Department Roadmap

While no two departmental paths are the same, all departments engage in a thoughtful process of vision setting, self-discovery, and learning about their students’ experiences and outcomes. 

Descriptive Transcript of the Department Roadmap Infographic

The infographic shows a curving horizontal line representing a black road with white dotted lines with location drop pins. Starting from left to right:

Sign that says starting point

1st drop-pin: Department Leads Join Learning Community

2nd drop-pin: Department Reflection: Organizational Efficacy Survey

3rd drop-pin: Where Do We Want to Be? Vision Meeting

4th drop-pin: Where Are We Now? Data Meeting

5th drop-pin: Strategic DoingTM Workshop

6th drop-pin: Pathfinder Projects

Sign that says next cycle with an arrow pointing to the right

Milestones Completed as of April 2025

Stop 1 - Department Leads Join Learning Community

No departments currently at this stop.

Stop 2 - Department Reflection (Organizational Efficacy Survey)

No departments currently at this stop.

Stop 3 - Where Do We Want to Be? (Vision Meeting)

Astronomy Department

  • Lead: Brad Johnson

Physics Department

  • Leads: R. Craig Group & David Nichols

Systems & Information Engineering Department

  • Lead: Rupa Valdez

Stop 4 - Where Are We Now? (Data Meeting)

Electrical & Computer Engineering Department

  • Leads: Nikos Sidiropoulos & Mona Zebarjadi

Mathematics Department

  • Leads: Sara Maloni & Tai Melcher

Stop 5 - Strategic Doing Workshop

No departments currently at this stop.

Stop 6 - Pathfinder Projects

Chemical Engineering Department

  • Lead: Steven Caliari

Environmental Sciences Department

  • Leads: Kevin Grise & Lauren Miller

Departments that have Completed Cycle 1 Pathfinder Projects

Biomedical Engineering Department

  • Leads: Shannon Barker & Brian Helmke

Chemistry Department

  • Lead: Andreas Gahlmann

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department

  • Leads: Frank Lagor & Natasha Smith