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#  Our Strategic Commitments 

We must reenvision our campus and community as a modern flagship research university for the common good.

 

   [ We Reimagine Learning ](https://strategic-plan-prod.umd-servd.com/commitment/we-reimagine-learning) [ We Take On Humanity's Grand Challenges ](https://strategic-plan-prod.umd-servd.com/commitment/we-take-on-humanitys-grand-challenges) [ We Invest in People & Communities ](https://strategic-plan-prod.umd-servd.com/commitment/we-reimagine-learning-2) [ We Partner to Advance the Public Good ](https://strategic-plan-prod.umd-servd.com/commitment/we-reimagine-learning-2-2) Fearlessly Forward 

 

 

    ![Synapto brain research display and student at the A. James Clark Hall Open House.](https://umd-sysprovost.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/strategicPlan/hero-reimagine-learning.jpg?w=1920&h=1920&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1787257291&s=6ee330889cad0b6b7bfd98788f20732a) We Reimagine Learning

We reimagine learning and teaching as inclusive, experiential, publicly engaged, creative, integrative, holistic, and empowering.

 

  [ Explore This Commitment ](https://strategic-plan-prod.umd-servd.com/commitment/we-reimagine-learning)  

   ![Individuals working on the Global FEWture Alliance Grand Challenges Grant](https://umd-sysprovost.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/strategicPlan/GrandChallenges_GlobalFoodWater_03312023_SC_6223.jpg?w=1920&h=1920&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1783528598&s=3fc8c08ea5b7ac8c05fbed6299207dc0) We Take On Humanity's Grand Challenges

Our education, research, scholarship and creative activities, and service are designed to accelerate solutions to humanity's grand challenges—within our communities and around the globe.

 

  [ Explore This Commitment ](https://strategic-plan-prod.umd-servd.com/commitment/we-take-on-humanitys-grand-challenges)  

   ![Students on the Mall on a snow day posing near the Testudo statue after building a snowman on the steps of McKeldin Library.](https://umd-sysprovost.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/strategicPlan/hero-invest-people-communities.jpg?w=1920&h=1920&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1787257516&s=4721a03f9fda01e39bbdf1df71f0b78e) We Invest in People and Communities

We invest in people, their well-being and advancement, and the conditions that support their ability to fully participate and thrive in our community, state, and world.

 

  [ Explore This Commitment ](https://strategic-plan-prod.umd-servd.com/commitment/we-reimagine-learning-2)  

   ![Students on the Mall on a snow day posing near the Testudo statue after building a snowman on the steps of McKeldin Library.](https://umd-sysprovost.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/strategicPlan/hero-invest-people-communities.jpg?w=1920&h=1920&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1787257516&s=4721a03f9fda01e39bbdf1df71f0b78e) We Partner to Advance the Public Good

Our future is tied to and interconnected with our local, state, national, and international partners. We will create and sustain partnerships that allow our research to have impact locally and globally, our education to prepare students for civic engagement and impact, and our service to create solutions for a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient world.

 

  [ Explore This Commitment ](https://strategic-plan-prod.umd-servd.com/commitment/we-reimagine-learning-2-2)  

    **FEARLESSLY FORWARD IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AND IMPACT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD:** THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND STRATEGIC PLAN is a living document and will evolve and grow as we do. Please visit this site to follow our progress as we move fearlessly forward. [Text Version](https://umd-sysprovost.files.svdcdn.com/production/files/strategicPlan/strategic-plan-text-2022.txt?dm=1783627393)

 

  [ View Digital PDF (Issuu) ](https://issuu.com/umaryland/docs/strategicplan2022?fr=sNDZhNTQ2MzkxOTM)