In the past decade, the University of New Hampshire has undergone profound changes. Our transformation from a regional institution with a strong undergraduate emphasis to a top-tier research university, and an increasingly national and international student body, presents new challenges for our University. To meet these challenges, we have engaged in an intensive process of academic planning, a concentrated effort involving faculty, staff, students, and trustees. Our work together has resulted in a shared vision for our future and a plan that captures our rich traditions as well as defines new opportunities.

The academic plan will serve us well as a broadly conceived blueprint that will keep us moving together toward common goals. These days, universities are really multiversities. As we become an increasingly complex institution, with multiple demands placed on us by students, legislators, employers, and evolving disciplines, it is more important than ever to have a clear vision with carefully articulated academic goals, and our academic plan does just that.