Overview

Academic planning is well underway at The University of Montana. The Academic Strategic Plan (ASP) will be developed in parallel to, and in close connection with, the Accreditation process. The specific goal is to have the completed ASP published by the end of summer, 2009.  An up-to-date and ambitious (ASP) will serve as a decision-making guide over the next five years. It will focus resources and energy on key issues, provide a solid foundation for our upcoming accreditation visit, and, most importantly, help us build an even more effective university.  In addition to the Steering Committee, we need the involvement of creative thinkers, including faculty, students, staff, and administrators, who believe that The University of Montana is a leader among the nation’s public universities.

For the ASP to be effective, we will need to abide by several principles:

  • The focus of the plan must be on enhancing the effectiveness of our core mission, especially on how we optimize the outcomes of our efforts (for example, student learning, new knowledge and creative works, and solutions to problems.) 
  • The planning process needs to be stepwise and deliberate, it needs to be open and collaborative, and it needs to be informed by knowledge of external forces and expectations.
  • Planning needs to be done in the context of the resource base we can realistically, but ambitiously, expect.

Academic planning relies upon involvement across the University, so we hope you will check back regularly for updates and on scheduled opportunities for you (students, staff, faculty, and administrators) to be involved.

News

May 1, 2008

Committee members announced for Academic Strategic Planning Steering Committee. Link to committee roster

March 6, 2008

Provost Engstrom announces a major strategic planning process for academic affairs at UM. Link to announcement