• February 2011: Art Center Board of Trustees unanimously adopts new College mission statement and five-year strategic plan
• March 2011: Strategic plan unveiled to greater Art Center community
• May 2011: Council on Diversity and Inclusion created
• June 2011: Buchman discusses strategic plan with Art Center Europe alumni at Art Center Europe reunion
• June 2011: Special strategic plan issue of DOT magazine published
• August 2011: Art Center exceeds “80 for 80” scholarship fundraising initiative, raising more than $3 million
• October 2011: Art Center launces Media Design Matters track
• November 2011: Buchman announces new degree programs to launch in Fall 2012
• March 2012: Art Center acquires USPS property, made possible through generosity of alumni gifts of $5 million
• March 2012: Art Center announces partnership with Michael Maltzan Architecture to expand educational resources
• June 2012: User experience pioneer Maggie Hendrie named chair of new Interaction Design program
• June 2012: Art Center Board of Trustees adopts strategic plan updates
• July 2012: Industry veteran and alumnus Gary Goldsmith named Chair of Advertising program

We’ve got a busy five years ahead of us. As we implement the elements of our strategic plan, we’ll update you on our progress—be it the start of new programs or our fundraising goals—right here. Stay tuned.