CLA Roadmap

UMN Students walking on the mall

The Road Ahead

Faculty, students, staff, alumni, employers, donors, and friends — on and off campus — all have a place in our Roadmap, and no one will be left behind. We will proceed thoughtfully, but decisively. We will become a destination college.

John Coleman, dean

View our progress:
 • Roadmap Report 2020 (PDF) 
 • Roadmap Report 2019 (PDF) 
 • Roadmap Report 2018 (PDF)
 • Roadmap Report 2017 (PDF)
 • Roadmap Report 2016 (PDF)

We aim to be a destination college to do the most good we can for others. The better we are at our work, the better our research, the more ready our graduates, the greater good we can do. 

Breaking boundaries. Challenging the status quo. Creating tomorrow’s leaders. We are reimagining the 21st-century liberal arts experience. 

The Roadmap is how we get there.

  • Readiness
    Prepare the most desirable candidates on the market
  • Research
    Relentlessly pursue excellence to transform knowledge and lives
  • Diversity
    Lead in building a more diverse and inclusive community
  • Engagement
    Build bridges between campus and community

 

Roadmap Infographic describing the PRIORITY OUTCOMES FOR EACH CORNERSTONE

 

Support the Roadmap through the Shattering Expectations campaign.