With the exciting news this morning of our Griffins soccer victory this weekend, it is an amazing day to also celebrate the release of MacEwan University’s new strategic framework, Teaching Greatness: Strategic Vision 2030. The new strategic vision was approved and unanimously supported by the Board of Governors and General Faculties Council earlier this fall.

I am pleased to share the language and look of the vision that reflects the collective input of our university community and the community that surrounds us. I was inspired by the many conversations we had over the past year to arrive at our new vision. As I reflect on my first year at MacEwan, seeing the energy and commitment of our community as you shared what makes our university unique has been a most rewarding experience.

I hope you will see this energy reflected in our new vision. It incorporates concepts of motion and change and embodies MacEwan’s history. The new vision is bold and aspirational, and it is about redoubling our emphasis on exceptional undergraduate teaching. Located in the heart of Edmonton, our new vision honours our place in O-day’min and focuses us on five key directions to guide us for the future:

  • Teaching Greatness – Our point of pride and what we are known for, delivering exceptional undergraduate teaching.
  • Smash the Calendar – We are shaking up the timetable, providing flexible opportunities for our students and reducing barriers.
  • Grand as a Griffin – We nurture, support and encourage to produce keen, practical, inquisitive, empathetic and job-ready grads, grounded in their disciplines.
  • Perpetual Motion – We want to grow, carefully picking our spots, but not at the expense of quality.
  • Trendsetters and Trendbreakers – We share our expertise to help our community solve problems through many forms of scholarly work that also helps fuel our primary purpose – exceptional undergraduate learning.

I can’t wait to hear the conversations we will have as we engage each other at various tables to act on our new bold vision and directions. I am more than grateful for your contributions to Teaching Greatness, and I look forward with great excitement to what our future will bring.

Dr. Annette Trimbee
President and Vice-Chancellor