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

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

Last fall, Chancellor Joe Steinmetz announced at his State of the University address 10 action items he wanted the university to focus on moving forward. He recently released an expanded explanation of his eighth action item, which makes the case that we "should develop leaders and leadership that amplify and promote inclusion and diversity in our campus community, in the region, and in the state." The eighth 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 next few weeks, he will release the last two action items, continuing 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.