|
The university’s renewed strategic plan—A Vision for the Future: Building on Strength—was approved by the senate and board of governors in January.
The renewal process, led by the planning and priorities committee, began in the fall of 2005 with the publication of the Progress Report on the Implementation of the Strategic Plan. During the winter and spring of 2006, the committee held over 60 consultations on and off campus, focusing on the future directions of the university. Students, faculty, staff, retirees, alumni and others in the community also provided written input.
The consultations reaffirmed the direction established in A Vision for the Future (the university’s strategic plan approved in 2002) and endorsed the university’s four goals under the headings of People, Quality, Community and Resources. A draft of the renewed plan was prepared over the summer of 2006 and published for comment last fall.
In response to changes in the post-secondary environment, the renewed plan emphasizes the importance of recruiting highly qualified students at all levels and fostering their success, expanding graduate programs, recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty and staff, sustaining momentum in research, and promoting diversity, civic engagement and environmental sustainability.
“A huge number of people participated in the renewal process, for which I’m extremely grateful,” notes David Turpin, president and chair of the planning and priorities committee. “I look forward to continuing to work with all members of the university community in the years ahead to accomplish the goals we have established for ourselves.”
The strategic plan will be distributed widely beginning in mid-February. In the interim, the text-only version of the final plan is available as a PDF document on the UVic website at http://web.uvic.ca/strategicplan/.
|
