Academic Plan

UW Tacoma's Academic Planning Policy  was approved by the Executive Council (EC) of Faculty Assembly on May 8, 2023.  Goals of the Plan include:

1. Shared definition of current regional development needs and global conditions, to originate new program proposals and identify priorities for investment and implementation, based on empirical research and supported by policy process and resource allocation models.
2. A streamlined Planning Notice of Intent (PNOI or program creation template) and process flowchart and recommendations for tracking proposals.
3. An assessment of the current state of data for planning and what the future state needs to be for data in order to become information for invigorating our programs. This includes new tools to streamline data collection.
4. Shared criteria to identify and prioritize relationships between programs on campuses, with proximity to external partners to invigorate programs and support sustainability of full range of offerings.
5. Provide a unit/school level guidance to guide the program invigoration process with clear deadlines.
6. Coordinate with campus planning groups for alignment with strategic planning, student success initiative, strategic enrollment planning, and campus climate implementation, and campus-wide balance of academic disciplines and programs

Detailed information on the purpose, taskforce work, and timeline can be found in the report below. 

UW Tacoma’s first five-year academic plan (2018-2023) is the product of two years of work focused on assessing existing academic programs, evaluating student and community needs, and identifying opportunities for new and revised academic offerings and related support. The inaugural Academic Plan at UW Tacoma was approved by the Faculty Assembly Executive Council (EC) on June 3, 2019. Detailed information on the purpose, process and final academic plan can be found in report below.

2018-2023 Academic Plan 

Academic Plan Process

FAQs and Lessons Learned