Florida Atlantic University’s Strategic Plan, a comprehensive document with a current horizon of 2013, was developed over an 18-month period under the direction of the Board of Trustees. To aid in the plan’s development, a task force was created that included representation from a broad cross-section of the FAU community. With the pursuit of excellence as its guiding principle, the plan is organized around the following institutional goals:
Goal 1: Providing Increased Access to Higher Education Goal 2: Meeting Statewide Professional and Workforce Needs Goal 3: Building World-Class Academic Programs and Research Capacity Goal 4: Meeting Community Needs and Fulfilling Unique Institutional Responsibilities Goal 5: Building a State-of-the-Art Information Technology Environment Goal 6: Enhancing the Physical Environment Goal 7: Increasing the University’s Visibility
The plan addresses each of these critically important areas in detail, laying out specific objectives, the timeframes in which they are to be completed, the individuals responsible for their accomplishment and their budgetary requirements. To ensure that all aspects of the plan remain on track and that timely adjustments are made to this work in progress, the University has created the post of Vice President for Strategic Planning. The first occupant of this position is Dr. Kristen Murtaugh (click here for more information about Dr. Murtaugh), who chaired the Strategic Planning Council through the plan’s development. A member of the University’s leadership team since 1992, she assumed the duties of the new vice presidency in January 2009. | 
