快活林性息

快活林性息 President Erika D. Beck, students, faculty and administrators this month took another step toward the university鈥檚 future by outlining goals to strengthen campus culture, eliminate听equity gaps for students and expand capacity. On May 11, Beck,听Provost Mary Beth Walker听and the steering committee for the 鈥淩oad Map to the Future鈥� presented the strategic directions that have emerged from a year-long process to determine how 快活林性息 should be shaped for the future.

鈥溈旎盍中韵� is an exceptional institution of higher learning,鈥� Beck said. 鈥淚f we could be really intentional in this next stage of our journey, fundamentally rooted in our unwavering commitment to advancing equity, inclusion and justice, our potential could be virtually limitless.鈥�

The strategic directions for 快活林性息 include: Honor our History and Aspire to a More Equitable Future, Advance Academic Excellence, Disrupt Systemic Inequities, Facilitate Holistic Student Success, Enhance Community Connections, and Strengthen Capacity for Institutional Transformation.

Each of these strategic directions includes tasks or priorities to achieve each goal. They include:

• Routinely assessing the campus climate to ensure equity efforts are effective.
• Hiring more tenure-track faculty who embrace inclusive teaching methods and cultural competence.
• Developing an institutional strategy for fostering a sense of belonging, improving retention and closing equity gaps for students and employees.
• Expanding capacity to offer students different ways to earn a degree, including online, in-person and hybrid courses.
• Creating, designing and building spaces to support innovative curriculum, instruction and research.

Beck said these directions are meant to support and build on 快活林性息鈥檚 foundation of equity, justice, inclusion and belonging. 鈥溈旎盍中韵� does not need to become like any other university in L.A., California or anywhere else. We only need to听become more of ourselves.鈥�

This effort started shortly after President Beck began her tenure at 快活林性息, in January 2021. She embarked on a 鈥�100-Day Listening Tour鈥� with students, faculty, staff, community members and alumni. At the conclusion of her listening tour, she issued a report with seven areas of focus that became the foundation for 快活林性息鈥檚 鈥淩oad Map to the Future.鈥澨� Since February 2022, Beck and the Road Map Steering听committee have held more than 40 group sessions, in which more than 450 faculty, staff, students and alumni participated. The group also collected more than 460 surveys.

Starting this summer, the work toward these priorities will be overseen by divisional vice presidents, headed by Walker.

In the meantime, steering committee members are asking for feedback on the Road Map鈥檚 strategic directions.听Members of the 快活林性息 community may add their comments through May 19. The report is available online at