Readiness

CLA undergraduate alumni will be the most desirable graduates available.

Research

CLA will have a relentless focus on research and creative excellence.

Diversity

The CLA community will mirror the community at large.

Engagement

CLA will deepen a culture of engagement for our alumni, community and state.

Attract top students from Minnesota and beyond.

Generate new levels of innovative research through focused investment strategies.

Advance and sustain diversity and inclusion as a collegiate priority.

Increase opportunities for connection between CLA and the public.

Fully leverage the liberal arts experience through innovative curricular models.

Recruit and retain field shaping faculty.

Identify, recruit, and retain the best underrepresented faculty, staff, and students to CLA.

Strengthen existing and forge new partnerships between CLA and the broader external community..

Distinguish CLA through career readiness and preparation for life after graduation.

Foster top tier graduate programs that attract, train and place the best graduate students.

Establish well-defined measures and training that support the continuous pursuit of diversity.

Increase the level of and opportunities for engagement with CLA undergraduate and graduate alumni.

Improve outcomes for current undergraduate population.

Enhance the visibility of the research and creative excellence within the College of Liberal Arts.

Cultivate a welcoming and respectful climate that brings together a diverse intellectual community of faculty, staff and students.

Ensure that CLA’s research and creative excellence are shared and visible with the public.

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