2001 Action Plan - Executive Summary
Executive Summary | Context
| Priorities | Appendix
The 2001 Action Plan Narrative and Status Report are derived
from the 2000 Strategic Plan and should be understood as its annual
iteration. A progress report on the priorities in the 2000 Action
Plan is given, followed by a section that provides a status report
on progress towards the various goals of the 2000 Strategic Plan
under six major groupings:
Next, a context for the 2001 Action Plan is given, followed by
a section that identifies those areas that will receive priority
attention in 2001. Advancement in these areas is meant to assist
the University in achieving the broad overarching strategic goal
of becoming one of the nation’s premiere research universities
located in an urban setting. Progress will be made in an incremental
way by directing the work program of the University and, where
necessary, the allocation of its fiscal resources.
In order to accomplish the University’s visions, goals
and priorities, the faculty must remain mindful that being a responsible
community member extends beyond disciplinary interests to the
(unranked) interconnected aims of:
- liberal arts education in all undergraduate programs;
- provision of a learning-centered environment;
scholarly activity for all faculty;
- advanced research programs;
- accomplished professional programs;
- intercultural and international perspectives;
- connections across disciplines and content areas;
- connections among graduate, professional, and undergraduate
studies;
- opportunities for collaborative research and scholarly interaction
among faculty and between faculty and students;
- exploration and use of new learning methods and technologies,
when appropriate;
- assessment of courses, programs and services for the purpose
of their continuous improvement;
- information literacy and lifelong learning;
- collaboration across institutions and between the campus
and the community;
- use of our location in an urban area, a center of international
commerce and a center of governance, to offer a distinctive
education to our students;
- participation in partnerships that have a positive impact
on community
Achievement of these interconnected aims will contribute significantly
to student learning and an engaged university. A dynamic balance
is sought among teaching and learning, research and scholarship,
university and community service, and undergraduate and graduate
and professional programs.
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