Welcome to VISION 2026
Colleagues,
The first draft of VISION 2026 was presented to the Board Governance Committee in January 2023. VISION 2026 is our living, breathing plan that informs and guides our decision-making and our commitment to making KPU bigger, bolder and better.
Since then, we have carried out considerable consultation on this vision, including a survey of employees and students, and meetings with various groups, including the Senate, the Board of Governors and some Faculty Councils. Based on these consultations, VISION 2026 has been modified and improved.
Most notably, we have added the new theme of justice, with three new goals related to xéʔelɬ Indigenous Pathways, the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan and the antiracism initiative. In addition, this vision builds on the sustainability goals set out in VISION 2023, committing KPU to fostering sustainability through our offerings, research and operations. KPU is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, and our colleagues in the Office of Sustainability have several initiatives underway to continue our efforts towards achieving these goals. VISION 2026 also adds a new goal on health and wellness, provides more explicit reference to the need for a refreshed internationalization strategy and calls for long-term financial and enrolment planning.
Thank you everyone for the contributions you have provided.
VISION 2026 was endorsed by the Senate on April 24, 2023, and approved by the KPU Board of Governors on May 24, 2023. I look forward to working together toward achieving the goals outlined in VISION 2026.
We will report our progress on VISION 2026 in three ways. First, the metrics will be reported in our annual Accountability Plan and Report, which is submitted to the government every July. This report is published both on the ministry’s website and our own. Second, in the fall we will provide an update to the board, which will also be posted on our website, that provides both a narrative about progress on each goal, as well as the metrics. Third, in the spring semester we will provide a final update for the year, that will also include benchmarks from comparable institutions, where the data exists.
Thank you to the entire KPU community for embracing VISION 2023 and for having worked so diligently toward achieving those goals over the last few years. VISION 2023 served KPU very well, especially through the pandemic. And it was prescient in identifying the key issues facing us as a society. While we have made substantial progress towards meeting many of its 12 goals, there is plenty more to do. The commitment we made to VISION 2023 carries forward with the release of this strategic plan. It will not sit idle, gathering dust on a shelf.
I look forward to continuing this good work as we collectively embrace VISION 2026.
Sincerely,
Alan Davis, PhD
President and Vice-Chancellor