THRIVING TOGETHER
2025-2030 Strategic Plan
In support of Oregon State University's strategic plan, Prosperity Widely Shared, the Division of Student Affairs engaged in its own strategic planning process to guide the division's areas of focus and help accomplish our shared university goals. The plan launches in fall 2024, begins implementation in January 2025, and continues through the end of the 2030 academic year.
PROJECT GOALS
Goal 1
Implement a comprehensive student experience
We will deliver and sustain a robust student experience framework informed by sound student development theory. The framework will provide every student learner across all OSU locations and modalities access to a comprehensive and cohesive experience that supports students’ academic, personal, and professional development. By fostering strong partnerships across the institution and leveraging collective expertise, we will equip students with the skills, knowledge, mindsets, and networks essential for thriving at OSU and beyond, and adapting to a changing world.
Goal 2
Dismantle barriers and amplify access
We will create a supportive environment where all students can succeed by ensuring access to academic, personal, and professional support. By working directly with the diverse communities we serve, we will design and deliver proactive and comprehensive support services and interventions that disrupt educational and experiential disparities among differently situated students.
Goal 3
Create a culture of well-being
We are dedicated to creating a university environment that promotes well-being through collaboration and interdisciplinary knowledge. We will lead the implementation of comprehensive well-being programs and initiatives that support physical, mental, and emotional health. By fostering a culture that supports well-being, we aim to create an environment where individuals can thrive, achieve their potential, and contribute positively to their community.
Goal 4
Cultivate an environment of curiosity and inclusion
We are dedicated to nurturing a university culture where every individual actively contributes to creating a community of respect, understanding, and inclusion.4 We aim to create an environment where differences are not only acknowledged but celebrated and where we develop collaboration, curiosity, empathy, and a shared responsibility to advance social justice. We will create platforms for students and staff to share diverse perspectives, learn from one another, and engage in discourse. In doing so, we build collective skills around communication and collaboration in service to a vision for a socially just and engaged democratic society.
Goal 5
Achieve organizational excellence
We will continually drive to maximize our impact on students and become an exceptional place to work. In addition to continually learning from our varied disciplines, we will tend to the internal dynamics that influence our capacity for excellence, such as improving communication, fostering collaboration, enriching the employee experience, ensuring fiscal health, continuously refining resource allocation, implementing effective programs, and strengthening organizational and leadership structures.
Our vision is clear: Every student graduates and ventures into the broader world prepared and empowered to be a change-maker and problem solver in service to the global community. This vision underpins every aspect of our strategic plan, guiding us toward creating an environment where students are not only supported but are also inspired to excel and make a positive impact. Contact Maureen Cochran, the strategic plan coordinator, with questions.
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