Overview
We are excited to embark on a strategic planning process, which will articulate a unified vision for SAS as well as a roadmap to achieve that vision over five years. The plan will be developed during this academic year to identify SAS priorities and how we will advance them in the context of those of the President of Rutgers and Chancellor of the New Brunswick campus.
Schools of Arts and Sciences at public, R1, land grant institutions have common missions, and therefore should have common general goals – these include advancing research, student success (in part by offering a broad, liberal arts education), and community engagement. Here, we will develop the language and details of goals and initiatives that are specific to our school and its intersection with Rutgers, New Brunswick, and the State of New Jersey.
Within SAS, a strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion was thoughtfully developed following much work over the last couple of years. DEI is a high priority for SAS, and this plan will be incorporated into the broader strategic plan as it is developed this year.
The work will be done by a series of committees.
Visioning
This committee will develop statements of Mission (what we are here to do), Vision (what we intend to become), and Values (how we should do our work).
Data Collection and Analysis
This committee will gather quantitative and qualitative data needed to assess our current situation and serve as potential baselines for evaluating success of components of the strategic plan. This work will include an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities, and will determine the gap that exists between where we are now and our vision for five years into the future.
Planning, Implementation, and Metrics
This group will operate in two phases. Phase 1 involves development of specific SAS-level goals, objectives, and strategies, as well as five academic themes spanning our disciplines. The themes will reflect multidisciplinary areas of strength that provide opportunities for synergy and significant advancement for research, education, and community engagement across SAS and the campus more broadly. While we will continue to support the core disciplines in which the themes are grounded, these cross-cutting areas will be priorities for investment. Phase 2 will develop recommendations for implementation and definitions of what success will look like (specific metrics).
Committee Members
Visioning Committee
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Karen Bennett, Co-Chair |
Philosophy (Chair) |
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Mike Kiledjian, Co-Chair |
Cell Biology & Neuroscience (Chair) |
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Kareem Mumford, Liaison |
SAS - Communications & Marketing |
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Victoria Abraira |
Cell Biology & Neuroscience |
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Brandon Alderman |
Kinesiology & Health (Chair) |
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Kostas Bekris |
Computer Science |
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Alastair Bellany |
History |
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Katherine Bermingham |
Earth and Planetary Sciences |
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Christine Cahill |
Political Science |
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Anne Carr-Schmid |
Biological Sciences |
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Musu Davis |
SAS - Honors Program |
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Pernille Hemmer |
Psychology/ Cognitive Science |
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Arnold Hyndman |
Cell Biology & Neuroscience |
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Jacqueline Ann Loeb |
English Writing Program |
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Jorge Marcone |
Spanish & Portuguese |
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Zsofia Pal |
Psychology |
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Zakia Salime |
Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies/ Sociology |
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Ben Sifuentes-Jauregui |
Comparative Literature (Chair)/ American Studies |
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Andrew Singson |
Genetics |
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Simon Thomas |
Mathematics |
Data Collection & Analysis Committee
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Juli Phillips, Co-Chair |
Sociology (Chair) |
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David Pennock, Co-Chair |
Computer Science/ DIMACS |
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Robin Leichenko, SAS Liaison |
SAS - Social & Behavioral Sciences |
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Lauren Adamo |
Earth and Planetary Sciences |
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Steven Buyske |
Statistics |
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Dan Cabanes |
Anthropology |
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Jefferson Decker |
American Studies (Chair)/ Political Science |
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Bradley Evans |
English |
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Tia Kolbaba |
Religion |
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John Landon-Lane |
Economics (Chair) |
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Tara Matise |
Genetics (Chair) |
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Antonio Miranda Garcia |
Computer Science |
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Laura Ramirez Polo |
Spanish & Portuguese |
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Laura Schneider |
Geography |
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Suzanne Squires |
Chemistry & Chemical Biology |
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Kristen Syrett |
Linguistics/ Cognitive Science |
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Reginald Williams |
SAS - IT |
Planning Implementation & Metrics Committee
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Marsha Bates, Co-Chair |
Kinesiology & Health |
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Carlos Decena, Co-Chair |
Latino & Caribbean Studies/ Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies |
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Rebecca Walkowitz, SAS Liaison |
SAS - Humanities |
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Katarzyna Bieszczad |
Psychology/ Cognitive Science |
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Eric Gawiser |
Physics & Astronomy |
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David Goldman |
SAS - Learning & Assessment |
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Alexander Guerrero |
Philosophy |
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Bari Hanafi |
Earth & Planetary Sciences |
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Martha Haviland |
Biological Sciences |
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Allan Isaac |
American Studies |
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Seth Koven |
History |
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Regina Liu |
Statistics |
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Anne Piehl |
Economics |
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Michelle Stephens |
Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice |
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Christien Tompkins |
Anthropology |
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Jinchuan Xing |
Genetics |
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Alex Zamalin |
Africana Studies/ Political Science |
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Miguel Angel Zaratiegui Biurrun |
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry |
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Melissa Feinberg |
History (Chair) |
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Diane Shane Fruchtman |
Religion |
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Omolade Gbolade |
SAS - Life Sciences |
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Charles Haberl |
African, Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Literatures/ Religion |
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Colin Jager |
English |
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Dugan McGinley |
Religion |
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Kevin Monahan |
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry |
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Dawne Mouzon |
Sociology |
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Nicole Marie Nagle |
Kinesiology & Health |
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Asa Rennermalm |
Geography |
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Andrey Tomashevskiy |
Political Science |
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Monica Torres |
Biological Sciences |
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