Assets
Grow, understand, & leverage our assets.
Our strategy focuses on identifying and enhancing the intrinsic and acquired assets of our institution. Through detailed analysis and creative approaches, we will maximize the utility and impact of these resources. By effectively leveraging our assets, we ensure they contribute meaningfully to our mission and expand our reach and capabilities in the community.
- Grow physical & digital collections with purpose. Prioritize the expansion and curation of both physical and digital collections, ensuring that our platfroms and acquisitions serve our strategic goals of enhancing accessibility, enriching education, and supporting interdisciplinary research aligned with our collection strengths and state direction.
- Create a plan for the Arboretum, our living collection. Develop a comprehensive management plan for the Arboretum that emphasizes its role as a living collection, integrating sustainable practices, educational programming, and community engagement to foster a deeper connection with the natural world.
- Evaluate activities to maximize relevance & impact. Systematically assess our programs and initiatives to optimize their relevance and impact, ensuring they align with our mission and effectively engage our broad community of scholars, students, and the public.
- Optimize use of space. Strategically utilize and reconfigure our physical spaces to support evolving programmatic needs, foster collaboration, and enhance user experience, while preserving the architectural and historical integrity of our facilities.
- Site master plan. Create a site master plan to develop our physical footprint thoughtfully and sustainably, accommodating increased demand for our services and programs, while ensuring alignment with our long-term strategic objectives.