Strategic Plan

Empower students to achieve their highest potential in their professional and academic pursuits.

GOAL: Improve the overall Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health student experience to achieve higher satisfaction levels.

OBJECTIVES:

• Increase student satisfaction rates with overall experience by 15% by August 2027.
• Foster a supportive student community, resulting in a 20% increase in students’ well-being and belonging by December 2026.

Equip learners to transform public health and elevate the well-being of communities.

Goal: Enhance the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s academic offerings to better respond to current and emerging public health challenges.

Objectives:

• Launch, adapt, or strengthen a minimum of three programs focusing on critical and emerging public health issues and needs identified by September 2027.
• Increase the total non-concurrent Masters of Public Health student enrollment to 100 by achieving an average annual growth rate of 10% by August 2029.
• Improve graduates’ career-readiness scores by 10% by June 2028.

Conduct impactful research that shapes policies and drives innovations in practice creating lasting, real-world change.

Goal: Enhance the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s research capacity to increase productivity, collaboration, and translation of findings into practice.

Objectives:

• Increase research funding secured by the College by 20% by December 2028.
• Expand the number of faculty and student publications in high impact journals (impact factor > 5) by 15% by July 2027.
• Boost the number of posters and panels presented by faculty and students by 20% by August 2028.

Nurture an inclusive and empowering culture with partners that inspires excellence, fosters, belonging, and drives positive change.

Goal: Forge sustained partnerships that engage community and amplify impact to achieve optimal health for all.

Objectives:

• Expand the number faculty, staff, and students involved in collaborative partnerships with community, government, and business partners by 5% annually through July 2029.
• Achieve an average community partner satisfaction rating of 4 out of 5 by May 2028.
• Develop and implement a partner management and communications framework to streamline collaboration and enhance communication efficiency by January 2027.

Cultivate an environment that values and supports all members of the College community.

Goal: Foster a culture that promotes respect, accountability, recognition, and belonging for students, staff, and faculty within the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.

Objectives:

• Improve the College climate by increasing satisfaction survey scores by 25% on respect, accountability, and recognition.
• Create and support an offline College student community by January 2025.
• Design and launch a staff and faculty recognition program by December 2025.

Chris Fettes, MA
Program Director & Instructor
Environmental Health Sciences

Austin Porter, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
Deputy State Epidemiologist
Arkansas Department of Health

Kari Weber, PhD, MHS
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology

Ping-Ching Hsu, PhD
Associate Professor
Environmental Health Sciences

James Selig, PhD
Professor
Biostatistics

Stephen Williams, MS
Director of Admissions & Student Relations
Office of Student & Alumni Affairs

Kelsey Owsley, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management

Elizabeth Taylor
Director of Research & Community Development
Center for Research, Health, & Social Justice
Health Behavior & Health Education

Nick Zaller, PhD
Professor
Health Behavior and Health Education