Business and Administration Objectives

Auburn Research and Innovation Center

We will leverage Auburn’s expanding presence across sites to drive growth through strategic facility development and resource investment.

 

AU Alignment

AU 4.A Be a premier resource for providing impactful solutions to social, health, technological, economic, and environmental challenges through our deep bench of subject matter expertise and our far-reaching network of extension assets.
AU 4.A.2 Leverage the growth of Auburn’s instructional and research sites.

 

Outcomes

Facilities Management:

Deliver projects through alternative delivery methods to bring off-main campus research facilities online faster and more economically.

KPI - Off-Main Campus Delivery Methods and Metrics

 

Real Estate & Property Development:

Proactively identify, secure, and develop university-aligned real estate assets across multiple sites to support expansion and fuel Auburn’s regional economic influence.

KPI - Acquisition of Real Estate Assets

two employees presenting to a group of people

We will engage campus stakeholders through targeted financial training initiatives that promote compliance, transparency, and a strengthened understanding of fiscal policies and processes.

 

AU Alignment

AU 4.B Build synergistic partnerships where Auburn’s strengths contribute to and are complemented by strategically selected industries, organizations, research centers and institutes, universities, and governmental and non-governmental entities.
AU 4.B.4 Ensure Auburn’s preparedness and responsiveness to emerging and current stakeholder needs

 

Outcomes

Financial Services:

Develop and deliver robust Financial Services training programs, such as coordinated Procurement and Payment Services education, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard training related to Cash Management, and Endowment Investment orientation and review sessions that build understanding of endowment management and spending policies.

KPI – Effective and Compliant Financial Services Training

Gogue Performing Arts Center

We will expand and promote rich experiences for the campus and surrounding region, situating
administrative units to facilitate community engagement.

 

AU Alignment

AU 4.E Broaden and deepen Auburn’s engagement with and impact on the local community.
AU 4.E.2 Create more opportunities for engagement in the university’s activities, events and people

 

Outcomes

Gogue Performing Arts Center:

Position the GPAC as the recognized leader for performing arts education and community engagement in the Auburn/Opelika area, as a result of developing programs that inspire creativity, cultivate artistic experiences, and enrich the cultural fabric of the community; initiatives and programs to develop and implement over the next three years will include Arts Education Partnerships, Community Engagement Programs, Accessibility and Engagement.

KPI - Community and Arts Education Engagement