Strategic Plan

A Prescription for the Future

The College of Pharmacy’s strategic plan was created through an inclusive and collaborative effort to further advance the mission and vision of the college. It was finalized in late 2023 and approved for implementation in January 2024 as a three-year plan. The plan focuses on four areas:

  1. Curriculum and Student Experience
  2. People and Operations
  3. Research and Scholarship
  4. Outreach and Relationship Building

The College of Pharmacy plan has been designed to intentionally align with the University plan. Monitoring of the plan will be centralized and coordinated through the Office of Assessment.


Strategic Goal 1

Curriculum and Student Experience: Deliver a curriculum and student experience that will prepare team and practice-ready pharmacists.

Strategic Initiatives

1.1 Enrollment Management and Student Recruitment: Recruit a sufficient number of qualified Pharm.D. candidates.
1.2 Exceptional Student Experience:  Maintain top rated student outcomes while increasing the resources dedicated to promoting students’ academic, professional, and personal success.
1.3 Develop and deliver a state-of-the-art curriculum that leverages the differential advantages of the COP for our students and graduates

Strategic Goal 2

People and Operations: Establish the operational health and stability of the College to ensure a sustainable and transparent operation.

Strategic Initiatives

2.1 Human Resources: Develop and implement a prioritized faculty and staff hiring plan that includes fully funding and filling existing vacancies and anticipated needs.
2.2 Budget development and resource allocation
2.3 Communication Plan (internal)

Strategic Goal 3

Research and Scholarship: Develop and foster an environment that promotes success of research and scholarship in the COP.

Strategic Initiatives

3.1 Faculty Development & Training: Develop a strategy and framework to support faculty development and training in research and scholarship.
3.2 Pharmacy Research Infrastructure: Enhance the research infrastructure.
3.3 Enhance Research & Scholarship Skills: Enhance research and scholarship skills for trainees.

Strategic Goal 4

Outreach and Relationship Building: Assure professional, practice, alumni, and community relationships are vital in supporting the educational mission of the COP.

Strategic Initiatives

4.1 Practice Sites: Continue to advance the quality of the relationships between the COP and practice sites.
4.2 Improve alumni relations: Increase the engagement of COP alumni in the professional and financial support of student pharmacists and COP programs.
4.3 Enhance engagement with external partners

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