CALS Strategic Plans

College and Three Mission Areas

• DRAFT: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Strategic Plan [rev. 4/30/2013]

Academic Units

• Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering


• Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics


• Department of Agricultural Education


• Department of Animal Sciences


• Department of Entomology


• Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences


• School of Natural Resources and the Environment


• Department of Nutritional Sciences


• School of Plant Sciences


• Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science


• Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology

Other Units/Centers

• CALS Communications and Technologies


• CALS Development and Alumni Affairs


• CALS International Programs


• Controlled Environment Agriculture Center


• Food Safety Center of Excellence


• Water Resources Research Center

Reports from Advisory Councils and Committees

• CALS Appointed Professionals Council


• CALS Faculty Consultative Group


• CALS Staff Council


• Dean's Research Advisory Committee



Reference Materials Used for CALS21 Strategic Plan CALS Strategic Plan 2010-2020: A Future-Focused Roadmap (One-page Plan) Complete Plan (16 pages, including One-page Plan) Frequently Asked Questions (1 page) Planning Background Summary (Summarizes reference materials listed below.) Guidelines for Operational Plans and Sample Completed College Level Plan (Implementing the strategic plan, 4 pages.)

Strategic Plans for University of Arizona and Arizona Board of Regents Expanding Our Vision, Deepening Our Roots: The University of Arizona Five-Year Strategic Plan 2013-2017 (29 pages) 2020 Vision: The Arizona University System Long-term Strategic Plan 2008-2020 Spring 2009 (39 pages)

Previous CALS Planning Documents (for 2005-2010) Background Document for CALS 2005 Strategic Plan Environmental Scans and Driving Forces of Change Higher Education Scenarios - Details with Links Higher Education Scenarios - Summary with Links Arizona-specific Futures Studies 2008 CALS Response to Provost for Plan with Performance Measures (July 2008, 17 pages) 2008 Amendment to 2005 CALS Strategic Plan (July 2008, 3 pages) 2005 CALS Strategic Plan (September 2005, 32 pages) 2005 CALS Strategic Plan Overview (September 2005, 2 pages) 2005 CALS Strategic Plan Summary (September 2005, 4 pages) 2005 CALS Strategic Plan Report to Faculty, Staff, and Students (November 2005, 4 pages)





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