Strategic Planning Dashboard

Advancing student success, research, innovation and community impact.

The UIC College of Applied Health Sciences enters the next five years with clarity of direction, renewed purpose and a commitment to excellence that reflects the university’s priorities and the college's mission to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

The 2030 Strategic Plan, shaped by seven faculty/staff working groups and anchored in the dean’s Optimize, Modernize and Greater Diversity (OMG) framework, offers a focused roadmap to elevate AHS’s academic programs, research enterprise, clinical impact, student success, financial stability and institutional identity.

Over 700 combined years of experience informed the plan, which emerged from months of retreats, facilitated visioning and collaborative development. It also recognizes a core truth voiced across departments: AHS is a hidden gem, and becoming more visible is essential to fulfilling its mission.

Strategic priorities for 2030

Our strategic priorities fall into three pillars: optimize, modernize and create greater diversity. We aim to optimize our academic programs, research operations and financial stability to drive sustainable growth; modernize our clinics and learning spaces with radical accessibility, paired with a modern learning environment; and create greater diversity by fostering an inclusive culture through branded forums and expanded global engagement initiatives.

Optimize

Remote BS Program
Developing an adaptable, workforce-relevant curriculum guided by market research and student focus groups.

Classroom to Careers
Translating curriculum into career-aligned skillsets through infographic mapping and interprofessional frameworks.

Research Office and Function
Restructuring administrative support to serve faculty innovation better and streamline college-wide operations.

Financial Stability
Developing a shared-service model to ensure adequate administrative support and college-wide longevity.
Modernize

Radical Accessibility
Conducting a college-wide audit and modernizing clinical equipment to ensure environments exceed accessibility standards.

Modernize Environment
Building a physical and digital ecosystem that fosters community, collaboration and clear, college-wide communication.
Greater Diversity

Inclusion & Global Reach
Creating branded platforms for meaningful dialogue and expanding our footprint on the world stage.

Working group leadership and oversight

Classroom to Careers Framework

Financial Stability

Jonathan Santanni

Modernize environment

Optimize Research

Radical Accessibility Initiative

Remote BS Program Development

Join a working group

Questions? Contact us.

Questions? Contact us.

You can contact Sangeetha Madhavan at:
Email smadhava@uic.edu
Phone 312.355.2517
Address 1919 W. Taylor St.
726 AHSB
Chicago, IL 60612