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University of Guam Board of Regents endorses 2024–2029 strategic plan
Summary
The University of Guam Board of Regents unanimously endorsed a four-pillar strategic plan (2024–2029) aimed at improving student retention and graduation rates, research and partnerships, employee experience, and financial sustainability; faculty sought clarity on how the plan will align with academic master plans.
The University of Guam Board of Regents on Dec. 12 endorsed a new institutional strategic plan covering 2024 through 2029, a roadmap the university says will focus the campus on four pillars: guided student pathways, partnership and research growth, improved employee experience, and stronger financial health.
President Anita Borja Enriquez presented the plan to the full board, outlining measurable key results that include increasing first-to-second-year retention, boosting four- and six-year graduation rates and net tuition revenue, expanding grants and research contracts, and strengthening alumni and donor giving. "These strategic pillars are intended to keep us focused on what is important and to hold our leadership accountable with a balanced scorecard," President Anita Borja Enriquez said during the presentation.
Why it matters: Regents and administrators said the plan is intended to stabilize the university’s finances and increase student success after enrollment reached pre-pandemic levels. The plan’s proponents said it is an overarching document that will be translated into more detailed academic master plans by deans and the provost.
Faculty and union concerns: Faculty representatives, including Doctor Swamy during public discussion, asked whether the plan is mainly a performance contract for the president or a guide for faculty and academic units. The concern focused on alignment: several faculty speakers said the strategic actions in some sections do not clearly map to the academic outcomes expected of programs. "If this plan is intended to guide faculty work and affect working conditions, it needs formal review by faculty bodies," Doctor Swamy said during the meeting.
Board response and next steps: President Enriquez and board committee members said deans and the provost have been engaged for months and that academic master plans remain the responsibility of individual programs. Board leadership described the strategic plan as a living document that can be revised and used to build a balanced-scorecard system to track progress. The board endorsed the plan by voice vote and directed ongoing coordination with deans and faculty as it is implemented.
The endorsement puts the strategic plan into the university’s implementation pipeline; administrators said implementation steps and performance benchmarks will follow and be reported back to the board.
