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Introduction

By acting thoughtfully, and jointly, the College of Arts and Science will renew, strengthen, and advance arts and science disciplines, programs, and research, scholarly, and artistic work, and collaborate, thereby setting strategic directions for the university as a whole.

Creativity is empowering and in the College of Arts and Science, creativity is in all that we do. It is encouraged, accepted, championed, and rewarded.

We will create and strengthen partnerships inside and outside the college and university, create diverse teams and nurture critical skills, set platforms for identifying local and global issues and solve complex problems.

Together, we will be innovative: taking measured risks and working dynamically.

With an enthusiastic and energetic approach to change, the College of Arts and Science will create innovative plans in anticipation of future issues, including infrastructure, funding, programs, research, scholarly and artistic work, enrolment (vision in what we do, and how we do it).

Our students will know that they belong, that this college is truly theirs, and that opportunities are unlimited.

Our college family comprises many valued strands of communities. We are enriched when we embrace all points of view, cultural diversity, and backgrounds: this is especially appropriate for a college as diverse as Arts and Science.

"Internships offer a sort of safe space for you to put your learning into practice. They are a soft-launch into the working world where you can test your skills and put what you learn in class— often abstract concepts applied to theoretical situations— to good use, without the added pressure of doing it for money. Experiential learning is the best way to prove, even just to yourself, that you know what you’re doing and that there is so much potential for turning your degree into a career. "

Eden, 4th-year BA student

College-Specific Commitments

With an enthusiastic and energetic approach to change, the College of Arts and Science will create innovative plans in anticipation of future issues, including infrastructure, funding, programs, RSAW, enrolment (vision in what we do, and how we do it). Our students will know that they belong, that this college is truly theirs, and that opportunities are unlimited. Our college family is comprised of many valued strands of communities. We are enriched when we embrace all points of view, cultural diversity, and backgrounds: this is especially appropriate for a college as diverse as Arts and Science.

Put Students First

Recruitment, Retention, Development, Experience, Success

  • Build an Arts and Science Student Hub to give students direct and immediate access to the co-located services they need, and a gathering space for collaborations, pop-up performances, readings and conversation;
  • Target recruitment to increase student enrolment in programs with capacity, and create capacity in programs with high demand;
  • Increase retention of students between first- and second-year, with special attention to Arts and Science Indigenous student populations, and individuals who are among the first generation in their families to attend university;
  • Promote and facilitate internationalization through study abroad, student exchange, and international student recruitment initiatives.

Guidepost:

   Increase in student satisfaction, reflected in qualitative and quantitative ways
   Growth of enrolment and retention rates
   More inbound and outbound students participating in varied international activities
   Collect feedback about graduated students and make connection to employers

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