This strategic plan articulates for the University community and for our constituents an understanding of who we are, what we do, and the values by which we define ourselves. It articulates as well our ambitious aspiration, five key goals we believe we must meet in order to achieve that aspiration, and an assessment of where the University stands today as we rededicate ourselves to these shared objectives.

The plan does not reflect everything that the University hopes to do over the next five years; nor does it represent an irrevocably fixed set of directives, since the planning process must be dynamic and adaptable. It will, however, serve—at the University level and also at the collegiate, departmental, and unit levels, where so many of the important decisions of the University are made—as the framework according to which we will make difficult decisions, focus our resources, and thereby advance the University’s distinction as a leader in higher education.

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