The Strategic Planning initiative aims to shape UVM’s future by fostering open, transparent engagement, honoring Vermont’s distinctive character, and underscoring the university’s Our Common Ground values.
Objective
This process emphasizes meaningful input from our community through both digital and interpersonal communication to support constructive progress.
The Strategic Planning Committee and process seeks to:
- Draw upon current data to gather community perspectives and create a vision for UVM's future
- Honor and uplift Vermont's distinctive character and support of its rural communities
- Engage in a process characterized by transparency, trust, and open engagement with a wide variety of people and perspectives
- Gather feedback through direct communication that integrates digital and interpersonal interactions to foster meaningful connections and promote constructive progress
Timeline
| Timeframe | Phase | Objective |
|---|---|---|
| August - September 2025 | Launch | Establish foundational structures and communicate the process. |
| September - October 2025 | Initial Input | Gather input from all constituent groups. |
| November 2025 | Drafting and Community Refinement | Synthesize input and finalize strategic goals. |
| December 2025 - February 2026 Board Meeting | Finalization | Approve and prepare for implementation. |
Strategic Plan
UVM Strategic Plan (Draft 1) (PDF)
Committee Leadership
As of September 9, 2025.
- Katie Shepherd, Chair and Dean, College of Education and Social Services
- Ian Davis, Information Technology Professional Senior, Systems Architecture and Administration
- Vicki Gilwee, Professional Executive Assistant Senior
Contact us at Strategic.Planning@office.uvm.edu
Committee Members
Body
- Genevieve Anthony, Patrick Leahy Honors College, Assistant Dean for Business Operations
- Ingrid Barcelo, OVPR, Team Lead for Unit-Level Research Development and RD Programs
- Chris Callahan, Extension Associate Director; Extension Professor
- Jan Carney, LCOM, Associate Dean for Public Health
- Amanda Clayton, Facilities Management, Executive Director
- Collin Coil, GSS, Graduate Student Senator
- Kennedy Connors, SGA, President
- Rosemary Dale, CNHS, Clinical Professor and Chair
- Dan DeSanto, Howe, Library Associate Professor
- Paul Deslandes, CAS, Associate Dean for Student Success
- Samantha Dickey, ETS, Business Operations Manager
- Brendan Fisher, Rubenstein, Professor, Director, Environmental Program
- Eric Gagnon, LCOM, Director of Facilities Administration
- Joseph Gervais, Athletics, Associate Athletic Director
- Sarah Heath, Career Center, Director
- Kim Hughes, CAS, Academic Advisor Supervisor
- Maggie Lambert, PACE, Senior Program Developer
- Jacob Leopold, CEMS, Director of Operations
- Deb Mignucci, President, UVM Alumni Association Board of Directors
- Moses Murphy, Division of Enrollment Management, Director of Admissions
- Blake Reilly, Center for Health and Well-Being, Executive Director
- James Ross, Intercultural Centers, Senior Director
- Tiffanie Spencer, CESS, Assistant Dean
- Nick Stanton, Office of Equal Opportunity, Director
- Jessica Strolin-Goltzman, CESS, Professor and University Scholar
- Andrey Ukhov, Grossman School of Business,, Associate Professor
- Matthew White, Graduate College, Associate Professor, Director-Faculty
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