The Board of Visitors of the University of Mary Washington has endorsed a multi-year strategic plan that calls for sweeping initiatives that will accelerate the institution’s development as a prominent liberal arts university. A critical element of the plan is the establishment of new colleges of business and of education in addition to strengthening the existing college of arts and sciences.
The plan addresses a number of major issues before the university such as the accreditation implications of changing from college to university status in 2004, the development of a second and soon a third campus over the past decade while serving distinctly different student populations at each campus, the impact of changing demographics in Virginia’s high schools, and the central role that the liberal arts will continue to play going forward.
President Judy G. Hample along with her executive team will develop an implementation plan in order to establish priorities, funding strategies, and timelines for addressing the specific initiatives of the plan. In addition to articulating a vision and mission statement, the plan outlines eight goals designed to guide the university’s pursuit of prominence over the next five to eight years.
Adoption of the plan culminates a year-long process that engaged faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members in extensive discussion about the university’s strengths, values, challenges and opportunities.
To access the UMW Strategic Plan and for more information, visit www.umw.edu/provost/plan.