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

Chancellor Joe Steinmetz released the seventh of 10 action items focusing on the future needs of the U of A.

Last fall, 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 seventh action item, which makes the case for hiring more faculty with "non-traditional" academic backgrounds to tenure-track positions, including master teachers. The seventh action item can be found here.

As 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 the remaining 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. Steinmetz encourages all supervisors to share with their staff.