In May 2018, the Strategic Planning Committee submitted a Strategic Plan to the Chair of the ASC and to the Dean of Arts & Sciences to articulate the College’s vision and to offer a detailed plan for implementation through three strategic imperatives.
The college will be a community welcoming all, and will engage local, state and world partners. Specifically, we will develop the physical space and intellectual climate for bold, inventive collaboration in order to build a strong academic community and a collective identity for students, alumni, faculty and staff in the College of Arts and Sciences. With faculty, staff and students as equal partners in decision-making, we will develop a transparent and stable campus-wide funding strategy.
The college will teach to inspire curiosity, compassion and the courage to act. We will emphasize transformative learning experiences that reward exploration and inquiry. We propose initiatives that transcend disciplinary boundaries, encourage teaching through research and creative work, and engage the world.
The college will attract, develop and retain the world’s best scholars—the engine that drives a research university. We will support research, especially high-risk and high-impact projects, and we will bring faculty and graduate student compensation in line with national standards and the cost of living in Boulder. We will expand access to opportunities for research for our students and recognize the important role of staff in research.
