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A foundation for inclusion and distinction

Our infrastructure encompasses more than buildings

Two students walking along the brightly lit, windowed hall near the entrance of Dal's Health and Wellness Centre.

Goal

A comprehensive review of all facets of our疳nfrastructure will be completed with a view to the long-term needs of the university.

In addition to buildings, our infrastructure includes administrative processes, governance structures, policies, digital platforms,病inances, and social infrastructure the connective眩issue that supports healthy participation by all members.

Our infrastructure review includes a review and update of our multi-campus master plan for our physical space. We will continue to pursue high standards of environmental stewardship and resource efficiency. And our new Digital Strategy will be a病oundational, enabling companion of this strategic皰lan, positively impacting our core teaching, research, service, and student-life missions, and transforming processes and systems in administrative and support functions central to Dalhousies success.

We will establish and implement benchmarks眩o monitor our progress, satisfaction, and accountability through key performance indicators.

Actions

  1. Update our multi-campus master plan todevelop clear paths forward for the renewal and modernization of our core facilities畝cross each campus and identify long-term space planning needs based on key lessons from our COVID-19 experience and priorities related to Dalhousie's ongoing accessibility planning.
  2. Continue to strengthen and measure our commitment to environmental sustainability in line with our stewardship of theUN Sustainable Development Goalsand guided by international rating systems such as特TARS.
  3. Enhance the curb-presence and identity of our Halifax campuses and continue toaugment public access to all our campuses and activities, systematically erasing the physical and functional boundaries between the university and the community. We will also leverage the full potential of our rural狼ruro Campus to widen access and diversity眩hrough a multi-Faculty presence.
  4. Launch Dalhousie's newDigital Strategyto implement critical digital infrastructure and related resources required to support the strategic plan to positively impact our core teaching, research, service, and student life missions.
  5. Launch anindependent external review of our governance and administrative structures, which will be commissioned early in the plan period to engage in broad-based consultation to provide clear recommendations for any adjustments or realignments required to facilitate the success of our strategic plan.
  6. Focus on revenue enhancement,留iversification, and allocation full疳mplementation of this plan and the attendant positioning of Dalhousie for long-term success will require additional病inancial resources. Our approach must疳nclude anambitious fundraising campaign, partnerships with private sector, and modelling and leading best practices病or Dalhousie with respect to expanding and diversifying enrolment, providing the highest standards of student experience and success, setting competitive tuition and fee rates, and strengthening retention.
  7. Identify and supportprocess improvement皰riorities眩o increase efficiency and皰roductivity and decrease delays through the development of digital competencies,真se of artificial intelligence, and leveraging盍elevant technology.
  8. Initiate the development of a疸ew budget model疾arly in the plan period, under the shared leadership of the vice-president finance and administration and the provost and vice-president academic. Principles of effective resource management and sustained financial stability require畝llocating our revenue strategically and predictably to spawn initiative, growth, and entrepreneurship.