Educating undergraduate, graduate, professional, and post-graduate trainees is central to our existence. We recognize that we must continue to improve the support we provide to students and faculty so that we can grow next-generation learners who will contribute to our state and the world. We are committed to tackling challenges in areas such as diversity and inclusion and student wellbeing, while honoring the traditions that have made us great.
Goal 1: Provide new or leverage current faculty resources to enhance teaching and promote involvement in research.
- Create experiences that immerse all students in research. The CVM will develop engaging research experiences that are easy for all students to access and explore. We vision collaborative mentoring between DVM and PhD students, elective research courses for students, research fairs highlighting opportunities such as summer laboratory work and post-graduate research fellowships, and engagement of 4VMs in clinical studies.
- Deepen our investment in teaching resources. The CVM highly values teaching and will commit to investing in new educational technologies, a continuing education program for our educators, and teaching assistantships.
- Hire educators and support staff. As students and curricula change, we commit to continuing to hire faculty with a high-teaching emphasis, recruiting outstanding support staff, and investing in new educational technologies and methodologies.
Goal 2: Promote BIMS, DVM, and PhD student wellness and academic success.
- Promote mentoring and professional development. The CVM Professional Programs Office, Office of Research & Graduate Studies, and BIMS undergraduate program will facilitate planning centered around student mentoring and professional development to harmonize and enrich our efforts on this front.
- Expand our diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing programs. The CVM recognizes that student, faculty, and staff wellbeing are imperative to our success. We are also committed to growing our climate, culture, diversity, and inclusivity in collaboration with campus-wide efforts.
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