HUC-JIR
Strategic Plan
Presentation to the Board of Governors
October 17, 2004


Emerging Themes

The strategic plan should focus on ways to:

1. Strengthen HUC-JIR's vision as one college with four campuses and multiple programs

One College - Four Campuses

  • Highlight the unique aspects of each campus and how they serve our stakeholders
2. Achieve excellence and distinction in all that we do

3. Position HUC-JIR as the premier intellectual center for liberal Jewish thought

4. Enable HUC-JIR to fulfill its mission to develop a broad spectrum of outstanding leaders for the Jewish community

Emerging Issues

HUC-JIR needs to strengthen its capacity to:

  • Position our offerings as distinct from others in a competitive and constantly changing world
  • Support and recognize faculty to ensure on-going excellence
  • Recruit outstanding students by broadening HUC-JIR's visibility in its areas of excellence
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive financial aid strategy
  • Leverage the use of technology in all aspects of our operations
  • Expand access to the Klau Library, American Jewish Archives, and other research resources
  • Understand trends in professional placement and career paths
  • Make sure that our facilities meet our present and future needs
  • Establish responsible financial plans that:
  • Reflect institutional priorities
  • Provide sustainable key programs and activities
Rabbinical Studies
Cantorial Studies
Jewish Educational Studies
Jewish Nonprofit Management
Grad/Undergrad Studies
Continuing Education
& Youth Programs