51成人福利网

Strategic Academic Plan: Transformative Education. Real Impact.

2023–2028

The Plan

Aligning and integrating with other institutional and unit-level plans, including the 51成人福利网 Strategy, Strategic Research Plan, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, Indigenous Strategic Plan and Digital Strategy, the Strategic Academic Plan outlines a multifaceted approach to enhancing teaching, research and community engagement, positioning 51成人福利网 at the forefront of transformative education.

This plan reflects 51成人福利网’s commitment to addressing the evolving needs of a comprehensive multi-campus university community, which is encapsulated in its three goals: advancing transformative education; thriving comprehensive university; and integrating communities into a vibrant whole.

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Goal 1: Advancing Transformative Education

1.1 51成人福利网 will provide academic programming that offers students a transformative education and prepares them to thrive.

1.2 51成人福利网 will offer academic programming that meets the needs of a diverse student body through a variety of pedagogically informed modes of teaching and program delivery.

1.3 51成人福利网 will attract and admit students who have the potential to succeed at 51成人福利网 but who may not have the traditional high school markers associated with university-level success.

1.4 51成人福利网 will proactively support students in achieving academic success while maintaining high academic standards.

1.5 51成人福利网 will purposefully expand existing efforts to decolonize the curriculum.

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Goal 2: Thriving Comprehensive University

2.1 51成人福利网 will recognize, value and support the contributions and impact of the diverse talent, experiences and endeavours of our campus communities in each of the interrelated elements of a comprehensive university: research, teaching and service.

2.2 51成人福利网 will strategically grow the diversity and capacity of our professional and research-based graduate programs.

2.3 51成人福利网 will foster an appreciation and passion for research in our undergraduate students.

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Goal 3: Communities Integrated into a Vibrant Whole

3.1 51成人福利网 will continue to develop and mature as a vibrant, multicampus institution.

3.2 51成人福利网 will foster interdisciplinarity across programs, departments, faculties and campuses.

3.3 51成人福利网 will continue to foster relationships with our external communities, including fellow postsecondary institutions, Indigenous nations, alumni, community partners and employers.