• Each university will be distinct but elevate the System’s reputation. We will leverage high-quality reputation rankings and consider developing our own measures.
• We will leverage high-quality reputation rankings and consider developing our own measures.
• We will measure the economic impact at universities consistently and use this to demonstrate the economic impact of the System for the Governor, the Florida Legislature, and members of the public.
• We will produce the return on investment of our exceptional academic programs.

We will demonstrate that as One SUS we are a comprehensive resource for industry, the state, students, and faculty. We will be agile to the economy of Florida and the nation by demonstrating repeatable, scalable, and powerful ways to coordinate across the System.

• We will leverage the power of collaboration across our System, including securing game-changing partnerships to elevate university operations, research, and student success. We will identify and track collaborations of distinction and develop a Board recognition program for System collaboration.
• Our System will coordinate to generate big ideas and develop functional roadmaps and solutions to execute collectively.
• Together, we will coordinate engagement with business and industry. Our coordinated effort will be an unmatched resource that will support not only the success of students and our System but also Florida’s economic development efforts.

Each state university will elevate areas of expertise and intentionally prioritize resources so that it will be the very best in those areas. Differentiating and excelling in these areas will bolster the reputation of the System and Florida.

• Nationally, our universities will be known for their acclaimed students, faculty, awards, research, and outcomes in these unique areas of expertise.
• Universities will identify world-class outcomes to support these areas. These should reflect quality outcomes and reputation in these areas, not just rankings. Universities should also be compared to their peers in these areas.
• Universities will attract the top-caliber faculty in their fields, along with the top students in these areas.
• Business and industry will recognize and utilize our universities for these areas of expertise. Our areas of expertise will support the state’s business and economic development efforts.
• While universities will have distinct areas, we will collaborate to share this expertise throughout the System. Universities will establish shared Centers of Distinction that could be leveraged by faculty and students throughout the System.