Strategic planning

The Beckman Institute is spending 2025 creating a new strategic plan. We're working with Stephen Kemp from the university's Strategic Project Management Office, to tackle the question:

"What grand challenges will we conquer together to position Beckman Institute as a global hub for innovation in the next 5 years?"

The Beckman Institute is spending 2025 creating a new strategic plan. We're working with Stephen Kemp from the university's Strategic Project Management Office, to tackle the question:

"What grand challenges will we conquer together to position Beckman Institute as a global hub for innovation in the next 5 years?"

About the strategic planning process

We want every member of the Beckman community to have a voice as we go through strategic planning. We hosted focus groups and shared a survey. We asked for nominations for members of our team who will participate in six workshops between now and the end of 2025.

Strategic planning will come with some changes around Beckman, which is always challenging. If you're feeling nervous about the change, please contact one of the strategic planning team members (find the full list below) or the Beckman leadership team.

Our progress

As of mid-May, we're almost a third of the way through the strategic planning process.

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An introduction from our facilitator, Stephen Kemp

An overview of the entire planning process

The Beckman Strategic Planning Team

These invididuals are representing the Beckman community through a series of six workshops during 2025. Please share your opinions with them, so they know how community members think and feel!

Keep up with the Strategic Planning Team's progress.

  • Working summary from the Environmental Scan Workshop on May 8 (Downloads as a PDF)

Keep up with the Strategic Planning Team's progress.

  • Working summary from the Environmental Scan Workshop on May 8 (Downloads as a PDF)

Contact Beckman's leadership team

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Steve Maren

Email: smaren@illinois.edu

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Cristina Alvarez Mingote

Email: alvarez9@illinois.edu

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Shawna Graddy

Email: sgraddy@illinois.edu

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Meg Dickinson

Email: megd@illinois.edu

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Stacy Olson

Email: srolson@illinois.edu

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