Santa Clara University

Spring 2001

Dear Colleagues and Friends of Santa Clara University:

I am happy to present our Strategic Plan for 2001 and beyond. This plan was approved by the Board of Trustees at its February 2001 meeting. It represents the third iteration of a dynamic, forward-looking plan that was originally adopted by the Board of Trustees in May 1996. Over the past five years, this plan has been a guiding force for many accomplishments that enhance the quality of our Jesuit education. A few highlights of our accomplishments:

• The University centers of distinction—in Jesuit education, ethics, community-based education, and science, technology and society—are flourishing with able leadership and ambitious plans for the future.
• The integration of the Academic Affairs and Student Affairs divisions has fostered a greater integration in student learning, especially in the areas of residential education, leadership education, multicultural education, and student advising and support services.
• Faculty members have increased their use of technology to improve research and student learning in creative ways.
• New facilities have improved resources for educational excellence and enhanced the beauty of the campus.
• Support for the University from generous benefactors has increased dramatically to advance our vision of Jesuit, Catholic education and to fulfill critical needs and priorities.

These and many other accomplishments have been made possible, in large part, by the focus and energy provided by setting priorities through planning—and acting upon them.

This plan looks to the future while preserving the major themes and strategic priorities of the previous version. It places new emphasis on increasing support for our talented faculty members to excel as teaching scholars; expanding community-based learning programs and identifying the Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Center for Community-Based Learning as the fourth University center of distinction; developing further our residential learning communities; integrating technology in a humanistic education; improving financial planning; and developing a University-wide marketing program to communicate our core messages and competitive advantages.

I believe that this, our 150th year as the oldest university in California, is a time not only to celebrate the past but also to secure Santa Clara's future as a premier Jesuit and Catholic university and one of America's most distinctive and exciting institutions of higher education.

Please join me in making this vision a reality.

Sincerely,

Paul Locatelli, S.J.

President