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Strategic Plan 2021- 2026
DEVELOPMENT
Beginning in Fall 2019, the Strategic Planning Committee began to gather
input from the University community. Members of the committee hosted more
than fifty open sessions and gave presentations, including both face-to-face
and virtual town halls, for faculty, staff and students. At these presentations,
the committee collected feedback from the community. This feedback formed
the basis for all of the Plan’s themes and goals.
IMPLEMENTATION
A core principle of the Strategic Plan is that it is a living document, a plan for
ongoing and evolving action rather than a list of finite objectives. From the
outset, we determined that the Plan must envision an approach to fulfilling its
goals based on carefully sustained oversight; in fact, this sustained oversight
is a goal in itself.
The guiding philosophy of the Strategic Planning Committee has been to
faithfully reflect both the mission and culture of the institution, as well as the
input that we have gathered from the entire community. The 2021-2026
Strategic Plan is “our” plan — a collective vision of where the University has
come from and where we see ourselves headed over the next five years.
THEMES THAT TIE OUR VISION TOGETHER
The Strategic Planning Committee developed six equally important strategic
themes that provide our community with a road map that illustrates the
University’s priorities and plans for the next five years.
1. Responding to the Needs of the Time:
Articulating our Values, Mission and Vision
2. Becoming an Anti-Racist University:
Celebrating and Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
3. Advancing an Education for the 21st Century:
Enhancing Academic and Co-Curricular Programs and Opportunities
4. Sustaining the Institution:
Finances, the Environment and the Health of the Community
5. Instilling Excellence:
Building a Culture of Service, Collaboration and Care
6. Enhancing Infrastructure:
Technology, Data and Facilities for the Next Century
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