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What began as an initiative is proving to be a robust, data-informed process by which the best ideas from all areas of campus can be reviewed, prioritized and implemented. In 2020, we will focus on transitioning to a more regular, ongoing manner of aligning our resources with our mission.

This fall marked year three of Academic Futures. Read about the progress so far this year on the campus’s four priority themes and projects, along with concurrent work on other Academic Futures themes and projects.

With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, please know that I am personally thankful for your hard work and dedication to diversity, equity and inclusive excellence.

Provost Russ Moore and Chief Operating Officer Kelly Fox invite you to revisit the Sept. 25 °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ talk by labor futurist Heather McGowan, which focuses on how higher education institutions can confront the changing nature of work.

Get the latest on making excellence inclusive; creating a common student-centered approach to teaching and learning; teaching and technology, online and distance education; accreditation and more.

Expanded first-year academic advising, a renegotiated Adobe Creative Cloud contract and the new Biological Research Technology Resource Center are among the highlights for approved Financial Futures projects.

Campus leaders have announced that they've accepted the Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ (IDEA) Plan—the campus’s blueprint for diversity, equity and inclusive excellence.

Get the latest on the interdisciplinarity report; making excellence inclusive; creating a common student-centered approach to teaching and learning; teaching and technology, online and distance education; and more.

Financial Futures has engaged more than 225 project owners from 50 units across campus to develop ideas into potential projects. A total of 142 projects are approved to date.

The report offers a number of concrete recommendations anchored in institutional change for °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼, including the creation of teaching academies and formation of an interdisciplinary incubator.