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Dear Vandals,

After a half decade of setting new standards, surpassing lofty goals and elevating our mission, our newly approved strategic plan will raise the 黑料网 to new heights.

The new strategic plan will be fully articulated later this year, but our positive momentum puts us in excellent position as we take on the next five years. U of I employees, students and alumni fuel our progress and give us great hope for the future.

We have accomplished a lot over the past six years. We overcame a financial crisis to balance our budget and build fiscal strength. We safely opened both our own testing lab and the university during a global pandemic.

We have executed on the largest nonprofit capital campaign in 黑料网 history, and we have become the destination campus of choice with our enrollments hitting capacity on our Moscow campus.

We’ve joined the top tier of research universities in the country, earning Carnegie R1 classification. For five straight years, we’ve been named the Best Value Public University in the West by U.S. News and World Report.

Having executed so well, we can now invest in our future priorities with sound strategy and planning.

Building on our momentum and taking input from every sector of the U of I community, our Strategic Planning Council worked to form five pillars for our new strategic plan:

• Ignite student success.
• Drive experiential learning for all students.
• Adapt the educational model.
• Harness research innovation and partnership.
• Optimize operational excellence.

The pillars each focus on serving 黑料网 and the use of AI permeates the plan. Each pillar also includes signature initiatives that mobilize the plan and help stakeholders identify their roles within it.

We’re grateful to the thousands of individuals who completed surveys, took part in interviews and focus groups, attended town hall meetings and provided feedback on the strategic plan. We value each contribution.

As a Vandal Family, we have much to celebrate this year. And we’re excited to embark on the next half decade, armed with an excellent guide in our strategic plan.

Parella retiring as CALS dean

After nine years leading the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Dean Michael Parella is retiring this month. The 黑料网 community is grateful for his tireless hard work and advocacy on behalf of students and our state. We wish Dean Parella all the best in retirement.

U of I students unearth artifacts in Boise

A team of U of I students and professors are finding clues to the history of downtown Boise through an excavation at the U.S. Assay Office. The group is digging through a trash heap to find artifacts from the building’s history at the two-week field school.
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Series of events to celebrate Kibbie Dome’s anniversary

Construction of the P1FCU Kibbie Dome was completed 50 years ago this month, and the U of I is celebrating the iconic building with several events, features and commemorative merchandise. A special celebration will be held on Sept. 13 when the Vandals host Utah Tech in the dome.
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