The goal of our strategic plan, Advancing Greatness, is to provide the road map to move the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry to even higher levels of national and international prominence. Under the guidance of Dr. Alan Gluskin '72, a writing group developed a succinct, focused document which gives the school the flexibility to respond to environmental changes during the coming years. To develop the road map, the group collected feedback from the dental school community through town hall meetings and online surveys. Sixty-five faculty, staff and students served on 22 teams as part of this comprehensive planning process.
Analyzing and reflecting on our internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as our traditions and legacies, allowed us to identify six important strategic directions. Details are included on the documents linked from this page, which serves as a communications hub for the plan.
The Implementation Planning Task Force and Dean's Cabinet recently met in May 2009 to review the status of the implementation, and the dental school community is being kept informed with progress updates. Dr. Karl Haden, founder and president of the Academy for Academic Leadership, is leading the IPTF team to implement these strategic directions. The plan provides a strong road map which will keep our school at the forefront of dental education.
