Faculty Leadership and Development

Strategic planning is a cornerstone of effective faculty leadership. It equips academic leaders with the ability to set clear goals, allocate resources wisely, and anticipate future challenges. By fostering a long-term vision and aligning departmental initiatives with institutional priorities, strategic planning empowers faculty to lead with purpose, drive innovation, and support sustainable academic excellence.

UGA's 2025 Strategic Plan (Office of Provost)

Here are a few useful resources:

• Advancing practice in academic development by David Baume and Celia Popovic.

• Institutional research and planning in higher education : global contexts and themes by Angel Calderon and Karen Webber.

• Strategic university management : future proofing your institution by Loren Falkenberg and M. Elizabeth Cannon.

• Strategic leadership : integrating strategy and leadership in colleges and universities by Richard Morrell.

• Integrated resource and budget planning at colleges and universities by Carol Rylee.

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Universities and colleges --  Planning