"We must embrace new and collaborative methods of teaching, learning, research and service, so that our students are prepared for lives as change agents and problem-solvers in a world of growing complexity." President Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.

News and updates

First goal steward progress reports shared with campus community, Sept. 16, 2013
The first goal steward progress reports detailing the progress made on implementing the goals of Beyond Boundaries were shared with the campus community via News Briefs on Monday, Sept. 16. They can be found in the "Progress Reports" section of this website. Members of the university community are encouraged to share stories about their work to implement the strategic plan and ideas to help the goal stewards via feedback forms on each of the goal progress report pages on this website.

Father Pilarz kicks off a new academic year, Sept. 5, 2013
In a Sept. 5 letter to the campus community, Father Pilarz welcomed faculty, staff and students to a new academic year, and shared a video that highlighted initiatives for the fall 2013 semester, including renovations to the historic core, the energy around a new dean of the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, the expanded School of Dentistry, freshman move-in day and New Student Convocation.

Goal stewards identified, July 10, 2013
In a July 10 letter to faculty and staff, Father Pilarz identified six individuals to serve as goals stewards who will be responsible for leading our community’s progress toward each of the six goals in the plan. The six goal stewards are senior academic and non-academic university leaders.