Strategic Plan - University of Colorado Denver

VII. EPILOGUE
While the
mission, vision,
and values
remain constant,
the plan will be
dynamic and
entrepreneurial.
We also will need each of the colleges, schools, and units of the university to
align their individual strategic plans so they are consistent with and contribute to
the institution’s strategic plan. We always will need to communicate widely and
effectively with our internal and external stakeholders about progress. This will
be accomplished both by traditional means (such as regular progress reports) and
innovative methods (such as a Web-based strategy map). Furthermore, we recognize
that this strategic plan has to inform and guide our institutional accreditation selfstudy
that will be developed in advance of the North Central Association’s site visit
during the 2010-11 academic year. We recognize that successful implementation
requires that while the mission, vision, and values remain generally constant, the
plan as a whole must be dynamic and capitalize on opportunities.
With the approval of the Board of Regents, the development of a detailed business
plan, and the establishment of outcome and evaluation measures under the auspices
of a comprehensive institutional effectiveness program, the university will continue
its increased commitment to planning through effective shared governance and turn
its full attention and its considerable creative energies toward fulfilling its mission,
achieving its vision, and living up to its values. That’s what this remarkable 21st century
university will do.
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1 We use the words “interdisciplinary” and “multidisciplinary” as distinctive terms. Interdisciplinary
refers to a convergence of traditional disciplines to create a new discipline, such
as bioengineering. Multidisciplinary refers to the collaboration among different disciplines
to answer a specific research question or address a problem, such as a collaboration among
architecture, engineering, and biology to study questions related to sustainable infrastructure
and communities.
2 “Multi-modal” refers to learning modes that involve traditional classroom courses and
online courses within a single degree program.
3 “Nontraditional” here refers to delivery formats like online, hybrid, correspondence,
tele-education, and telemedicine.
4 The university’s clinical partners include Denver Health, National Jewish Medical and
Research Center, The Children’s Hospital, the University of Colorado Hospital, and the
Denver VA Medical Center.