TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona Athletics Department has launched its strategic plan following a year-long comprehensive planning process that engaged student-athletes, coaches, staff, campus partners, fans, alumni and supporters. This plan, created in alignment with the University of Arizona's own strategic plan, is a roadmap for the future of Arizona Athletics for how the department will serve, develop and grow.
"Our planning process and strategic plan are a reflection of our focus on people," said Vice President and Director of Athletics
Dave Heeke. "The foundation of this plan is "The Wildcat Way" and embodies what it means to be a Wildcat. "The Wildcat Way" is the basis of our award-winning Commitment to an Athlete's Total Success (C.A.T.S.) programs of academics, life skills, medical services, mental health services as well as strength and conditioning. Our strategic plan honors this commitment and takes it one step further as the means for serving the people in our athletics department, on campus and in our community."
Our plan shares core values with that of the University of Arizona, which include integrity, compassion, exploration, adaptation, inclusion and determination. This guide for the future is centered around five key pillars that are the foundation of Arizona Athletics and its mission; The Wildcat Journey, Grand Challenges, The Arizona Advantage, People: Developing Our Greatest Resource and Department Excellence.
The Arizona Athletics Strategic Plan is truly a living document. Its vision and focus of the future include key metrics to measure success and fulfillment of goals. Its design and creation allow for the plan to be the standard we hold ourselves to as Wildcats while being aligned with the University of Arizona's own strategic plan and initiatives.
The Wildcat Way is an important fixture in the history of Arizona Athletics and our new strategic plan adopts this holistic approach to student-athlete development and expands it. It is our athletics department's everyday way of thinking, doing and living.
