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EXECUtIvE SUmmary
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CrEatING a FUtUrE FOr artS & SCIENCES
Background
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the Planning Process
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Enduring values
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Underlying themes
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FOUr GOaLS FOr artS & SCIENCES
Goal 1: Exemplary faculty dedicated to teaching, research, and scholarship
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Goal 2: Stronger graduate education
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Goal 3: Expanded undergraduate opportunities
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Goal 4: Leadership and service within local and global communities
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Infrastructure Needs to Support Goals
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CONCLUSION: a DECaDE OF aCtION
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aPPENDICES
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the mission of arts & Sciences
is to be a leading center for
teaching, learning and research,
extending the reach and effect
of our liberal arts education
while promoting excellence in
scholarship and research.
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