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Chancellor Julio Frenk’s wide-ranging UCLA Connects: Listening Exercise in 2025 helped shape a forward-looking and inclusive vision for UCLA’s future. The vision, called One UCLA, is guided by three principles: to be connective, impactful and exemplary.

At its core, One UCLA is about unity — embracing our shared purpose and collective potential, even as we foster and celebrate pluralism in all dimensions. 

One UCLA comes to life through these four flagship initiatives that support the goals of UCLA’s 2023–28 Strategic Plan:

UCLA Connects focuses on building connections — within and beyond our campus. Through a collection of current and evolving initiatives, we aim to create a campus climate that is welcoming to everyone.

This initiative aligns with goal one of our strategic plan: Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles, and goal two: Expand our reach as a global university.

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This initiative aims to create a more integrated and collaborative innovation ecosystem across Southern California and beyond. Our work will strengthen UCLA’s ability to turn ideas into impact while diversifying streams of revenue.

This initiative aligns with the third goal of our strategic plan: Enhance our research and creative activities. 

Learn more about UCLA Research & Innovation Blueprint

UCLA for Life is a strategic initiative that reimagines the university’s educational mission as a lifelong partnership with learners. It seeks to elevate and expand UCLA’s educational offerings to meet the complex, rapidly evolving demands of the 21st-century learner, whether traditional students, mid-career professionals, or returning alumni. By embracing innovation and inclusivity, UCLA for Life positions the university as a global leader in accessible, forward-looking education.

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This initiative will advance and align UCLA’s administrative functions to operate more efficiently, transparently and in closer partnership with the needs of our campus community. By improving systems, processes and technologies, we will create an administrative foundation that empowers our faculty, staff and students to pursue UCLA’s mission with greater agility, innovation and impact.

Learn more about Effective UCLA

Strategy Execution Team

The Office of the Chancellor established the Strategy Execution Team in 2025 to turn UCLA’s collective vision into action.

Learn more about the Strategy Execution Team

Explore our progress

View a timeline of major achievements to date as we make progress across our five goals.

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UCLA Strategic Plan 2023–28

In 2023, UCLA launched its five-year strategic plan with five goals. 
One UCLA brings these goals to life to ensure that our university can be connective, impactful and exemplary.

Read the full plan (PDF)

  1. Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles
  2. Expand our reach as a global university
  3. Enhance our research and creative activities
  4. Elevate how we teach
  5. Become a more effective institution

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