Strategic Plan

The Virginia Tech College of Engineering strategic plan spans the next several years and outlines an intentional vision for growth, priorities, and engagement.

In alignment with the university’s strategic plan, The Virginia Tech Difference: Advancing Beyond Boundaries, the college’s strategic plan was developed in collaboration with faculty, staff, students, and alumni across the college, and informed by partners and employers.

Throughout the process, the college’s strategic planning committee engaged with the college community of faculty, staff, students, advisory boards, alumni, and friends, and asked for input. In all, 7,000 unique comments from 550 members of the college community were collected.

With that foundation, a mission, vision, core values, strategic priorities, and goals were shaped. To guide the plan's implementation, tactics, metrics, milestones, and targets were also developed. For each priority and goal, a set of tactics defines action and shapes decisions. Metrics for success, with milestones and defined targets, also factor into the implementation process.

The college's strategic plan implementation process is guided by David Knight, a professor in the Department of Engineering Education, chief of strategy for the College of Engineering, and special assistant to the provost.

A PDF overview of the College of Engineering's strategic plan is available for download through the college's brand center.