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Meeting on UW Strategic Plan Draft Tuesday in Casper

The public is invited to learn about and comment on the University of Wyoming’s draft strategic plan during a town-hall meeting Tuesday, April 25, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Strausner Hall at Casper College.

The session may be viewed online at https://zoom.us/j/322459559.

It is the fourth and final town-hall meeting on the draft plan, which was crafted by UW’s 24-member Strategic Planning Leadership Council, following an extensive series of public meetings around Wyoming and on campus.

The document may be viewed online at www.uwyo.edu/acadaffairs/_files/docs/stratplan_2017-2022_draft.pdf, and the council is accepting public comment on the president’s strategic planning feedback page through April 27.

The draft calls for advancements in academic quality, enrollment, statewide engagement, diversity and economic development over the next five years. Specifically, it aims to increase student recruitment, retention and graduation; degree programs offered online and at UW’s regional centers; collaborations with community colleges and K-12 schools; research funding; startup companies; and private contributions to the university, among other measures.

UW Provost Kate Miller, who chairs the Strategic Planning Leadership Council, says the group welcomes input from all of UW’s constituents.

“This draft is still rough in some respects, but it represents the council’s best efforts to set a course by which the university fulfills its flagship and land-grant mission through the free and open pursuit of knowledge in engagement with Wyoming and the world,” Miller says. “Our vision is to bring Wyoming and Western intelligence, energy, grit and innovation to the economic, social and environmental challenges of today, and to create a thriving, equitable and sustainable world for tomorrow.”

The broad goals and objectives of the draft plan are to:

-- Foster and reward excellence in teaching, scholarship, innovation and creative endeavor to enhance an intellectual community renowned for its regional, national and global relevance and impact.

-- Inspire students to pursue a productive, engaged and fulfilling life, and prepare them to succeed in a sustainable global economy.

-- In collaboration with constituents and partners, improve and enhance the health and well-being of communities and environments.

-- Assure the long-term strength and stability of the university through a focus on infrastructure, human capital and new revenue sources.

Each goal and objective includes a set of measurable performance indicators.

Following revisions that may result from public and campus input, the plan will be presented for consideration by UW’s Faculty Senate, Staff Senate and the Associated Students of UW. It then will go to the UW Board of Trustees for final consideration and approval.

Following Board of Trustees approval, the plan will be implemented at the start of the 2017-18 fiscal year, with college and unit plans finalized in fall 2017.

A website, www.uwyo.edu/president/strategic-plans/, has been established to inform the campus community and the public throughout the strategic planning process.

 

 

Contact Us

Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu


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