Strategic Plan

Strategic Goal II

Invest in the success of the people who teach, do research, work, learn, and live at UCR

• Address faculty diversity, equity and professional growth

  ACTIONS	PROGRESS
  Address equity gaps	Partnered with UC Merced VP Academic Affairs & Strategy Christiane Spitzmueller on qualitative studies to address bias intervention in merit/promotion processes
  Improve faculty retention by improving climate/culture management accountability
  Enhance leadership development
  Increase number of Senate faculty from historically underrepresented backgrounds	Partnering w/Deans to encourage more PPFP/CPFP FTE placements and AFD grant opportunities for recruitment and retention Leading efforts with HSRU in faculty hiring goals

• Improve undergraduate student success & experience

  ACTIONS	PROGRESS
  Increase in transfer rates
  Increase in graduation rates

• Improve graduate student success and pipelines

  ACTIONS	PROGRESS
  Increase number of URM pipeline programs
  Improve retention by improving student success skills and resource management

• Address staffing levels, staff flexibility & professional growth

  ACTIONS	PROGRESS
  Staff retention and CUCSA climate surveys

Strategic Goal III

Expand the visibility and scope of influence of UCR locally, nationally, and globally

• Recertification of Seal of Excelencia

  ACTIONS	PROGRESS
  Earn 3-year recertification period	Designation earned - will be up again in 2027

• Convene/Facilitate Chief Diversity Officers of University Innovation Alliance institutions

  ACTIONS	PROGRESS
  Lead national council to model partnership in institutional effectiveness in underrepresented undergraduate student success

• Partner w/VPIA on APRU APWIL Faculty Mentorship

  ACTIONS	PROGRESS
  Participate in international mentorship programming throughout year