The document outlines UMKC's strategic plan from 2010-2020. It summarizes past major studies and planning timeline. The strategic plan contains 6 goals: 1) place student success at center, 2) lead in life and health sciences, 3) advance urban engagement, 4) excel in visual and performing arts, 5) embrace diversity, and 6) promote research and economic development. Each goal lists specific actions to achieve the goal.

1. UMKC’s Strategic Plan2010-2020www.umkc.edu/strategicplan

2. Past Major StudiesLife Sciences Task Force2003UMKC Trustees’ Initiative2004/2006Blue Ribbon Task Force “Time to Get It Right” “Time to Get Things Done”20062007Chancellor Bailey’s Interim Plan2006Provost’s Academic Commissions2007University of MissouriSystem Strategic Plan2008

3. Planning TimelineOctober 2008: Steering Committee appointedNovember 2008: Subcommittees formedMarch 2009: Subcommittees submitted reports April-May 2009: the Provost and steering committee members collected feedback at campus and external presentations. Feedback also collected through the strategic planning Web site and from individual unit meetings.

4. Strategic PlanGoal 1. Place Student Success at the Center To provide the optimal learning environment for all students: outstanding academic programs and experiences, seamless student support, and a vibrant campus community.ACTIONS:Academic Achievement: Establish a University Honors College

5. Expand Undergraduate Research OpportunitiesStrategic PlanGoal 2. Lead in Life and Health Sciences To attain national recognition for excellence in research, expand opportunities for clinical practitioner training, and provide outstanding health care delivery.ACTIONS:Appointed a Vice Chancellor for Research

6. Establish the Center for Clinical andTranslational ResearchStrategic PlanGoal 3. Advance Urban Engagement To become a model urban university by fully engaging with the Kansas City community to enhance education, public health, the arts and economic development. ACTIONS:Strengthen the Preschool-Higher Education Pipeline

7. Institute for Urban Education

8. Articulation Agreements with area Community Colleges

9. Curriculum Alignment with Kansas City metro school districts

10. Establish the Climate Sustainability CenterStrategic PlanGoal 4. Excel in the Visual and Performing Arts To create excellent programs in visual and performing arts that are central to campus life and support Kansas City’s initiatives in entrepreneurship, urban education, and innovation.ACTIONS:Enhance all students’ learning by infusing the arts into the general education curriculumStrategic PlanGoal 5. Embrace Diversity To celebrate diversity in all aspects of university life, creating inclusive environments, culturally competent citizens, and globally-oriented curricula and programs.ACTIONS:Establish a Chancellor’s advisory board to leverage existing relationships with diverse internal and external constituenciesStrategic PlanGoal 6. Promote Research and Economic Development To produce world-class scholarship and creative activity, encourage entrepreneurship, foster innovation, increase technology transfer, and build relationships that create economic and workforce development.ACTIONS:Implement the “Whiteboard to Boardroom” Program