This page lists our strategic plan and materials used in its preparation. This plan is different from our previous plan (prepared in 2005 and updated in 2008). It is shorter in pages but longer in time frame (10 years), contains less detail but more guiding principles, and is based on our belief that the external world is changing significantly and we also must change. Additonal related infomation can be found on Dealing with Change, and CALS Governance (see links in menu at left).
Introduction
We assume the next decade or so will be a transition period or a period of continuing change; we need to be prepared for both. This means there will be more significant changes and more uncertainties and perturbations than we are accustomed to facing. We need to account for this new world in our plans and we need to realize choices will be more difficult to make and to implement.
We need to learn how to manage change ourselves and to help our students, faculty, staff, and our many clients deal with the changes they will face. At the same time, we will need to be more innovative and more flexible in addressing both the practical problems of society and the basic sciences that are hallmarks of a university. We will retain our three primary functions of learning, discovery, and engagement. But we will approach them differently. This 2010 strategic plan is our roadmap to navigate these uncertain times.
- CALS 2010 Strategic Plan
- CALS Strategic Plan 2010-2020 - One Page Plan (draft 1 page)
- CALS Strategic Plan 2010-2020 - Complete Plan (draft, 10 pages)
- Frequently Asked Questions About the 2010 Strategic Plan (1 page)
- Background Summary for CALS 2010 Strategic Plan (Summarizes reference materials listed below).
- Reference Materials Used for CALS 2010 Strategic Plan
- Background Document for CALS 2005 Strategic Plan
- Environmental Scans and Driving Forces of Change
- Higher Education Scenarios
- Arizona-Specific Futures Studies
- Strategic Plans for University of Arizona and Arizona Board of Regents
- UA Strategic Plan 2010-2014 - September 2009 (48 pages)
- ABOR Long-term Strategic Plan 2008-2020- Spring 2009 (39 pages)
- Previous CALS Planning Documents (for 2005-2009)
- 2008 CALS Response to Provost for Plan with Performance Measures (July 2008, 17 pages)
- 2008 Amendment to 2005 CALS Strategic Plan (July 2008, 3 pages)
- 2005 CALS Strategic Plan (September 2005, 32 pages)
- 2005 CALS Strategic Plan Overview (September 2005, 2 pages)
- 2005 CALS Strategic Plan Summary
Plan (September 2005, 4 pages)
- 2005 CALS Strategic Plan Report to Faculty, Staff, and Students (November 2005, 4 pages)