SOCIETY NEWS BSA Announces New Strategic Plan
As most of you know, the Society spent much of the last year developing a new Strategic Plan. The strategic plan is a culmination of a very intentional multi-step process in which we prioritized inclusion, transparency, and BSA community involvement. We are proud to present the revised BSA Mission statement and Strategic Plan to you (available at https://botany.org/file.php?file=SiteAssets/home/BSA_Strategic_Plan_2021.pdf), as it was approved by the BSA Council and at the All Members Business meeting in July 2021. Our staff and leadership will be working on the implementation of several of these goals and strategies in the coming year. I want to thank our past President, Cindi Jones, for her leadership in this area as well as the 30 members of our Strategic Planning Committee and all our Section and Committee Chairs who provided feedback over this last year. -Michael Donoghue, BSA President
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES To ensure that we set forth a path that will build a stronger botanical community and serve our mission, the Botanical Society of America embarked on the process of creating a new 5-year strategic plan in 2020. BSA membership was surveyed and a diverse and broad coalition of members debated and discussed current and future needs. The resulting priorities, goals, and strategies were finalized and approved at the 2021 BSA Members’ Business Meeting on July 22, 2021. The strategic plan is a culmination of a very intentional multi-step process in which we prioritized inclusion, transparency, and BSA community involvement. The BSA officers, committees, and staff will take the plan, outlined below, and move forward in the
next five years to implement changes that will make the BSA community stronger, more connected, and ready for global changes and the future of plant science.
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OUR MISSION: To inspire and promote an inclusive global community committed to advancing fundamental knowledge and innovation in the botanical sciences for the benefit of people and the environment.
