Chancellor Releases Fourth Installment of 2020: Focus on the Future Series

Chancellor Joe Steinmetz released the fourth of ten action items focusing on the future needs of the University of Arkansas.

Last October, Chancellor Joe Steinmetz announced at his State of the University address 10 action items he wanted the university to focus on moving forward. This week he released an expanded explanation of his fourth action item, detailing some steps the university can take to "be a top-caliber research institution, among the very best — one that attracts increased funding from federal and private industry sources." The fourth action item can be found here.

As Chancellor Steinmetz explained at his annual address, "The point of this exercise isn't to develop another plan or set of priorities — we have that already and these priorities continue to steer our planning. The purpose here is to shift our focus to 2020 and beyond and to reframe our continual planning efforts at every level.

In the coming months, he will release expanded explanations of all 10 action items, under the series title 2020: Focus on the Future. Each item targets specific actions the university needs to take to position itself for continued and future success. Chancellor Steinmetz encourages all supervisors to share with their staff.