Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management Strategic Plan (2026- 2030)

Values Statement

•       We strive to live with integrity by fostering a culture of mutual respect and trust among those we serve.
•      We ensure everyone is welcomed, valued, and has access to the same opportunities within a caring and supportive environment to achieve excellence.
•       We support, enable, and promote student learning through innovative teaching, research, and service with an underlying core of compassion, encouragement, and open dialogue.

Vision Statement

• We prepare students for tomorrow's  kinesiology and sport management challenges. 

Mission Statement

• We advance knowledge, drive innovation, and prepare leaders in kinesiology and sport management

Strategic Priority 1: Educate and Empower a Dynamic Student Body 

Goal 1: Create and Maintain a Culture of Connectedness

• Objective 1: Facilitate Physical Fitness and Health Information Dissemination and Collaborations 
• Objective 2: Enhance Doctoral Students’ Organization Participation, Community, and Career Readiness 

Goal 2:Foster Success through Transformative Learning Experiences

• Objective 1: Integrate Interdisciplinary Project-Based Courses 
• Objective 2: Enhance Mentorship and Peer-Learning Programs 
• Objective 3: Implement a New Elective Course Titled “Entrepreneurship in Kinesiology”

Goal 3: Grow Leaders and Citizens to Enhance the Global Community

• Objective 1: Establish a recurring departmental study abroad program for Kinesiology and Sport Management Students 
• Objective 2: Promote Student Membership and Active Participation in Professional Organizations 

Strategic Priority 2: Develop, Catalyze, and Promote Innovative Research and Creative Activities

Goal 1:Enhance and Amplify the Impact, Visibility, and Real-World Application of Research and Creative Activities

• Objective 1: Record Videos for a Departmental YouTube Channel for Departmental Visibility and Increased Student Recruitment 

Goal 2: Strengthen and Cultivate the Capacity for Facilities and instrumentation that support TTU Research Activities

• Objective 1: Establish a Departmental Research Day 

Goal 3: Promote and Expand an Integrated Learning Culture that Supports and Empowers Internal and External Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• Objective 1: Increase Website and Social Media Presence for Collaborative Projects
• Objective 2: The KSM Website Will Increase the Visibility of Our Faculty’s Research and Promote Our Integrated Learning Culture. 

Strategic Priority 3: Transform lives and Communities through outreach and Engaged Scholarhip 

Goal 1: Establish Recognition of and Incentives for Faculty and Students Engaged in Outreach Activities 

•   Objective 1: Leverage Expertise to Deliver Free Community Programs

Goal 2:Establish Outreach and Engaged Scholarship, as Essential University Commitments by Clearly Promoting Definitions, Value and Measurable Mutual Benefit 

•   Objective 1: KSM “Science of Sport & Movement” Community Outreach and Engaged Scholarship 

Goal 3: Increase and Strengthen Collaborative, Mutually Beneficial Community Partnerships that Stimulate Creativity, Innovation, and Social and Economic Development

Objective 1: Organize and Host an Annual Community Health and Sports Exposition