ALES Faculty Strategic Plan

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The last Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences strategic plan, titled Solving Global Problems Together, spanned 2017-2021. 

The faculty will engage in consultation winter through the summer of 2025 to draft a new consultation plan available in the fall. Students, alumni, faculty and community and industry partners will all be called upon to have a say on that next big picture. This process is led by Cascadia Partners, a Vancouver-based consulting firm, who are facilitating consultation activities, including in-person workshops, online surveys and sessions with key stakeholders. Watch for more information and invitations to participate in a way that’s relevant to you.

Project timeline

New: Strategic planning survey now open

We now invite the entire ALES community to complete an anonymous survey to help us collect input regarding research, teaching and engagement in the faculty.

Complete the survey

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Strategic planning workshops | March 17-18

Make your mark on the future of the faculty by participating in stakeholder-specific strategic plan workshop. Registration is required to participate and interested individuals should attend only one session according to their role in ALES. 

• Two workshops were offered for operating and/or trust funded, full-time and part-time NASA support staff (including casual, casual full-time students, auxiliary, continuing), administrative professional officers (APO), management and professional staff (MAPS), trust research academic staff, postdoctoral fellows, term academic teaching staff/sessionals and research staff/associates.
• Two workshops were offered for faculty members, faculty service officers, full-time academic teaching staff (ATS) and post-phased ATS.
• Two workshops were offered for undergraduate and graduate students in ALES programs (including part-time or full-time).

What we heard

These discussions revealed some initial themes that we will continue to explore, including:

• Building on the faculty’s strengths, including impactful research that addresses real-world challenges, effective interdisciplinary collaboration with other faculties and departments, and an enhanced focus on applied learning.
• Fostering the faculty's community and organization to improve collaboration within and beyond the faculty, improve people’s sense of belonging, and enhance teaching and student experiences.
• Mobilize and focus on improvements in the faculty’s control (e.g.: quality of teaching) within the university's operating model.