FOUr GOaLS
this plan outlines four goals for arts & Sciences,
represented by the four colored boxes in this
diagram. We will focus attention in the coming
decade on: recruiting and retaining an excellent
faculty
dedicated to teaching and scholarship;
strengthening our
graduate
education; expanding
the
undergraduate
experience; and developing
communities
through leadership and service
among our faculty and students. Supporting these
initiatives will be an ever-improving infrastructure
(grey box in the chart).
Page four outlines our goals in a bit more detail.
FOUr thEmES
Finally, each of these areas is circled by four themes
that define arts & Sciences' mission: we place
excellence
at the forefront of everything we do;
learning
is our central focus; we seek
diversity
of thought and of people; and we recognize our
context is the entire
globe
. these themes intersect
each goal and are reflected in their strategies
and actions.
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Excellence
Learning
Globalization
Building Knowledge
FaCULty
Building Scholars
GraDUatE
INFraStrUCtUrE
Building Lives
UNDErGraDUatE
Building Leaders
COmmUNItIES
Diversity
PrOjECt 21
the Project 21 plan served as an effective and
efficient guide to our growth and success over
the past twelve years. a number of specific
recommendations in that document led to
significant accomplishments, including:
Funding of 38 new endowed chairs
Comprehensive undergraduate curriculum
review and revision
Strengthened advising system
Regular external departmental reviews
Development of Science Outreach effort to engage
the St. Louis community
Certain key initiatives remain essential today:
Recruiting and retaining exemplary faculty
Attracting and enrolling excellent students
Offering world-class academic programs
these three efforts are critical to arts & Sciences'
success and serve as underlying assumptions of
our plan. Everything we do aims to better our
faculty, students and academic programs. We look
forward to the path this framework will chart for
our future.
Executive Summary
arts & Sciences is often called "the heart of Washington University" because it plays a central role
in Washington University's overall success. Without a thriving arts & Sciences, the University
will not prosper; planning for the University's future, therefore, must incorporate the health and growth
of arts & Sciences.