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The strategic planning process at the Alberta College of Art + Design is built on our College goals, and our shared vision of ACAD's role as a preeminent catalyst institution for cultural development locally, provincially, nationally, and internationally, and for educational excellence in the fields of art and design.

Each year, ACAD takes on a strategic planning process, and currently our faculty , staff and adminstration are working together on the development of an Academic Plan (2011-2016) and a Comprehensive Plan (2011-2013) which guide our vision for the years to come. If you have feedback on the planning documents you see here, or would like to contribute to ACAD's strategic planning process, please send an email to planning@acad.ca.

• ACAD 2010-2014 Business Plan (PDF, 340 KB)
• Academic Planning Position Paper (PDF, 70 KB)
• Campus Alberta Planning Framework (PDF, 8 MB)
• ACAD Comprehensive Institutional plan (Issuu)
• ACAD CAQC Institutional Self Study Report (Issuu)

The strategic plan of the Alberta College of Art + Design is based on a set of six major goals.

College Goals

1. Governance
   To govern and operate with processes that are transparent, ethical, inclusive and collegial in an environment that encourages dialogue and mutual support.
2. External
   To position the institution as an important contributor to cultural development in our community and society, and to craft a role for the institution as a catalyst for creative development within regional, provincial, national, and international communities.
3. Internal
   To create and maintain effective channels of communication for the sharing and delivery of information throughout the organization and between all constituencies, and to establish and implement practices that directly contribute to the engagement of all members of our internal community.
4. Research, Academics + Learning
   To create adaptive and responsive educational programming and an institutional environment that establishes our role as a leader for innovation, research and excellence in visual arts, design and emergent cultural fields.
5. Ethos
   To establish and sustain a respectful and inclusive environment that fosters diversity, individual empowerment and personal progress, within the context of a premier cultural institution.
   
6. Viability
   To develop and allocate resources that effectively achieves our mandate, mission and vision.