DePaul University is embarking on "Vision 2018: Dedication to Excellence, Commitment to Community," its new six-year strategic plan to reinforce the university’s strengths and enhance academic excellence.
Formed with input from all corners of DePaul, information for V|2018 was gathered at various university-wide town hall and steering committee meetings; retreats; and through faculty-staff feedback.
V|2018 was approved by DePaul's Board of Trustees last spring.
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Under the plan,schools and colleges will be encouraged to form specific initiatives and unit plans with V|2018’s objectives in mind.
The plan has already begun to be implemented among DePaul's 10 colleges.
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According to a DePaul press release, Dean Charles Suchar of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and LAS faculty, staff, students and alumni will form six task forces dedicated to implementing these areas:
- Enhancing student success
- Focusing on the needs of faculty as teacher-scholars
- Emphasizing the internationalization and globalization of academic curricula
- Emphasizing the college’s engagement with and connection to Chicago
- Focusing on diversity and strengthening the college’s Catholic and Vincentian identity
- Strengthening and supporting the fast-developing relationship between technology and the college’s overall educational mission.
To learn more about the plan, visit V|2018 online.
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