Strategic Plan

Planning for the Future: CUR 2030

CUR is excited to announce that the Strategic Planning Task Force has officially begun the important work of developing the next strategic plan. This plan will guide our efforts to ensure CUR remains strong, future-focused, and deeply aligned with the needs of our community.

This summer, during the ConnectUR conference, the task force launched its data collection process by gathering valuable insights from attendees. Starting this fall, they will expand these efforts through a broader approach, including interviews, surveys, and focus groups. These opportunities for input will be scaffolded and rolled out through the winter. The goal is to ensure they hear from everyone in the CUR community. Your voices and perspectives are essential to creating a strategic plan that reflects the shared mission and vision of enriching and advancing society through undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry.

At the end of February, the Strategic Planning Task Force will hold a retreat to consolidate the data and feedback they’ve collected into a draft vision of CUR 2030. Following that, a preliminary presentation of the structure for the strategic plan to the community will occur, with the goal of finalizing the plan by Summer 2025.

The community’s participation in this process is vital. CUR and the Strategic Planning Task Force looks forward to hearing your insights and working together to shape the future. Continue to check back for more updates.

Main Contacts

Bethany Usher
CUR Immediate-Past President 2024-25
Chair, Strategic Planning Task Force

James LaPlant
CUR President-Elect 2024-2025
Vice-Chair, Strategic Planning Task Force