In a message to the campus community, University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella shared the final version of the university's Strategic Imperatives. They are the result of an ongoing collaborative process that engaged faculty, staff, students and stakeholders across the broader university community, including nearly 700 responses to a questionnaire following the release of the draft imperatives, "Delivering on our Promise." 

"These imperatives reflect what makes the U of A distinctive, incorporating the insights of our community and setting a shared vision for the future of Arizona's flagship, land-grant university," Garimella said. "Thank you for your feedback and engagement with this process and the framework it will provide for the U of A's future."

The Strategic Imperatives represent university-wide priorities that will guide planning, resource alignment and program development across all colleges and administrative units:

• Success for Every Student – Advancing a student-centered experience that supports retention, belonging, graduation and post-graduate achievement for all learners, including graduate and online students.
• Research that Shapes the Future – Building on the university's strengths across disciplines to drive discovery, innovation and solutions to global challenges.
• Engagement with Our Communities to Create Opportunity – Fulfilling the land-grant mission through partnerships, support and impact across Arizona and beyond, with special attention to place-based excellence and sustainability.

Each academic and administrative unit will use the imperatives to tailor goals, strategies and initiatives that align with the university's long-term vision.

"Our next steps will be to create robust implementation plans that bring the vision to life, guided by incoming Provost (Patricia) Prelock and other senior leaders in collaboration with our department heads and directors, shared governance partners, and all of you. I encourage our campus community to remain engaged and to take the continuing opportunity to shape the future of the U of A," Garimella concluded.

View the full Strategic Imperatives: Delivering on Our Promise.