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Strategic Plan Progress

Strategic Plan Progress: All Priorities

In September 2022 UMass Boston released its 10-year strategic plan, For the Times. Since its launch, significant and exciting progress has been achieved on each of the five strategic priorities identified in the plan. Read about our accomplishments in each priority area:  Holistic Student Success, Impactful Research & Scholarship, For the City, Enriching Our Human Core, and Reimagining Campus Space! 

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UMass Boston Accelerates and Aligns Billing and Financial Aid Timelines To Promote Student Success
Students studying in Campus Center Atrium
University Investment in Spruce Up Projects Benefits Campus Community
Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, Chancellor, students and state and city officials
UMass Boston Announces Free Tuition for Eligible Students
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UMass Boston Implements HelioCampus Dashboards to Increase Use of Data
Students participate in the Offshore Wind course
UMass Boston Launches Campus-Wide Microcredentialing Initiative
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Beacon Wellness Walk Resource Fair Draws Hundreds to Promote Health and Community Connection
Students sign diversity heart poster.
University Recognized for Excellence in Diversity
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Two New Health Services Increase Convenience of Care for Students and Employees
BHCC President Pam Eddinger and Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Bunker Hill Community College, UMass Boston Adopt Admissions, Transfer Partnership Agreement
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Advising Alignment for Student Success Having an Impact
Jonathan Celli and Shakir Khan in the lab
Recording Breaking Year Highlights UMass Boston's Commitment to Research
M/V Columbia Point
University Expands Waterfront Recreation Opportunities
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Forbes Names UMass Boston Among Massachusetts’ Best Employers for 2024
Sandy Lish, principal of the Castle Group, speaks with her student team.
BEST Boston Program Expands, Energizes Local Economy
Health Service staff counsels student
Focus on Mental Health Enhances Services
Johanna Pena with Dr. Tara Parker at graduation
UMass Boston, Boston Public Schools Present Inaugural Full Ride Scholarship To Graduate of BCLA/McCormack
Chancellor and Governor Healey greet Pope Francis
Chancellor, International Leaders Sign Planetary Protocol for Climate Change Resilience at Vatican Climate Summit
Campus leaders and students cut the ribbon on a new Student Veteran Center.
UMass Boston Cuts Ribbon on New Student Veteran Center
Business students walk in front of University Hall.
How UMass Boston is Transforming Career Services for Students and Alumni
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More Than 300 Participants Celebrate Indigenous Culture at UMass Boston Powwow

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5/05/2024 | Office of Communications

Chancellor speaks at $1M funding event with Congressman Lynch
Congressman Lynch, Chancellor Suárez-Orozco Celebrate $1M in Federal Funding for New Offshore Workforce Development Center at UMass Boston
Inauguration Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Chancellor Cuts Ribbon on New Quad, UMass Boston 2.0
Okanagan Charter Signing 2024
UMass Boston Adopts Okanagan Charter

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04/24/2024 | Office of Communications

Community Relations slideshow - Mayor Wu at podium
Mayor Wu Announces $21 Million for Behavioral Health Services
UMass Boston aerial shot of solar panels
UMass Boston Earns Silver STARS Rating for Sustainability Achievements
Equity in STEM faculty researchers
NSF Awards $1M Grant to Enhance Gender, Racial Equity among STEM Faculty
Beacon and his new police badge
UMass Boston Swears in Beacon as First Comfort K-9 on Campus
Native & Indigenous Student Resource Hub
Campus Celebrates Native & Indigenous Student Resource Hub Grand Opening
Chancellor speaks at Tibal and Indigenous Health Summit
Chancellor, State Health Officials, Tribal Leaders Gather for Tribal and Indigenous Health Summit
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UMass Boston Launches the Beacon Wellness Initiative
UMass Boston aerial shot of solar panels
Energy, Carbon Plan Aims for Net-Zero Emissions
Campus Master Plan Northwest View Rendering
New Campus Master Plan Launched

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09/28/2023 | Office of Communications

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City Approves Dorchester Bay City Plans
UMass Boston, Mass General Brigham to Invest in Nursing Clinical-to-Career Pathway
Martha Nelson Patrick
Chancellor Appoints Inaugural University Ombudsperson

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6/23/2023 | Office of Communications

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Karen Ferrer-Muñiz, Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, and Assistant Vice Chancellor Steven Neville cut t
UMass Boston Unveils Renovated Student Affairs Spaces with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Cedric Woods, Elizabeth Solomon, Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Faries Gray, and Provost Joseph Berger
UMass Boston, Tribal Leaders Meet to Explore Partnership
BPS students at an Early College orientation at UMass Boston last fall.
UMass Boston and Boston Public Schools Launch Early College Program

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01/26/2023 | Crystal Valencia